Mike Beard vs. Darren Oliver — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darren Oliver
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Darren Oliver 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 4.51 and 1.463 for Darren Oliver. 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 Darren Oliver

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
766
3.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.63
54.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.9
29.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
4.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5747
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2037
9.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
3.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
5.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8346
39.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
0.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
4.91
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.439
1.439
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7391
34.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.21
39.21

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Darren Oliver

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
766
3.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5747
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.25
97.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.462
0.462
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.9
29.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Darren Oliver

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
1913.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
535.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
118.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
88.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.27
37.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
153.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
145.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
49.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
88.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.53
38.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
182.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
37.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA