Gene Bearden vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Smith
UnknownThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Smith posted a stronger line than Gene Bearden. Joe Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.1 vs 3.96) and WHIP (1.000 vs 1.555). By the career numbers, Joe 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 Joe Smith

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.96
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.22
54.22
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.52
43.52
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.6
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
35.7
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
33.3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.7
35.7

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Joe Smith

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Joe Smith

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
409
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.825
0.825
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
131.19
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
102.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.99
46.28
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
81.89
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
158.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
67.52
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
121.54
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.56
49.32
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
92.81
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
27.01
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.03
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.36
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100