Gene Bearden vs. Mike Marshall — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Marshall as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Marshall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 3.96 and 1.555 for Gene Bearden. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Mike Marshall

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.47
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Mike Marshall

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4159
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386.1
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.536
0.536
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Mike Marshall

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
212
409
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
217
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
35
96.77
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
10.74
29.7
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
39
107.83
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
53
146.54
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30.41
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
16
44.24
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
26
71.89
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
12.99
35.91
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
14
27.01
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6.58
6.58
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.36
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA