Cool Papa Bell
1924–1948 · bats B / throws L · ASE, ASW, BCG, Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants, DTW, Homestead Grays, Kansas City Monarchs
428G
.334AVG
.405OBP
.419SLG
544H
12HR
89RBI
82SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428 | 1,838 | 1,629 | 385 | 544 | 65 | 19 | 12 | 89 | 191 | 21 | 82 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 683 | .334 | .405 | .419 | .824 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 1924-04-27 to 1933-06-07
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1935-08-24 | 1 in 1,641 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | 4 stolen bases | 1945-07-12 | 1 in 16,493 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | 5 runs scored | 1935-07-21 | 1 in 14,431 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 246 | 1036 | 327 | 9 | 65 | 114 | 14 | .359 | .426 | .459 |
| Away | 182 | 802 | 217 | 3 | 24 | 77 | 7 | .302 | .367 | .369 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 4 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .353 | .333 |
| May | 97 | 423 | 122 | 5 | 20 | 36 | 8 | .317 | .374 | .436 |
| June | 95 | 399 | 107 | 0 | 17 | 57 | 3 | .317 | .411 | .379 |
| July | 119 | 508 | 141 | 4 | 24 | 58 | 4 | .317 | .392 | .393 |
| August | 74 | 315 | 111 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 6 | .379 | .410 | .451 |
| September | 30 | 134 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .350 | .425 | .427 |
| October | 8 | 37 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .484 | .541 | .645 |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-stars | 83 | 370 | 104 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 5 | .307 | .365 | .345 |
| chicago-american-giants | 47 | 223 | 68 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 5 | .333 | .381 | .471 |
| new-york-cubans | 43 | 171 | 46 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 5 | .315 | .392 | .370 |
| newark-eagles | 42 | 147 | 50 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 0 | .417 | .510 | .533 |
| baltimore-elite-giants | 42 | 189 | 57 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3 | .337 | .381 | .444 |
| homestead-grays | 22 | 102 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | .352 | .441 | .500 |
| WEG | 22 | 84 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .312 | .333 | .375 |
| NSH | 18 | 78 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .319 | .346 | .391 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | SSN | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 1 | .500 | – | – |
| 1925 | SSN | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1927 | SSN | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1928 | SSN | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 2 | .200 | – | – |
| 1929 | SSN | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1933 | PRG, Pittsburgh Crawfords | 70 | 283 | 93 | 4 | 11 | 18 | .329 | – | – |
| 1934 | PCPittsburgh Crawfords | 57 | 237 | 78 | 1 | 6 | 11 | .329 | – | – |
| 1935 | NAS, Pittsburgh Crawfords | 53 | 219 | 69 | 2 | 14 | 15 | .315 | – | – |
| 1936 | NNS, Pittsburgh Crawfords | 50 | 200 | 60 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .300 | – | – |
| 1937 | PCPittsburgh Crawfords | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | .429 | – | – |
| 1942 | CGChicago American Giants | 26 | 84 | 26 | – | 1 | 3 | .310 | – | – |
| 1943 |  Homestead Grays | 41 | 159 | 59 | – | 15 | 9 | .371 | – | – |
| 1944 | Birmingham Black Barons, Homestead Grays | 51 | 195 | 70 | 1 | 20 | 1 | .359 | – | – |
| 1945 | Homestead Grays | 37 | 127 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 8 | .315 | – | – |
| 1946 | Homestead Grays | 35 | 102 | 41 | – | 7 | 5 | .402 | – | – |