Gene Bearden vs. Jim Stump — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Stump
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Stump as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Stump posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.19 and WHIP 1.419 compared to 3.96 and 1.555 for Gene Bearden. By the career numbers, Jim Stump had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Jim Stump

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.01
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.22
54.22
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
8.39
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.38
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.96
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.92
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
39.63
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
39.77
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3027
34.56
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
35.39
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Jim Stump

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.01
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.2
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.82
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Stump
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Jim Stump

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
409
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1650
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
131.19
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
102.25
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.29
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
28.94
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.99
46.28
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.53
230.23
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
177.49
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
158.2
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
67.52
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
121.54
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.56
49.32
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
203.95
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.36
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Jim Stump
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Stump
Career
Per 600 PA