Jay Bell stats

Last played for the New York Mets, 2003

Second Baseman · #44

Age 60 · 6' 0"

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Jay Bell played 18 MLB seasons, 1986 to 2003.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
2,063
AB
7,398
R
1,123
H
1,963
HR
195
RBI
860
SB
91
AVG
.265

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.
1986CLE51435140.357
1987CLE3812514272132.216
1988CLE7321123462214.218
1989PIT7827133702275.258
1990PIT1595839314875210.254
1991PIT15760896164166710.270
1992PIT159632871679557.264
1993PIT15460410218795116.310
1994PIT110424681179452.276
1995PIT1385307913913552.262
1996PIT1515276513213716.250
1997KC15357389167219210.291
1998ARI1555497913820673.251
1999ARI151589132170381127.289
2000ARI1495658715118687.267
2001ARI1294285910613460.248
2002ARI3249382110.163
2003NYM721161121030.181

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

Career Postseason

GP
30
AB
107
R
14
H
28
HR
3
RBI
10
SB
0
AVG
.262

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
8,525
TB
3,076
XBH
656
HBP
57
IBB
25
GIDP
165
P/PA
0.10

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.
1986CLE161030000
1987CLE13744121000
1988CLE2365981030
1989PIT30395181090
1990PIT6962114230140
1991PIT6972605641150
1992PIT7122425140120
1993PIT7012645066160
1994PIT4871874831150
1995PIT5932144541130
1996PIT5982064555100
1997KC6602645242130
1998ARI6452375473140
1999ARI688328764290
2000ARI649247543070
2001ARI509171384390
2002ARI561531024.1
2003NYM1422212144.5

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
34.1
RC
1,067.0
RC/27
4.90
ISOP
.150
SECA
.270
BB/K
0.59
AB/HR
37.9
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.
1986CLE0.3412.1.3570.50.7140
1987CLE-0.312.63.4.1360.20.362.50
1988CLE-0.817.32.7.0620.20.4105.50
1989PIT0.627.73.3.0920.20.4135.50
1990PIT2.371.93.9.1080.20.683.30
1991PIT3.684.84.6.1580.30.5380
1992PIT3.879.24.3.1190.20.570.20
1993PIT6.1102.76.1.1270.30.667.10
1994PIT3.264.65.2.1650.30.647.10
1995PIT0.969.64.6.1420.20.540.80
1996PIT1.767.64.3.1400.20.540.50
1997KC5.197.56.1690.30.727.30
1998ARI3.683.85.2.1800.30.627.50
1999ARI4.7121.67.4.2680.40.615.50
2000ARI0.589.45.6.1700.30.831.40
2001ARI0.262.54.9.1520.30.832.90
2002ARI-0.33.32.1430.20.624.50
2003NYM-1.17.92.1.0090.20.600

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

Bio

Age
60 yearsDec 11, 1965
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1986
Birthplace
Eglin Afb, FL
NL Gold Glove
1993
NL Silver Slugger
1993

Latest performance

Jay Bell

Sep 28 · @ MIA · L 4-0

AB
4
R
0
H
0
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
0
SO
2
AVG
.181

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Sun, Sep 28atMIAL 4-040000
Sat, Sep 27atMIAW 9-300000
Fri, Sep 26atMIAL 4-310000
Wed, Sep 24vsPITW 5-351100
Sun, Sep 21vsWSHL 4-210000
Thu, Sep 18vsWSHL 1-000000

What were Jay Bell's career stats?

Jay Bell played 18 seasons for the Guardians, the Pirates, the Royals, the Diamondbacks and the Mets. He was a career .265 hitter with 1,963 hits, 195 home runs and 860 RBI. His best season was 1986: a .357 batting average, 1 home run and 4 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1986 to 2003

Jay Bell finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships

Awards

Season top 10 finishes

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

More on Jay Bell

Playoff series

Jay Bell played 6 games across 1 MLB postseason in 3 series — 1 won, 2 lost.

Jay Bell's line in each playoff series
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.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.
2001STLLost 0-224100
2001ATLLost 0-114000
2001NYYWon 3-037101

What the columns mean: AB · H · HR · RBI

Jay Bell’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.