Belve Bean vs. Ed Donnelly — Career Comparison

Belve Bean
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Donnelly built a career as a starting pitcher and Belve Bean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Donnelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 5.32 and 1.634 for Belve Bean. By the career numbers, Ed Donnelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Belve Bean and Ed Donnelly

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.29
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.71
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.9
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
5.32
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.03
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
11.03
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
10.51
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.8
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.68
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.3
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.41
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.38
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.787
0.787
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
40.21
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
40.28
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.76
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
6.13
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
5.78
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
949
36.34
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
36.69
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.21
40.21
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Belve Bean and Ed Donnelly

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Belve Bean and Ed Donnelly

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
670.13
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
286.67
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
561.04
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
133.33
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
101.3
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
64.47
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
6.55
43.66
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
210.39
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
24
160
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
179.22
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
23
153.33
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
124.68
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.78
68.44
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
7.31
48.73
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
20
133.33
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100