Mike Beard vs. Joe Lucey — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Lucey
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Lucey 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 9 and 2.909 for Joe Lucey. 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 Joe Lucey

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.64
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
14.73
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.73
14.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
11.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.45
11.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
16.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.36
16.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.909
2.909
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
42.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Joe Lucey

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Joe Lucey

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
6.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.48
-16.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA