George Bell
George Antonio (Mathey) Bell (Liberty)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 21, 1959 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1978. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 1981
Final Game: October 2, 1993
Relatives: Brother of Juan Bell
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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
1981 TOR AL 21 OF 44 37 327.0 98 92 3 3 2 .969 3.7 13.6 2.7 1.1 1.6 1 2.61 2.16 .984 2.48 2.16 RoY-8
1981 TOR AL 21 LF 28 23 200.0 65 62 1 2 1 .969 3.0 18.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1 2.84 2.25 .978 2.38 1.99 RoY-8
1981 TOR AL 21 RF 18 14 127.0 34 31 3 0 1 1.000 0.7 6.6 0.7 0.1 0.6 0 2.41 1.89 .979 2.16 1.75 RoY-8
1981 TOR AL 21 DH 8 RoY-8
1983 TOR AL 23 OF 34 32 245.0 65 61 1 3 0 .954 1.7 8.3 -0.3 -1.6 1.4 2 2.28 1.82 .982 2.50 2.16
1983 TOR AL 23 LF 28 26 203.0 55 51 1 3 0 .945 1.1 6.5 0.1 -1.2 1.4 1 2.31 1.86 .978 2.32 1.90
1983 TOR AL 23 RF 6 6 42.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 17.1 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 1 2.14 1.67 .980 2.25 1.85
1983 TOR AL 23 DH 2
1984 TOR AL 24 OF 147 144 1274.0 309 289 11 9 1 .971 -1.1 -1.0 -3.1 0.1 -3.2 2 2.12 2.04 .983 2.51 2.17 MVP-19
1984 TOR AL 24 RF 90 81 717.2 176 168 3 5 1 .972 -0.9 -1.5 -2.9 -0.1 -2.8 2 2.14 1.90 .979 2.23 1.88 MVP-19
1984 TOR AL 24 LF 66 63 556.1 134 124 6 4 0 .970 -0.2 -0.4 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 0 2.10 1.97 .982 2.27 1.80 MVP-19
1984 TOR AL 24 DH 7 MVP-19
1984 TOR AL 24 3B 3 0 6.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.2 40.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.00 0.67 .950 2.70 2.20 MVP-19
1985 TOR AL 25 LF 157 157 1375.0 342 318 13 11 3 .968 4.1 3.6 4.1 -0.6 4.7 0 2.17 2.11 .977 2.25 1.77 MVP-8,SS
1985 TOR AL 25 OF 157 157 1375.0 344 320 13 11 3 .968 4.1 3.6 4.1 -0.6 4.7 0 2.18 2.12 .982 2.44 2.10 MVP-8,SS
1985 TOR AL 25 3B 2 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 120.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 3.00 0.50 1.000 3.00 2.40 MVP-8,SS
1986 TOR AL 26 LF 147 147 1297.1 295 268 17 10 1 .966 -8.2 -7.6 -11.2 -2.5 -8.7 3 1.98 1.94 .977 2.24 1.77 MVP-4,SS
1986 TOR AL 26 OF 147 147 1297.1 296 269 17 10 1 .966 -8.2 -7.6 -11.2 -2.5 -8.7 3 1.98 1.95 .980 2.39 2.06 MVP-4,SS
1986 TOR AL 26 DH 11 MVP-4,SS
1986 TOR AL 26 3B 2 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.80 0.50 .900 2.70 2.35 MVP-4,SS
1987 TOR AL 27 LF 149 147 1267.0 275 249 15 11 2 .960 0.8 0.8 -2.2 -1.8 -0.4 3 1.88 1.77 .975 2.11 1.73 AS,MVP-1,SS
1987 TOR AL 27 OF 148 147 1267.0 273 248 14 11 1 .960 0.8 0.8 -2.2 -1.8 -0.4 3 1.86 1.77 .981 2.31 2.00 AS,MVP-1,SS
1987 TOR AL 27 DH 7 AS,MVP-1,SS
1987 TOR AL 27 2B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 180.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 4.95 4.50 AS,MVP-1,SS
1987 TOR AL 27 3B 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -90.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30 AS,MVP-1,SS
1988 TOR AL 28 LF 149 147 1271.0 274 251 8 15 1 .945 -11.3 -10.7 -9.3 -5.2 -4.1 -2 1.83 1.74 .978 2.26 1.85
1988 TOR AL 28 OF 149 147 1271.0 276 253 8 15 1 .946 -11.3 -10.7 -9.3 -5.2 -4.1 -2 1.85 1.75 .980 2.47 2.14
1988 TOR AL 28 DH 7
1989 TOR AL 29 LF 134 134 1188.2 271 257 4 10 1 .963 -2.4 -2.4 -3.4 -6.6 3.2 1 1.98 1.95 .977 2.16 1.83 MVP-4
1989 TOR AL 29 OF 134 134 1188.2 272 258 4 10 1 .963 -2.4 -2.4 -3.4 -6.6 3.2 1 1.98 1.96 .981 2.42 2.12 MVP-4
1989 TOR AL 29 DH 19 MVP-4
1990 TOR AL 30 LF 106 106 922.0 232 224 3 5 1 .978 3.2 4.2 5.2 0.9 4.3 -2 2.22 2.14 .978 2.19 1.74 AS
1990 TOR AL 30 OF 106 106 922.0 235 226 4 5 1 .979 3.2 4.2 5.2 0.9 4.3 -2 2.25 2.17 .981 2.39 2.04 AS
1990 TOR AL 30 DH 36 AS
1991 CHC NL 31 LF 146 145 1191.1 265 249 6 10 0 .962 -4.5 -4.5 -0.5 -2.2 1.7 -4 1.93 1.75 .983 2.18 1.67 AS
1991 CHC NL 31 OF 146 145 1191.1 265 249 6 10 0 .962 -4.5 -4.5 -0.5 -2.2 1.7 -4 1.93 1.75 .983 2.28 1.88 AS
1992 CHW AL 32 DH 140 MVP-20
1992 CHW AL 32 LF 15 15 124.0 28 27 0 1 0 .964 -0.4 -3.9 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 0 1.96 1.80 .982 2.29 1.94 MVP-20
1992 CHW AL 32 OF 15 15 124.0 28 27 0 1 0 .964 -0.4 -3.9 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 0 1.96 1.80 .982 2.47 2.17 MVP-20
1993 CHW AL 33 DH 102
11 Seasons OF 1227 1211 10482.1 2461 2292 81 88 11 .964 -14.4 -1.6 -18.4 -18.2 -0.1 4 2.04 1.93 .982 2.41 2.07
11 Seasons LF 1125 1110 9595.2 2236 2080 74 82 10 .963 -14.8 -1.9 -15.8 -17.8 2.1 1 2.02 1.91 .978 2.21 1.78
10 Seasons DH 339
3 Seasons RF 114 101 886.2 220 209 6 5 2 .977 0.4 0.5 -2.6 -0.4 -2.2 3 2.18 1.89 .979 2.22 1.86
4 Seasons 3B 8 0 18.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 0.2 13.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.00 0.50 .950 2.75 2.30
1 Season 2B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 180.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 4.95 4.50
12 Seasons TOT 1236 1211 10502.1 2466 2294 84 88 11 .964 -13.9 -1.6 -17.9 -17.7 -0.1 4 0 2.04 1.92 .946 2.41 2.08
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
1981 TOR AL 21 60 42 60 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 18 45 5 6 8
1983 TOR AL 23 39 34 39 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 6 34 2 3 1
1984 TOR AL 24 159 150 159 147 0 0 0 0 3 0 66 0 90 147 6 8 0
1985 TOR AL 25 157 157 157 157 0 0 0 0 2 0 157 0 0 157 0 0 0
1986 TOR AL 26 159 158 159 147 0 0 0 0 2 0 147 0 0 147 11 1 0
1987 TOR AL 27 156 154 156 149 0 0 0 1 1 0 149 0 0 149 7 2 0
1988 TOR AL 28 156 154 156 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 0 0 149 7 2 0
1989 TOR AL 29 153 153 153 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 0 0 134 19 0 0
1990 TOR AL 30 142 142 142 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 0 0 106 36 0 0
1991 CHC NL 31 149 145 149 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 146 0 0 146 0 4 0
1992 CHW AL 32 155 155 155 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 15 140 0 0
1993 CHW AL 33 102 102 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102 0 0
12 Seasons 1587 1546 1587 1229 0 0 0 1 8 0 1125 0 114 1229 335 26 9
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 -- 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%
1981 TOR AL 21 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12 10 0 11 3 0 6 4 0 5 3 0 5 4 1 39 24 61.5% 14 1 2.6% 0 905 51% 80% 29% 124 48%
1983 TOR AL 23 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12 11 0 4 1 0 5 4 0 2 2 0 3 3 0 26 21 80.8% 5 0 0.0% 1 873 48% 82% 30% 102 52%
1984 TOR AL 24 4 0 4 0 1 6 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 6 5 0 14 7 50.0% 7 0 0.0% 6 2357 52% 78% 29% 129 96%
1985 TOR AL 25 11 0 10 1 4 13 0 4 0 4 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 14 5 0 26 23 0 45 30 66.7% 14 1 2.2% 12 5858 53% 78% 27% 334 96%
1986 TOR AL 26 10 0 9 1 3 17 0 5 5 5 51 44 0 43 9 3 28 16 0 18 5 1 19 18 0 159 92 57.9% 63 4 2.5% 13 5708 55% 76% 32% 561 50%
1987 TOR AL 27 11 0 7 4 1 15 0 8 2 5 34 27 0 31 10 2 24 18 1 16 6 1 22 21 1 127 82 64.6% 40 5 3.9% 10 5533 59% 74% 27% 500 51%
1988 TOR AL 28 15 0 14 1 3 8 0 2 1 5 56 43 0 35 10 4 28 16 0 13 6 1 25 24 0 157 99 63.1% 53 5 3.2% 3 5626 61% 77% 38% 603 43%
1989 TOR AL 29 10 0 8 2 3 4 0 1 1 2 50 45 0 40 16 2 30 21 0 19 2 0 12 12 0 151 96 63.6% 53 2 1.3% 2 5175 66% 79% 40% 607 43%
1990 TOR AL 30 5 0 4 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 46 38 0 33 9 0 23 16 0 9 2 0 15 13 1 126 78 61.9% 47 1 0.8% 2 4025 62% 78% 40% 483 47%
1991 CHC NL 31 10 0 10 0 3 6 0 3 1 2 28 19 0 25 7 1 16 10 0 14 3 0 25 22 0 108 61 56.5% 46 1 0.9% 5 5288 46% 77% 37% 435 58%
1992 CHW AL 32 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 5 83.3% 1 0 0.0% 0 523 59% 82% 41% 41 66%
11 Seasons 82 0 72 10 20 74 0 31 10 25 293 241 0 227 66 13 162 106 1 116 35 3 160 147 3 958 595 62.1% 343 20 2.1% 54 41871 57% 77% 34% 3919 54%
MLB Averages 59.4% 2.6% 56% 77% 33% 54%

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%
1981 TOR AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 13 5 38.5% 5 3 23.1% 0 550 53% 83% 30% 61 54%
1983 TOR AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 7 6 85.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 215 46% 83% 22% 19 53%
1984 TOR AL 24 5 0 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 6 1 2 0 0 0 11 2 1 9 9 0 28 13 46.4% 11 4 14.3% -1 3222 47% 77% 26% 181 94%
3 Seasons 5 0 5 0 2 6 0 1 0 3 5 3 1 12 4 3 4 1 1 13 3 1 14 13 1 48 24 50.0% 17 7 14.6% -1 3987 48% 78% 27% 261 82%
MLB Averages 44.0% 2.8% 56% 77% 33% 57%

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%
1984 TOR AL 24 24 71% 92% 54% 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 TOR AL 25 14 57% 57% 14% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 TOR AL 26 20 10% 65% 35% 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 TOR AL 27 19 42% 74% 21% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 77 45% 74% 34% 3 100% 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 77% 29% 89% 71%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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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 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1987 TOR AL 27 8 100% 88% 63% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 8 100% 88% 63% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 77% 29% 92%

* 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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Name and misspellings: George Antonio jorge goerge George (Mathey) gearge Liberty belle Bell

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