Buddy Bell
1972–1989 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers
2,405G
.279AVG
.341OBP
.406SLG
More career statistics
2,514H
201HR
1,106RBI
55SB
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,405 | 10,009 | 8,995 | 1,151 | 2,514 | 425 | 56 | 201 | 1,106 | 836 | 776 | 55 | 79 | 38 | 80 | 3,654 | .279 | .341 | .406 | .747 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 1980-06-24 to 1980-07-17
29longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1979-06-10 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1984-06-29 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1973-05-15 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1198 | 4911 | 1256 | 99 | 567 | 436 | 361 | .285 | .345 | .411 |
| Away | 1207 | 5098 | 1258 | 102 | 539 | 400 | 415 | .274 | .325 | .401 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 295 | 1232 | 299 | 17 | 139 | 108 | 99 | .273 | .330 | .387 |
| May | 417 | 1713 | 427 | 28 | 161 | 131 | 135 | .276 | .326 | .383 |
| June | 401 | 1654 | 412 | 41 | 186 | 139 | 128 | .279 | .333 | .424 |
| July | 431 | 1834 | 466 | 35 | 205 | 151 | 163 | .280 | .336 | .405 |
| August | 433 | 1845 | 475 | 45 | 225 | 174 | 132 | .289 | .352 | .431 |
| September | 401 | 1618 | 411 | 33 | 178 | 122 | 113 | .281 | .329 | .407 |
| October | 27 | 113 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | .240 | .310 | .320 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 186 | 787 | 229 | 21 | 95 | 58 | 69 | .321 | .365 | .466 |
| new-york-yankees | 185 | 744 | 178 | 11 | 76 | 59 | 57 | .268 | .319 | .391 |
| detroit-tigers | 184 | 759 | 200 | 14 | 75 | 59 | 59 | .292 | .341 | .412 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 178 | 766 | 210 | 16 | 95 | 48 | 47 | .296 | .337 | .415 |
| baltimore-orioles | 168 | 687 | 154 | 10 | 63 | 49 | 46 | .246 | .295 | .354 |
| minnesota-twins | 158 | 658 | 171 | 17 | 82 | 43 | 46 | .279 | .325 | .438 |
| athletics | 147 | 601 | 130 | 8 | 66 | 53 | 52 | .244 | .304 | .334 |
| california-angels | 146 | 609 | 149 | 12 | 59 | 59 | 58 | .275 | .342 | .390 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 132 | 466 | 119 | 9 | 36 | 5 | .255 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 156 | 631 | 169 | 14 | 59 | 7 | .268 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 116 | 423 | 111 | 7 | 46 | 1 | .262 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 153 | 553 | 150 | 10 | 59 | 6 | .271 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 159 | 604 | 170 | 7 | 60 | 3 | .281 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 129 | 479 | 140 | 11 | 64 | 1 | .292 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 142 | 556 | 157 | 6 | 62 | 1 | .282 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 162 | 670 | 200 | 18 | 101 | 5 | .299 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 129 | 490 | 161 | 17 | 83 | 3 | .329 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 97 | 360 | 106 | 10 | 64 | 3 | .294 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 148 | 537 | 159 | 13 | 67 | 5 | .296 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 156 | 618 | 171 | 14 | 66 | 3 | .277 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 148 | 553 | 174 | 11 | 83 | 2 | .315 | – | – | |
| 1985 | Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers | 151 | 560 | 128 | 10 | 68 | 3 | .229 | – | – |
| 1986 | 155 | 568 | 158 | 20 | 75 | 2 | .278 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 143 | 522 | 148 | 17 | 70 | 4 | .284 | – | – | |
| 1988 | Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros | 95 | 323 | 78 | 7 | 40 | 1 | .241 | – | – |
| 1989 | 34 | 82 | 15 | – | 3 | – | .183 | – | – |