Gene Bearden vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 3.96 and 1.555 for Gene Bearden. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Fred Smith

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.96
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.07
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.22
54.22
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.52
43.52
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.59
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.83
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.65
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.31
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
38.49
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.54
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.88
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3027
34.56
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
35.24
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Fred Smith

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.07
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.97
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.67
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Fred Smith

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
409
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
135
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
555.63
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
560
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
93.33
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
57.78
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.29
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.93
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
28.94
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.86
34.94
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
133.33
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
133.33
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
48.89
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
44.44
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
93.33
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
30.64
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
27.01
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.03
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.36
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100