Buddy Bell stats

Last played for the Texas Rangers, 1989

Third Baseman

Age 75 · 6' 3"

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Buddy Bell played 18 MLB seasons, 1972 to 1989.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
2,405
AB
8,995
R
1,151
H
2,514
HR
201
RBI
1,106
SB
55
AVG
.279

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1972CLE132466491199365.255
1973CLE1566318616914597.268
1974CLE116423511117461.262
1975CLE1535536615010596.271
1976CLE159604751707603.281
1977CLE1294796414011641.292
1978CLE142556711576621.282
1979TEX16267089200181015.299
1980TEX1294907616117833.329
1981TEX973604410610643.294
1982TEX1485376215913675.296
1983TEX1566187517114663.277
1984TEX1485538817411832.315
1985TEX/CIN1515606112810683.229
1986CIN1555688915820752.278
1987CIN1435227414817704.284
1988CIN/HOU9532327787401.241
1989TEX3482415030.183

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
10,009
TB
3,654
XBH
682
HBP
38
IBB
84
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1972CLE505169313800
1973CLE689248446200
1974CLE471149233100
1975CLE619208341600
1976CLE661221352300
1977CLE538204381500
1978CLE606218410100
1979TEX720302633400
1980TEX5342444501100
1981TEX4151542731000
1982TEX614229422800
1983TEX678254524500
1984TEX630253523800
1985TEX/CIN635196431300
1986CIN655253525400
1987CIN597222381300
1988CIN/HOU352111180200
1989TEX901940000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
61.6
RC
1,305.8
RC/27
5.30
ISOP
.127
SECA
.217
BB/K
1.08
AB/HR
44.8
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1972CLE1.7544.1.1070.21.251.80
1973CLE3.9814.6.1250.21.045.10
1974CLE3.250.94.2.0900.21.260.40
1975CLE2.673.44.7.1050.20.755.30
1976CLE3.575.44.5.0840.10.986.30
1977CLE3.472.85.5.1340.20.743.50
1978CLE4.174.24.9.1100.20.992.70
1979TEX6.7101.45.6.1520.20.737.20
1980TEX6.392.67.5.1690.31.028.80
1981TEX6.060.56.1.1330.31.4360
1982TEX5.491.86.4.1300.31.441.30
1983TEX4.487.85.2.1340.21.044.10
1984TEX5.8101.87.1430.31.250.30
1985TEX/CIN0.666.34.1210.21.4560
1986CIN3.295.36.1670.31.528.40
1987CIN1.588.26.3.1420.31.830.70
1988CIN/HOU-0.134.73.8.1020.20.846.10
1989TEX-0.64.51.8.0490.10.700

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
75 yearsAug 27, 1951
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1972
Birthplace
Pittsburgh, United States
College
Miami
AL Gold Glove
6x
AL Silver Slugger
1984

Son of Gus Bell · Father of Mike Bell · All MLB fathers and sons

What were Buddy Bell's career stats?

Buddy Bell played 18 seasons for the Guardians, the Rangers and the Reds. He was a career .279 hitter with 2,514 hits, 201 home runs and 1,106 RBI. His best season was 1980: a .329 batting average, 17 home runs and 83 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 1972 to 1989

Buddy Bell finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 100th in hits (2,514)
  • 195th in rbi (1,106)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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