Don Bessent

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: March 13, 1931 in Jacksonville, FL us

Died: July 7, 1990 in Jacksonville, FL

Buried: Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL

High School: Jacksonville HS (Jacksonville, FL)

Last Game: September 27, 1958 (Age 27-198d)
vs. CHC 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Fred Donald Bessent

Nicknames: The Weasel

Pronunciation: \BESS-ent\

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1955 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.2

ERA

3.33

108

211.0

118

WHIP

1.346

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1950	19	-2.6	La Grange	GAAL	D	NYY	22	7	.759	2.23	3.42	29						242.0	190	92	60	10	92							1.165	7.1	0.4	3.4
1951	20	-4.8	Norfolk	PIED	B	NYY	11	2	.846	2.04	2.53	17	13		10	6		128.0	95	36	29		57		98	1	1	5		1.188	6.7		4.0	6.9	1.72

1953	22	-4.5	St. Paul	AA	AAA	BRO	11	10	.524	4.32	4.86	31	17		5	2		150.0	153	81	72	11	71		65	2	1	2		1.493	9.2	0.7	4.3	3.9	0.92
1954	23	-3.3	St. Paul	AA	AAA	BRO	12	13	.480	3.93	4.52	35	26		11	2		183.0	187	92	80	16	67		104	2	0	11		1.388	9.2	0.8	3.3	5.1	1.55
1955	24	-2.2	St. Paul	AA	AAA	BRO	8	5	.615	3.58	3.83	16	14		7	1		108.0	109	46	43	4	35	2	52	2	0	5		1.333	9.1	0.3	2.9	4.3	1.49
1955	24	-4.0	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	8	1	.889	2.70	2.70	24	2	8	1	0	3	63.1	51	19	19	7	21	2	29	0	0	1	255	1.137	7.2	1.0	3.0	4.1	1.38
1956	25	-3.6	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	4	3	.571	2.50	2.61	38	0	21	0	0	9	79.1	63	23	22	5	31	6	52	0	0	4	324	1.185	7.1	0.6	3.5	5.9	1.68
1957	26	-1.6	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	1	3	.250	5.73	5.73	27	0	16	0	0	0	44.0	58	28	28	5	19	3	24	0	0	1	204	1.750	11.9	1.0	3.9	4.9	1.26
1958	27	-0.7	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	1	0	1.000	3.33	5.18	19	0	0	0	0	0	24.1	24	14	9	3	17	0	13	1	0	0	107	1.685	8.9	1.1	6.3	4.8	0.76
1959	28	0.5	St. Paul	AA	AAA	LAD	7	5	.583	2.65	3.25	20	18		4	0		119.0	111	43	35	9	48	1	50	4	0	1		1.336	8.4	0.7	3.6	3.8	1.04
1960	29	1.8	St. Paul	AA	AAA	LAD	9	12	.429	4.42	5.19	36	25		5	1		163.0	174	94	80	12	70	3	100	0	1	8		1.497	9.6	0.7	3.9	5.5	1.43
1961	30	3.9	Spokane	PCL	AAA	LAD	8	5	.615	5.77	6.12	59	2		0	0		103.0	117	70	66	10	56	7	55	2	0	4		1.680	10.2	0.9	4.9	4.8	0.98
1962	31		2 Teams	IL	AAA	BAL-CLE	3	3				15	5		1	0		49.0	70	41	37	7	54	2	25	1	0	3
1962	31	4.9	Jacksonville	IL	AAA	CLE						10
1962	31	4.9	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL						5
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (4 seasons)					Majors		14	7	.667	3.33	3.58	108	2	45	1	0	12	211.0	196	84	78	20	88	11	118	1	0	6	890	1.346	8.4	0.9	3.8	5.0	1.34
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		88	59				258	115		42	12		1196.0	1136	554	465	72	496	13	524	13	3	36
All Levels (12 Seasons)							102	66				366	117	45	43	12	12	1407.0	1332	638	543	92	584	24	642	14	3	42	890

AAA (7 seasons)					Minors		55	50				212	102		32	6		826.0	851	426	376	62	347	13	426	12	2	31
B (1 season)					Minors		11	2	.846	2.04	2.53	17	13		10	6		128.0	95	36	29		57		98	1	1	5		1.188	6.7		4.0	6.9	1.72
D (1 season)					Minors		22	7	.759	2.23	3.42	29						242.0	190	92	60	10	92							1.165	7.1	0.4	3.4