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Gene BeardenvsVern Bickford

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Gene Bearden

1947–1953 · 7 seasons

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Vern Bickford

1948–1954 · 7 seasons

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At a glance

Gene Bearden and Vern Bickford: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Gene Bearden	Stat	Vern Bickford
7	Seasons	7
17.3	Career VAL	19.6
8.3 (1948)	Peak-season VAL	7.6 (1950)
—	All-Star Selections	1×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Gene Bearden and Vern Bickford have
Gene Bearden	Stat	Vern Bickford
Career
212	Games	182
Batting
68	Hits	57
4	Home runs	0
32	RBI	28
35	Runs	23
14	Walks	10
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VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Pitching
45	Wins	66
38	Losses	57
1	Saves	2
788.1	Innings pitched	1076.1
259	Strikeouts (pitching)	450
3.96	ERA	3.71
1.56	WHIP	1.40
93	ERA+	114

Age	Gene Bearden	Vern Bickford
27	8.3	3.6
28	0	1.7
29	3.1	7.6
30	2.3	3.9
31	1.5	2.6
32	2.1	0.2