Jay Bell
1986–2003 · bats R / throws R · Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals, NLS, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates
2,063G
.265AVG
.343OBP
.416SLG
1,963H
195HR
860RBI
91SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,063 | 8,525 | 7,398 | 1,123 | 1,963 | 394 | 67 | 195 | 860 | 853 | 1,443 | 91 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 3,076 | .265 | .343 | .416 | .759 |
Streaks
22longest hitting streak · 1992-08-24 to 1992-09-17
43longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1996-06-23 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1993-09-27 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1997-09-06 | 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 | 1048 | 4250 | 984 | 95 | 430 | 448 | 673 | .268 | .337 | .423 |
| Away | 1015 | 4275 | 979 | 100 | 430 | 405 | 770 | .263 | .324 | .409 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| April | 299 | 1249 | 273 | 36 | 132 | 134 | 219 | .256 | .326 | .414 |
| May | 348 | 1500 | 331 | 31 | 146 | 173 | 248 | .259 | .336 | .405 |
| June | 328 | 1364 | 310 | 32 | 138 | 153 | 249 | .263 | .339 | .420 |
| July | 361 | 1483 | 329 | 33 | 146 | 122 | 218 | .250 | .304 | .393 |
| August | 361 | 1468 | 361 | 28 | 133 | 117 | 257 | .275 | .326 | .410 |
| September | 333 | 1340 | 330 | 34 | 155 | 141 | 231 | .287 | .351 | .453 |
| October | 31 | 116 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 19 | .293 | .353 | .495 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 151 | 617 | 124 | 11 | 57 | 61 | 103 | .235 | .300 | .370 |
| chicago-cubs | 148 | 648 | 162 | 8 | 54 | 69 | 108 | .293 | .356 | .412 |
| montreal-expos | 147 | 601 | 122 | 10 | 49 | 54 | 98 | .231 | .293 | .338 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 138 | 578 | 127 | 11 | 46 | 58 | 100 | .253 | .320 | .387 |
| new-york-mets | 137 | 583 | 136 | 11 | 58 | 68 | 86 | .280 | .350 | .451 |
| san-diego-padres | 137 | 579 | 141 | 15 | 61 | 66 | 98 | .285 | .358 | .451 |
| san-francisco-giants | 132 | 573 | 116 | 14 | 54 | 65 | 99 | .235 | .316 | .385 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 129 | 520 | 121 | 12 | 51 | 41 | 105 | .261 | .312 | .414 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | .357 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 38 | 125 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 2 | .216 | – | – | |
| 1988 | 73 | 211 | 46 | 2 | 21 | 4 | .218 | – | – | |
| 1989 | 78 | 271 | 70 | 2 | 27 | 5 | .258 | – | – | |
| 1990 | 159 | 583 | 148 | 7 | 52 | 10 | .254 | – | – | |
| 1991 | 157 | 608 | 164 | 16 | 67 | 10 | .270 | – | – | |
| 1992 | 159 | 632 | 167 | 9 | 55 | 7 | .264 | – | – | |
| 1993 | 154 | 604 | 187 | 9 | 51 | 16 | .310 | – | – | |
| 1994 | 110 | 424 | 117 | 9 | 45 | 2 | .276 | – | – | |
| 1995 | 138 | 530 | 139 | 13 | 55 | 2 | .262 | – | – | |
| 1996 | 151 | 527 | 132 | 13 | 71 | 6 | .250 | – | – | |
| 1997 | 153 | 573 | 167 | 21 | 92 | 10 | .291 | – | – | |
| 1998 | 155 | 549 | 138 | 20 | 67 | 3 | .251 | – | – | |
| 1999 | 151 | 589 | 170 | 38 | 112 | 7 | .289 | – | – | |
| 2000 | 149 | 565 | 151 | 18 | 68 | 7 | .267 | – | – | |
| 2001 | 129 | 428 | 106 | 13 | 46 | – | .248 | – | – | |
| 2002 | 32 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 11 | – | .163 | – | – | |
| 2003 | 72 | 116 | 21 | – | 3 | – | .181 | – | – |