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Hi Bell

Herman S. Bell

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 16, 1897 in Mount Sherman, KY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1924
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Giants 1924-1934

Final Game: August 23, 1934
Died: June 7, 1949 in Glendale, CA
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 6:23AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

Standard Pitching

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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
1924 26 STL NL 3 8 .273 4.92 28 10 8 5 0 1 113.1 124 68 62 5 29 29 5 0 3 474 77 1.350 9.8 0.4 2.3 2.3 1.00
1926 28 STL NL 6 6 .500 3.18 27 8 12 3 0 2 85.0 82 41 30 1 17 27 2 0 1 354 125 1.165 8.7 0.1 1.8 2.9 1.59
1927 29 STL NL 1 3 .250 3.92 25 1 11 0 0 0 57.1 71 37 25 5 22 31 1 0 0 255 102 1.622 11.1 0.8 3.5 4.9 1.41
1929 31 STL NL 0 2 .000 6.92 7 0 5 0 0 0 13.0 19 15 10 1 4 4 0 0 0 64 70 1.769 13.2 0.7 2.8 2.8 1.00
1930 32 STL NL 4 3 .571 3.90 39 9 17 2 0 8 115.1 143 65 50 4 23 42 2 0 1 512 130 1.439 11.2 0.3 1.8 3.3 1.83
1932 34 NYG NL 8 4 .667 3.68 35 10 14 3 0 2 120.0 132 58 49 11 16 25 2 0 1 498 102 1.233 9.9 0.8 1.2 1.9 1.56
1933 35 NYG NL 6 5 .545 2.05 38 7 21 1 1 5 105.1 100 31 24 4 20 24 2 1 0 433 159 1.139 8.5 0.3 1.7 2.1 1.20
1934 36 NYG NL 4 3 .571 3.67 22 2 12 0 0 6 54.0 72 25 22 2 12 9 2 0 0 242 107 1.556 12.0 0.3 2.0 1.5 0.75
8 Seasons 32 34 .485 3.69 221 47 100 14 1 24 663.1 743 340 272 33 143 191 16 1 6 2832 108 1.336 10.1 0.4 1.9 2.6 1.34
162 Game Avg. 8 9 .485 3.69 56 12 25 4 0 6 168 189 86 69 8 36 48 4 0 2 719 108 1.336 10.1 0.4 1.9 2.6 1.34
STL (5 yrs) 14 22 .389 4.15 126 28 53 10 0 11 384.0 439 226 177 16 95 133 10 0 5 1659 103 1.391 10.3 0.4 2.2 3.1 1.40
NYG (3 yrs) 18 12 .600 3.06 95 19 47 4 1 13 279.1 304 114 95 17 48 58 6 1 1 1173 117 1.260 9.8 0.5 1.5 1.9 1.21

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1924 26 STL NL 113.1 11 68 65 0 1.0 -3 -0.4 $
1926 28 STL NL 85.0 7 41 49 2 1.0 8 0.7 $
1927 29 STL NL 57.1 1 37 33 2 1.0 -4 -0.5 $
1929 31 STL NL 13.0 0 15 9 0 1.0 -6 -0.6 $
1930 32 STL NL 115.1 9 65 85 0 1.0 20 1.8 $
1932 34 NYG NL 120.0 10 58 70 0 1.0 12 1.0 $
1933 35 NYG NL 105.1 7 31 53 4 1.0 22 1.9 $
1934 36 NYG NL 54.0 2 25 33 2 1.0 8 0.5 $
8 Seasons 663.1 47 340 397 10 1.0 57 4.4 $
STL (5 yrs) 384.0 28 226 241 4 1.0 15 1.0 $
NYG (3 yrs) 279.1 19 114 156 6 1.0 42 3.4 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1926 28 STL NL WS W NYY 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 10 2.500 18.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 1.00
1930 32 STL NL WS L PHA 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1933 35 NYG NL WS W WSH 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 0 0 4.50 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 16 1.250 9.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.00
3 WS 0 0 4.50 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 16 1.250 9.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.00

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
1924 26 STL NL 28 36 31 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 .065 .194 .065 .259 -27 2 0 0 1
1926 28 STL NL 27 29 25 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 .120 .214 .120 .334 -10 3 0 1 1
1927 29 STL NL 25 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 -52 1 0 0 1
1929 31 STL NL 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1930 32 STL NL 39 31 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 .077 .143 .077 .220 -46 2 0 3 1
1932 34 NYG NL 35 37 34 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 15 .088 .139 .088 .227 -37 3 0 1 1
1933 35 NYG NL 38 32 29 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .138 .194 .138 .331 -4 4 1 0 1 1
1934 36 NYG NL 22 21 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .105 .150 .105 .255 -30 2 0 0 1 1
8 Seasons 221 200 178 15 17 0 0 0 3 0 0 15 67 .096 .166 .096 .261 -29 17 1 0 7
162 Game Avg. 162 147 130 11 12 0 0 0 2 0 11 49 .096 .166 .096 .261 -29 12 0 5
STL (5 yrs) 126 110 96 6 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 36 .083 .170 .083 .253 -33 8 0 4
NYG (3 yrs) 95 90 82 9 9 0 0 0 2 0 5 31 .110 .161 .110 .271 -24 9 1 0 3

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1924 26 STL NL 36 -6 0 0 0 0 2 1 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ 1
1926 28 STL NL 29 -4 0 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1927 29 STL NL 11 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1929 31 STL NL 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
1930 32 STL NL 31 -7 0 0 0 0 2 1 -4 -0.3 -4 -0.4 0.1 $ 1
1932 34 NYG NL 37 -7 0 0 0 0 3 1 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ 1
1933 35 NYG NL 32 -4 0 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1934 36 NYG NL 21 -4 0 0 0 0 2 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
8 Seasons 200 -35 0 0 0 0 14 6 -15 -1.5 -15 -1.5 -0.0 $
STL (5 yrs) 110 -20 0 0 0 0 7 3 -10 -0.9 -10 -1.0 0.1 $
NYG (3 yrs) 90 -15 0 0 0 0 7 3 -5 -0.6 -5 -0.5 -0.1 $

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1926 28 STL NL WS NYY W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1930 32 STL NL WS PHA L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1933 35 NYG NL WS WSH W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Awards
1924 STL NL 26 P 28 10 5 113.1 35 1 31 3 1 .914 2.54 1.14 .965 2.52 2.51
1926 STL NL 28 P 27 8 3 85.0 23 2 17 4 0 .826 2.01 0.70 .958 2.57 2.53
1927 STL NL 29 P 25 1 0 57.1 16 0 14 2 0 .875 2.20 0.56 .958 2.32 2.31
1929 STL NL 31 P 7 0 0 13.0 4 0 2 2 0 .500 1.38 0.29 .965 2.42 2.34
1930 STL NL 32 P 39 9 2 115.1 33 2 28 3 2 .909 2.34 0.77 .964 2.21 2.18
1932 NYG NL 34 P 35 10 3 120.0 28 4 23 1 2 .964 2.02 0.77 .957 2.29 2.29
1933 NYG NL 35 P 38 7 1 105.1 23 3 19 1 1 .957 1.88 0.58 .964 2.36 2.33
1934 NYG NL 36 P 22 2 0 54.0 10 1 8 1 1 .900 1.50 0.41 .960 2.27 2.24
8 Seasons P 221 47 14 663.1 172 13 142 17 7 .901 2.10 0.70 .961 2.36 2.33
8 Seasons TOT 221 47 14 663.1 172 13 142 17 7 .901 2.10 0.70 .961 2.36 2.33
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 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 1950 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 1919 on.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1926 NL  2 (9th)
1930 NL  8 (1st)
1933 NL  5 (2nd)
1934 NL  6 (4th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1930 NL  17 (7th)
1933 NL  21 (4th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1926 NL  4 (5th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (551), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 12 (1351), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1410), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1122), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

  • November 22, 1934: Purchased by Kansas City (American Association) from the New York Giants.
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