Steve Bethea
Stephen William Bethea
Born: June 20, 1967
Binghamton, NY US
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, OF, P
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 172
Draft: Round 26 (1989 June Amateur Draft, San Diego Padres)
School: Texas
Career: 1989-1994
Steve Bethea compiled a career batting average of .219 with 3 home runs and 118 RBI in his 422-game career with the Spokane Indians, Riverside Red Wave, High Desert Mavericks, Wichita Wranglers, Las Vegas Stars and Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. He began playing during the 1989 season and last took the field during the 1994 campaign.
 Spokane Indians |
 Riverside Red Wave |
 High Desert Mavericks |
 Wichita Wranglers |
 Las Vegas Stars |
 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Riverside Red Wave | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1992 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.80 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.75 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | 62 | 259 | 215 | 36 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 45 | .219 | .346 | .274 | .621 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Riverside Red Wave | 104 | 374 | 315 | 38 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 57 | 105 | .171 | .299 | .219 | .519 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | 80 | 249 | 206 | 43 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 44 | .277 | .386 | .350 | .736 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 93 | 298 | 253 | 32 | 63 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 66 | .249 | .351 | .332 | .683 | 84 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 39 | 76 | 61 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 22 | .180 | .333 | .213 | .546 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 15 | 53 | 49 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | .265 | .321 | .265 | .586 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 18 | 70 | 59 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | .169 | .275 | .186 | .462 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | CALL | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 9 | 36 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .207 | .361 | .276 | .637 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 422 | 1419 | 1191 | 165 | 261 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 118 | 39 | 23 | 204 | 318 | .219 | .336 | .276 | .612 | 329 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | 3B | 9 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 | .880 | 2.444 |
| 1989 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | 2B | 8 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 2 | .970 | 4.000 |
| 1989 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | SS | 26 | 43 | 93 | 8 | 13 | .944 | 5.231 |
| 1989 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | OF | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 1.182 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Riverside Red Wave | SS | 79 | 124 | 232 | 36 | 44 | .908 | 4.506 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Riverside Red Wave | 3B | 16 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 1 | .865 | 2.000 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Riverside Red Wave | 2B | 10 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 2 | .950 | 3.800 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Riverside Red Wave | OF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Riverside Red Wave | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | 3B | 42 | 24 | 68 | 12 | 6 | .885 | 2.190 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | SS | 25 | 30 | 54 | 11 | 8 | .884 | 3.360 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | 2B | 12 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 7 | .973 | 3.000 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1992 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | SS | 52 | 63 | 155 | 9 | 22 | .960 | 4.192 |
| 1992 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 3B | 26 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.962 |
| 1992 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1992 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 2B | 14 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 3.857 |
| 1992 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1993 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 3B | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .600 | 1.000 |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | SS | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 2.167 |
| 1993 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 2B | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | .952 | 5.000 |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 1993 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | SS | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .875 | 3.500 |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 2B | 19 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.316 |
| 1994 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | SS | 9 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 4 | .973 | 4.000 |
| 1994 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 3B | 7 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .960 | 3.429 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | CALL | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 2B | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 3.400 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | CALL | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1994 | Advanced A | CALL | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | SS | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 2B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | CALL | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1994 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | OF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.000 |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 410 | 446 | 906 | 104 | 133 | .929 | 3.298 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Spokane Indians | SDN | ||
| 1990 | Advanced A | California League | Riverside Red Wave | SDN | ||
| 1991 | Advanced A | California League | High Desert Mavericks | SDN | ||
| 1992 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | SDN | ||
| 1993 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | SDN | ||
| 1993 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN | ||
| 1994 | Advanced A | California League | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | SDN | ||
| 1994 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | SDN | ||
| 1994 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN |
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