Dave Beard was born on Friday, October 2, 1959, in Atlanta, Georgia. Beard was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 16, 1980, with the Oakland Athletics. 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 Dave Beard baseball stats page.
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Dave Beard![]() Dave Beard Autograph on a 1981 Topps Baseball Card (#96 | Checklist) |
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Dave BeardDave 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 |
| 1980 | 21 | Athletics | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 | 64 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1981 | 22 | Athletics | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.77 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13.0 | 53 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1982 | 23 | Athletics | 54 | 2 | 39 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.44 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 91.2 | 397 | 85 | 35 | 41 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1983 | 24 | Athletics | 43 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 5.61 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 61.0 | 268 | 55 | 38 | 39 | 8 | 36 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1984 | 25 | Mariners | 43 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5.80 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 76.0 | 350 | 88 | 49 | 56 | 15 | 33 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 1985 | 26 | Cubs | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 59 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1989 | 30 | Tigers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 | ||
| 7 Years | 172 | 3 | 113 | 19 | 20 | .487 | 4.70 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 275.2 | 1,218 | 274 | 144 | 163 | 37 | 124 | 19 | 185 | 11 | 10 | 2 | - | ||
Dave BeardDave 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 |
| 1980 | 21 | Athletics | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1981 | 22 | Athletics | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1982 | 23 | Athletics | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1983 | 24 | Athletics | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1984 | 25 | Mariners | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1985 | 26 | Cubs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1989 | 30 | Tigers | 2 | 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 | ||
| 7 Years | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ||
Dave BeardDave 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 |
| 1980 Athletics | P | 13 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
| 1981 Athletics | P | 8 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 |
| 1982 Athletics | P | 54 | 2 | 275 | 16 | 0.3 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 1.37 |
| 1983 Athletics | P | 43 | 0 | 183 | 4 | 0.1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.59 |
| 1984 Mariners | P | 43 | 0 | 228 | 15 | 0.3 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 1.66 |
| 1985 Cubs | P | 9 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.42 |
| 1989 Tigers | P | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 172 | 3 | 827 | 44 | 0.3 | 41 | 9 | 32 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 1.34 | |
| 7 Years | 172 | 3 | 827 | 44 | 0.3 | 41 | 9 | 32 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 1.34 | |
Dave BeardDave 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 |
| 1980 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.71 | 6.75 | 3.94 |
| 1981 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.75 | 10.38 | 2.77 |
| 1982 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.09 | 7.17 | 3.44 |
| 1983 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.11 | 5.90 | 5.31 |
| 1984 Mariners | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.21 | 4.74 | 3.91 |
| 1985 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.57 | 2.84 | 4.97 |
| 1989 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 1.69 | 3.38 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 7 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.49 | 6.04 | 4.05 |
Dave BeardDave Beard Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1980 Oakland Athletics | 59 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
| 1981 Oakland Athletics | 55 | $32,500.00 | - | - |
| 1982 Oakland Athletics | 33 | $33,500.00 | - | - |
| 1983 Oakland Athletics | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1984 Seattle Mariners | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1985 Chicago Cubs | 50 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1989 Detroit Tigers | 42 | $90,000.00 | - | - |
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