Gene Bearden vs. Kevin Saucier — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Saucier
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Saucier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Saucier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.498 compared to 3.96 and 1.555 for Gene Bearden. By the career numbers, Kevin Saucier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Kevin Saucier

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
6.14
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.66
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.22
54.22
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.69
57.69
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.2
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
8.09
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.6
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.8
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.15
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.66
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
37.91
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.34
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.62
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.33
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
31.91
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Kevin Saucier

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
6.14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203.2
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.62
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.59
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.47
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.21
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Kevin Saucier

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
409
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
4633.33
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
555.63
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.64
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.25
-41.52
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
366.67
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
1.64
1.64
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.36
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Kevin Saucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Saucier
Career
Per 600 PA