Derek Bell
1991–2001 · bats R / throws R · Houston Astros, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays
1,210G
.276AVG
.336OBP
.421SLG
More career statistics
1,262H
134HR
668RBI
170SB
1.0IP
0K
36.00ERA
0GS
4Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,210 | 5,068 | 4,578 | 642 | 1,262 | 232 | 15 | 134 | 668 | 377 | 955 | 170 | 51 | 61 | 46 | 1,926 | .276 | .336 | .421 | .757 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 6.000 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1998-06-12 to 1998-06-25
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1995-05-23 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1993-04-23 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 2000-04-27 | 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 | 613 | 2498 | 613 | 69 | 332 | 220 | 442 | .276 | .333 | .428 |
| Away | 597 | 2570 | 649 | 65 | 336 | 157 | 513 | .275 | .314 | .414 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 3 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .400 | .667 |
| April | 195 | 824 | 226 | 27 | 112 | 59 | 169 | .301 | .346 | .470 |
| May | 224 | 961 | 219 | 20 | 107 | 67 | 181 | .250 | .298 | .369 |
| June | 221 | 956 | 249 | 29 | 146 | 80 | 179 | .293 | .344 | .441 |
| July | 224 | 950 | 239 | 23 | 136 | 66 | 179 | .276 | .321 | .415 |
| August | 196 | 824 | 197 | 22 | 110 | 72 | 147 | .269 | .326 | .431 |
| September | 137 | 516 | 124 | 13 | 54 | 31 | 93 | .263 | .300 | .399 |
| October | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .118 | .182 | .118 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 92 | 383 | 106 | 11 | 52 | 22 | 70 | .301 | .334 | .463 |
| chicago-cubs | 83 | 360 | 89 | 8 | 47 | 21 | 64 | .266 | .306 | .379 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 80 | 341 | 77 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 61 | .252 | .308 | .373 |
| atlanta-braves | 80 | 335 | 82 | 9 | 47 | 22 | 55 | .270 | .310 | .405 |
| colorado-rockies | 79 | 361 | 115 | 13 | 65 | 31 | 63 | .358 | .404 | .533 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 78 | 328 | 90 | 11 | 40 | 33 | 53 | .311 | .375 | .484 |
| montreal-expos | 76 | 324 | 76 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 77 | .259 | .312 | .365 |
| san-francisco-giants | 75 | 319 | 67 | 6 | 50 | 23 | 64 | .232 | .282 | .343 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 18 | 28 | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | .143 | – | – |
| 1992 | Toronto Blue Jays | 61 | 161 | 39 | 2 | 15 | 7 | .242 | – | – |
| 1993 |  San Diego Padres | 150 | 542 | 142 | 21 | 72 | 26 | .262 | – | – |
| 1994 | San Diego Padres | 108 | 434 | 135 | 14 | 54 | 24 | .311 | – | – |
| 1995 |  Houston Astros | 112 | 452 | 151 | 8 | 86 | 27 | .334 | – | – |
| 1996 | Houston Astros | 158 | 627 | 165 | 17 | 113 | 29 | .263 | – | – |
| 1997 | Houston Astros | 129 | 493 | 136 | 15 | 71 | 15 | .276 | – | – |
| 1998 | Houston Astros | 156 | 630 | 198 | 22 | 108 | 13 | .314 | – | – |
| 1999 | Houston Astros | 128 | 509 | 120 | 12 | 66 | 18 | .236 | – | – |
| 2000 |  New York Mets | 144 | 546 | 145 | 18 | 69 | 8 | .266 | 1 | – |
| 2001 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 46 | 156 | 27 | 5 | 13 | – | .173 | – | – |