Mike Beard vs. Smoky Owens — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Smoky Owens
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland BearsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Smoky Owens 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. Smoky Owens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.58 and WHIP 1.184 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Smoky Owens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Smoky Owens

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.71
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.71
64.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
7.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.646
0.646
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
37.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
32.88
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Smoky Owens

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.62
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.99
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Smoky Owens

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
29
290
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
540
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
150
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
70
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
41.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA