Cool Papa Bell

Positions: Centerfielder, Leftfielder and Rightfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-0, 155lb (183cm, 70kg)

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)
View Cool Papa Bell's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

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

34.7

4767

1548

.325

1152

RBI

596

285

OBP

.394

SLG

.446

OPS

.840

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	-8.2	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	18	43	40	6	15	3	1	1	5	0		0		.375	.405	.575	.980	23		2	1
1923	20	-7.4	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	-4.9	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	87	418	380	94	132	33	6	10	58	30		30		.347	.395	.545	.940	207
1926	23	-4.1	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	97	460	419	90	131	23	5	5	39	21		31		.313	.360	.427	.787	179		0
1928	25	-2.9	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	391	98	125	26	5	3	40	49		49		.320	.397	.435	.832	170		1	6
1929	26	-2.2	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	93	429	374	95	122	26	5	3	39	49		48		.326	.404	.447	.851	167		1
1929	26	-2.2	CAG	NNL	Maj	CAG	4	18	17	3	3	0	0	0	1	0		1		.177	.222	.177	.399	3		0
1930	27	-0.7	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	79	383	342	104	121	19	5	6	56	11		35		.354	.417	.491	.908	168		2
1931	28	0.3	SLS	NNL	Maj	SLS	33	157	132	46	38	7	2	1	18	16		24		.288	.397	.394	.791	52		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	39	176	159	40	54	9	3	0	18	9		14		.340	.397	.434	.831	69		1	2
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	0.4	DW	EWL	Maj	DW	29	132	119	28	38	6	2	0	13	8		11		.319	.382	.403	.785	48		1	1
1932	29	0.4	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	73	330	295	62	89	12	4	2	28	16		28		.302	.364	.390	.754	115		1	6
1934	31	1.7	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	69	313	272	52	89	10	3	1	28	14		34		.327	.404	.397	.801	108		1	6
1935	32	2.6	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	49	234	197	68	68	14	6	2	30	12		31		.345	.434	.508	.942	100		0	6
1936	33	5.7	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	3.4	PC	NN2	Maj	PC	41	186	165	39	48	4	2	1	20	6		17		.291	.357	.358	.715	59		0	4
1937	34	5.8	Santo Domingo	BLK	Non		4	19	16	4	6	0	0	0	2	0		3		.375	.474	.375	.849	6		0	0
1937	34	4.9	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	.497	.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	9.4	CAG	NAL	Maj	CAG	26	112	98	14	29	4	2	0	7	0		12		.296	.373	.378	.750	37			2
1943	40	8.4	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	64	298	259	63	92	11	5	0	30	12		35		.355	.432	.436	.868	113		0	4	0
1944	41	9.9	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	52	250	213	43	66	9	3	1	27	4		30		.310	.398	.394	.792	84	0	1	6		1
1945	42	10.2	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	47	212	175	37	50	6	1	1	20	10		35		.286	.405	.349	.753	61		0	2		0
1946	43	12.9	HG	NN2	Maj	HG	39	139	120	23	48	5	2	0	16	6		16		.400	.471	.475	.946	57		0	3		0
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		1202	5420	4767	1152	1548	262	72	57	596	285		531		.325	.394	.446	.840	2125		14	49	0	1
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)							1417	6458	5667	1385	1884	318	108	73	739	334		656	50					2637		17	59	0	1