Gene Lillard vs Herman Besse

Gene LillardHerman Besse

Gene Lillard and Herman Besse compared on their MLB careers: Gene Lillard played 2 seasons, 1939 to 1940, Herman Besse 5 seasons, 1940 to 1946. Gene Lillard has 3 wins to Herman Besse's 5.

Who has the better career numbers?

Gene Lillard and Herman Besse career totals
22GP65
3W5
6L15
7.1ERA6.8
59.2IP242.2
33K118
40BB128
1.9WHIP1.8
0SV2

Titles and awards

  • Gene Lillard: 0 championships; none on file
  • Herman Besse: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Gene Lillard and Herman Besse season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1939356.551940038.83
2nd19400113.5019412010.07
3rd————1942296.16
4th————1943113.31
5th————1946025.23

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA