Zeke Bella
John Bella
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 23, 1930 in Greenwich, CT
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1957
Final Game: September 25, 1959
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1957 NYY AL 26 OF 4 2 24.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 0.9 45.0 0.9 -0.2 1.0 0 3.00 2.00 .975 2.25 1.98
1957 NYY AL 26 RF 3 2 21.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 1.2 68.6 1.2 0.1 1.0 0 3.43 2.67 .975 1.93 1.67
1957 NYY AL 26 LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -120.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.70
1959 KCA AL 28 OF 25 19 142.0 24 22 2 0 1 1.000 -1.0 -8.5 -2.0 -1.9 -0.1 1 1.52 0.96 .979 2.22 1.96
1959 KCA AL 28 RF 14 11 74.0 15 13 2 0 1 1.000 0.2 3.2 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 1 1.82 1.07 .973 1.89 1.64
1959 KCA AL 28 LF 11 8 68.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -21.2 -1.2 -1.1 -0.1 0 1.06 0.73 .975 2.06 1.68
1959 KCA AL 28 1B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 4.50 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.30
2 Seasons OF 29 21 166.0 32 29 3 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -0.7 -1.1 -2.1 0.9 1 1.73 1.10 .978 2.22 1.96
2 Seasons RF 17 13 95.0 23 20 3 0 1 1.000 1.4 17.7 0.4 -0.7 1.0 1 2.18 1.35 .974 1.89 1.65
2 Seasons LF 12 8 71.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -25.4 -1.5 -1.4 -0.1 0 1.01 0.67 .975 2.07 1.68
1 Season 1B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 4.50 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.30
2 Seasons TOT 30 21 168.0 33 30 3 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -1.4 -1.2 -2.1 0.8 1 1.77 1.10 .979 2.31 2.17

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1957 NYY AL 26 5 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 1 0
1959 KCA AL 28 47 19 47 47 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 14 25 25 1
2 Seasons 52 21 52 52 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 17 29 26 1
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1957 NYY AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 1 88 80% 68% 23% 9 89%
1959 KCA AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 8 2 25.0% 5 1 12.5% 1 351 68% 76% 17% 24 58%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 11 3 27.3% 7 1 9.1% 2 439 70% 74% 18% 33 67%
MLB Averages 42.1% 3.1% 62% 78% 29% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1957 NYY AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 86% 93% 36% 0
1959 KCA AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 298 65% 81% 28% 24 33%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 312 66% 82% 28% 24 33%
MLB Averages 56.3% 2.4% 62% 78% 29% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1959 KCA AL 28 9 56% 89% 11% 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 9 56% 89% 11% 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 62% 78% 27% 94% 88%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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