Gene Bearden vs. Gregg Olson — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gregg Olson
Gen XNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Gregg Olson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gregg Olson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 3.96 and 1.555 for Gene Bearden. By the career numbers, Gregg Olson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Gregg Olson

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.33
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.52
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.63
50.63
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.91
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.46
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2016
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
8.01
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
4.42
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
7.88
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.58
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2889
38.69
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
5.99
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3.68
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.72
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2504
33.54
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Gregg Olson

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.33
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.07
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.74
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.66
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Gregg Olson

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
212
409
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
74640
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.72
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
28.94
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.99
46.28
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
172.2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
177.49
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
158.2
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
67.52
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
61.74
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
121.54
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.56
49.32
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
165.6
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
27.01
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.36
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Gregg Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Gregg Olson
Career
Per 600 PA