Mike Beard vs. Red Oldham — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Red Oldham
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Red Oldham 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 4.15 and 1.487 for Red Oldham. 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 Red Oldham

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
4.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2563
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
10.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.81
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
0.654
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
39.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
5.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3391
35.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Red Oldham

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.574
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Red Oldham

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
340.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
540.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
122.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
89.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.36
52.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
173.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
164.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
66.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
120.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
56.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
124.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100