Mike Beard vs. Chris Van Cuyk — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Van Cuyk
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Van Cuyk 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 5.16 and 1.453 for Chris Van Cuyk. 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 Chris Van Cuyk

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.46
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
5.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
9.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
5.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
39.52
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
35.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Chris Van Cuyk

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.614
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Chris Van Cuyk

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
44
463.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
536.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
115.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
105.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
30.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
52.63
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
35.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
42.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA