Dwight Bernard vs. Bill Drake — Career Comparison

Dwight Bernard
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Drake
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Drake built a career as a starting pitcher and Dwight Bernard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Drake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 4.14 and 1.648 for Dwight Bernard. By the career numbers, Bill Drake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dwight Bernard and Bill Drake

Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
5.88
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.36
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.58
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.41
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.51
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.02
53.02
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.42
77.42
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.72
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.14
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
3.69
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3704
27
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
9
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234.2
9
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
10.02
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1298
9.46
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.21
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
4.4
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.08
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.7
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
4.05
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
40.04
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4862
35.44
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.84
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.76
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.77
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.04
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.92
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.66
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
34.57
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
31.1
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44

Fielding Stats for Dwight Bernard and Bill Drake

Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
5.88
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.52
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.14
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3358
27
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
9
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119.1
9
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.18
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.41
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.28
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.53
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
4
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.53
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
3.71
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.96
92.96
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.13
75.13
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dwight Bernard and Bill Drake

Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
7666.67
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
220.04
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
533.08
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
81.66
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.61
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
43.14
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.61
42.66
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
146.31
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
148.58
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
104.35
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
62.02
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.56
44.87
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
36.29
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.54
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.25
132.25
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
23.82
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100