Mike Beard was born on Wednesday, June 21, 1950, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Beard was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 7, 1974, with the Atlanta Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mike Beard baseball stats page.
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Mike BeardMike Beard Autograph on a 1976 Topps Baseball Card (#53 | Checklist) |
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Mike BeardMike Beard Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1974 | 24 | Braves | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1975 | 25 | Braves | 34 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.1 | 309 | 71 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
1976 | 26 | Braves | 30 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.2 | 150 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
1977 | 27 | Braves | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
4 Years | 74 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.74 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 118.0 | 526 | 128 | 49 | 63 | 9 | 45 | 8 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 5 | - |
Mike BeardMike Beard Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1974 | 24 | Braves | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1975 | 25 | Braves | 34 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .111 |
1976 | 26 | Braves | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1977 | 27 | Braves | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
4 Years | 74 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .100 |
Mike BeardMike Beard Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1974 Braves | P | 6 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.89 |
1975 Braves | P | 34 | 2 | 211 | 16 | 0.5 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 1.92 |
1976 Braves | P | 30 | 0 | 101 | 12 | 0.4 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.21 |
1977 Braves | P | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.93 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 74 | 2 | 354 | 32 | 0.4 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.36 | |
4 Years | 74 | 2 | 354 | 32 | 0.4 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.36 |
Mike BeardMike Beard Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1974 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.00 | 6.75 | 0.96 |
1975 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.96 | 3.45 | 3.58 |
1976 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.57 | 2.14 | 3.74 |
1977 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 1.93 | 3.86 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
4 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.96 | 3.28 | 3.43 |
Mike BeardMike Beard Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1974 Atlanta Braves | 27 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1975 Atlanta Braves | 37 | $16,750.00 | - | - |
1976 Atlanta Braves | 37 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Atlanta Braves | 37 | $27,500.00 | - | - |
Mike Beard Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Michael Richard Beard was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Atlanta Braves (1974-1977). When Mike, his nickname, made his big league debut on September 7, 1974, he became the first former student from Little Rock Central High School (Little Rock, AR) to pitch in the majors. Do you know what Hall of Fame (Class of 1983) third baseman preceded Beard? [Answer]
Mike Beard Rookie Card | 1973 Topps Baseball Card (#53)
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MIKE BEARD: Mike joined Braves' bullpen in 1975 & was one of NL's top rookies. Led Southern League in ERA during 1974.
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