Gene Bearden vs. Blas Castano — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Blas Castano 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 9 and 2.000 for Blas Castano. 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 Blas Castano

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Blas Castano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.96
Blas Castano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
9.03
Blas Castano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
12
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Blas Castano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.97
Blas Castano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Blas Castano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Blas Castano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Blas Castano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Blas Castano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Blas Castano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
39.63
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
48
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.54
Blas Castano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3027
34.56
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
39
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Blas Castano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Blas Castano

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blas Castano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blas Castano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Blas Castano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blas Castano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Blas Castano

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