Don Bessent vs. Rich Thompson — Career Comparison

Don Bessent
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Thompson
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Don Bessent posted a stronger line than Rich Thompson. Don Bessent posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.33 vs 5.05) and WHIP (1.398 vs 1.667). By the career numbers, Don Bessent had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Don Bessent and Rich Thompson

Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
4.61
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
6.08
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.6
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.3
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.79
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.33
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.05
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
8.36
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
9.71
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.85
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.79
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.75
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.66
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
5.03
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.55
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.976
0.976
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
890
37.96
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
40.42
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.92
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.68
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.58
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.84
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.82
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
34.17
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
33.95
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Don Bessent and Rich Thompson

Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
4.61
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
6.08
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.24
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.87
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.79
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.26
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.75
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.03
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.169
0.169
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Bessent and Rich Thompson

Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
1296
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
15400
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
528
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.28
3.34
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
10.43
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
60
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.64
-19.65
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
21.85
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
168
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA