Gene Bearden vs. Will Calihan — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Will Calihan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaRochester BroncosAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Calihan 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 4.14 and 1.467 for Will Calihan. By the career numbers, Gene Bearden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Will Calihan

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.2
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.96
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.52
43.52
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.93
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.96
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
4.14
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
9.03
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
9.41
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.79
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.42
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
39.63
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
40.51
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.54
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
6.02
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3027
34.56
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
36.1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Will Calihan

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.09
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.71
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.84
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.62
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.22
92.22
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.406
2.406
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Will Calihan

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
409
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
63
165.07
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
229
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
555.63
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
563.32
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
34
89.08
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
26
68.12
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.93
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.62
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.96
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
10.95
28.69
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
46
120.52
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
48
125.76
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
22
57.64
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
47.16
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
39
102.18
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
9.18
24.04
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
27.01
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.06
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.03
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.96
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7.4
7.4
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.63
28.63
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.36
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100