Mike Beard vs. Rube Vickers — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Vickers
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Vickers 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. Rube Vickers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.190 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Rube Vickers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Rube Vickers

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.9
44.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.14
51.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
8.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.01
0.01
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
4.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1839
36.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
33.48
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Rube Vickers

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.75
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1392
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.91
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.42
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.44
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.36
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.73
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.38
93.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.56
45.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Rube Vickers

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
301.68
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
546.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
87.15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
73.74
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.49
21.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
100.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
120.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
43.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
17.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
33.52
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
113.97
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
5.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA