Mike Beard vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Red Ruffing 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 3.8 and 1.341 for Red Ruffing. 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 Red Ruffing

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.82
54.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
4.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
4.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Red Ruffing

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Red Ruffing

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
27.94
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
12.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50