What years did Belve Bean play?

Belve Bean played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1935.

Was Belve Bean a pitcher?

Yes. Belve Bean pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 89 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Belve Bean hit?

Belve Bean hit 1 career home runs with 19 hits.

Belve Bean

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1930-1935)

W–L 11–7

ERA 5.32

WHIP 1.63

SO 89

Pitcher PIV -3248.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 197 lb
Born: 4/25/1905 in Mullin, TX, USA
Died: 6/1/1988 in Comanche, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1930-05-30
Last Game: 1935-06-27

Full name: Beveric Benton Bean

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
11	7	86	8	1	0	2	235.0	288	139	21	96	89	5.32	-3248.5

Career ERA 5.32 vs. league average 4.29 across their career seasons — 24.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1930	CLE	AL	3	3	23	3	1	2	74.3	99	45	32	19	5.45	4.80 (-14%)	-1508.7
1931	CLE	AL	0	1	4	0	0	0	7.0	11	5	4	3	6.43	—	0.0
1933	CLE	AL	1	2	27	2	0	0	70.3	80	41	20	41	5.25	3.86 (-36%)	189.4
1934	CLE	AL	5	1	21	1	0	0	51.3	53	22	21	20	3.86	4.29 (+10%)	-75.7
1935	CLE	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	1	0	0	9.00	—	0.0
1935	WS1	AL	2	0	10	2	0	0	31.0	43	25	19	6	7.26	4.35 (-67%)	-1853.5
Career · 6 seasons			11	7	86	8	1	2	235.0	288	139	96	89	5.32	—	-3,248

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
86	72	11	19	5	0	1	6	0	4	17	.264	.303	.375	.678	0

Career AVG .264 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 5.8% below league average.

Career OBP .303 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 11.4% below league average.

Career SLG .375 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 5.9% below league average.

Career OPS .678 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — 8.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1930	CLE	AL	23	26	7	9	3	0	3	0	2	.346	—	—	—	—	0.0
1931	CLE	AL	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	CLE	AL	27	22	1	4	0	0	1	1	6	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	CLE	AL	21	15	1	3	0	0	0	2	5	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	CLE	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	WS1	AL	10	8	2	3	2	1	2	1	4	.375	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			86	72	11	19	5	1	6	4	17	.264	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	44	36	4	8	0	3	.222
Away	42	36	7	11	1	3	.306

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	44	125.1	150	75	50	46	5.39
Away	42	109.2	138	67	48	42	5.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1935-06-27	MIN	NYY	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1935-06-19	MIN	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1935-06-16	MIN	SLA	W	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	1
1935-06-14	MIN	CHW	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1935-06-11	MIN	CHW	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1935-06-07	MIN	PHA	W	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	0
1935-06-02	MIN	PHA	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1935-05-29	MIN	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1935-05-25	MIN	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1935-05-19	MIN	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1935-06-27	MIN	NYY	—	1.0	4	3	3	0	1	0
1935-06-19	MIN	CLE	—	2.0	6	3	3	0	0	2
1935-06-16	MIN	SLA	W	6.0	5	1	1	3	0	1
1935-06-14	MIN	CHW	—	0.1	1	3	3	2	0	1
1935-06-11	MIN	CHW	W	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1935-06-07	MIN	PHA	—	5.1	9	5	5	3	1	1
1935-06-02	MIN	PHA	—	4.2	6	6	4	5	1	0
1935-05-29	MIN	NYY	—	2.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
1935-05-25	MIN	CHW	—	3.0	2	0	0	2	1	0
1935-05-19	MIN	DET	—	4.1	9	7	6	3	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	86	0	7	54	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
1930	CLE	P	23	3	17	1
1931	CLE	P	4	0	3	0
1933	CLE	P	27	4	16	0
1934	CLE	P	21	0	14	1
1935	CLE	P	1	0	0	0
1935	WS1	P	10	0	4	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	86

Frequently Asked Questions about Belve Bean

What years did Belve Bean play?: Belve Bean played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1935.
Was Belve Bean a pitcher?: Yes. Belve Bean pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 89 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Belve Bean hit?: Belve Bean hit 1 career home runs with 19 hits.