Mike Beard vs. Joe Oeschger — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Oeschger
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Oeschger 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 3.81 and 1.423 for Joe Oeschger. 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 Oeschger

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.41
41.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.97
53.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
3.81
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5454
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1818
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1936
9.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.58
9.58
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
3.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
2.65
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7814
38.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
4.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7096
35.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Joe Oeschger

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Joe Oeschger

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
345.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
635
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
599
565.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
93.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
81.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.35
20.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
105.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
112.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
32.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
38.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
70.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.73
14.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
18.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
130.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
15.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA