Mike Beard vs. Jim O'Toole — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim O'Toole
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim O'Toole 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. Jim O'Toole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Jim O'Toole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Jim O'Toole

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
3.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4846
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
8.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
5.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6824
38.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
4.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
34.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Jim O'Toole

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4846
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.69
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.81
93.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.122
1.122
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Jim O'Toole

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
273.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
595
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
538
542.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
67.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
64.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.83
9.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
71.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
89.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.99
-4.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
20.17
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
203.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
2.95
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
35.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100