Gene Bearden vs. Max Leon — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Max Leon
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Max Leon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Max Leon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.392 compared to 3.96 and 1.555 for Gene Bearden. By the career numbers, Max Leon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Max Leon

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.7
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.52
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.71
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
310.1
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
9.03
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
9.14
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.81
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.93
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.67
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1346
39.04
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.86
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
4.44
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3027
34.56
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
34.66
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Max Leon

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.7
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
931
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310.1
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.52
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.51
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.18
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.03
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.432
0.432
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Max Leon

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
409
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
1662.3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
52
511.48
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
13
127.87
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
102.25
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
127.87
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
30.85
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
13
127.87
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
39.34
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
88.52
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
42.05
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.03
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7.4
7.4
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.25
15.25
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.36
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100