Gene Bearden vs. Ed Smith — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Smith posted a stronger line than Gene Bearden. Ed Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.72 vs 3.96) and WHIP (1.332 vs 1.555). By the career numbers, Ed 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 Ed Smith

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.96
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.52
43.52
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.76
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.72
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
8.9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.08
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.96
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.62
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
37.65
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.54
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.24
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
34.1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Ed Smith

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.89
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.54
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.04
91.04
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Ed Smith

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
409
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
54
514.29
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
104.76
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
95.24
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.93
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.31
41.03
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
123.81
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
158.2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
171.43
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
61.74
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
121.54
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
47.66
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
27.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.36
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA