Gene Bearden vs. Clint Blume — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Clint Blume
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Clint Blume as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clint Blume posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 3.96 and 1.555 for Gene Bearden. By the career numbers, Clint Blume had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Clint Blume

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.55
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.22
54.22
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.91
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.97
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.73
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.96
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
39.55
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.82
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
33.27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Clint Blume

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Clint Blume

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
409
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
866.67
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.99
46.28
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
51.96
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
158.2
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.56
49.32
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
73.56
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
27.01
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.03
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.36
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA