Mike Beard vs. Eddie Matteson — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eddie Matteson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eddie Matteson 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. Eddie Matteson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.218 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Eddie Matteson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Eddie Matteson

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.54
61.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.03
31.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
8.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.661
0.661
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
35.81
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
32.94
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.81
35.81

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Eddie Matteson

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.862
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Eddie Matteson

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
424.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
14.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
102.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eddie Matteson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Matteson
Career
Per 600 PA