David Bell
1995–2006 · bats R / throws R · Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
1,403G
.257AVG
.320OBP
.396SLG
More career statistics
1,239H
123HR
589RBI
19SB
2Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,403 | 5,380 | 4,826 | 587 | 1,239 | 267 | 18 | 123 | 589 | 428 | 687 | 19 | 20 | 44 | 50 | 1,911 | .257 | .320 | .396 | .716 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1998-09-15 to 1998-09-27
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 2004-06-28 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 2001-08-22 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1999-06-01 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 708 | 2646 | 587 | 57 | 305 | 199 | 337 | .248 | .297 | .381 |
| Away | 695 | 2734 | 652 | 66 | 284 | 229 | 350 | .265 | .322 | .411 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 |
| April | 217 | 797 | 160 | 21 | 82 | 56 | 115 | .220 | .271 | .357 |
| May | 253 | 981 | 232 | 24 | 127 | 91 | 127 | .266 | .329 | .419 |
| June | 232 | 924 | 207 | 19 | 96 | 83 | 109 | .252 | .314 | .370 |
| July | 233 | 895 | 204 | 21 | 85 | 76 | 93 | .256 | .313 | .405 |
| August | 224 | 841 | 206 | 15 | 82 | 48 | 119 | .268 | .302 | .406 |
| September | 229 | 888 | 219 | 21 | 112 | 70 | 118 | .276 | .325 | .416 |
| October | 14 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | .209 | .245 | .372 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atlanta-braves | 80 | 307 | 68 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 36 | .240 | .290 | .339 |
| san-diego-padres | 72 | 272 | 66 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 44 | .270 | .316 | .369 |
| florida-marlins | 70 | 264 | 56 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 39 | .245 | .299 | .380 |
| colorado-rockies | 61 | 248 | 59 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 17 | .276 | .347 | .449 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 61 | 236 | 51 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 38 | .246 | .301 | .357 |
| new-york-mets | 59 | 229 | 59 | 5 | 38 | 13 | 25 | .285 | .314 | .420 |
| athletics | 57 | 226 | 64 | 7 | 26 | 14 | 28 | .306 | .345 | .493 |
| baltimore-orioles | 55 | 212 | 48 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 24 | .257 | .325 | .439 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Cleveland Guardians, St. Louis Cardinals | 41 | 146 | 36 | 2 | 19 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 1996 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 62 | 145 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .214 | – | – |
| 1997 | St. Louis Cardinals | 66 | 142 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .211 | – | – |
| 1998 | Cleveland Guardians, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals | 132 | 429 | 117 | 10 | 49 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1999 |  Seattle Mariners | 157 | 597 | 160 | 21 | 78 | 7 | .268 | – | – |
| 2000 | Seattle Mariners | 133 | 454 | 112 | 11 | 47 | 2 | .247 | – | – |
| 2001 | Seattle Mariners | 135 | 470 | 122 | 15 | 64 | 2 | .260 | – | – |
| 2002 |  San Francisco Giants | 154 | 552 | 144 | 20 | 73 | 1 | .261 | – | – |
| 2003 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 85 | 297 | 58 | 4 | 37 | – | .195 | – | – |
| 2004 | Philadelphia Phillies | 143 | 533 | 155 | 18 | 77 | 1 | .291 | – | – |
| 2005 | Philadelphia Phillies | 150 | 557 | 138 | 10 | 61 | – | .248 | – | – |
| 2006 | Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies | 145 | 504 | 136 | 10 | 63 | 3 | .270 | – | – |