Mike Beard vs. Chris Volstad — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Volstad
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Volstad 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 and 1.484 for Chris Volstad. 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 Volstad

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.68
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.95
38.95
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.12
74.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.74
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2317
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.76
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
10
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
3.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3376
39.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.81
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
5.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.38
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3012
35.1
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.34
39.34

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Chris Volstad

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.98
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.47
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2317
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772.1
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.34
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.83
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.12
74.12
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Chris Volstad

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
444.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
522.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
72.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.58
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.51
11.71
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
88.31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
77.92
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
46.75
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-1.11
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-1.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.19
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
244.16
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
72.73
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA