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Gus
Bell		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 201
 
Born: November 15, 1928 in Usa, KY, LOUISVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1960   
All-Star Selections 1951   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1950 21 CIN NL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 22 CIN NL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 23 CIN NL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 24 CIN NL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 25 CIN NL $ 350,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 26 TAM AL $ 591,429 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 27 TAM AL $ 750,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 28 TAM AL $ 750,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 29 TAM AL $ 750,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 30 TAM AL $ 750,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 31 BSN NL $ 1,600,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 32 BSN NL $ 1,600,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 33 DET AL $ 1,600,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 34 DET AL $ 1,600,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 35 DET AL   0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,600,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1950 21 CIN NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 7 8 8 3 4 3 8 8 8
1951 22 CIN NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 7 8 7 3 4 4 8 8 8
1952 23 CIN NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 6 5 7 8 7 3 4 4 7 7 7
1953 24 CIN NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 6 5 6 8 7 3 4 4 7 7 7
1954 25 CIN NL $ 350,000   6 6 6 5 6 5 7 8 7 3 4 4 7 7 7
1955 26 TAM AL $ 591,429   6 6 6 5 5 5 6 8 7 3 4 4 7 7 7
1956 27 TAM AL $ 750,000   7 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 7 3 4 4 7 7 7
1957 28 TAM AL $ 750,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 8 3 4 3 7 7 7
1958 29 TAM AL $ 750,000   7 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 3 3 3 7 7 7
1959 30 TAM AL $ 750,000   7 7 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 3 3 3 6 7 7
1960 31 BSN NL $ 1,600,000   7 7 6 6 6 6 8 9 8 3 3 3 6 7 6
1961 32 BSN NL $ 1,600,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 8 9 8 3 3 3 6 6 6
1962 33 DET AL $ 1,600,000   6 6 5 5 5 5 8 9 9 3 3 3 5 6 6
1963 34 DET AL $ 1,600,000   4 4 4 4 4 4 7 8 8 3 3 3 5 5 5
1964 35 DET AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 7 8 7 3 3 3 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 7 3 3 3 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,600,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 8 9 9 3 4 4 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1955 26 TAM AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 4 0 8 0 6.00 .227 .433 .273 .706 0.0
1 Years Sim 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 4 0 8 0 6.00 .227 .433 .273 .706 0.0
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   4 4 0 7 0   .286 .524 .357 .881
vs LH   1 0 0 1 0   .125 .222 .125 .347
Home 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 4 0 8 0 6.00 .227 .433 .273 .706
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 4 0 8 0 6.00 .227 .433 .273 .706
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1950 21 CIN NL 51 206 29 63 17 5 5 29 0 1 15 19 .306 .351 .510 .861 33.7 4.6
    AAA   81 319 58 105 27 10 13 57 5 3 38 24 .329 .401 .599 .999 68.4  
1951 22 CIN NL 152 607 88 166 28 9 16 91 4 1 44 53 .273 .323 .428 .751 78.2 9.1
1952 23 CIN NL 152 566 76 150 29 4 12 68 6 4 47 56 .265 .321 .394 .715 70.3 9.1
1953 24 CIN NL 88 217 28 56 9 0 6 22 2 1 20 29 .258 .318 .382 .700 27.5 3.6
1954 25 CIN NL 112 201 28 44 9 5 4 21 0 2 18 29 .219 .282 .373 .655 19.8 1.2
1955 26 TAM AL 153 534 78 154 33 4 23 94 0 0 36 72 .288 .333 .494 .827 84.3 17.0
1956 27 TAM AL 107 208 25 54 10 3 6 30 0 0 14 24 .260 .308 .423 .731 27.0 3.6
1957 28 TAM AL 100 184 26 50 7 0 6 31 0 0 16 24 .272 .328 .408 .736 21.5 2.9
1958 29 TAM AL 109 202 33 56 14 4 4 37 1 0 10 31 .277 .313 .446 .759 26.8 4.7
1959 30 TAM AL 123 342 32 97 19 2 10 62 0 0 13 58 .284 .307 .439 .746 43.2 7.6
1960 31 BSN NL 154 560 69 136 27 8 27 111 0 0 37 108 .243 .290 .464 .754 71.2 12.6
1961 32 BSN NL 156 567 44 115 27 2 12 59 0 0 26 120 .203 .237 .321 .558 39.3 0.1
1962 33 DET AL 144 505 57 133 40 7 12 54 0 0 23 92 .263 .295 .442 .737 61.1 10.1
1963 34 DET AL 57 102 13 18 2 0 2 7 0 0 7 10 .176 .227 .255 .482 6.6 0.0
    AAA   56 215 28 52 19 0 7 35 2 1 13 39 .242 .285 .428 .713 25.6  
1964 35 AAA   137 546 51 112 23 1 19 69 4 4 45 92 .205 .266 .355 .621 52.5  
14 Years Sim 1658 5001 626 1292 271 53 145 716 13 9 326 725 .258 .303 .421 .724 610.4 86.2
3 Years AAA 274 1080 137 269 69 11 39 161 11 8 96 155 .249 .311 .442 .752 146.5  
162 Game Average 488 61 126 26 5 14 69 1 0 31 70 .258 .303 .421 .724 59.6  
Career Highs 156 607 88 166 40 9 27 111 6 4 47 120 .306 .351 .510 .861 84.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3385 444 924 190 39 100 513 9 6 234 442 .273 .319 .441 .759 461.9
vs LH   1616 182 368 81 14 45 203 4 3 92 283 .228 .270 .379 .649 162.9
Home 814 2438 289 628 105 26 75 355 4 6 145 359 .258 .298 .414 .712 296.0
Away 844 2563 337 664 166 27 70 361 9 3 181 366 .259 .308 .427 .735 328.8
RISP   1207 0 332 69 10 37 521 0 0 95 179 .275 .322 .441 .762 169.7
Pinch Hitting   388 41 91 18 3 7 56 0 1 26 49 .235 .281 .351 .631 37.7
Close/Late   689 65 178 38 4 14 82 0 0 57 84 .258 .312 .386 .698 83.0
Mar/Apr 265 809 122 217 53 8 24 129 3 0 50 108 .268 .311 .443 .753 107.7
May 288 830 104 212 45 9 26 125 4 2 60 115 .255 .304 .425 .729 106.4
June 287 837 111 237 39 8 27 110 3 0 54 115 .283 .326 .446 .772 118.1
July 275 875 89 210 46 14 15 113 1 4 39 134 .240 .273 .376 .649 85.1
August 292 906 108 231 50 9 27 135 1 2 62 136 .255 .301 .419 .720 112.6
Sep/Oct 251 744 92 185 38 5 26 104 1 1 61 117 .249 .306 .418 .724 94.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1950 21 CIN NL RF 49 48 405.0 100 3 2 1 .981 2.29 0 0 .000 0 1.3
1951 22 CIN NL RF 145 142 1249.7 274 7 6 3 .979 2.02 0 0 .000 0 3.0
    LF 5 3 36.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 2 1 10.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.90 0 0 .000 0  
1952 23 CIN NL 2B 141 141 1237.0 358 339 25 130 .965 5.07 0 0 .000 0 2.3
    1B 2 2 16.0 23 1 1 2 .960 13.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1953 24 CIN NL RF 32 30 268.3 58 4 1 1 .984 2.08 0 0 .000 0 1.0
    CF 13 12 103.7 35 0 0 0 1.000 3.04 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 11 8 71.0 11 1 0 0 1.000 1.52 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 2 2 17.0 18 0 2 2 .900 9.53 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1954 25 CIN NL RF 20 18 162.7 38 0 0 0 1.000 2.10 0 0 .000 0 0.7
    CF 11 11 96.7 35 0 0 0 1.000 3.26 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 6 4 39.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.85 0 0 .000 0  
1955 26 TAM AL LF 125 125 1026.7 199 5 1 2 .995 1.79 0 0 .000 0 2.7
    CF 25 25 218.7 44 1 1 1 .978 1.85 0 0 .000 0  
    P 1 0 6.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.50 0 0 .000 0  
    SS 1 0 6.0 1 3 1 0 .800 6.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1956 27 TAM AL RF 17 12 127.7 27 0 0 0 1.000 1.90 0 0 .000 0 0.9
    LF 12 12 103.0 17 0 0 0 1.000 1.49 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 11 10 94.0 20 0 1 0 .952 1.91 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.00 1 1 1.000 0 0.0
1957 28 TAM AL RF 18 12 112.7 28 1 0 0 1.000 2.32 0 0 .000 0 0.9
    CF 13 13 109.0 26 1 1 0 .964 2.23 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 7 7 60.0 15 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0  
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1958 29 TAM AL CF 13 12 112.3 21 1 0 1 1.000 1.76 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    LF 13 12 111.0 15 0 0 0 1.000 1.22 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 12 10 89.0 14 0 0 0 1.000 1.42 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 3 2 21.0 16 4 0 1 1.000 8.57 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1959 30 TAM AL RF 61 54 487.0 92 2 1 0 .989 1.74 0 0 .000 0 2.1
    CF 38 24 222.7 59 2 3 1 .953 2.47 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 6 0 16.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.69 0 0 .000 0  
1960 31 BSN NL RF 133 132 1143.7 224 11 5 5 .979 1.85 0 0 .000 0 3.5
    LF 13 10 97.7 20 0 0 0 1.000 1.84 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 5 0 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13 0 0 .000 0  
1961 32 BSN NL CF 145 142 1245.0 267 10 6 3 .979 2.00 0 0 .000 0 3.1
    RF 7 0 12.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0  
1962 33 DET AL CF 109 107 937.3 244 4 6 1 .976 2.38 0 0 .000 0 5.1
    RF 20 19 172.0 25 1 2 0 .929 1.36 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0  
1963 34 DET AL LF 8 8 59.0 14 0 0 0 1.000 2.14 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    CF 15 5 56.0 16 1 1 1 .944 2.73 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 6 6 45.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.40 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 5 5 41.0 31 4 0 6 1.000 7.68 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 520 483 4274.6 893 29 17 10 .982 1.94 0 0 .000 0 13.4
  CF 400 362 3213.3 769 20 19 8 .976 2.21 0 0 .000 0 8.7
  LF 208 189 1628.3 312 6 1 2 .997 1.76 0 0 .000 0 3.2
  2B 141 141 1237.0 358 339 25 130 .965 5.07 0 0 .000 0 2.3
  1B 12 11 95.0 88 9 3 11 .970 9.19 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  SS 1 0 6.0 1 3 1 0 .800 6.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  P 1 0 6.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.50 0 0 .000 0  
  C 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 1 1 1.000 0 0.0
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1286 1186 10465.3 2422 408 66 161 .977 2.43 1 1 1.000 0 27.8
Career Highs   152 150 1295.7 381 340 26 132 1.000 5.15 1 1 1.000 0  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1956 27 TAM AL 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1957 28 TAM AL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1958 29 TAM AL 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 30 TAM AL 8 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571
1962 33 DET AL 4 12 2 5 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 .417 .417 .667 1.083
Career Post-Season Batting 25 32 3 7 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 5 .219 .212 .313 .525
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1961-6-156
 At-Bats
1951-1-607
1961-9-567
 Doubles
1962-3-40
 Triples
1951-1-9
1960-1-8
1962-6-7
 RBIs
1955-10-94
1960-2-111
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 16    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Tony Horton (965)
  2. Jeffrey Leonard (953)
  3. Johnny Callison (953)
  4. Rick Reichardt (946)
  5. Ron Northey (943)
  6. Doug Rader (942)
  7. Ken Henderson (939)
  8. Chet Lemon (937)
  9. Dan Thomas (936)
  10. Andy Pafko (930)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1950
Injured on 5/18/1950 with a Bruised Neck, out for 3 days
Had first career hit (homerun) on 7/5/1950, off Ed Head (OAK)
Injured on 8/31/1950 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 4-5 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1951, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $591,429 through salary arbitration
Traded from Cincinnati to Tampa Bay on 3/3/1955 (Going to TAM: RF Gus Bell, 2B Dick Groat, CF Faye Throneberry, LF Bob Skinner, C Harry Chiti. Going to CIN: 2B Pee wee Reese)
6/1/1955: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $750,000 per year, for 4 years
Won World Series with Tampa Bay in 1957
10/21/1959: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $1,600,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Tampa Bay to Boston (N) on 3/3/1960 (Going to TAM: LF Dick Kokos, 2B Hank Thompson, 1B Bill Skowron. Going to BSN: LF Irv Noren, RF Gus Bell, 2B Bobby Avila)
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 4/27/1960
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1960, hitting .435 with 3 HR, 11 RBI
Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1960
Traded from Boston (N) to Detroit on 4/2/1962 (Going to BSN: P Bob Chakales. Going to DET: CF Gus Bell, 3B Nellie Fox, RF Walt Moryn)
4/2/1963: Signed a minor league contract extension with Detroit
 
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