Derek Bell
Derek Nathaniel Bell
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: December 11, 1968 in Tampa, FL
High School: King (Tampa, FL)
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 28, 1991
Final Game: July 3, 2001
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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1991 TOR AL 22 OF 13 7 85.0 18 16 0 2 0 .889 0.4 5.6 -0.6 -0.7 0.1 1 1.69 1.23 .983 2.37 2.03
1991 TOR AL 22 LF 7 6 57.0 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -0.5 -10.5 -0.5 -0.6 0.1 0 1.58 1.43 .982 2.16 1.71
1991 TOR AL 22 CF 6 1 28.0 7 6 0 1 0 .857 0.9 38.6 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 1 1.93 1.00 .986 2.76 2.40
1992 TOR AL 23 OF 56 39 395.0 109 105 4 0 1 1.000 3.9 11.8 2.9 2.0 0.9 1 2.48 1.95 .983 2.47 2.17
1992 TOR AL 23 LF 24 23 208.0 51 49 2 0 0 1.000 1.7 9.8 1.7 0.1 1.6 0 2.21 2.13 .980 2.29 1.94
1992 TOR AL 23 CF 18 9 105.0 39 38 1 0 0 1.000 2.0 22.9 1.0 0.8 0.2 1 3.34 2.17 .985 2.90 2.60
1992 TOR AL 23 RF 15 7 82.0 19 18 1 0 1 1.000 0.2 2.9 0.2 1.1 -0.9 0 2.09 1.27 .984 2.23 1.87
1992 TOR AL 23 DH 1
1993 SDP NL 24 OF 125 121 1055.2 338 322 8 8 4 .976 -20.2 -23.0 -16.2 -6.9 -9.3 -4 2.81 2.64 .979 2.34 2.00
1993 SDP NL 24 CF 119 116 1011.0 332 316 8 8 4 .976 -18.8 -22.3 -15.8 -6.9 -8.9 -3 2.88 2.72 .985 2.75 2.37
1993 SDP NL 24 3B 19 18 154.0 50 12 29 9 3 .820 -4.2 -32.7 -4.2 -0.8 -3.4 0 2.40 2.16 .952 2.70 2.31
1993 SDP NL 24 RF 6 5 42.2 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -39.4 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 -1 1.69 1.33 .975 2.17 1.78
1993 SDP NL 24 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.70
1994 SDP NL 25 CF 108 105 929.0 258 245 3 10 0 .961 -19.8 -25.6 -17.8 -9.7 -8.1 -2 2.40 2.30 .983 2.63 2.40
1994 SDP NL 25 OF 108 105 929.0 260 247 3 10 0 .962 -19.8 -25.6 -17.8 -9.7 -8.1 -2 2.42 2.31 .980 2.24 1.90
1995 HOU NL 26 OF 110 110 985.2 219 201 10 8 2 .963 -12.8 -15.6 -12.8 -7.6 -5.2 0 1.93 1.92 .979 2.15 1.82 MVP-14
1995 HOU NL 26 RF 82 80 725.2 146 128 10 8 2 .945 -9.8 -16.2 -8.8 -3.0 -5.8 -1 1.71 1.68 .979 2.08 1.76 MVP-14
1995 HOU NL 26 CF 30 30 260.0 71 71 0 0 0 1.000 -3.0 -13.8 -4.0 -4.6 0.6 1 2.46 2.37 .983 2.48 2.16 MVP-14
1996 HOU NL 27 OF 157 156 1385.0 307 284 16 7 4 .977 14.1 12.2 11.1 3.4 7.7 3 1.95 1.91 .978 2.13 1.80
1996 HOU NL 27 RF 157 155 1371.1 306 283 16 7 4 .977 14.5 12.7 11.5 3.8 7.7 3 1.96 1.90 .974 2.07 1.71
1996 HOU NL 27 CF 2 1 13.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -35.1 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 0.66 0.50 1.000 2.50 2.15
1997 HOU NL 28 OF 125 121 1075.2 238 225 5 8 2 .966 9.4 10.5 10.4 3.4 7.0 -1 1.92 1.84 .980 2.13 1.77
1997 HOU NL 28 RF 89 87 767.2 170 160 4 6 1 .965 13.4 20.9 13.4 4.8 8.6 0 1.92 1.84 .977 2.04 1.64
1997 HOU NL 28 CF 36 34 308.0 69 65 2 2 1 .971 -4.0 -15.6 -3.0 -1.4 -1.6 -1 1.96 1.86 .983 2.40 2.03
1997 HOU NL 28 DH 1
1998 HOU NL 29 OF 154 149 1337.2 297 281 8 8 3 .973 16.3 14.6 16.3 8.7 7.6 0 1.94 1.88 .980 2.17 1.78
1998 HOU NL 29 RF 154 149 1337.2 298 282 8 8 2 .973 16.3 14.6 16.3 8.7 7.6 0 1.95 1.88 .976 2.08 1.66
1999 HOU NL 30 OF 126 123 1105.0 201 194 4 3 1 .985 -2.0 -2.2 0.0 1.8 -1.8 -2 1.61 1.57 .981 2.26 1.86
1999 HOU NL 30 RF 126 123 1105.0 200 193 4 3 1 .985 -2.0 -2.2 0.0 1.8 -1.8 -2 1.60 1.56 .981 2.16 1.72
2000 NYM NL 31 OF 143 140 1198.0 260 252 5 3 1 .988 -1.3 -1.3 -2.3 -1.0 -1.3 1 1.93 1.80 .981 2.25 1.86
2000 NYM NL 31 RF 142 136 1168.0 251 243 5 3 1 .988 -1.3 -1.3 -2.3 -1.6 -0.7 1 1.91 1.75 .979 2.18 1.75
2000 NYM NL 31 CF 5 4 30.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 -0.6 0 2.70 1.80 .989 2.64 2.24
2000 NYM NL 31 P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.50
2001 PIT NL 32 OF 46 42 371.1 82 78 3 1 1 .988 -0.3 -1.0 -1.3 -0.7 -0.6 1 1.96 1.76 .982 2.20 1.86
2001 PIT NL 32 RF 43 36 323.1 74 71 2 1 1 .986 0.9 3.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 1 2.03 1.70 .981 2.11 1.73
2001 PIT NL 32 LF 5 5 41.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -26.3 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 0 1.54 1.40 .971 1.91 1.48
2001 PIT NL 32 CF 1 1 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -51.4 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.29 1.00 1.000 2.57 2.20
11 Seasons OF 1163 1113 9923.0 2329 2205 66 58 19 .975 -12.3 -1.5 -10.3 -7.3 -3.0 -2 2.06 1.95 .980 2.22 1.86
9 Seasons RF 814 778 6923.1 1472 1386 50 36 13 .976 30.8 5.3 29.8 15.2 14.6 1 1.87 1.76 .978 2.11 1.71
9 Seasons CF 325 301 2691.2 787 752 14 21 5 .973 -43.4 -19.3 -40.4 -22.0 -18.4 -3 2.56 2.36 .984 2.65 2.33
4 Seasons LF 37 34 308.0 69 65 3 1 0 .986 0.3 1.2 0.3 -0.5 0.8 0 1.99 1.84 .980 2.21 1.83
1 Season 3B 19 18 154.0 50 12 29 9 3 .820 -4.2 -32.7 -4.2 -0.8 -3.4 0 2.40 2.16 .952 2.70 2.31
2 Seasons DH 2
1 Season P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.50
11 Seasons TOT 1194 1131 10078.0 2378 2215 96 67 21 .972 -16.5 -2.0 -14.5 -8.1 -6.4 -2 0 2.06 1.94 .950 2.19 1.81
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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
1991 TOR AL 22 18 7 18 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 13 0 0 5
1992 TOR AL 23 61 40 61 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 18 15 56 1 3 5
1993 SDP NL 24 150 139 150 142 0 0 0 0 19 0 1 119 6 125 0 8 0
1994 SDP NL 25 108 105 108 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 0 108 0 2 0
1995 HOU NL 26 112 110 112 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 82 110 0 2 0
1996 HOU NL 27 158 156 158 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 157 157 0 1 0
1997 HOU NL 28 129 122 129 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 89 125 1 5 1
1998 HOU NL 29 156 149 156 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 154 154 0 3 0
1999 HOU NL 30 128 123 128 126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 126 126 0 4 0
2000 NYM NL 31 144 140 144 144 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 142 143 0 1 0
2001 PIT NL 32 46 42 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 43 46 0 1 0
11 Seasons 1210 1133 1210 1181 1 0 0 0 19 0 37 325 814 1163 2 30 11
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%
1992 TOR AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 1 338 57% 75% 42% 26 69%
1993 SDP NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 37.5% 5 0 0.0% 0 188 47% 76% 36% 19 42%
1995 HOU NL 26 8 0 5 3 4 10 0 1 5 4 42 18 3 19 4 2 7 2 1 11 2 1 14 7 0 93 33 35.5% 53 7 7.5% 3 3278 58% 74% 34% 307 44%
1996 HOU NL 27 7 0 3 4 0 16 0 7 3 5 75 42 1 35 12 3 25 12 0 23 4 2 19 11 1 177 81 45.8% 88 7 4.0% 9 6273 59% 73% 35% 592 50%
1997 HOU NL 28 6 0 5 1 1 4 0 0 1 2 30 15 0 20 9 0 8 5 1 11 2 1 15 8 0 84 39 46.4% 43 2 2.4% 2 3329 59% 73% 33% 314 51%
1998 HOU NL 29 8 0 7 1 1 8 0 3 0 2 29 18 0 26 8 1 20 16 0 17 3 0 26 14 0 118 59 50.0% 57 1 0.8% 7 5821 61% 73% 36% 443 65%
1999 HOU NL 30 3 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 46 29 0 37 11 1 20 12 0 17 2 0 13 6 0 133 60 45.1% 72 1 0.8% 3 4796 57% 74% 36% 434 45%
2000 NYM NL 31 3 0 2 1 0 5 0 2 0 2 42 25 0 39 11 1 19 11 0 11 2 1 16 9 0 127 58 45.7% 67 2 1.6% 3 5280 67% 72% 38% 496 50%
2001 PIT NL 32 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 14 7 1 15 5 0 5 5 0 3 1 0 5 5 0 42 23 54.8% 18 1 2.4% 1 1494 61% 75% 35% 143 50%
9 Seasons 36 0 26 10 7 50 0 13 11 16 284 155 5 192 60 8 108 66 2 94 16 5 108 60 1 786 357 45.4% 406 21 2.7% 29 30797 60% 73% 36% 2774 51%
MLB Averages 45.2% 2.4% 56% 75% 38% 52%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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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%
1991 TOR AL 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 137 61% 69% 36% 11 55%
1992 TOR AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 10 5 50.0% 5 0 0.0% 1 496 58% 76% 39% 53 74%
1993 SDP NL 24 8 0 6 2 2 8 0 4 0 2 42 26 0 41 5 1 9 3 0 20 1 1 30 21 1 142 56 39.4% 83 3 2.1% 5 4626 49% 77% 39% 567 56%
1994 SDP NL 25 10 0 9 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 39 22 1 32 7 0 10 3 0 9 2 0 20 14 0 110 48 43.6% 61 1 0.9% 2 4179 53% 73% 34% 493 50%
1995 HOU NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 0 13 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 0 31 15 48.4% 16 0 0.0% 0 1156 55% 72% 31% 141 50%
1996 HOU NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 62 65% 77% 29% 8 13%
1997 HOU NL 28 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11 6 0 9 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 8 6 0 34 13 38.2% 21 0 0.0% 1 1334 57% 74% 32% 133 50%
2000 NYM NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 1 20.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 131 57% 76% 38% 17 53%
2001 PIT NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 36 67% 64% 19% 6 17%
9 Seasons 21 0 18 3 5 13 1 5 1 3 109 68 1 104 17 1 27 7 0 34 4 1 66 48 1 340 144 42.4% 192 4 1.2% 9 12157 53% 74% 35% 1429 53%
MLB Averages 41.5% 1.9% 56% 75% 38% 56%

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%
1991 TOR AL 22 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 242 63% 78% 40% 18 56%
1992 TOR AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 4 2 0 13 4 30.8% 9 0 0.0% 2 901 58% 76% 42% 71 72%
1993 SDP NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 9 44% 89% 44% 1 0%
2001 PIT NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40.0% 2 1 20.0% 0 196 52% 70% 32% 15 47%
4 Seasons 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 6 2 0 3 1 0 7 2 0 4 2 0 22 8 36.4% 13 1 4.5% 2 1348 58% 76% 40% 105 65%
MLB Averages 60.5% 2.4% 56% 75% 38% 49%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1993 SDP NL 24 674 46% 75% 29% 52 77% 2 12 11 0 1 29 23 5 0 0 9 0 5 4 7 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 5 40%
1 Season 674 46% 75% 29% 52 77% 2 12 11 0 1 29 23 5 0 0 9 0 5 4 7 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 5 40%
MLB Averages 56% 75% 31% 87% 64%

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
2000 NYM NL 31 10 70% 10% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 10 70% 10% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 75% 31% 91% 86%

* 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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