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Season Age Team Lg WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1923 25 KCM NNL 0.2 3 1 .750 3.32 5 5 0 3 1 0 38.0 35 25 14 2 11 11 0 0 0 155 134 4.01 1.211 8.3 0.5 2.6 2.6 1.00
1924 26 KCM NNL 1.5 9 2 .818 3.75 16 13 4 7 0 0 108.0 109 54 45 2 27 33 2 1 0 452 115 3.64 1.259 9.1 0.2 2.3 2.8 1.22
1925 27 KCM NNL 4.1 11 3 .786 2.79 20 13 5 9 1 2 125.2 101 45 39 4 32 49 2 0 0 500 161 3.68 1.058 7.2 0.3 2.3 3.5 1.53
1926 28 KCM NNL 5.6 15 6 .714 2.39 24 19 5 16 1 0 177.0 142 64 47 3 44 68 6 0 1 718 197 3.37 1.051 7.2 0.2 2.2 3.5 1.55
1927 29 KCM NNL 4.3 13 4 .765 2.66 24 17 7 12 4 1 162.1 155 59 48 8 35 52 4 0 1 668 150 3.81 1.170 8.6 0.4 1.9 2.9 1.49
1928 30 KCM NNL 3.7 9 7 .563 2.88 24 15 4 12 1 1 150.0 144 59 48 2 23 49 8 0 1 606 149 3.23 1.113 8.6 0.1 1.4 2.9 2.13
1929 31 KCM NNL 3.6 14 4 .778 3.38 25 17 8 13 0 3 157.0 134 68 59 6 31 90 5 0 3 630 134 3.38 1.051 7.7 0.3 1.8 5.2 2.90
1930 32 KCM NNL 3.6 9 3 .750 2.67 13 11 2 11 2 1 101.0 95 37 30 3 17 72 1 0 1 412 171 3.05 1.109 8.5 0.3 1.5 6.4 4.24
1932 34 2TM EWL 0.9 4 2 .667 2.47 6 6 0 5 0 0 51.0 48 24 14 0 11 27 1 0 0 212 174 2.77 1.157 8.5 0.0 1.9 4.8 2.45
1932 34 DW EWL 0.7 2 1 .667 1.50 3 3 0 2 0 0 24.0 20 9 4 0 5 17 0 0 0 98 287 2.33 1.042 7.5 0.0 1.9 6.4 3.40
1932 34 HG EWL 0.2 2 1 .667 3.33 3 3 0 3 0 0 27.0 28 15 10 0 6 10 1 0 0 114 129 3.16 1.259 9.3 0.0 2.0 3.3 1.67
1933 35 PC NN2 -0.1 8 6 .571 5.24 18 14 1 10 1 0 111.2 137 78 65 5 25 72 1 0 0 488 83 2.90 1.451 11.0 0.4 2.0 5.8 2.88
1934 36 PC NN2 2.6 11 4 .733 3.33 21 15 0 12 1 0 135.1 141 60 50 5 32 68 2 0 2 567 135 3.45 1.278 9.4 0.3 2.1 4.5 2.13
1935 37 2TM NN2 0.1 3 5 .375 5.95 12 7 3 4 0 2 59.0 80 48 39 3 14 30 1 0 0 266 87 3.61 1.593 12.2 0.5 2.1 4.6 2.14
1935 37 PC NN2 -0.6 1 3 .250 8.27 5 4 1 1 0 0 20.2 35 24 19 1 6 13 0 0 0 102 63 3.44 1.984 15.2 0.4 2.6 5.7 2.17
1935 37 ND NN2 0.7 2 2 .500 4.70 7 3 2 3 0 2 38.1 45 24 20 2 8 17 1 0 0 164 110 3.70 1.383 10.6 0.5 1.9 4.0 2.13
1936 38 NE NN2 1.6 5 4 .556 4.16 11 6 1 6 1 0 67.0 74 33 31 0 15 16 1 0 0 286 120 3.59 1.328 9.9 0.0 2.0 2.1 1.07
1937 39 NE NN2 0.1 2 2 .500 4.94 6 3 3 1 0 0 31.0 31 22 17 2 9 13 0 0 0 132 103 4.09 1.290 9.0 0.6 2.6 3.8 1.44
14 Yrs 31.6 116 53 .686 3.33 225 161 43 121 13 10 1474.0 1426 676 546 45 326 650 34 1 9 6092 134 3.43 1.189 8.7 0.3 2.0 4.0 1.99
162 Game Avg 5.6 20 9 .686 3.33 40 28 8 21 2 2 260 251 119 96 8 57 115 6 0 2 1073 134 3.43 1.189 8.7 0.3 2.0 4.0 1.99
KCM (8 Yrs) 26.5 83 30 .735 2.91 151 110 35 83 10 8 1019.0 915 411 330 30 220 424 28 1 7 4141 151 3.48 1.114 8.1 0.3 1.9 3.7 1.93
PC (3 Yrs) 2.0 20 13 .606 4.51 44 33 2 23 2 0 267.2 313 162 134 11 63 153 3 0 2 1157 100 3.22 1.405 10.5 0.4 2.1 5.1 2.43
NE (2 Yrs) 1.7 7 6 .538 4.41 17 9 4 7 1 0 98.0 105 55 48 2 24 29 1 0 0 418 114 3.75 1.316 9.6 0.2 2.2 2.7 1.21
ND (1 Yr) 0.7 2 2 .500 4.70 7 3 2 3 0 2 38.1 45 24 20 2 8 17 1 0 0 164 110 3.70 1.383 10.6 0.5 1.9 4.0 2.13
DW (1 Yr) 0.7 2 1 .667 1.50 3 3 0 2 0 0 24.0 20 9 4 0 5 17 0 0 0 98 287 2.33 1.042 7.5 0.0 1.9 6.4 3.40
HG (1 Yr) 0.2 2 1 .667 3.33 3 3 0 3 0 0 27.0 28 15 10 0 6 10 1 0 0 114 129 3.16 1.259 9.3 0.0 2.0 3.3 1.67
NNL (8 Yrs) 26.5 83 30 .735 2.91 151 110 35 83 10 8 1019.0 915 411 330 30 220 424 28 1 7 4141 151 3.48 1.114 8.1 0.3 1.9 3.7 1.93
NN2 (5 Yrs) 4.3 29 21 .580 4.50 68 45 8 33 3 2 404.0 463 241 202 15 95 199 5 0 2 1739 104 3.39 1.381 10.3 0.3 2.1 4.4 2.09
EWL (1 Yr) 0.9 4 2 .667 2.47 6 6 0 5 0 0 51.0 48 24 14 0 11 27 1 0 0 212 174 2.77 1.157 8.5 0.0 1.9 4.8 2.45
Standard Pitching Table
Season Age Team Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP WP BF FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1924 26 KCM WS 1 0 1.000 2.63 3 3 0 0 0 0 24.0 29 13 7 0 13 6 6 1 0 113 4.46 1.750 10.9 0.0 4.9 2.3 0.46
1925 27 KCM NNL,WS 1 2 .333 1.38 5 4 0 3 0 1 32.2 30 11 5 2 13 1 10 0 1 144 4.61 1.316 8.3 0.6 3.6 2.8 0.77
1926 28 KCM NNL 0 0 3.46 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.0 12 7 5 0 4 0 4 0 0 56 3.38 1.231 8.3 0.0 2.8 2.8 1.00
3 Yrs 2 2 .500 2.20 10 9 0 3 0 1 69.2 71 31 17 2 30 7 20 1 1 313 4.33 1.450 9.2 0.3 3.9 2.6 0.67
162 Game Avg 7 7 .500 2.20 36 32 0 11 0 4 248 254 111 61 7 107 25 72 4 4 1120 4.33 1.450 9.2 0.3 3.9 2.6 0.67
WS (2 Yrs) 1 1 .500 2.04 6 5 0 1 0 1 39.2 48 18 9 1 22 7 10 1 0 189 4.78 1.765 10.9 0.2 5.0 2.3 0.45
NNL (2 Yrs) 1 1 .500 2.40 4 4 0 2 0 0 30.0 23 13 8 1 8 0 10 0 1 124 3.73 1.033 6.9 0.3 2.4 3.0 1.25

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Season Age Team Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Awards
1923 25 KCM NNL 38.0 5 5 25 5.92 5.55 0.18 0.00 100 5.37 -2 -0.1 0.0 0.2 2 .471 .499
1924 26 KCM NNL 108.0 16 13 54 4.50 4.96 0.17 0.00 100 4.80 4 0.6 1.00 -0.1 1.5 16 .536 .504
1925 27 KCM NNL 125.2 20 13 45 3.22 5.42 0.08 0.00 100 5.34 29 3.1 1.00 -0.2 4.1 44 .656 .519
1926 28 KCM NNL 177.0 24 19 64 3.25 5.48 0.31 0.00 100 5.17 38 4.1 1.00 -0.3 5.6 59 .673 .526
1927 29 KCM NNL 162.1 24 17 59 3.27 4.73 0.17 0.00 100 4.56 23 2.9 1.00 -0.2 4.3 40 .620 .518
1928 30 KCM NNL 150.0 24 15 59 3.54 4.97 0.19 0.00 100 4.78 21 2.5 1.00 -0.2 3.7 36 .602 .515
1929 31 KCM NNL 157.0 25 17 68 3.90 5.12 0.01 0.00 100 5.11 21 2.3 1.00 -0.2 3.6 38 .593 .514
1930 32 KCM NNL 101.0 13 11 37 3.30 5.23 -0.15 0.00 100 5.38 23 2.7 1.00 -0.1 3.6 35 .709 .517
1932 34 2TM EWL 51.0 6 6 24 4.24 4.92 0.20 0.00 100 4.72 3 0.5 -0.1 0.9 9 .581 .502
1932 34 DW EWL 24.0 3 3 9 3.38 4.99 0.04 0.00 100 4.95 4 0.5 0.0 0.7 7 .672 .503
1932 34 HG EWL 27.0 3 3 15 5.00 4.85 0.34 0.00 100 4.52 -1 0.0 0.0 0.2 2 .491 .500
1933 35 PC NN2 111.2 18 14 78 6.29 5.02 -0.05 0.00 100 5.08 -15 -1.0 1.00 -0.2 -0.1 -3 .447 .494
1934 36 PC NN2 135.1 21 15 60 3.99 4.64 -0.04 0.00 100 4.69 10 1.6 1.00 -0.3 2.6 25 .577 .510
1935 37 2TM NN2 59.0 12 7 48 7.32 5.96 -0.09 0.00 100 6.05 -8 -0.4 1.00 -0.1 0.1 -1 .468 .499
1935 37 PC NN2 20.2 5 4 24 10.45 5.78 0.21 0.00 100 5.56 -11 -0.8 1.00 0.0 -0.6 -9 .350 .495
1935 37 ND NN2 38.1 7 3 24 5.63 6.06 -0.26 0.00 100 6.32 3 0.4 1.00 0.0 0.7 8 .552 .502
1936 38 NE NN2 67.0 11 6 33 4.43 5.72 -0.19 0.00 100 5.91 11 1.1 1.00 -0.1 1.6 19 .599 .507
1937 39 NE NN2 31.0 6 3 22 6.39 5.79 0.04 0.00 100 5.76 -2 -0.1 1.00 0.0 0.1 2 .479 .499
14 Yrs 1474.0 225 161 676 4.13 5.15 0.08 0.00 100 5.08 155 19.8 1.00 -2.1 31.6 322 .588 .512
162 Game Avg 260 40 28 119 4.13 5.15 0.08 0.00 100 5.08 27 3.5 1.00 -0.4 5.6 57 .588 .512
KCM (8 Yrs) 1019.0 151 110 411 3.63 5.15 0.13 0.00 100 5.01 157 18.1 1.00 -1.3 26.5 271 .620 .516
PC (3 Yrs) 267.2 44 33 162 5.45 4.89 -0.03 0.00 100 4.92 -16 -0.1 1.00 -0.5 2.0 14 .498 .502
NE (2 Yrs) 98.0 17 9 55 5.05 5.74 -0.12 0.00 100 5.86 9 1.0 1.00 -0.1 1.7 21 .556 .504
ND (1 Yr) 38.1 7 3 24 5.63 6.06 -0.26 0.00 100 6.32 3 0.4 1.00 0.0 0.7 8 .552 .502
DW (1 Yr) 24.0 3 3 9 3.38 4.99 0.04 0.00 100 4.95 4 0.5 0.0 0.7 7 .672 .503
HG (1 Yr) 27.0 3 3 15 5.00 4.85 0.34 0.00 100 4.52 -1 0.0 0.0 0.2 2 .491 .500
NNL (8 Yrs) 1019.0 151 110 411 3.63 5.15 0.13 0.00 100 5.01 157 18.1 1.00 -1.3 26.5 271 .620 .516
NN2 (5 Yrs) 404.0 68 45 241 5.37 5.21 -0.07 0.00 100 5.28 -4 1.2 1.00 -0.7 4.3 42 .518 .502
EWL (1 Yr) 51.0 6 6 24 4.24 4.92 0.20 0.00 100 4.72 3 0.5 -0.1 0.9 9 .581 .502
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Season Age Team Lg IP HR% K% BB% Awards
1923 25 KCM NNL 38.0 1.3 7.1 7.1
1924 26 KCM NNL 108.0 0.4 7.3 6.0
1925 27 KCM NNL 125.2 0.8 9.8 6.4
1926 28 KCM NNL 177.0 0.4 9.5 6.1
1927 29 KCM NNL 162.1 1.2 7.8 5.2
1928 30 KCM NNL 150.0 0.3 8.1 3.8
1929 31 KCM NNL 157.0 1.0 14.3 4.9
1930 32 KCM NNL 101.0 0.7 17.5 4.1
1932 34 2TM EWL 51.0 0.0 12.7 5.2
1932 34 DW EWL 24.0 0.0 17.3 5.1
1932 34 HG EWL 27.0 0.0 8.8 5.3
1933 35 PC NN2 111.2 1.0 14.8 5.1
1934 36 PC NN2 135.1 0.9 12.0 5.6
1935 37 2TM NN2 59.0 1.1 11.3 5.3
1935 37 PC NN2 20.2 1.0 12.7 5.9
1935 37 ND NN2 38.1 1.2 10.4 4.9
1936 38 NE NN2 67.0 0.0 5.6 5.2
1937 39 NE NN2 31.0 1.5 9.8 6.8
14 Yrs 1474.0 0.7 10.7 5.4
MLB Average 1.2 7.8 8.1
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Batting Against Pitching Ratios
Season Age Team Lg IP OBP BAbip HR% K% BB% Awards
1924 26 KCM WS 24.0 3.071 -4.833 0.0 5.3 11.5
1925 27 KCM NNL,WS 32.2 3.308 -2.333 1.4 6.9 9.0
1926 28 KCM NNL 13.0 4.000 -3.000 0.0 7.1 7.1
3 Yrs 69.2 3.290 -3.136 0.6 6.4 9.6
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was William Bell born?

William Bell was born on August 31, 1897.

Where was William Bell born?

William Bell was born in Hallettsville, TX.

How tall was William Bell?

William Bell was 5-7 (170 cm) tall.

How much did William Bell weigh when playing?

William Bell weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did William Bell play?

William Bell played 14 seasons.

Is William Bell in the Hall of Fame?

William Bell has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did William Bell play?

William Bell was a Pitcher and Outfielder.

How many strikeouts did William Bell have?

William Bell had 650 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has William Bell played for?

William Bell played for 6 teams; the Detroit Wolves, Homestead Grays, Kansas City Monarchs, Newark Dodgers, Newark Eagles and Pittsburgh Crawfords.

How many World Series has William Bell won?

William Bell won 1 World Series.

When did William Bell retire?

William Bell last played in 1937.

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