Dave Beard vs. Ed Farmer — Career Comparison

Dave Beard
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Farmer
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Dave Beard a clear advantage over Ed Farmer across the core pitching metrics. Dave Beard led in run prevention (ERA+ 82 vs 74), walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 85), and strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 97). Ed Farmer held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 74 vs 70). Dave Beard was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dave Beard and Ed Farmer

Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
5.62
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
5.34
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.3
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.62
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.98
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.08
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
4.7
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.3
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
827
27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.2
9
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
8.95
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
8.81
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.75
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
4.05
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
4.98
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
6.04
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
5.7
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.121
1.121
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1218
39.77
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2789
40.23
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
3.72
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
2.97
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
5.32
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.95
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.42
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.56
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
34.31
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2373
34.23
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Dave Beard and Ed Farmer

Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
5.62
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
5.34
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.3
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
827
27
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.2
9
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.49
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.04
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.3
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.44
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.83
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.34
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.79
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.335
0.335
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Beard and Ed Farmer

Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
172
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
4188.68
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
532.08
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
4.41
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.73
-19.58
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
249.06
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA