Gene Bearden vs. Phillip Diehl — Career Comparison
Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Phillip Diehl 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 9.47 and 1.684 for Phillip Diehl. 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 Phillip Diehl
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9.95
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.52
43.52
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9.47
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.35
7.35
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
11.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.84
11.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
7.11
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
39.63
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
41.68
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3027
34.56
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
38.37
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.68
41.68
Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Phillip Diehl
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9.95
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.095
0.095
Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Phillip Diehl
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7.4
7.4
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Phillip Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0