Mike Beard vs. Fritz Ostermueller — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fritz Ostermueller
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fritz Ostermueller 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 3.99 and 1.454 for Fritz Ostermueller. 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 Fritz Ostermueller

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.78
49.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.08
63.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
3.99
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6200
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2066.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2170
9.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
835
3.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
3.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.779
0.779
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.26
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9116
39.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.37
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
4.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8260
35.97
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.7
39.7

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Fritz Ostermueller

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.233
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Fritz Ostermueller

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
290.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
823
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
749
546.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
127.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
108.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
18.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.52
37.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
149.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
154.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
43.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
45.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
88.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.76
43.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
25.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
58.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.29
10.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
26.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fritz Ostermueller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100