Jay Bell career batting average
.265Career Regular Season
Jay Bell has a career batting average of .265 over 18 regular seasons.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1986 |  CLE | 5 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .357 | .438 | .714 | 1.152 |
| 1987 | CLE | 38 | 125 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 2 | .216 | .269 | .352 | .621 |
| 1988 | CLE | 73 | 211 | 23 | 46 | 2 | 21 | 4 | .218 | .289 | .280 | .569 |
| 1989 |  PIT | 78 | 271 | 33 | 70 | 2 | 27 | 5 | .258 | .307 | .351 | .658 |
| 1990 | PIT | 159 | 583 | 93 | 148 | 7 | 52 | 10 | .254 | .329 | .362 | .691 |
| 1991 | PIT | 157 | 608 | 96 | 164 | 16 | 67 | 10 | .270 | .330 | .428 | .757 |
| 1992 | PIT | 159 | 632 | 87 | 167 | 9 | 55 | 7 | .264 | .326 | .383 | .709 |
| 1993 | PIT | 154 | 604 | 102 | 187 | 9 | 51 | 16 | .310 | .392 | .437 | .830 |
| 1994 | PIT | 110 | 424 | 68 | 117 | 9 | 45 | 2 | .276 | .353 | .441 | .794 |
| 1995 | PIT | 138 | 530 | 79 | 139 | 13 | 55 | 2 | .262 | .336 | .404 | .739 |
| 1996 | PIT | 151 | 527 | 65 | 132 | 13 | 71 | 6 | .250 | .323 | .391 | .714 |
| 1997 |  KC | 153 | 573 | 89 | 167 | 21 | 92 | 10 | .291 | .368 | .461 | .829 |
| 1998 |  ARI | 155 | 549 | 79 | 138 | 20 | 67 | 3 | .251 | .353 | .432 | .785 |
| 1999 | ARI | 151 | 589 | 132 | 170 | 38 | 112 | 7 | .289 | .374 | .557 | .931 |
| 2000 | ARI | 149 | 565 | 87 | 151 | 18 | 68 | 7 | .267 | .348 | .437 | .786 |
| 2001 | ARI | 129 | 428 | 59 | 106 | 13 | 46 | 0 | .248 | .349 | .400 | .749 |
| 2002 | ARI | 32 | 49 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .163 | .250 | .306 | .556 |
| 2003 |  NYM | 72 | 116 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .181 | .319 | .190 | .509 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS
- Best season on file: .357 in 1986.
- Most recent: .181 in 2003.
Average of 18 regular seasons, 1986 through 2003. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 2, 2026.