Mike Beard vs. Tom Underwood — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Underwood
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Underwood 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 3.89 and 1.421 for Tom Underwood. 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 Tom Underwood

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
2.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.71
49.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.56
53.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
3.89
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4758
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554
8.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
3.76
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
5.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.015
1.015
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6814
38.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
4.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5994
34.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Tom Underwood

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
2.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4758
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.8
89.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.604
0.604
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.56
53.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Tom Underwood

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
1273.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
516.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
60.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
53.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.35
7.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
67.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
93.85
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
33.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
53.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
87.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.99
-6.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
33.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
150.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
43.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
7
23.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Underwood
Career
Per 600 PA