Gene Bearden vs. Eric Yardley — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Yardley
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Yardley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Yardley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 3.96 and 1.555 for Gene Bearden. By the career numbers, Eric Yardley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Eric Yardley

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.22
54.22
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
3.96
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.52
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
9.03
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.22
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.86
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.2
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
39.63
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
39.91
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.54
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.36
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.84
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3027
34.56
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
34.38
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Eric Yardley

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.2
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.52
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Eric Yardley

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
409
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
600
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.03
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.36
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Eric Yardley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Yardley
Career
Per 600 PA