Mike Beard vs. Russ Van Atta — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Van Atta
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Van Atta 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 5.6 and 1.693 for Russ Van Atta. 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 Russ Van Atta

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
2.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.71
36.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
5.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2137
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
10.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
4.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.993
0.993
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
40.12
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3291
41.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.83
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
6.29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.693
1.693
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2913
36.8
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Russ Van Atta

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.754
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Russ Van Atta

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
552.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
546.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
124.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.85
42.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
138.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.72
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
103.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.22
45.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
90.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
6.65
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
39.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100