Gene Bearden
Henry Eugene Bearden
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 204 lb.

Born: September 5, 1920 in Lexa, AR
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 10, 1947
Final Game: September 5, 1953
Died: March 18, 2004 in Alexander City, AL
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1947 26 CLE AL 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 9.000 54.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00
1948 27 CLE AL 20 7 .741 2.43 37 29 4 15 6 1 229.2 187 72 62 9 106 80 3 0 5 935 167 1.276 7.3 0.4 4.2 3.1 0.75 MVP-8,RoY-2
1949 28 CLE AL 8 8 .500 5.10 32 19 0 5 0 0 127.0 140 77 72 6 92 41 2 0 11 593 78 1.827 9.9 0.4 6.5 2.9 0.45
1950 29 TOT AL 4 8 .333 4.99 26 12 8 4 0 0 113.2 138 67 63 6 65 30 2 1 5 521 89 1.786 10.9 0.5 5.1 2.4 0.46
1950 29 CLE AL 1 3 .250 6.15 14 3 6 0 0 0 45.1 57 32 31 5 32 10 0 0 3 211 71 1.963 11.3 1.0 6.4 2.0 0.31
1950 29 WSH AL 3 5 .375 4.21 12 9 2 4 0 0 68.1 81 35 32 1 33 20 2 1 2 310 106 1.668 10.7 0.1 4.3 2.6 0.61
1951 30 TOT AL 3 4 .429 4.64 38 5 12 2 1 0 108.2 118 63 56 6 60 39 1 0 5 492 90 1.638 9.8 0.5 5.0 3.2 0.65
1951 30 WSH AL 0 0 16.88 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 6 5 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 16 24 3.000 20.3 0.0 6.8 3.4 0.50
1951 30 DET AL 3 4 .429 4.33 37 4 12 2 1 0 106.0 112 58 51 6 58 38 1 0 5 476 96 1.604 9.5 0.5 4.9 3.2 0.66
1952 31 SLB AL 7 8 .467 4.30 34 16 10 3 0 0 150.2 158 89 72 13 78 45 1 1 10 676 91 1.566 9.4 0.8 4.7 2.7 0.58
1953 32 CHW AL 3 3 .500 2.93 25 3 9 0 0 0 58.1 48 27 19 8 33 24 0 0 3 250 138 1.389 7.4 1.2 5.1 3.7 0.73
7 Seasons 45 38 .542 3.96 193 84 43 29 7 1 788.1 791 398 347 48 435 259 9 2 40 3471 103 1.555 9.0 0.5 5.0 3.0 0.60
162 Game Avg. 11 9 .542 3.96 47 21 11 7 2 0 194 194 98 85 12 107 64 2 0 10 852 103 1.555 9.0 0.5 5.0 3.0 0.60
CLE (4 yrs) 29 18 .617 3.76 84 51 10 20 6 1 402.1 386 184 168 20 231 131 5 0 20 1743 108 1.534 8.6 0.4 5.2 2.9 0.57
WSH (2 yrs) 3 5 .375 4.69 13 10 2 4 0 0 71.0 87 40 37 1 35 21 2 1 2 326 95 1.718 11.0 0.1 4.4 2.7 0.60
SLB (1 yr) 7 8 .467 4.30 34 16 10 3 0 0 150.2 158 89 72 13 78 45 1 1 10 676 91 1.566 9.4 0.8 4.7 2.7 0.58
DET (1 yr) 3 4 .429 4.33 37 4 12 2 1 0 106.0 112 58 51 6 58 38 1 0 5 476 96 1.604 9.5 0.5 4.9 3.2 0.66
CHW (1 yr) 3 3 .500 2.93 25 3 9 0 0 0 58.1 48 27 19 8 33 24 0 0 3 250 138 1.389 7.4 1.2 5.1 3.7 0.73

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1948 27 CLE AL WS W BSN 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 1 1 1 1 1 10.2 6 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 36 0.656 5.1 0.0 0.8 3.4 4.00
1 WS 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 1 1 1 1 1 10.2 6 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 36 0.656 5.1 0.0 0.8 3.4 4.00

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1947 26 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 9.000 54.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00 4
1948 27 20 7 .741 2.54 38 29 4 15 6 1 230.0 189 75 65 9 107 80 3 0 6 939 160 1.287 7.4 0.4 4.2 3.1 0.75 160
1949 28 28 15 .651 3.45 70 48 4 20 6 1 357.0 329 152 137 15 199 121 5 0 17 1532 117 1.479 8.3 0.4 5.0 3.1 0.61 117
1950 29 32 23 .582 3.82 96 60 12 24 6 1 470.2 467 219 200 21 264 151 7 1 22 2053 108 1.553 8.9 0.4 5.0 2.9 0.57 108
1951 30 35 27 .565 3.98 134 65 24 26 7 1 579.1 585 282 256 27 324 190 8 1 27 2545 104 1.569 9.1 0.4 5.0 3.0 0.59 104
1952 31 42 35 .545 4.04 168 81 34 29 7 1 730.0 743 371 328 40 402 235 9 2 37 3221 101 1.568 9.2 0.5 5.0 2.9 0.58 101
1953 32 45 38 .542 3.96 193 84 43 29 7 1 788.1 791 398 347 48 435 259 9 2 40 3471 103 1.555 9.0 0.5 5.0 3.0 0.60 103

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1947 26 0 0 0.00 0.0 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 0.00 1
1948 27 18 7 .720 2.52 225.0 190 70 63 9 108 78 3 1.324 7.6 4.3 3.1 0.72 0.4 37
1949 28 5 9 .357 5.36 126.0 145 83 75 6 95 41 2 1.905 10.4 6.8 2.9 0.43 0.4 32
1950 29 5 7 .417 4.62 115.0 135 66 59 6 64 30 2 1.730 10.6 5.0 2.3 0.47 0.5 26
1951 30 5 7 .417 4.50 112.0 120 62 56 6 61 40 1 1.616 9.6 4.9 3.2 0.66 0.5 38
1952 31 8 9 .471 4.41 153.0 165 83 75 14 81 46 1 1.608 9.7 4.8 2.7 0.57 0.8 34
1953 32 4 2 .667 3.05 59.0 50 22 20 8 34 24 0 1.424 7.6 5.2 3.7 0.71 1.2 25
7 Seasons 45 41 .523 4.01 790.0 807 390 352 49 444 259 9 1.584 9.2 3.0 0.58 0.6 193

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1948 AL (8, 15%)
0.15 Career Shares (795th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1948 AL  2.430 (1st)

Wins s c a p y
1948 AL  20 (2nd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1948 AL  .741 (2nd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1948 AL  1.276 (4th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1948 AL  7.328 (3rd)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1948 AL  229.7 (6th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1948 AL  15 (8th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1948 AL  6 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1948 AL  106 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1948 AL  .353 (5th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1948 AL  5 (10th)
1949 AL  11 (1st)
1950 AL  5 (9th)
1951 AL  5 (7th)
1952 AL  10 (1st)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1948 AL  167 (1st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (461), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 19 (1084), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 16 (712), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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