Don Bessent
Fred Donald Bessent
Born: March 13, 1931
Jacksonville, FL USA
Deceased: 1990
Jacksonville, FL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
Career: 1955-1958
Minor League Statistics
Don Bessent compiled a career batting average of .114 with 0 home runs and 3 RBI in his 108-game career with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Los Angeles Dodgers. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1958 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 | 1 | .889 | 2.70 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 63.3 | 51 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 255 |
| 1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.50 | 38 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 79.3 | 63 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 31 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 324 |
| 1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.73 | 27 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 58 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 204 |
| 1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.33 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.3 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 107 |
| Totals | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3.33 | 108 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 211.0 | 196 | 84 | 78 | 20 | 88 | 11 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 890 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 24 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 38 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .111 | .105 | .111 | .216 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 108 | 50 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .114 | .111 | .114 | .225 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 24 | 2 | 63.3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.705 | .500 |
| 1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 38 | 0 | 79.3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 1.248 | .289 |
| 1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | 27 | 0 | 44.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.045 | .370 |
| 1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 19 | 0 | 24.3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.959 | .421 |
| Totals | 108 | 2 | 211.0 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 3 | .976 | 1.749 | .380 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.80 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | P | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | .333 |
| 1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | P | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 5 | 0 | 13.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .675 | .200 |
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