George A. Bell stats

Last played for the Chicago White Sox, 1993

Designated Hitter

Age 67 · 6' 1"

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George A. Bell played 12 MLB seasons, 1981 to 1993.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,587
AB
6,123
R
814
H
1,702
HR
265
RBI
1,002
SB
67
AVG
.278

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.
1981TOR6016319385123.233
1983TOR391125302171.268
1984TOR15960685177268711.292
1985TOR15760787167289521.275
1986TOR159641101198311087.309
1987TOR156610111188471345.308
1988TOR1566147816524974.269
1989TOR15361388182181044.297
1990TOR1425626714921863.265
1991CHC1495586315925862.285
1992CHW15562774160251125.255
1993CHW102410368913641.217

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

Career Postseason

GP
12
AB
48
R
6
H
13
HR
1
RBI
3
SB
0
AVG
.271

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
6,592
TB
2,873
XBH
607
HBP
49
IBB
53
GIDP
165
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.
1981TOR1685780110
1983TOR11849112140
1984TOR6433026982140
1985TOR667291628680
1986TOR6903417523150
1987TOR6673698379170
1988TOR6582745615210
1989TOR6642816143180
1990TOR6082374637140
1991CHC6032615246100
1992CHW6702625268290
1993CHW4361493242140

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
17.0
RC
874.2
RC/27
5.00
ISOP
.191
SECA
.250
BB/K
0.43
AB/HR
23.1
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.
1981TOR0.113.92.9.1170.20.232.60
1983TOR0.213.54.2.1700.20.2560
1984TOR2.995.25.7.2060.30.323.30
1985TOR3.897.45.7.2040.30.521.70
1986TOR3.5111.76.4.2230.30.720.70
1987TOR4.6122.67.4.2970.40.5130
1988TOR0.578.74.4.1780.20.525.60
1989TOR2.789.25.2.1620.20.634.10
1990TOR0.8704.3.1570.20.426.80
1991CHC1.181.65.2.1830.20.522.30
1992CHW-0.569.33.7.1630.20.325.10
1993CHW-2.732.32.5.1460.20.331.50

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

Bio

Age
67 yearsOct 21, 1959
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1981
Birthplace
San Pedro De Macoris, Dominican Republic

Brother of Juan Bell · All MLB brothers

What were George A. Bell's career stats?

George A. Bell played 12 seasons for the Blue Jays, the Cubs and the White Sox. He was a career .278 hitter with 1,702 hits, 265 home runs and 1,002 RBI. His best season was 1986: a .309 batting average, 31 home runs and 108 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1981 to 1993

George A. Bell led MLB in RBI (1987); finished top 10 in a stat 8 times.

All-time career rank

  • 230th in home runs (265)
  • 267th in rbi (1,002)

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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