Mike Beard vs. Ismael Valdez — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ismael Valdez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ismael Valdez 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 4.09 and 1.332 for Ismael Valdez. 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 Ismael Valdez

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.76
49.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
830
4.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
9.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
1.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.58
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
5.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.928
0.928
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7760
38.22
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
4.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7075
34.85
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Ismael Valdez

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.42
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5482
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.36
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
2.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
1.99
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.65
96.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Ismael Valdez

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
412.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
505.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
53.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.35
13.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
82.28
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
154.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ismael Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100