Matt Anderson vs. Gene Bearden — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gene Bearden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.555 compared to 5.19 and 1.640 for Matt Anderson. By the career numbers, Gene Bearden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Gene Bearden

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.22
54.22
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.96
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.73
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.97
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
39.63
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.54
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Gene Bearden

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256.2
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.81
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.44
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.37
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.152
0.152
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Gene Bearden

Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
409
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.03
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.36
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA