Gene Bearden vs. Joe Corbett — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Corbett
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Corbett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Corbett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.430 compared to 3.96 and 1.555 for Gene Bearden. By the career numbers, Joe Corbett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Joe Corbett

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.2
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.16
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.96
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.07
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.34
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.22
54.22
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.52
43.52
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.97
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.42
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1445
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
481.2
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
9.03
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
9.29
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.59
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.63
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
39.63
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2145
40.08
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.54
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
5.36
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3027
34.56
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1917
35.82
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Joe Corbett

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.24
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.68
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.08
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.25
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.76
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.08
85.08
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.232
2.232
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.29
20.29
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Joe Corbett

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
409
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
72
181.51
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
238
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
555.63
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
579.83
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
131.19
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
136.13
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
102.25
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
103.36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
10
19.29
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.73
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.93
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
28.94
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.77
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
18.29
46.1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
69
173.95
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
61
153.78
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
67.52
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
32
61.74
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
63
121.54
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
161.34
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.56
49.32
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.92
50.23
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.13
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.03
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7.4
7.4
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.36
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100