Gene Bearden vs. Matt Smith — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Smith
Gen XNevadaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.55 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 3.96 and 1.555 for Gene Bearden. By the career numbers, Matt Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Matt Smith

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
12.77
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.01
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.97
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
8.39
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.03
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.824
1.824
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
37.95
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.28
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
29.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.186
0.186
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Matt Smith

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
12.77
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.2
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.46
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.171
0.171
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Matt Smith

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
409
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
35
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
600
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.03
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.36
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA