Josh Bell stats

Twins

Designated Hitter · #56

Age 34 · 6' 3" · 261 lbs

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Josh Bell recorded a .255 batting average, 21 home runs and 96 RBI in 154 games of 2026 for the Minnesota Twins. Last game: .

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GP
154
AB
568
R
78
H
145
HR
21
RBI · 13th
96
SB
2
AVG
.255

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.
2016PIT4512818353190.273
2017PIT1595497514026902.255
2018PIT1485017413112622.261
2019PIT14352794146371160.277
2020PIT5719522448220.226
2021WSH1444987513027880.261
2022WSH/SD1565527814717710.266
2023CLE/MIA1505475213522740.247
2024MIA/ARI1455386213419710.249
2025WSH1404685411222630.239
2026MIN1545687814521962.255

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

Career regular season

GP
1,441
AB
5,071
R
682
H
1,299
HR
214
RBI
772
SB
6
AVG
.256

Career Postseason

GP
12
AB
44
R
5
H
13
HR
2
RBI
6
SB
0
AVG
.295

Expanded

PA
631
TB
238
XBH
50
HBP
4
IBB
0
GIDP
20
P/PA
4.00

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.
2016PIT15252110044.1
2017PIT6202565814154.1
2018PIT5832064702124.1
2019PIT61330077513114.0
2020PIT22371112433.8
2021WSH5682375222223.8
2022WSH/SD6472334954223.9
2023CLE/MIA6172295022133.9
2024MIA/ARI6032184461223.7
2025WSH5331974051153.9
2026MIN6312385040204

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

Career regular season

PA
5,790
TB
2,237
XBH
489
HBP
32
IBB
33
GIDP
159
P/PA
3.94

Advanced

WAR
0.7
RC
73.0
RC/27
4.40
ISOP
.164
SECA
.259
BB/K
0.42
AB/HR
27.0
GO/FO
0.70

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.
2016PIT-0.519.65.2.1330.31.142.71
2017PIT1.782.85.2.2110.30.621.11.1
2018PIT0.874.15.1.1500.30.741.81
2019PIT2.9107.67.3.2920.40.614.20.8
2020PIT-0.722.63.9.1380.30.424.41.3
2021WSH3.177.75.3.2150.30.618.41.2
2022WSH/SD3.0835.2.1560.30.832.51
2023CLE/MIA0.473.64.6.1720.30.524.91
2024MIA/ARI-0.6654.1.1560.20.428.31
2025WSH0.562.14.5.1820.30.721.30.9
2026MIN0.7734.4.1640.30.4270.7

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

Career regular season

WAR
11.3
RC
740.6
RC/27
5.00
ISOP
.185
SECA
.307
BB/K
0.58
AB/HR
23.7
GO/FO
1.00

Bio

Age
34 yearsAug 14, 1992
Height
6' 3"
Weight
261 lbs
Experience
11 yearsDebut 2016
Birthplace
Irving, TX
Draft
2011Rd 2, Pk 61
NL Silver Slugger
2022

Against other designated hitters

2026 regular season, 39 MLB designated hitters with 25+ games.

  • Home Runs21

    Higher than 76% of the other 38 MLB designated hitters.

  • Batting Average.255

    Higher than 68% of the other 38 MLB designated hitters.

  • RBI96

    Higher than 92% of the other 38 MLB designated hitters.

Latest performance

Josh Bell

Sep 27 · vs TEX · W 6-4

AB
2
R
1
H
1
HR
1
RBI
3
BB
1
SO
1
AVG
.255

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Sun, Sep 27vsTEXW 6-421113
Sat, Sep 26vsTEXL 6-240101
Fri, Sep 25vsTEXW 10-221000
Wed, Sep 23atSFW 4-250101
Tue, Sep 22atSFW 3-240000
Sun, Sep 20atLAAW 8-041302

What are Josh Bell's career stats?

Josh Bell has played 11 seasons for the Pirates, the Nationals and the Twins. He is a career .256 hitter with 1,299 hits, 214 home runs and 772 RBI. His best season so far is 2019: a .277 batting average, 37 home runs and 116 RBI.

Best single games

  • Hits: 4 @ CIN on Aug 25, 2017, L 9-5
  • Home Runs: 3 vs CHC on Jul 1, 2019, W 18-5
  • RBI: 7 vs CHC on Jul 1, 2019, W 18-5
  • Runs: 4 vs CHC on Jul 1, 2019, W 18-5
  • Stolen Bases: 1 @ MIL on Jun 22, 2017, L 4-2
  • Walks: 3 @ MIL on Aug 25, 2016, W 3-2 F/10
Josh Bell's best game in each stat, by season
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.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.
2026424312
20254263—2
20243242—2
20234243—2
20224233—3
20213242—2
20203122—2
20194374—2
2018413313
2017414213
20163142—3

What the columns mean: H · HR · RBI · R · SB · BB

Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2016.

League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2016 to 2026

Josh Bell finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

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 Josh Bell

Playoff series

Josh Bell played 12 games across 2 MLB postseasons in 4 series — 1 won, 3 lost.

Josh 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.
2023PHILost 0-228401
2022NYMWon 2-1313312
2022LADLost 1-126000
2022PHILost 1-4517613

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

Josh Bell’s playoff series, round by round

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