Gene Bearden vs. Joey Long — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joey Long
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Joey Long as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gene Bearden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.555 compared to 8.18 and 2.364 for Joey Long. By the career numbers, Gene Bearden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Joey Long

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.96
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.18
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
9.03
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
13.91
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.91
13.91
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.97
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
39.63
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
49.09
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.54
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3027
34.56
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
40.91
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Joey Long

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Joey Long

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