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

Born: December 11, 1968 in 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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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1991 22 TOR AL 18 35 28 5 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 6 5 .143 .314 .143 .457 30 4 0 1 0 0 0 /78
1992 23 TOR AL 61 184 161 23 39 6 3 2 15 7 2 15 34 .242 .324 .354 .678 87 57 6 5 2 1 1 789/D
1993 24 SDP NL 150 585 542 73 142 19 1 21 72 26 5 23 122 .262 .303 .417 .720 89 226 7 12 0 8 5 *85/97
1994 25 SDP NL 108 466 434 54 135 20 0 14 54 24 8 29 88 .311 .354 .454 .808 112 197 14 1 0 2 5 *8
1995 26 HOU NL 112 499 452 63 151 21 2 8 86 27 9 33 71 .334 .385 .442 .827 125 200 10 8 0 6 2 *98 MVP-14
1996 27 HOU NL 158 684 627 84 165 40 3 17 113 29 3 40 123 .263 .311 .418 .729 98 262 18 8 0 9 8 *9/8
1997 28 HOU NL 129 547 493 67 136 29 3 15 71 15 7 40 94 .276 .344 .438 .782 107 216 16 12 0 2 3 *98/D
1998 29 HOU NL 156 695 630 111 198 41 2 22 108 13 3 51 126 .314 .364 .490 .855 125 309 14 4 0 10 0 *9
1999 30 HOU NL 128 568 509 61 120 22 0 12 66 18 6 50 129 .236 .306 .350 .656 66 178 20 4 0 5 1 *9
2000 31 NYM NL 144 622 546 87 145 31 1 18 69 8 4 65 125 .266 .348 .425 .773 98 232 14 6 2 3 0 *9/81
2001 32 PIT NL 46 183 156 14 27 3 0 5 13 0 2 25 38 .173 .287 .288 .576 48 45 4 0 2 0 5 9/78
11 Seasons 1210 5068 4578 642 1262 232 15 134 668 170 51 377 955 .276 .336 .421 .757 99 1926 123 61 6 46 30
162 Game Avg. 162 679 613 86 169 31 2 18 89 23 7 50 128 .276 .336 .421 .757 99 258 16 8 1 6 4
HOU (5 yrs) 683 2993 2711 386 770 153 10 74 444 102 28 214 543 .284 .341 .430 .771 104 1165 78 36 0 32 14
SDP (2 yrs) 258 1051 976 127 277 39 1 35 126 50 13 52 210 .284 .325 .433 .759 99 423 21 13 0 10 10
TOR (2 yrs) 79 219 189 28 43 6 3 2 16 10 4 21 39 .228 .323 .323 .645 78 61 6 6 2 1 1
NYM (1 yr) 144 622 546 87 145 31 1 18 69 8 4 65 125 .266 .348 .425 .773 98 232 14 6 2 3 0
PIT (1 yr) 46 183 156 14 27 3 0 5 13 0 2 25 38 .173 .287 .288 .576 48 45 4 0 2 0 5
NL (9 yrs) 1131 4849 4389 614 1219 226 12 132 652 160 47 356 916 .278 .336 .425 .761 100 1865 117 55 4 45 29
AL (2 yrs) 79 219 189 28 43 6 3 2 16 10 4 21 39 .228 .323 .323 .645 78 61 6 6 2 1 1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1992 23 TOR AL ALCS OAK W 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 23 TOR AL WS ATL W 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 28 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 3 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 29 HOU NL NLDS SDP L 4 16 16 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 .125 .125 .313 .438 5 1 0 0 0 0
1999 30 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
2000 31 NYM NL NLDS SFG W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons (6 Series) 14 36 34 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 10 .088 .139 .176 .315 6 1 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 NLDS 8 30 30 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 10 .067 .067 .167 .233 5 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2000 31 NYM NL 0 0 36.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 5 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 6.000 27.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00
1 Season 0 0 36.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 5 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 6.000 27.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00
162 Game Avg. 0 0 36.00 68 0 68 0 0 0 68 204 340 272 0 204 0 0 0 0 0 680 12 6.000 27.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00
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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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0 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 0.0
1 Season P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1995-NL-14-3%
0.03 Career Shares (1221st)

Batting Average s c a p y
1995 NL--.334--4th

At Bats s c a p y
1994 NL--434--8th
1996 NL--627--10th
1998 NL--630--9th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1998 NL--111--10th

Hits s c a p y
1994 NL--135--9th
1998 NL--198--5th

Doubles s c a p y
1996 NL--40--6th
1998 NL--41--9th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1996 NL--113--9th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1993 NL--122--6th
1994 NL--88--10th
1996 NL--123--9th
2000 NL--125--10th
Career--955--250th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1994 NL--24--10th

Singles s c a p y
1994 NL--101--4th
1995 NL--120--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1993 NL--12--2nd
Career--61--247th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1993 NL--8--10th
1995 NL--6--8th
1996 NL--9--4th
1998 NL--10--1st

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1994 NL--14--6th
1999 NL--20--3rd

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1993 NL--23.2--8th
1994 NL--17.7--6th
Career--149.9--166th

Outs Made s c a p y
1996 NL--492--4th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 26 (858), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 18 (828), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 15 (993), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1987.

March 30, 1993: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with Stoney Briggs (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Darrin Jackson.

December 28, 1994: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Doug Brocail, Ricky Gutierrez, Pedro Martinez, Phil Plantier and Craig Shipley to the Houston Astros for Ken Caminiti, Andujar Cedeno, Steve Finley, Roberto Petagine and Brian Williams. The Houston Astros sent Sean Fesh (minors) (May 1, 1995) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

December 23, 1999: Traded by the Houston Astros with Mike Hampton to the New York Mets for Kyle Kessel (minors), Roger Cedeno and Octavio Dotel.

October 31, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

December 10, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1992Toronto Blue Jays$112,500
1993San Diego Padres$165,000
1994San Diego Padres$385,000
1995Houston Astros$1,450,000
1996Houston Astros$2,800,000
1997Houston Astros$3,250,000
1998Houston Astros$4,250,000
1999Houston Astros$4,500,000
2000New York Mets$5,000,000
2001Pittsburgh Pirates$5,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$26,912,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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