What years did Dave Beard play?

Dave Beard played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1989.

Was Dave Beard a pitcher?

Yes. Dave Beard pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 185 strikeouts.

What was Dave Beard's career ERA?

Dave Beard finished with a 4.70 career ERA, going 19-20 with 185 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Dave Beard have?

Dave Beard recorded 185 career strikeouts.

Is Dave Beard in the Hall of Fame?

No. Dave Beard has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Dave Beard play for?

Dave Beard played for the Athletics, the Seattle Mariners, the Chicago Cubs, and the Detroit Tigers.

Dave Beard

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1980-1989)

Dave Beard was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1989 for 4 teams, including the Athletics, a span of 10 seasons. Across 172 career appearances, he went 19-20 with a 4.70 ERA, 185 strikeouts, and 30 saves.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 19–20

ERA 4.70

WHIP 1.44

SO 185

Pitcher PIV -4534.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 190 lb
Born: 10/2/1959 in Atlanta, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 1980-07-16
Last Game: 1989-07-21

Full name: Charles David Beard

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dave Beard — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
19	20	172	3	0	0	30	275.2	274	144	37	124	185	4.70	-4534.8

Career ERA 4.70 vs. league average 3.81 across their career seasons — 23.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dave Beard — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1980	OAK	AL	0	1	13	0	1	16.0	12	6	7	12	3.38	3.84 (+12%)	437.2
1981	OAK	AL	1	1	8	0	3	13.0	9	4	4	15	2.77	3.58 (+23%)	370.6
1982	OAK	AL	10	9	54	2	11	91.2	85	35	35	73	3.44	3.86 (+11%)	664.4
1983	OAK	AL	5	5	43	0	10	61.0	55	38	36	40	5.61	3.87 (-45%)	-1746.1
1984	SEA	AL	3	2	43	0	5	76.0	88	49	33	40	5.80	3.81 (-52%)	-3668.7
1985	CHN	NL	0	0	9	0	0	12.2	16	9	7	4	6.39	3.89 (-64%)	-592.1
1989	DET	AL	0	2	2	1	0	5.1	9	3	2	1	5.06	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			19	20	172	3	30	275.2	274	144	124	185	4.70	—	-4,535

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Dave Beard — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
172	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dave Beard — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1980	OAK	AL	13	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	OAK	AL	8	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	OAK	AL	54	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	OAK	AL	43	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	SEA	AL	43	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	CHN	NL	9	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	DET	AL	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			172	—	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Dave Beard — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Dave Beard — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1981	ALCS	OAK	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	AWDIV	OAK	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dave Beard — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	1	2.0	5	3	0	2	13.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dave Beard — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1981	ALCS	OAK	0	0	1	0	0	0.2	5	3	0	0	40.50
1981	AWDIV	OAK	0	0	1	0	1	1.1	0	0	0	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Dave Beard — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	87	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	85	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Dave Beard — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	87	144.0	159	80	59	101	5.00
Away	85	131.2	115	64	65	84	4.37

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dave Beard — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1989-07-21	DET	LAA	L	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	1
1989-07-18	DET	OAK	L	5.0	7	5	1	2	1	1
1985-10-02	CHC	PIT	—	2.1	4	1	1	1	0	1
1985-09-28	CHC	PHI	—	0.0	1	2	2	1	0	1
1985-09-24	CHC	WSN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1985-09-21	CHC	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1985-09-15	CHC	STL	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	0
1985-09-13	CHC	STL	—	2.0	4	3	3	2	1	0
1985-09-12	CHC	PIT	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1985-09-04	CHC	HOU	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dave Beard — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	172	3	9	32	3	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dave Beard — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1980	OAK	P	13	0	0	2	0	0
1981	OAK	P	8	0	2	1	0	0
1982	OAK	P	54	2	3	11	2	1
1983	OAK	P	43	0	1	3	0	0
1984	SEA	P	43	0	2	12	1	0
1985	CHN	P	9	0	0	2	0	0
1989	DET	P	2	1	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Dave Beard — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	172

Salary History

Dave Beard — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1989	DET	AL	$90,000
Total Career Earnings			$90,000

Dave Beard: the record in brief

According to the bio, Dave Beard debuted on July 16, 1980 and played a final game on July 21, 1989. Club by club, the record runs the Oakland Athletics (1980 to 1983), the Seattle Mariners (1984), the Chicago Cubs (1985), and the Detroit Tigers (1989). Beard, a pitcher by primary position, hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. The recorded size is 6-foot-5 and 190 pounds. Beard was born on October 2, 1959, in Atlanta, GA, USA. Beard's full given name, per the bio, is Charles David Beard.

Beard went 19-20 with a 4.70 ERA in 172 games, 3 of them starts. The totals include 185 strikeouts and 30 saves. The league ERA over Beard's seasons was 3.81, so the 4.70 figure ran 23.5% worse than average. The best win total was 10, in 1982. Beard saved 11 games in 1982, the season high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.44 in 1982, when the league's was 3.86.

Pitching in the playoffs, Beard went 0-0 with a 13.50 ERA in 2 games. Those appearances came in 1981.

The one salary on file is $90,000, for 1989. The game-log section draws on 344 games of Retrosheet box scores for Beard.

Beard appears at one position only: pitcher, in 172 games. On the mound, Beard's fielding totals are 9 putouts, 32 assists and 3 errors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Beard

What years did Dave Beard play?: Dave Beard played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1989.
Was Dave Beard a pitcher?: Yes. Dave Beard pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 185 strikeouts.
What was Dave Beard's career ERA?: Dave Beard finished with a 4.70 career ERA, going 19-20 with 185 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dave Beard have?: Dave Beard recorded 185 career strikeouts.
Is Dave Beard in the Hall of Fame?: No. Dave Beard has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Dave Beard play for?: Dave Beard played for the Athletics, the Seattle Mariners, the Chicago Cubs, and the Detroit Tigers.