Mike Beard vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke 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. Lon Warneke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.245 compared to 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Beard and Lon Warneke

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
34.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Mike Beard and Lon Warneke

Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Beard and Lon Warneke

Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100