Gene Bearden vs. Dave Veres — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Veres
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Veres as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Veres posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 3.96 and 1.555 for Gene Bearden. By the career numbers, Dave Veres had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Dave Veres

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
7.85
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.45
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.7
50.7
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.23
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
3.44
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2082
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.03
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
8.57
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.01
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.33
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.39
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
8
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.58
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
38.35
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
3.68
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
3.72
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.41
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.78
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2612
33.87
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Dave Veres

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
7.85
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2082
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.56
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.93
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.63
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.49
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.27
91.27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Dave Veres

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
212
409
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
11709.68
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
27
522.58
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
131.19
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
102.25
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.29
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
43.48
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
8
154.84
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
8
154.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.56
49.32
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
51.5
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
232.26
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.36
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA