Cool Papa Bell

Positions: Centerfielder and Leftfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

5-11, 157lb (180cm, 71kg)

Born: May 17, 1903 in Starkville, MS us

Died: March 7, 1991 in St. Louis, MO

Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery, St. Louis, MO

High School: St. Louis HS (St. Louis, MO)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1974. (Voted by Negro League Committee)
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Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: James Thomas Bell

Nicknames: Cool Papa

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Relatives: Brother of Fred Bell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.1

4889

1584

.324

1181

RBI

597

310

OBP

.396

SLG

.448

OPS

.844

OPS+

126

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1922	19	-8.3	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	18	43	40	6	15	3	1	1	5	0		0		.375	.405	.575	.980	23		2	1
1923	20	-7.5	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	49	121	108	24	26	5	1	2	17	1		7		.241	.287	.361	.648	39		0	6
1924	21	-5.9	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	65	276	242	52	73	12	3	1	33	12		20		.302	.355	.388	.743	94		0
1925	22	-5.0	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	88	429	384	93	133	30	7	10	53	42		38		.346	.407	.539	.946	207		1
1926	23	-4.2	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	91	448	386	107	129	27	7	12	58	36		48		.334	.413	.534	.947	206		4
1927	24	-3.4	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	98	470	424	89	132	23	5	5	36	25		33		.311	.362	.425	.787	180		1
1928	25	-2.8	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	79	378	338	81	112	21	6	6	41	19		32		.331	.391	.482	.873	163		1
1929	26		2 Teams	NNL	Maj	CAG-SLS	97	447	392	98	125	24	5	3	39	48		45		.319	.392	.429	.820	168		2	8
1929	26	-2.4	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	93	429	375	95	122	24	5	3	38	48		44		.325	.399	.440	.839	165		2
1929	26	-2.4	CAG	NNL	Maj	CAG	4	18	17	3	3	0	0	0	1	0		1		.176	.222	.176	.399	3		0
1930	27	-0.8	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	80	386	345	107	123	20	8	9	54	15		36		.357	.420	.539	.959	186		2
1931	28	0.2	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	34	162	137	47	39	7	2	1	18	16		24		.285	.391	.387	.778	53		0	1
1932	29		2 Teams	BLK	Non		18	79	64	21	25	5	6	0	12	6		10		.391	.487	.656	1.143	42		2	3
1932	29		2 Teams	EWL	Maj	DW-HG	40	181	163	42	55	9	3	0	20	9		16		.337	.400	.429	.829	70		1	1
1932	29	-0.9	Pittsburgh	BLK	Non		2	8	7	4	3	1	1	0	1	0		1		.429	.500	.857	1.357	6		0	0
1932	29	-0.9	Kansas City	BLK	Non		16	71	57	17	22	4	5	0	11	6		9		.386	.485	.632	1.117	36		2	3
1932	29	0.3	DW	EWL	Maj	DW	30	137	123	30	39	6	2	0	15	8		13		.317	.387	.398	.785	49		1	0
1932	29	0.3	HG	EWL	Maj	HG	10	44	40	12	16	3	1	0	5	1		3		.400	.442	.525	.967	21		0	1
1933	30	1.5	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	76	345	308	67	94	12	5	3	31	16		30		.305	.369	.406	.775	125		1	6
1934	31	1.9	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	70	318	276	53	90	10	3	1	28	14		35		.326	.404	.395	.799	109		1	6
1935	32	2.7	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	52	249	210	69	69	15	6	2	30	14		33		.329	.420	.486	.905	102		0	6
1936	33	5.5	NNL All-Stars	BLK	Non		3	15	13	4	5	1	0	0	2	1		2		.385	.467	.462	.928	6		0	0
1936	33	3.5	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	45	206	183	46	56	6	3	1	24	6		19		.306	.371	.388	.759	71		0	4
1937	34	5.7	Santo Domingo	BLK	Non		4	19	16	4	6	0	0	0	2	0		3		.375	.474	.375	.849	6		0	0
1937	34	5.0	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	8	39	36	9	13	2	0	2	7	1		3		.361	.410	.583	.994	21		0	0
1938	35	13.0	Tampico	MEX	Ind
1939	36	5.7	Tampico	MEX	Ind
1940	37		2 Teams	MEX	Ind		89	430	382	119	167	29	15	12	79	28		45	24					262		0	3
1940	37	9.1	Union Laguna	MEX	Ind		89	430	382	119	167	29	15	12	79	28		45	24	.437	.496	.686	1.182	262		0	3
1940	37	9.1	Veracruz	MEX	Ind
1941	38	8.6	Monterrey	MEX	Ind		100	491	421	85	132	21	15	4	48	14		65	26	.314	.407	.463	.870	195		1	4
1942	39	6.4	NAL All-Stars	BLK	Non		1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	1			0
1942	39	9.5	CAG	NAL	Maj	CAG	39	170	141	24	44	8	3	0	11	4		27		.312	.423	.411	.834	58		0	2
1943	40	8.5	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	65	307	263	63	92	12	5	0	29	12		39		.350	.434	.433	.867	114		0	5
1944	41	10.0	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	52	250	213	43	66	9	3	1	27	4		30		.310	.398	.394	.792	84		1	6
1945	42	10.3	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	48	217	179	38	50	6	1	1	20	10		35		.279	.400	.341	.741	61		1	2
1946	43	12.9	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	39	139	121	23	48	5	2	0	16	6		16		.397	.467	.471	.938	57		0	2
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (21 seasons)					Majors		1233	5581	4889	1181	1584	266	79	61	597	310		566		.324	.396	.448	.844	2191		18	48
Black Baseball (4 seasons)					Black Baseball		26	117	97	29	37	6	6	0	16	7		15		.381	.474	.567	1.041	55		2	3
Foreign (4 seasons)					Foreign		189	921	803	204	299	50	30	16	127	42		110	50					457		1	7
All Levels (25 Seasons)							1448	6619	5789	1414	1920	322	115	77	740	359		691	50					2703		21	58