Gene Bearden vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Howard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Howard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 3.96 and 1.555 for Gene Bearden. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Chris Howard

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.22
54.22
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Chris Howard

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Chris Howard

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
409
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA