B.J. Surhoff vs Buddy Bell

B.J. SurhoffBuddy Bell

B.J. Surhoff and Buddy Bell compared on their MLB careers: B.J. Surhoff played 19 seasons, 1987 to 2005, Buddy Bell 18 seasons, 1972 to 1989. B.J. Surhoff has .282 batting average to Buddy Bell's .279.

Who has the better career numbers?

B.J. Surhoff and Buddy Bell career totals
2,313GP2,405
8,258AB8,995
1,062R1,151
2,326H2,514
188HR201
1,153RBI1,106
141SB55
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

Where each stands all time

B.J. Surhoff and Buddy Bell all-time places
147th (2,326)Hits99th (2,514)
170th (1,153)RBI195th (1,106)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • B.J. Surhoff: 0 championships; none on file
  • Buddy Bell: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove ×6, AL Silver Slugger

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

B.J. Surhoff and Buddy Bell season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1987.2997681972.255936
2nd1988.2455381973.2681459
3rd1989.2485551974.262746
4th1990.2766591975.2711059
5th1991.2895681976.281760
6th1992.2524621977.2921164
7th1993.2747791978.282662
8th1994.2615221979.29918101
9th1995.32013731980.3291783
10th1996.29221821981.2941064
11th1997.28418881982.2961367
12th1998.27922921983.2771466
13th1999.308281071984.3151183
14th2000.29114681985.2291068
15th2001.27110581986.2782075
16th2002.293091987.2841770
17th2003.2955411988.241740
18th2004.3098501989.18303
19th2005.257534————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI