Buddy Bell
1972–1989 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers
2,405G
.279AVG
.341OBP
.406SLG
2,514H
201HR
1,106RBI
55SB
2Rare feats
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 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1979-04-15 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1977-05-21 | 1 in 2,195 player-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 | – | – |