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Cool Papa
Bell		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 150
 
Born: May 17, 1903 in Starkville, MS
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1922 19 SLA AL     7 7 7 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6
1923 20 SLA AL     7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1924 21 SLA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1925 22 SLA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1926 23 SLA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
1927 24 SLA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
1928 25 SLA AL $ 2,051,429   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
1929 26 SLA AL $ 2,051,429   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,051,429   7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1922 19 AAA   130 595 124 195 15 11 4 79 68 7 59 89 .328 .388 .410 .798 102.2  
1923 20 AAA   99 327 60 103 11 2 8 54 20 9 52 44 .315 .409 .434 .843 59.4  
    AA   29 132 20 42 3 1 4 19 8 2 12 18 .318 .375 .447 .822 22.2  
1924 21 SLA AL 139 458 75 137 19 12 3 66 63 20 35 46 .299 .350 .413 .763 68.5 12.4
1925 22 SLA AL 144 575 104 194 25 19 4 66 83 30 46 37 .337 .387 .468 .855 101.7 18.6
1926 23 SLA AL 30 108 23 30 5 2 3 18 10 4 10 11 .278 .345 .444 .789 15.7 2.6
1927 24 SLA AL 108 295 57 87 6 8 2 42 46 9 28 39 .295 .356 .390 .746 44.1 8.7
1928 25 SLA AL 134 439 69 113 12 11 4 39 46 24 42 61 .257 .323 .362 .685 52.2 7.7
1929 26 SLA AL 122 368 50 100 15 4 4 40 52 15 25 35 .272 .323 .367 .690 47.0 8.3
6 Years Sim 677 2243 378 661 82 56 20 271 300 102 186 229 .295 .350 .408 .758 329.1 58.3
2 Years AAA 229 922 184 298 26 13 12 133 88 16 111 133 .323 .400 .419 .819 161.6  
1 Years AA 29 132 20 42 3 1 4 19 8 2 12 18 .318 .372 .447 .819 22.2  
3 Years Minors 258 1054 204 340 29 14 16 152 96 18 123 151 .323 .397 .422 .819 183.8  
162 Game Average 536 90 158 19 13 4 64 71 24 44 54 .295 .350 .408 .758 78.8  
Career Highs 144 575 104 194 25 19 4 66 83 30 46 61 .337 .387 .468 .855 101.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1538 265 466 63 42 12 188 201 72 119 139 .303 .355 .422 .777 231.5
vs LH   705 113 195 19 14 8 83 99 30 67 90 .277 .339 .377 .717 98.8
Home 347 1106 195 350 42 29 12 135 169 50 97 109 .316 .374 .439 .813 186.0
Away 330 1137 183 311 40 27 8 136 131 52 89 120 .274 .327 .377 .704 144.3
RISP   566 0 152 16 21 6 234 0 0 61 68 .269 .335 .403 .738 77.5
Pinch Hitting   98 15 29 1 5 1 23 4 1 9 10 .296 .352 .439 .791 15.2
Close/Late   276 55 87 13 15 1 41 0 0 40 24 .315 .406 .482 .887 50.9
Mar/Apr 69 225 34 62 6 5 3 27 23 13 8 17 .276 .301 .387 .688 24.9
May 126 386 71 106 17 11 2 42 50 11 49 42 .275 .357 .391 .748 59.8
June 127 432 76 120 13 8 5 43 69 15 38 52 .278 .340 .380 .720 62.5
July 125 434 70 132 15 16 3 58 62 19 37 53 .304 .358 .433 .791 69.4
August 118 404 58 111 12 11 6 46 38 22 25 41 .275 .322 .403 .725 49.9
Sep/Oct 112 362 69 130 19 5 1 55 58 22 29 24 .359 .407 .448 .854 63.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1924 21 SLA AL CF 79 62 602.0 189 5 11 1 .946 2.90 0 0 .000 0 4.6
    RF 46 42 371.0 105 3 0 0 1.000 2.62 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 3 0 6.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0  
1925 22 SLA AL CF 139 129 1183.7 357 5 19 2 .950 2.75 0 0 .000 0 5.0
    RF 2 1 11.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 3.27 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 2 0 3.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1926 23 SLA AL CF 17 15 119.7 46 2 3 0 .941 3.61 0 0 .000 0 1.3
    RF 13 13 102.7 30 0 0 0 1.000 2.63 0 0 .000 0  
1927 24 SLA AL CF 41 34 317.3 104 0 5 0 .954 2.95 0 0 .000 0 1.8
    RF 38 23 236.0 57 0 0 0 1.000 2.17 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 22 0 59.3 15 0 0 0 1.000 2.28 0 0 .000 0  
1928 25 SLA AL RF 64 60 546.0 135 2 0 1 1.000 2.26 0 0 .000 0 2.1
    CF 56 47 403.3 117 3 6 2 .952 2.68 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 8 4 48.7 8 0 1 0 .889 1.48 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1929 26 SLA AL CF 65 59 518.0 167 3 6 2 .966 2.95 0 0 .000 0 2.0
    RF 47 34 319.3 82 4 1 3 .989 2.42 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 6 0 15.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 4.20 0 0 .000 0  
  CF 397 346 3144.0 980 18 50 7 .952 2.86 0 0 .000 0 14.6
  RF 210 173 1586.0 413 9 1 4 .998 2.39 0 0 .000 0 2.1
  LF 41 4 132.7 33 0 1 0 .971 2.24 0 0 .000 0  
  C 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   649 523 4863.6 1426 28 52 11 .965 2.69 0 0 .000 0 16.7
Career Highs   143 130 1198.3 361 8 19 5 .974 3.16 0 0 .000 0  
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1925-4-.337
 On-Base Pct
1925-10-.387
 OPS
1925-8-.855
 XR
1925-5-101.7
 At-Bats
1925-8-575
 Runs
1925-4-104
Hits
1925-3-194
 Total Bases
1925-6-269
 Singles
1925-3-146
 Triples
1924-8-12
1925-2-19
1928-10-11
 Stolen Bases
1924-1-63
1925-1-83
1927-6-46
1928-4-46
1929-2-52
 Caught Stealing
1924-7-20
1925-1-30
1928-3-24
1929-10-15
Strikeouts
1924-7-46
1928-6-61
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 24    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 32    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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  4. Martin Dihigo (943)
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  6. Walter French (935)
  7. Showboat Fisher (934)
  8. Jesse Burkett (934)
  9. Chicken Hawks (929)
  10. Doc Cook (928)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1922
Traded from New York (A) to St. Louis (A) on 3/14/1922 (Going to SLA: CF Cool Papa Bell. Going to NYA: P Trade L Bait)
Had first career hit on 4/18/1924, off Larry Jacobus (CLE)
Hit first career homerun on 7/10/1924, off Dave Brown (WAS)
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Philadelphia (A) on 7/28/1924
Won Player of the Week award on 10/5/1925, hitting .480 with 0 HR, 5 RBI
Injured on 4/25/1926 with a Inflamed Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 6/5/1926 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season
2/12/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,051,429 through salary arbitration
 
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