Gene Bearden vs. Vern Olsen — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Vern Olsen posted a stronger line than Gene Bearden. Vern Olsen posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.4 vs 3.96) and WHIP (1.432 vs 1.555). By the career numbers, Vern Olsen had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Vern Olsen

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.2
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.95
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.96
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.57
53.57
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.52
43.52
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.4
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
9.03
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
9.54
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.35
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.51
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2247
39.19
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.94
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3027
34.56
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
35.77
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Vern Olsen

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Vern Olsen

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
409
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
113
364.52
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
169
545.16
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
39
125.81
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
102.25
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.29
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
13.95
45.01
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
48
154.84
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
158.2
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
161.29
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
51.61
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
45.16
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.56
49.32
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
27.01
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.48
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.03
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7.4
7.4
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.36
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100