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George
Bell		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: October 21, 1959 in D.R., , SAN PEDRO DE M
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1983   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 21 MIL NL     5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 3 2 2 8 7 8
1982 22 MIL NL     6 6 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 3 2 2 8 8 8
1983 23 MIL NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 7 6 7 7 6 7 3 2 2 8 8 8
1984 24 MIL NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 2 2 8 8 8
1985 25 MIL NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 8 7 7 3 2 2 8 8 8
1986 26 MIL NL $ 2,442,857   6 6 6 7 7 7 8 7 7 2 2 2 8 8 8
1987 27 MIL NL $ 2,442,857   6 6 7 8 7 7 8 7 7 3 2 2 9 8 8
1988 28 CLN NL $ 3,050,000   7 7 7 8 7 7 8 7 7 3 2 2 8 8 8
1989 29 CLE AL $ 3,050,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 2 2 2 8 8 8
1990 30 CLE AL $ 3,050,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 3 2 2 8 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 8 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,050,000   7 7 7 8 7 7 8 7 7 3 2 2 9 8 8
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
1981 21 AAA   83 317 38 92 20 1 18 70 1 2 9 32 .290 .310 .530 .840 48.9  
    AA   53 206 38 68 15 3 13 51 4 3 17 19 .330 .381 .621 1.003 43.4  
1982 22 AAA   135 532 88 176 26 6 35 111 6 1 47 42 .331 .385 .600 .985 112.4  
1983 23 MIL NL 156 552 68 149 24 4 22 72 6 0 34 52 .270 .309 .447 .757 76.9 15.4
1984 24 MIL NL 153 572 53 129 28 2 18 66 2 0 16 64 .226 .249 .376 .625 49.6 4.5
1985 25 MIL NL 152 597 80 167 42 1 24 85 2 0 28 51 .280 .316 .474 .790 82.9 22.1
1986 26 MIL NL 152 588 68 164 33 3 14 65 6 4 33 74 .279 .317 .417 .733 69.7 11.8
1987 27 MIL NL 124 479 51 100 19 1 13 55 2 0 14 48 .209 .231 .334 .565 31.7 0.0
    AAA   4 17 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .353 .353 .353 .706 2.3  
1988 28 CLN NL 152 599 71 152 40 0 12 61 2 1 16 63 .254 .271 .381 .652 55.0 5.8
1989 29 CLE AL 148 525 61 144 46 1 15 73 1 3 23 49 .274 .306 .451 .757 65.0 11.2
1990 30 CLE AL 152 556 79 152 50 1 21 90 4 0 23 73 .273 .299 .480 .780 78.4 11.6
8 Years Sim 1189 4468 531 1157 282 13 139 567 25 8 187 474 .259 .289 .421 .710 509.3 82.4
3 Years AAA 222 866 128 274 46 7 53 181 9 3 56 75 .316 .359 .569 .928 163.6  
1 Years AA 53 206 38 68 15 3 13 51 4 3 17 19 .330 .383 .621 1.005 43.4  
4 Years Minors 275 1072 166 342 61 10 66 232 13 6 73 94 .319 .363 .579 .943 207.0  
162 Game Average 608 72 157 38 1 18 77 3 1 25 64 .259 .289 .421 .710 69.4  
Career Highs 156 599 80 167 50 4 24 90 6 4 34 74 .280 .317 .480 .790 82.9  
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   3215 383 808 187 11 100 407 21 5 110 385 .251 .277 .410 .686 353.6
vs LH   1253 148 349 95 2 39 160 4 3 77 89 .279 .319 .451 .770 172.3
Home 592 2206 252 584 137 8 68 281 8 6 85 228 .265 .292 .427 .719 263.1
Away 597 2262 279 573 145 5 71 286 17 2 102 246 .253 .285 .416 .701 262.8
RISP   1010 0 258 61 4 23 381 0 0 72 128 .255 .297 .392 .689 118.5
Pinch Hitting   39 3 9 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 .231 .225 .282 .507 2.1
Close/Late   560 68 146 27 0 18 79 0 0 29 61 .261 .291 .405 .696 66.0
Mar/Apr 193 733 78 202 48 2 22 90 2 0 19 80 .276 .294 .437 .731 89.2
May 214 803 91 210 41 4 22 104 7 3 44 88 .262 .300 .405 .704 95.2
June 199 733 90 184 42 1 22 95 6 1 36 79 .251 .286 .401 .688 82.8
July 190 732 91 187 54 2 28 102 3 3 30 63 .255 .284 .449 .734 90.2
August 212 793 97 205 53 2 24 103 4 0 34 85 .259 .287 .421 .708 93.6
Sep/Oct 181 674 84 169 44 2 21 73 3 1 24 79 .251 .278 .415 .694 74.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1983 23 MIL NL RF 154 148 1293.0 226 9 1 5 .996 1.64   4.3
    CF 1 1 9.0 4 0 1 0 .800 4.00    
    LF 2 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1984 24 MIL NL LF 4 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    RF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1986 26 MIL NL RF 46 45 399.3 78 1 0 0 1.000 1.78   1.0
    LF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1987 27 MIL NL RF 32 31 288.7 53 3 1 1 .982 1.75   0.7
    LF 3 0 5.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1988 28 CLN NL RF 152 151 1323.3 254 3 4 1 .985 1.75   3.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1989 29 CLE AL RF 147 139 1198.7 246 6 1 2 .996 1.89   3.9
1990 30 CLE AL RF 114 106 925.0 199 9 3 0 .986 2.02   4.1
    LF 37 37 323.0 65 0 3 0 .956 1.81    
  RF 646 620 5431.0 1057 31 10 9 .991 1.80   17.0
  LF 49 37 339.7 67 0 3 0 .957 1.78   0.0
  CF 1 1 9.0 4 0 1 0 .800 4.00    
Career Totals   696 658 5779.6 1128 31 14 9 .988 1.80   17.0
Career Highs   157 151 1325.3 264 9 6 5 1.000 1.97    
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
1984 24 MIL NL 7 27 1 10 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 .370 .393 .519 .911
1989 29 CLE AL 5 17 3 4 0 0 3 4 0 0 2 2 .235 .316 .765 1.080
Career Post-Season Batting 12 44 4 14 4 0 3 7 0 0 3 3 .318 .362 .614 .975
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.
Slugging Pct
1985-8-.474
 Games
1983-4-156
 At-Bats
1985-8-597
1986-7-588
 Total Bases
1985-6-283
 Doubles
1985-5-42
1989-5-46
1990-4-50
 Homeruns
1985-8-24
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 16    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Stan Palys (940)
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  3. Lou Clinton (936)
  4. Art Shamsky (929)
  5. Ray Jablonski (925)
  6. Joe Lis (924)
  7. Don Baylor (922)
  8. Gus Bell (917)
  9. Tony Horton (916)
  10. Bob Cerv (914)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Milwaukee in 1981
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/5/1983, off Bart Johnson (WAS)
Won Bronze Rookie in 1983, hitting .270 with 22 HR, 72 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 8/26/1985, hitting .444 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1985, hitting .336 with 7 HR, 22 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 9/2/1985, hitting .400 with 1 HR, 10 RBI
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/28/1987 with a Swollen Ear, out for one week
Drove in 7 runs against New York (A) on 6/3/1987
9/22/1987: Signed a contract extension with Milwaukee, $3,050,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Milwaukee to Cleveland (N) on 2/14/1988 (Going to CLN: RF Ralph Bryant, RF George Bell, 1B Jerry Turner. Going to MIL: P Frank Eufemia)
Traded from Cleveland (N) to Cleveland (A) on 2/22/1989 (Going to CLE: LF Harold Baines, 2B Johnny Ray, RF George Bell, P Dickie Noles, P Alejandro Pena. Going to CLN: P Guy Hoffman, 3B Juan Bernhardt)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/27/1989, hitting .480 with 1 HR, 6 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 4/15/1990, hitting .458 with 2 HR, 11 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia on 6/3/1990
 
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