George Bell
1981–1993 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, NLS, Toronto Blue Jays
1,587G
.278AVG
.316OBP
.469SLG
More career statistics
1,702H
265HR
1,002RBI
67SB
6Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,587 | 6,592 | 6,123 | 814 | 1,702 | 308 | 34 | 265 | 1,002 | 331 | 771 | 67 | 36 | 49 | 83 | 2,873 | .278 | .316 | .469 | .785 |
Streaks
22longest hitting streak · 1989-08-08 to 1989-08-31
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Three Sacrifice Flies | 1990-08-14 | 1 in 13,977 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1988-04-04 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1987-05-09 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 796 | 3232 | 844 | 120 | 509 | 175 | 375 | .282 | .315 | .468 |
| Away | 791 | 3360 | 858 | 145 | 493 | 156 | 396 | .274 | .302 | .470 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 215 | 885 | 245 | 37 | 125 | 42 | 99 | .295 | .324 | .493 |
| May | 278 | 1160 | 289 | 44 | 178 | 58 | 145 | .268 | .299 | .449 |
| June | 277 | 1181 | 309 | 53 | 198 | 59 | 154 | .282 | .312 | .484 |
| July | 237 | 988 | 245 | 41 | 152 | 59 | 117 | .269 | .308 | .462 |
| August | 276 | 1125 | 319 | 51 | 187 | 61 | 113 | .307 | .338 | .530 |
| September | 282 | 1167 | 283 | 38 | 156 | 48 | 132 | .259 | .284 | .426 |
| October | 22 | 86 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | .154 | .186 | .192 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 117 | 488 | 116 | 17 | 59 | 27 | 64 | .257 | .293 | .406 |
| boston-red-sox | 117 | 488 | 115 | 15 | 67 | 24 | 78 | .257 | .285 | .414 |
| new-york-yankees | 115 | 482 | 130 | 18 | 81 | 30 | 50 | .291 | .332 | .500 |
| cleveland-guardians | 113 | 482 | 136 | 27 | 94 | 20 | 49 | .301 | .324 | .555 |
| athletics | 113 | 466 | 114 | 18 | 61 | 33 | 56 | .267 | .315 | .471 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 111 | 458 | 129 | 14 | 69 | 20 | 45 | .299 | .325 | .458 |
| baltimore-orioles | 110 | 465 | 120 | 21 | 78 | 24 | 51 | .276 | .310 | .451 |
| california-angels | 107 | 450 | 117 | 13 | 63 | 25 | 41 | .281 | .316 | .444 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 60 | 163 | 38 | 5 | 12 | 3 | .233 | – | – |
| 1983 | Toronto Blue Jays | 39 | 112 | 30 | 2 | 17 | 1 | .268 | – | – |
| 1984 | Toronto Blue Jays | 159 | 606 | 177 | 26 | 87 | 11 | .292 | – | – |
| 1985 | Toronto Blue Jays | 157 | 607 | 167 | 28 | 95 | 21 | .275 | – | – |
| 1986 | Toronto Blue Jays | 159 | 641 | 198 | 31 | 108 | 7 | .309 | – | – |
| 1987 | Toronto Blue Jays | 156 | 610 | 188 | 47 | 134 | 5 | .308 | – | – |
| 1988 | Toronto Blue Jays | 156 | 614 | 165 | 24 | 97 | 4 | .269 | – | – |
| 1989 | Toronto Blue Jays | 153 | 613 | 182 | 18 | 104 | 4 | .297 | – | – |
| 1990 | Toronto Blue Jays | 142 | 562 | 149 | 21 | 86 | 3 | .265 | – | – |
| 1991 |  Chicago Cubs | 149 | 558 | 159 | 25 | 86 | 2 | .285 | – | – |
| 1992 |  Chicago White Sox | 155 | 627 | 160 | 25 | 112 | 5 | .255 | – | – |
| 1993 | Chicago White Sox | 102 | 410 | 89 | 13 | 64 | 1 | .217 | – | – |