Belve Bean vs. Sean Newcomb — Career Comparison

Belve Bean
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean Newcomb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean Newcomb 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. Sean Newcomb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 5.32 and 1.634 for Belve Bean. By the career numbers, Sean Newcomb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Belve Bean and Sean Newcomb

Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
3.29
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.84
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.15
29.15
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
5.32
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.2
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
27
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
9
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
11.03
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
8.43
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.8
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.68
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
4.59
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
3.41
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
9.1
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.38
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
40.21
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2296
39.49
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.76
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
6.13
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.52
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
36.34
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1981
34.07
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.49
39.49

Fielding Stats for Belve Bean and Sean Newcomb

Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.84
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
27
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523.1
9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.34
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.29
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.709
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.336
0.336
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.15
29.15
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Belve Bean and Sean Newcomb

Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
86
670.13
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
1365.31
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
600
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
561.04
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
495.92
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.24
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
64.47
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
1.57
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
210.39
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
179.22
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
6
36.73
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
124.68
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.61
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.78
68.44
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.5
-33.68
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
57
348.98
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
1.72
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
85.71
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA