Mike Beard vs. Mike Loynd — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Loynd
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Loynd built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Beard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Beard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 5.82 and 1.698 for Mike Loynd. By the career numbers, Mike Beard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Mike Loynd

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.71
45.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
5.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
10.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
4.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
42.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
6.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
36.78
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.12
42.12

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Mike Loynd

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.71
45.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Mike Loynd

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA