Gene Bearden vs. Bob Smith — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Smith
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Gene Bearden and Bob Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bob Smith had the edge in WHIP (1.399 vs 1.555). By the career numbers, Bob Smith 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 Bob Smith

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.2
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.74
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.92
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.42
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.56
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.27
43.27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.52
43.52
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.64
52.64
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.51
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
3.94
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6739
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246.1
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
9.03
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2472
9.9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.53
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
2.68
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.96
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
2.48
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9652
38.67
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.63
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.54
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
4.56
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3027
34.56
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8964
35.91
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Bob Smith

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.962
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Bob Smith

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
409
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
248.3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
311
600
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1793
600
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
288
555.63
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1689
565.2
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
68
131.19
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
136.87
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
53
102.25
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
108.09
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
10
19.29
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
21.42
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.93
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.69
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.67
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
28.78
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135.95
45.49
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
174.68
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
154.6
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
51.53
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
55.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
105.41
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
25.56
49.32
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152.81
51.14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.33
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
17.4
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
81.03
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
36.81
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7.4
7.4
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.3
16.3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.36
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
17.07
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.67
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.35
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.35
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.7
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.17
55.17