Gene Bearden vs. Theolic Smith — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Theolic Smith
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Gene Bearden and Theolic Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Gene Bearden had the edge in ERA (3.96 vs 4.95). By the career numbers, Gene Bearden 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 Theolic Smith

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.2
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.6
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.96
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.14
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.43
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.69
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.52
43.52
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.71
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.96
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
4.95
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
354.2
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
9.03
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
10.38
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.51
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.93
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
39.63
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1588
40.3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.54
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
6.22
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.04
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.509
1.509
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3027
34.56
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1409
35.75
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Theolic Smith

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.59
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.05
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521.1
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.79
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.4
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.35
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.19
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.36
95.36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.011
2.011
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.3
66.3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Theolic Smith

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
409
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
92
234.89
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
197
502.98
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
50
127.66
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
40
102.13
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.32
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.93
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25.53
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
23.99
46.28
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.45
64.98
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
65
165.96
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
158.2
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
199.15
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
35
67.52
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.91
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
121.54
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
130.21
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
25.56
49.32
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.66
73.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
14
27.01
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.03
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7.4
7.4
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
235
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.36
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.21
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75