Mike Beard vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews 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. Dick Matthews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.6 and WHIP 0.950 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Dick Matthews

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Dick Matthews

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Dick Matthews

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA