Belve Bean vs. Willie Jensen — Career Comparison

Belve Bean
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Jensen 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. Willie Jensen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.667 compared to 5.32 and 1.634 for Belve Bean. By the career numbers, Willie Jensen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Belve Bean and Willie Jensen

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.29
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
5.32
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
11.03
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.71
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.71
10.71
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.8
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.68
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.41
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.787
0.787
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
40.21
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.76
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
6.13
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.634
1.634
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
36.34
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64

Fielding Stats for Belve Bean and Willie Jensen

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Belve Bean and Willie Jensen

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
670.13
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
561.04
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
64.47
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.36
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
210.39
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
179.22
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
124.68
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.78
68.44
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-47.01
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA