Gene Bearden vs. Al Downing — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Al Downing posted a stronger line than Gene Bearden. Al Downing posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.22 vs 3.96) and WHIP (1.283 vs 1.555). By the career numbers, Al Downing 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 Al Downing

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.2
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.96
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.42
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.48
53.48
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.52
43.52
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.29
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.7
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.7
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1639
6.5
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.31
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.12
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.13
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Al Downing

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.61
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6807
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2269
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.29
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.82
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.07
96.07
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Al Downing

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
409
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
311
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
531.77
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
67.49
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
54.88
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.93
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.48
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
12.61
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
18.95
14.06
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
85.29
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
94.93
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
26.7
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
37.82
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
63.04
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.45
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
14
27.01
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
293
217.31
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.36
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
39.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.12
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA