Gene Bearden vs. Ted Lewis — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Lewis
Pre-GenerationalWalesThrows RightBats RightBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Lewis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lewis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.345 compared to 3.96 and 1.555 for Gene Bearden. By the career numbers, Ted Lewis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Ted Lewis

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.2
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.96
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.98
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.6
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.41
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.22
54.22
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.49
59.49
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.52
43.52
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.61
83.61
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.87
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.53
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4215
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1405
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
8.83
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.37
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.96
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.42
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5956
38.15
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.18
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.54
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
4.82
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3027
34.56
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5406
34.63
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Ted Lewis

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.18
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4227
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1409
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.38
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.81
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.16
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.34
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.18
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.859
1.859
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Ted Lewis

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
409
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
184
181.88
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
311
600
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
600
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
545.63
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
121.58
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
53
102.25
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
108.73
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
9.88
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.93
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.97
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
13
12.85
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.83
39.37
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
137.4
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
82
158.2
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
159.14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
65.24
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
51.4
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
116.64
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.91
46.37
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
14
27.01
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
37.56
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
81.03
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
65.24
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7.4
7.4
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.2
9.2
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.36
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
16.8
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100