How Gene Bearden's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Gene Bearden totaled 1 career Saves, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Saves season came in 1948, posting 1, near the starting pitcher average of 1.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1947 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.7 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 0 in 1951 to 0 in 1952 and 0 in 1953, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Gene Bearden Lifetime Saves

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Gene Bearden Saves Per Season

Gene Bearden's Saves for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Gene Bearden Saves per season line chart

Gene Bearden Saves by Team

Gene Bearden's career Saves totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Gene Bearden career Saves by team bar chart

Gene Bearden Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Gene Bearden's career Saves, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Gene Bearden Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Gene Bearden Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Gene Bearden's seasonal Saves alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Gene Bearden Saves distribution box chart versus comparable players

Gene Bearden Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Gene Bearden's MLB career with Saves alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Gene Bearden Saves season-by-season breakdown table