William Bell

Born: 8/31/1897 in Hallettsville, TX, USA

Died: 3/16/1969 in El Campo, TX, USA

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'7" | Weight: 170 lbs

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Biography

William Bell, born in 1897, was a position player who had a career spanning from 1937 until August 15 of that year. Despite his aspirations to make an impact on the field, Bell's professional playing career was marked by a lack of recorded game statistics, finishing with 0 games played, 0 hits, 0 home runs, 0 RBIs, a batting average of 0.0, and 0 stolen bases. Although Bell did not achieve the statistical milestones typically associated with successful Major League players, his inclusion in the baseball world during the late 1930s represents the era's challenging landscape for aspiring athletes. The period was characterized by fierce competition and a rigid structure within professional baseball. While he may not have left an indelible mark on the field, Bell's journey reflects the stories of many players who sought to leave their mark in a sport that was evolving rapidly, particularly as it approached the integration era that would change the game forever.

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
123	56	232	167	127	12	10	1546.0	1499	574	41	344	685	3.34	0

Career ERA 3.34 vs. league average 4.27 across their career seasons — 21.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1923	KCM	NNL	3	1	5	5	3	1	0	38.0	35	14	11	11	3.32	4.03 (+18%)	24.1
1924	KCM	NNL	9	2	16	13	7	0	0	108.0	109	45	27	33	3.75	4.13 (+9%)	1342.4
1925	KCM	NNL	10	3	18	11	8	1	2	116.0	94	40	26	45	3.10	4.55 (+32%)	3054.0
1926	KCM	NNL	15	6	24	19	16	1	0	177.0	142	47	44	68	2.39	4.11 (+42%)	3391.8
1927	KCM	NNL	13	4	24	17	12	4	1	162.3	155	48	35	52	2.66	4.08 (+35%)	1141.1
1928	KCM	NNL	9	7	24	15	12	1	1	150.0	144	48	23	49	2.88	4.13 (+30%)	3483.6
1929	KCM	NNL	14	4	25	17	13	0	3	157.0	134	59	31	90	3.38	4.60 (+26%)	4942.7
1930	KCM	NNL	9	3	13	11	11	2	1	101.0	95	30	17	72	2.67	4.80 (+44%)	4380.2
1931	HAR	IND	2	2	4	3	3	0	0	32.0	27	9	7	12	2.53	4.10 (+38%)	849.5
1932	DW	EWL	2	1	3	3	2	0	0	24.0	19	4	5	17	1.50	4.13 (+64%)	1080.3
1932	HG	EWL	2	1	3	3	3	0	0	27.0	28	10	6	10	3.33	4.13 (+19%)	653.5
1932	PC	IND	8	2	10	9	7	0	0	81.7	91	32	25	47	3.53	4.13 (+15%)	1898.9
1933	PC	NN2	7	6	17	13	9	1	0	102.7	128	62	22	63	5.44	3.86 (-41%)	2351.5
1934	PC	NN2	11	4	21	15	12	1	0	135.3	141	50	32	68	3.33	4.29 (+23%)	2931.5
1935	PC	NN2	1	3	4	4	1	0	0	17.0	33	19	6	11	10.06	4.35 (-131%)	267.6
1935	ND	NN2	2	1	6	2	2	0	2	30.3	31	14	4	12	4.15	4.35 (+4%)	857.9
1936	NE	NN2	4	4	10	5	5	0	0	58.0	67	31	14	13	4.81	4.59 (-5%)	1323.6
1937	NE	NN2	2	2	5	2	1	0	0	28.7	26	12	9	12	3.77	4.34 (+13%)	416.6

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
294	729	80	182	27	4	1	84	4	54	4	0.250	0.305	0.302	0.607	-1396.2

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 11.4% below league average.

Career OBP .305 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 11.4% below league average.

Career SLG .302 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 24.1% below league average.

Career OPS 0.607 vs. league average 0.742 across their career seasons — 18.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1923	KCM	NNL	6	18	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	KCM	NNL	20	53	4	10	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0.189	.283 (-34%)	.345 (-37%)	.389 (-47%)	.734 (-42%)	-374.4
1925	KCM	NNL	20	47	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.043	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	KCM	NNL	29	75	8	19	5	2	0	14	1	5	1	0.253	.279 (-9%)	.345 (-13%)	.390 (-4%)	.735 (-8%)	-136.3
1927	KCM	NNL	32	87	9	26	2	2	0	10	1	7	0	0.299	.282 (+6%)	.344 (+2%)	.392 (-6%)	.736 (-2%)	-34.8
1928	KCM	NNL	29	65	7	17	5	0	0	4	0	3	1	0.262	.280 (-7%)	.342 (-14%)	.395 (-14%)	.737 (-14%)	-168.8
1929	KCM	NNL	26	67	10	20	3	0	0	10	0	6	0	0.299	.289 (+3%)	.353 (+3%)	.415 (-17%)	.769 (-8%)	-72.1
1930	KCM	NNL	25	70	11	18	3	0	0	12	0	6	0	0.257	.293 (-13%)	.354 (-11%)	.429 (-30%)	.784 (-21%)	-257.7
1931	HAR	IND	5	12	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	DW	EWL	7	18	2	7	1	0	0	3	1	3	0	0.389	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	HG	EWL	7	23	5	6	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	0.261	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	PC	IND	21	52	3	12	1	0	0	5	0	2	0	0.231	.275 (-16%)	.335 (-19%)	.391 (-36%)	.726 (-28%)	0.0
1933	PC	NN2	18	38	7	10	1	0	1	7	0	5	0	0.263	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	PC	NN2	23	52	3	14	1	0	0	9	0	5	1	0.269	.278 (-3%)	.340 (-2%)	.392 (-27%)	.733 (-15%)	-117.0
1935	PC	NN2	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	ND	NN2	6	14	2	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.571	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	NE	NN2	11	24	2	4	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	NE	NN2	5	10	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0.300	—	—	—	—	0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
12	27	1	7	2	0	0	6	2	1	0.259

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1926	NNC	KCM	3	6	0	4	1	3	0	0	0.667
1925	NNC	KCM	2	6	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.167
1925	NWS	KCM	3	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.000
1924	NWS	KCM	4	9	1	2	1	2	0	1	0.222

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	2	10	9	1	69.7	71	17	30	20	2.20

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1926	NNC	KCM	0	0	2	2	0	13.0	12	5	4	4	3.46
1925	NNC	KCM	1	1	2	2	0	17.0	11	3	4	6	1.59
1925	NWS	KCM	0	1	3	2	1	15.7	19	2	9	4	1.15
1924	NWS	KCM	1	0	3	3	0	24.0	29	7	13	6	2.62

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	42	28	43	2	1	0
P	232	167	47	480	14	26

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1923	KCM	P	5	5	0	12	1	1
1924	KCM	OF	4	2	2	0	0	0
1924	KCM	P	16	13	6	47	1	0
1925	KCM	OF	2	0	0	0	0	0
1925	KCM	P	18	11	0	0	0	0
1926	KCM	OF	3	1	2	0	0	0
1926	KCM	P	24	19	9	58	6	4
1927	KCM	OF	5	4	6	1	0	0
1927	KCM	P	24	17	10	57	1	5
1928	KCM	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1928	KCM	P	24	15	3	65	0	1
1929	KCM	P	25	17	3	39	0	2
1930	KCM	OF	12	7	10	1	0	0
1930	KCM	P	13	11	1	27	0	0
1931	HAR	P	4	3	2	16	0	1
1932	DW	OF	3	3	4	0	1	0
1932	DW	P	3	3	0	6	0	0
1932	HG	OF	3	3	8	0	0	0
1932	HG	P	3	3	1	9	1	0
1932	PC	OF	7	6	7	0	0	0
1932	PC	P	10	9	0	41	1	1
1933	PC	P	17	13	4	29	2	3
1934	PC	OF	2	2	3	0	0	0
1934	PC	P	21	15	3	42	0	4
1935	PC	P	4	4	0	2	0	1
1935	ND	P	6	2	1	13	0	2
1936	NE	P	10	5	2	8	0	1
1937	NE	P	5	2	2	9	1	0