Mike Beard vs. Mike O'Neill — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike O'Neill
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows LeftBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike O'Neill 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 O'Neill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.73 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Mike O'Neill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Mike O'Neill

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.59
90.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2083
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
694.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
9.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.58
9.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
2.96
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2939
38.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2744
35.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Mike O'Neill

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
1.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2766
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.85
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
2.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.42
91.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.451
2.451
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.97
30.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Mike O'Neill

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
198.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
549.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
140.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
104.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.54
62.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
195.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
180.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
72.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
59.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
128.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.98
69.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
28.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
91.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
6.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100