Gene Bearden vs. Koji Uehara — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Koji Uehara
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Koji Uehara as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Koji Uehara posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 0.909 compared to 3.96 and 1.555 for Gene Bearden. By the career numbers, Koji Uehara had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Koji Uehara

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
8.16
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.49
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.78
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.66
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1442
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
480.2
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
6.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.12
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.46
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
10.71
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.71
10.71
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1862
34.86
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.88
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.86
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1760
32.95
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.86
34.86

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Koji Uehara

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
8.16
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1442
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480.2
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.71
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.05
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.01
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.124
0.124
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Koji Uehara

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
212
409
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
87200
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
158.2
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
21.85
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
27.01
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.36
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA