Gene Bearden vs. Guy Cantrell — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Guy Cantrell
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Guy Cantrell 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 4.27 and 1.636 for Guy Cantrell. 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 Guy Cantrell

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.45
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.64
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.64
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.96
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
9.03
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
10.45
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.09
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
39.63
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
41.64
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.82
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.54
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.36
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3027
34.56
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
37.18
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.64
41.64

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Guy Cantrell

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Guy Cantrell

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
409
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
814.29
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
555.63
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
578.57
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
4.47
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-24.07
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.36
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Guy Cantrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Cantrell
Career
Per 600 PA