Gene Bearden vs. Dave Danforth — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Danforth
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Danforth posted a stronger line than Gene Bearden. Dave Danforth posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.425 vs 1.555) and home runs allowed (0.34 per nine innings vs 0.55). By the career numbers, Dave Danforth had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Dave Danforth

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.2
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
2.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.83
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.54
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.33
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.89
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
9.03
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1235
9.37
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.34
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
3.45
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.67
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.26
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5055
38.36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.81
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.54
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
4.69
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3027
34.56
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4566
34.65
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Dave Danforth

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.81
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.039
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Dave Danforth

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
212
409
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
412.5
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
311
600
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
600
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
504.81
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
56
80.77
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
41
59.13
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
15.87
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.93
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.77
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
15
21.63
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
20.54
29.62
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
75
108.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
132.69
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
23
33.17
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
27
38.94
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
50
72.12
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
19.57
28.23
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.33
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
14
27.01
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
47.6
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
84
121.15
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
4.95
4.95
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.36
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
43.27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.88
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Danforth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.88
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Danforth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100