Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1972
- College
- Miami
- AL Gold Glove
- 6x
- AL Silver Slugger
- 1984
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1972
- College
- Miami
- AL Gold Glove
- 6x
- AL Silver Slugger
- 1984
Stats
Standard
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | CLE | 132 | 466 | 49 | 119 | 9 | 36 | 5 | .255 |
| 1973 | CLE | 156 | 631 | 86 | 169 | 14 | 59 | 7 | .268 |
| 1974 | CLE | 116 | 423 | 51 | 111 | 7 | 46 | 1 | .262 |
| 1975 | CLE | 153 | 553 | 66 | 150 | 10 | 59 | 6 | .271 |
| 1976 | CLE | 159 | 604 | 75 | 170 | 7 | 60 | 3 | .281 |
| 1977 | CLE | 129 | 479 | 64 | 140 | 11 | 64 | 1 | .292 |
| 1978 | CLE | 142 | 556 | 71 | 157 | 6 | 62 | 1 | .282 |
| 1979 | TEX | 162 | 670 | 89 | 200 | 18 | 101 | 5 | .299 |
| 1980 | TEX | 129 | 490 | 76 | 161 | 17 | 83 | 3 | .329 |
| 1981 | TEX | 97 | 360 | 44 | 106 | 10 | 64 | 3 | .294 |
| 1982 | TEX | 148 | 537 | 62 | 159 | 13 | 67 | 5 | .296 |
| 1983 | TEX | 156 | 618 | 75 | 171 | 14 | 66 | 3 | .277 |
| 1984 | TEX | 148 | 553 | 88 | 174 | 11 | 83 | 2 | .315 |
| 1985 |  TEX/CIN | 151 | 560 | 61 | 128 | 10 | 68 | 3 | .229 |
| 1986 | CIN | 155 | 568 | 89 | 158 | 20 | 75 | 2 | .278 |
| 1987 | CIN | 143 | 522 | 74 | 148 | 17 | 70 | 4 | .284 |
| 1988 |  CIN/HOU | 95 | 323 | 27 | 78 | 7 | 40 | 1 | .241 |
| 1989 | TEX | 34 | 82 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .183 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | CLE | 505 | 169 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | CLE | 689 | 248 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | CLE | 471 | 149 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | CLE | 619 | 208 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | CLE | 661 | 221 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | CLE | 538 | 204 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | CLE | 606 | 218 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | TEX | 720 | 302 | 63 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | TEX | 534 | 244 | 45 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | TEX | 415 | 154 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | TEX | 614 | 229 | 42 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | TEX | 678 | 254 | 52 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | TEX | 630 | 253 | 52 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | TEX/CIN | 635 | 196 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CIN | 655 | 253 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | CIN | 597 | 222 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | CIN/HOU | 352 | 111 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | TEX | 90 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 61.6
- RC
- 1305.8
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | CLE | 1.7 | 54 | 4.1 | .107 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 51.8 | 0 |
| 1973 | CLE | 3.9 | 81 | 4.6 | .125 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 45.1 | 0 |
| 1974 | CLE | 3.2 | 50.9 | 4.2 | .090 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 60.4 | 0 |
| 1975 | CLE | 2.6 | 73.4 | 4.7 | .105 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 55.3 | 0 |
| 1976 | CLE | 3.5 | 75.4 | 4.5 | .084 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 86.3 | 0 |
| 1977 | CLE | 3.4 | 72.8 | 5.5 | .134 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 43.5 | 0 |
| 1978 | CLE | 4.1 | 74.2 | 4.9 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 92.7 | 0 |
| 1979 | TEX | 6.7 | 101.4 | 5.6 | .152 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 37.2 | 0 |
| 1980 | TEX | 6.3 | 92.6 | 7.5 | .169 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 28.8 | 0 |
| 1981 | TEX | 6.0 | 60.5 | 6.1 | .133 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 36 | 0 |
| 1982 | TEX | 5.4 | 91.8 | 6.4 | .130 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 41.3 | 0 |
| 1983 | TEX | 4.4 | 87.8 | 5.2 | .134 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 44.1 | 0 |
| 1984 | TEX | 5.8 | 101.8 | 7 | .143 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 50.3 | 0 |
| 1985 | TEX/CIN | 0.6 | 66.3 | 4 | .121 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 56 | 0 |
| 1986 | CIN | 3.2 | 95.3 | 6 | .167 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 28.4 | 0 |
| 1987 | CIN | 1.5 | 88.2 | 6.3 | .142 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 30.7 | 0 |
| 1988 | CIN/HOU | -0.1 | 34.7 | 3.8 | .102 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 46.1 | 0 |
| 1989 | TEX | -0.6 | 4.5 | 1.8 | .049 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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
- AL Gold Glove ×6: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
- AL Silver Slugger: 1984
All-time career rank
- 99th in hits (2,514)
- 195th in rbi (1,106)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1980 (7th), 1984 (9th)
- Hits: 1979 (7th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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