Gene Bearden vs. Jim Lehew — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Lehew
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Lehew as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Lehew posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.54 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.96 and 1.555 for Gene Bearden. By the career numbers, Jim Lehew had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Jim Lehew

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.49
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.96
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
35.49
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
33.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.49
35.49

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Jim Lehew

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.2
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.86
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.86
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.86
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Jim Lehew

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
409
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4800
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
555.63
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.36
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA