Gene Bearden vs. Gary Lucas — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Lucas
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Lucas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Lucas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.360 compared to 3.96 and 1.555 for Gene Bearden. By the career numbers, Gary Lucas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Gary Lucas

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.59
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.85
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.01
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2007
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
3.05
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.87
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
5.52
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.32
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
37.6
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.77
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.69
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.97
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2482
33.39
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.6
37.6

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Gary Lucas

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.5
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.24
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2007
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.51
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.6
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.18
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.11
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.384
0.384
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Gary Lucas

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
212
409
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
2610.64
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
94
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
80
510.64
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
4.62
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
9
57.45
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.77
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.91
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
44.68
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.53
-16.15
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.77
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
204.26
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.94
2.94
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.36
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
76.6
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Gary Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA