Gene Bearden vs. Dennis Santana — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dennis Santana
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Santana 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 4.13 and 1.221 for Dennis Santana. 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 Dennis Santana

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
8.49
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.62
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.96
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.13
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
875
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.2
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
7.28
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.68
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.61
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
8.3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.37
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1218
37.58
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.81
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.54
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
4.57
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.77
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
32.86
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Dennis Santana

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
8.49
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
875
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291.2
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.17
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.138
0.138
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Dennis Santana

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
212
409
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
27600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
555.63
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
131.19
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.29
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
28.94
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.99
46.28
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
90.41
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
177.49
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
158.2
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
61.74
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
121.54
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.56
49.32
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
92.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.36
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Dennis Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Santana
Career
Per 600 PA