#53 Don Bessent, Reliever, 28 yrs, Washington Senators Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Don Bessent
3/13/1931 28 USA,FL,JACKSONVILLE 6"0 175
Reliever R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average GREAT Normal 4.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1959 (Automatic) 2 Year(s), 130 Days (474 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 152 Days (668 total Days) 4 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 7 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Talent | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 5 69 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 3 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 31 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7.34 | 34.1 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 33 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7.34 | 36.0 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 25 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 4 | 2 | 33.3 | 31 | 13 | 15.5 | 9.7 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | 5.81 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 67 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .373 | .442 | .493 | .934 |
vs. RHB | 66 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .313 | .333 | .646 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 18 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10.13 | 18.2 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 |
Road | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.02 | 15.2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 8.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
May | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.53 | 5.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
June | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.56 | 8.1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
July | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.32 | 8.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.05 | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1956 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5.28 | 29.0 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.66 | .271 | WS1 |
1957 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 7.29 | 42.0 | 61 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | .374 | WS1,AL |
1958 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | .269 | WS1 |
1959 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7.34 | 34.1 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.66 | .308 | WS1 |
Total | 104 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 6.43 | 113.1 | 135 | 84 | 81 | 12 | 61 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1.73 | .323 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1955, AAA | 39 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 4.58 | 57.0 | 66 | 40 | 29 | 10 | 29 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | .339 |
1956, AAA | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.28 | 71.1 | 71 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 29 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 1.40 | .290 |
1958, AAA | 27 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 4.24 | 187.0 | 191 | 106 | 88 | 15 | 95 | 166 | 4 | 1 | 1.53 | .328 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1956 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | WS1 |
1957 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | WS1,AL |
1958 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | WS1 |
1959 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | WS1 |
Total | 104 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 31 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 34.1 | 1.83 | | | | |
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Drafted in 5th round, 68th overall pick, by Washington in 1955... Injured on 3/11/1955 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks... Earned first career win on 7/20/1956... Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Saves 1956 - 11 - 5th 1957 - 15 - 5th
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