Dave Beard vs Ed Farmer

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Dave Beard and Ed Farmer compared on their MLB careers: Dave Beard played 7 seasons, 1980 to 1989, Ed Farmer 11 seasons, 1971 to 1983. Dave Beard has 19 wins to Ed Farmer's 30.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ed Farmer leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Dave Beard in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Dave Beard and Ed Farmer career totals

172	GP	370
19	W	30, better
20, better	L	43
4.7	ERA	4.3, better
275.2	IP	624
185	K	395, better
124, better	BB	345
1.4, better	WHIP	1.5
30	SV	75, better

Where each stands all time

Dave Beard and Ed Farmer all-time places
Dave Beard	All-time rank	Ed Farmer
—	Saves	246th (75), better

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Neither has a championship or an award on file.

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Dave Beard and Ed Farmer season by season

1st	1980	0	1, better	3.38, better	1971	5, better	4	4.35
2nd	1981	1	1, better	2.77, better	1972	2, better	5	4.40
3rd	1982	10, better	9	3.44, better	1973	3	2, better	4.91
4th	1983	5, better	5	5.61, better	1974	2	1, better	8.42
5th	1984	3, better	2	5.80	1977	0	0, better	—
6th	1985	0	0	6.39	1978	1, better	0	0.82, better
7th	1989	0	2, better	5.06	1979	5, better	7	2.99, better
8th	—	—	—	—	1980	7	9	3.34
9th	—	—	—	—	1981	3	3	4.61
10th	—	—	—	—	1982	2	6	4.86
11th	—	—	—	—	1983	0	6	5.35

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA