How Gene Bearden's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Gene Bearden posted a career WHIP of 1.56, above the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest WHIP season came in 1948, posting 1.28, below the starting pitcher average of 1.42 that year. The highest point came in 1947 at 9.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.41 that year. The WHIP trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.64 in 1951 to 1.57 in 1952 and 1.39 in 1953. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the WHIP profile — ranging from 1.28 to 9.0 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Gene Bearden Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Gene Bearden
| Gene Bearden
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.555 |
| Season Avg. | 1.555 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.555 |
| More Info | See More |
Gene Bearden WHIP Per Season
Gene Bearden's WHIP 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 WHIP by Team
Gene Bearden's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Gene Bearden WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Gene Bearden's career WHIP shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Gene Bearden WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Gene Bearden's seasonal WHIP 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 WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Gene Bearden's MLB career with WHIP 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.
