Mike Beard vs. Buck O'Brien — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buck O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buck O'Brien 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. Buck O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Buck O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Buck O'Brien

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
8.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1741
36.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
32.73
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Buck O'Brien

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Buck O'Brien

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
64
244.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
546.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
76.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
19.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
95.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
110.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
11.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
34.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
152.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
19.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA