Mike Beard vs. Joe Vernon — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Vernon
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Tip-TopsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Vernon 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 11.05 and 2.591 for Joe Vernon. 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 Joe Vernon

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.45
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.74
17.74
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.43
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
13.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.28
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
25.77
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
12.27
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.591
2.591
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
11.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.77
25.77

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Joe Vernon

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Joe Vernon

Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.91
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA