Mike Beard vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance 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. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Dazzy Vance

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.46
58.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.4
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
6.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
34.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Dazzy Vance

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Dazzy Vance

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
971
523.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
78.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
62.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
25.7
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
103.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.96
20.48
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
42.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
154.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
29.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100