Jay Bell
Jay Stuart Bell
Born: December 11, 1965
Pensacola, FL USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
Career: 1986-2003
Draft: Round 1 (1984 June Amateur Draft, Minnesota Twins)
School: Gonzalez Tate HS (Pensacola, FL)
Minor League Statistics
Jay Bell compiled a career batting average of .265 with 195 home runs and 860 RBI in his 2063-game career with the Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Mets. He began playing during the 1986 season and last took the field during the 2003 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 5 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .357 | .438 | .714 | 1.152 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 38 | 137 | 125 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 31 | .216 | .269 | .352 | .621 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 73 | 236 | 211 | 23 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 53 | .218 | .289 | .280 | .569 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 303 | 271 | 33 | 70 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 47 | .258 | .307 | .351 | .658 | 95 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 159 | 696 | 583 | 93 | 148 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 10 | 6 | 65 | 109 | .254 | .329 | .362 | .691 | 211 | 14 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 157 | 697 | 608 | 96 | 164 | 32 | 8 | 16 | 67 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 99 | .270 | .330 | .428 | .757 | 260 | 15 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 1 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 159 | 712 | 632 | 87 | 167 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 103 | .264 | .326 | .383 | .709 | 242 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 701 | 604 | 102 | 187 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 16 | 10 | 77 | 122 | .310 | .392 | .437 | .830 | 264 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| 1994 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 110 | 487 | 424 | 68 | 117 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 82 | .276 | .353 | .441 | .794 | 187 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 1995 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 138 | 593 | 530 | 79 | 139 | 28 | 4 | 13 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 110 | .262 | .336 | .404 | .739 | 214 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 598 | 527 | 65 | 132 | 29 | 3 | 13 | 71 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 108 | .250 | .323 | .391 | .714 | 206 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 1997 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 153 | 660 | 573 | 89 | 167 | 28 | 3 | 21 | 92 | 10 | 6 | 71 | 101 | .291 | .368 | .461 | .829 | 264 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 1998 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 155 | 645 | 549 | 79 | 138 | 29 | 5 | 20 | 67 | 3 | 5 | 81 | 129 | .251 | .353 | .432 | .785 | 237 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 151 | 688 | 589 | 132 | 170 | 32 | 6 | 38 | 112 | 7 | 4 | 82 | 132 | .289 | .374 | .557 | .931 | 328 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2000 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 149 | 649 | 565 | 87 | 151 | 30 | 6 | 18 | 68 | 7 | 3 | 70 | 88 | .267 | .348 | .437 | .786 | 247 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 129 | 509 | 428 | 59 | 106 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 79 | .248 | .349 | .400 | .749 | 171 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 2002 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 32 | 56 | 49 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .163 | .250 | .306 | .556 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | NL | New York Mets | 72 | 142 | 116 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 38 | .181 | .319 | .190 | .509 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 2063 | 8525 | 7398 | 1123 | 1963 | 394 | 67 | 195 | 860 | 91 | 60 | 853 | 1443 | .265 | .343 | .416 | .759 | 3076 | 165 | 57 | 159 | 58 | 25 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 2 | 2 | 12.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 5.250 | 3.500 |
| 1987 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 38 | 33 | 298.0 | 67 | 93 | 9 | 22 | .947 | 4.832 | 4.211 |
| 1988 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 72 | 68 | 596.0 | 103 | 170 | 10 | 37 | .965 | 4.122 | 3.792 |
| 1989 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 78 | 70 | 649.3 | 109 | 197 | 10 | 41 | .968 | 4.241 | 3.923 |
| 1990 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 159 | 153 | 1377.0 | 260 | 459 | 22 | 85 | .970 | 4.699 | 4.522 |
| 1991 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 156 | 153 | 1347.3 | 239 | 491 | 24 | 78 | .968 | 4.876 | 4.679 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 159 | 157 | 1411.3 | 268 | 526 | 22 | 94 | .973 | 5.063 | 4.994 |
| 1993 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 154 | 153 | 1349.0 | 256 | 527 | 11 | 100 | .986 | 5.224 | 5.084 |
| 1994 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 110 | 108 | 943.7 | 152 | 380 | 15 | 69 | .973 | 5.074 | 4.836 |
| 1995 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 136 | 130 | 1150.0 | 205 | 409 | 14 | 88 | .978 | 4.805 | 4.515 |
| 1995 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 3 | 3 | 24.7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.554 | 2.333 |
| 1996 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 151 | 143 | 1289.3 | 215 | 478 | 10 | 78 | .986 | 4.837 | 4.589 |
| 1997 | AL | Kansas City Royals | SS | 149 | 144 | 1271.0 | 227 | 443 | 10 | 102 | .985 | 4.744 | 4.497 |
| 1997 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 4 | 3 | 27.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 2.250 |
| 1998 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | SS | 138 | 135 | 1175.7 | 196 | 399 | 18 | 77 | .971 | 4.555 | 4.312 |
| 1998 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 2B | 15 | 15 | 131.3 | 28 | 38 | 1 | 7 | .985 | 4.523 | 4.400 |
| 1999 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 2B | 148 | 145 | 1297.0 | 320 | 340 | 22 | 86 | .968 | 4.580 | 4.459 |
| 1999 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2000 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 2B | 145 | 142 | 1243.7 | 290 | 345 | 8 | 85 | .988 | 4.595 | 4.379 |
| 2001 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 2B | 80 | 78 | 664.0 | 153 | 168 | 2 | 43 | .994 | 4.351 | 4.013 |
| 2001 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3B | 40 | 33 | 303.3 | 22 | 56 | 5 | 3 | .940 | 2.314 | 1.950 |
| 2002 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3B | 6 | 5 | 42.7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.531 | 2.000 |
| 2002 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1B | 5 | 3 | 25.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.760 | 3.200 |
| 2002 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | SS | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 2.500 |
| 2002 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 2B | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.100 | 1.500 |
| 2003 | NL | New York Mets | 2B | 14 | 10 | 84.0 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 7 | .952 | 4.286 | 2.857 |
| 2003 | NL | New York Mets | 3B | 14 | 7 | 73.0 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | .952 | 2.466 | 1.429 |
| 2003 | NL | New York Mets | SS | 12 | 6 | 51.0 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 6 | .968 | 5.294 | 2.500 |
| 2003 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 13 | 3 | 36.3 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .971 | 8.174 | 2.538 |
| Totals | 2006 | 1903 | 16885.3 | 3202 | 5609 | 220 | 1120 | .976 | 4.696 | 4.392 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 6 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .250 | .400 | .450 | .850 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 7 | 30 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .414 | .414 | .586 | 1.000 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 7 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .172 | .273 | .345 | .618 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | NLDS2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .353 | .357 | .710 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | NLDS2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | NLCS | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | WS | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 120 | 107 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 20 | .262 | .328 | .402 | .730 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | SS | 6 | 6 | 52.0 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 2 | .963 | 4.500 | 4.333 |
| 1991 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | SS | 7 | 7 | 63.0 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 2 | .969 | 4.429 | 4.429 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | SS | 7 | 7 | 60.7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 2.077 | 2.000 |
| 1999 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | NLDS2 | 2B | 4 | 4 | 35.3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .950 | 4.840 | 4.750 |
| 2001 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | NLDS2 | 2B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.625 | 5.000 |
| 2001 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | NLCS | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| 2001 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | WS | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 8.000 |
| Totals | 27 | 27 | 237.0 | 41 | 66 | 4 | 9 | .964 | 4.063 | 3.963 |
Awards
1993 - NL Silver Slugger SS
1993 - NL TSN All-Star SS
1993 - NL Gold Glove SS
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
