Kurt Bevacqua
Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1971-1985)
Kurt Bevacqua was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1985 for 6 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 15 seasons. In 970 career games, he hit .236 with 499 hits, 27 home runs, and 275 RBI.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Third Baseman
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 180 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1971-06-20
- Last Game
- 1985-10-06
Full name: Kurt Anthony Bevacqua
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 970 | 2,117 | 214 | 499 | 90 | 11 | 27 | 275 | 12 | 221 | 329 | .236 | .305 | .327 | .632 | -2,951 |
Career AVG .236 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 8.7% below league average.
Career OBP .305 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 5.6% below league average.
Career SLG .327 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 14.0% below league average.
Career OPS .632 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — 10.1% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CLE | AL | 55 | 137 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 28 | .204 | .249 (-18%) | .316 (-30%) | .365 (-16%) | .682 (-22%) | -530.8 |
| 1972 | CLE | AL | 19 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .114 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1973 | KCA | AL | 99 | 276 | 39 | 71 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 25 | 42 | .257 | .256 (avg) | .325 (-2%) | .378 (-13%) | .703 (-8%) | -355.7 |
| 1974 | PIT | NL | 18 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .114 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1974 | KCA | AL | 39 | 90 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 20 | .211 | .256 (-18%) | .324 (-11%) | .369 (-43%) | .693 (-28%) | 0.0 |
| 1975 | ML4 | AL | 104 | 258 | 30 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 26 | 45 | .229 | .257 (-11%) | .327 (-8%) | .374 (-18%) | .701 (-14%) | -538.8 |
| 1976 | ML4 | AL | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1977 | TEX | AL | 39 | 96 | 13 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 13 | .333 | .264 (+26%) | .329 (+11%) | .401 (+51%) | .730 (+33%) | 480.6 |
| 1978 | TEX | AL | 90 | 248 | 21 | 55 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 31 | .222 | .257 (-14%) | .323 (-16%) | .378 (-9%) | .702 (-13%) | -534.2 |
| 1979 | SDN | NL | 114 | 297 | 23 | 75 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 38 | 25 | .253 | .265 (-5%) | .329 (avg) | .397 (-17%) | .727 (-9%) | -404.6 |
| 1980 | SDN | NL | 62 | 71 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .268 | .264 (+1%) | .326 (-2%) | .387 (-2%) | .714 (-2%) | -35.7 |
| 1980 | PIT | NL | 22 | 43 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .163 | — | — | — | — | -35.7 |
| 1981 | PIT | NL | 29 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .259 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1982 | SDN | NL | 64 | 123 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 17 | 22 | .252 | .261 (-4%) | .324 (+3%) | .388 (-16%) | .712 (-8%) | -136.9 |
| 1983 | SDN | NL | 74 | 156 | 17 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 33 | .244 | .260 (-7%) | .324 (-2%) | .389 (-16%) | .714 (-9%) | -200.2 |
| 1984 | SDN | NL | 59 | 80 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 19 | .200 | .259 (-23%) | .322 (+1%) | .384 (-29%) | .707 (-15%) | -137.3 |
| 1985 | SDN | NL | 71 | 138 | 17 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 17 | .239 | .257 (-7%) | .323 (+8%) | .390 (-11%) | .714 (-2%) | 4.2 |
| Career · 17 seasons | 970 | 2,117 | 214 | 499 | 90 | 11 | 27 | 275 | 12 | 221 | 329 | .236 | — | — | — | — | -2,425 | ||
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.
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
Playoff Batting by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (970 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 493 | 1008 | 103 | 246 | 14 | 145 | .244 |
| Away | 477 | 1109 | 111 | 253 | 13 | 130 | .228 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-10-06 | SDP | HOU | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985-10-05 | SDP | HOU | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985-10-04 | SDP | HOU | W | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985-10-02 | SDP | CIN | W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985-10-01 | SDP | LAD | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985-09-30 | SDP | LAD | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985-09-28 | SDP | ATL | W | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985-09-27 | SDP | ATL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985-09-24 | SDP | SFG | W | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985-09-23 | SDP | SFG | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 129 | 63 | 761 | 55 | 9 | 64 |
| 2B | 133 | 76 | 261 | 246 | 18 | 47 |
| 3B | 329 | 252 | 213 | 526 | 49 | 61 |
| OF | 72 | 44 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| SS | 9 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 3 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CLE | 2B | 36 | 19 | 70 | 64 | 4 | 10 |
| 1971 | CLE | 3B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1971 | CLE | OF | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | CLE | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | CLE | 3B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1972 | CLE | OF | 11 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | KCA | 1B | 9 | 7 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 1973 | KCA | 2B | 16 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 3 |
| 1973 | KCA | 3B | 40 | 35 | 26 | 60 | 6 | 7 |
| 1973 | KCA | OF | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | PIT | 3B | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | PIT | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | KCA | 1B | 14 | 8 | 74 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 1974 | KCA | 2B | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 1974 | KCA | 3B | 13 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 5 |
| 1974 | KCA | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | ML4 | 1B | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | ML4 | 2B | 32 | 25 | 95 | 63 | 4 | 20 |
| 1975 | ML4 | 3B | 60 | 46 | 50 | 96 | 8 | 12 |
| 1975 | ML4 | SS | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 1976 | ML4 | 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | TEX | 1B | 5 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1977 | TEX | 2B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | TEX | 3B | 11 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 1977 | TEX | OF | 14 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | TEX | 1B | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1978 | TEX | 2B | 13 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 4 |
| 1978 | TEX | 3B | 49 | 42 | 20 | 87 | 15 | 7 |
| 1979 | SDN | 1B | 8 | 6 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1979 | SDN | 2B | 16 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 2 | 4 |
| 1979 | SDN | 3B | 64 | 53 | 45 | 120 | 8 | 13 |
| 1979 | SDN | OF | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | SDN | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | SDN | 2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | SDN | 3B | 13 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980 | SDN | OF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | PIT | 1B | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | PIT | 3B | 9 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 1981 | PIT | 2B | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 1981 | PIT | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | SDN | 1B | 30 | 23 | 253 | 16 | 3 | 13 |
| 1982 | SDN | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | SDN | OF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | SDN | 1B | 27 | 13 | 185 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 1983 | SDN | 3B | 12 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | SDN | OF | 12 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 | SDN | 1B | 20 | 2 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 1984 | SDN | 3B | 10 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 1984 | SDN | OF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | SDN | 1B | 9 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1985 | SDN | 3B | 33 | 31 | 32 | 56 | 5 | 7 |
| 1985 | SDN | OF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 129 |
| Second Base | 133 |
| Third Base | 328 |
| Shortstop | 9 |
| Left Field | 47 |
| Right Field | 25 |
| Designated Hitter | 47 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | SDN | NL | $140,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $140,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade College - North Campus | Miami | FL | 1966, 1967 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Kurt Bevacqua (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Kurt Bevacqua: the record in brief
June 20, 1971 and October 6, 1985 bracket Kurt Bevacqua's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Cleveland Indians (1971 through 1972), the Kansas City Royals (1973 to 1974), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1974 to 1981), the Milwaukee Brewers (1975 to 1976), the Texas Rangers (1977 to 1978), and the San Diego Padres (1979 through 1985). The bio lists Bevacqua as a third baseman who threw and hit right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-0 and 180 pounds. The birth record reads January 23, 1947, in Miami Beach, FL, USA. On the record, Kurt Bevacqua was born Kurt Anthony Bevacqua.
In 970 games and 2,117 at bats, Bevacqua batted .236 with 499 hits, plus 27 homers and 275 runs batted in. On-base and slugging figures of .305 and .327 give Bevacqua a career OPS of .632. Measured against the leagues Bevacqua played in, the .236 career average compares with a .258 league average over the same seasons, 8.7% below the league. In OPS terms, Bevacqua's .632 stands 10.1% below the league's .703. The hits column peaks at 75, in 1979.
Frequently Asked Questions about Kurt Bevacqua
- What years did Kurt Bevacqua play?
- Kurt Bevacqua played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1985.
- Was Kurt Bevacqua a pitcher?
- No. Kurt Bevacqua was a position player (Third Baseman).
- How many home runs did Kurt Bevacqua hit?
- Kurt Bevacqua hit 27 career home runs with 499 hits.
- What was Kurt Bevacqua's career batting average?
- Kurt Bevacqua batted .236 over his career, with 499 hits in 2,117 at bats.
- How many RBI did Kurt Bevacqua have?
- Kurt Bevacqua drove in 275 runs in his career.
- Is Kurt Bevacqua in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Kurt Bevacqua has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.