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Eric Bell

Eric Alvin Bell

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 178 lb.

Born: October 27, 1963 in Modesto, CA
High School: Fred C. Beyer HS (Modesto, CA)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 9th round of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 24, 1985 (Age 21)
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Indians/Astros 1985-1993

Final Game: May 8, 1993 (Age 29)
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Standard Pitching

More Stats

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
1985 21 BAL AL 0 0 4.76 4 0 3 0 0 0 5.2 4 3 3 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 24 90 1.412 6.4 1.6 6.4 6.4 1.00
1986 22 BAL AL 1 2 .333 5.01 4 4 0 0 0 0 23.1 23 14 13 4 14 0 18 0 0 0 105 84 1.586 8.9 1.5 5.4 6.9 1.29
1987 23 BAL AL 10 13 .435 5.45 33 29 1 2 0 0 165.0 174 113 100 32 78 0 111 2 1 11 729 81 1.527 9.5 1.7 4.3 6.1 1.42
1991 27 CLE AL 4 0 1.000 0.50 10 0 3 0 0 0 18.0 5 2 1 0 5 0 7 1 0 0 61 854 0.556 2.5 0.0 2.5 3.5 1.40
1992 28 CLE AL 0 2 .000 7.63 7 1 2 0 0 0 15.1 22 13 13 1 9 0 10 1 0 1 75 53 2.022 12.9 0.6 5.3 5.9 1.11
1993 29 HOU NL 0 1 .000 6.14 10 0 2 0 0 0 7.1 10 5 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 34 66 1.636 12.3 0.0 2.5 2.5 1.00
6 Yrs 15 18 .455 5.18 68 34 11 2 0 0 234.2 238 150 135 38 112 0 152 4 1 12 1028 84 1.491 9.1 1.5 4.3 5.8 1.36
162 Game Avg. 10 12 .455 5.18 45 23 7 1 0 0 156 159 100 90 25 75 0 101 3 1 8 685 84 1.491 9.1 1.5 4.3 5.8 1.36
BAL (3 yrs) 11 15 .423 5.38 41 33 4 2 0 0 194.0 201 130 116 37 96 0 133 2 1 11 858 81 1.531 9.3 1.7 4.5 6.2 1.39
CLE (2 yrs) 4 2 .667 3.78 17 1 5 0 0 0 33.1 27 15 14 1 14 0 17 2 0 1 136 110 1.230 7.3 0.3 3.8 4.6 1.21
HOU (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.14 10 0 2 0 0 0 7.1 10 5 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 34 66 1.636 12.3 0.0 2.5 2.5 1.00
AL (5 yrs) 15 17 .469 5.15 58 34 9 2 0 0 227.1 228 145 130 38 110 0 150 4 1 12 994 84 1.487 9.0 1.5 4.4 5.9 1.36
NL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.14 10 0 2 0 0 0 7.1 10 5 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 34 66 1.636 12.3 0.0 2.5 2.5 1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1985 21 BAL AL 5.2 4 0 3 4.76 4.66 -0.08 -0.36 95.0 4.17 -0 -0.0 .0 0.0 0.0 0 .490 .500
1986 22 BAL AL 23.1 4 4 14 5.40 4.74 -0.05 0.16 100.2 4.97 -1 -0.1 -0.0 0.1 1 .471 .499
1987 23 BAL AL 165.0 33 29 113 6.16 4.93 -0.05 0.14 98.0 5.02 -21 -2.0 .8 -0.1 -0.5 -4 .440 .488 $62,500
1991 27 CLE AL 18.0 10 0 2 1.00 4.45 -0.06 -0.34 102.8 4.29 7 0.7 1.3 0.1 1.0 8 .572 .504
1992 28 CLE AL 15.1 7 1 13 7.63 4.11 0.12 -0.21 101.0 3.81 -7 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -5 .408 .496 $157,500
1993 29 HOU NL 7.1 10 0 5 6.14 4.63 0.28 -0.35 92.7 3.70 -2 -0.2 .9 0.0 -0.2 -1 .478 .499 $145,000
6 Seasons 234.2 68 34 150 5.75 4.80 -0.03 0.06 98.5 4.82 -25 -2.3 .9 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .467 .498 $365,000
BAL (3 yrs) 194.0 41 33 130 6.03 4.90 -0.06 0.13 98.1 4.99 -23 -2.1 .4 -0.1 -0.4 -3 .448 .496 $62,500
CLE (2 yrs) 33.1 17 1 15 4.05 4.29 0.02 -0.28 101.9 4.07 0 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.5 3 .505 .500 $157,500
HOU (1 yr) 7.1 10 0 5 6.14 4.63 0.28 -0.35 92.7 3.70 -2 -0.2 .9 0.0 -0.2 -1 .478 .499 $145,000

Standard Batting

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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
1985 21 BAL AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1986 22 BAL AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1987 23 BAL AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1991 27 CLE AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1992 28 CLE AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1993 29 HOU NL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Yrs 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (3 yrs) 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (1 yr) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1985 21 BAL AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1986 22 BAL AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1987 23 BAL AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $62,500 1
1991 27 CLE AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
1992 28 CLE AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $157,500 /1
1993 29 HOU NL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $145,000 1
6 Seasons 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $365,000
BAL (3 yrs) 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $62,500
CLE (2 yrs) 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $157,500
HOU (1 yr) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $145,000

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1985 BAL AL 21 P 4 0 0 5.2 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 4.76 0.75 .953 1.91 1.85 0 0 0
1986 BAL AL 22 P 4 4 0 23.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.39 0.25 .960 1.81 1.80 2 1 33% 34% 0
1987 BAL AL 23 P 33 29 2 165.0 24 8 16 0 2 1.000 1.31 0.73 .955 1.84 1.82 12 8 40% 31% 0
1991 CLE AL 27 P 10 0 0 18.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.50 0.30 .957 1.80 1.80 2 0 0% 34% 0
1992 CLE AL 28 P 7 1 0 15.1 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 2.93 0.71 .952 1.70 1.71 4 1 20% 34% 0
1993 HOU NL 29 P 10 0 0 7.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.84 1.83 2 0 0% 32% 0
6 Seasons P 68 34 2 234.2 36 13 23 0 2 1.000 1.38 0.53 .955 1.83 1.81 22 10 31% 32% 0
6 Seasons TOT 68 34 2 234.2 36 13 23 0 2 1.000 1.38 0.53 .955 1.83 1.81 22 10 31% 32% 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Home Runs s c a p y
1987 AL  32 (10th)

Losses s c a p y
1987 AL  13 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1987 AL  11 (10th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1987 AL  1.000 (1st)

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  5. Mike Mimbs (977)
  6. Jeanmar Gomez (976)
  7. David Nied (975)
  8. Eric DuBose (973)
  9. Shovel Hodge (972)
  10. Jack Curtis (972)
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  2. Mark Redman (991)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Russ Van Atta (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

  • June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 9th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
  • October 4, 1990: Granted Free Agency.
  • October 14, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
  • October 16, 1992: Granted Free Agency.
  • January 12, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
  • October 15, 1993: Granted Free Agency.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. We attempt to update transactions throughout the season.

Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
198723Baltimore Orioles$62,5001987 USA Today survey
199228Cleveland Indians$157,5004/2/92 USA Today
199329Houston Astros$145,000USA Today
Career to date (may be incomplete)$365,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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