Mike Beard vs. Sam Odom — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Odom
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Odom 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 8.53 and 2.447 for Sam Odom. 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 Sam Odom

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
15.63
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.95
9.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.816
1.816
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
51.87
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
11.37
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.447
2.447
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
44.76
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.87
51.87

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Sam Odom

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.84
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.97
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Sam Odom

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
23.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA