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
More career statistics
1,963H
195HR
860RBI
91SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1997-09-24 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1991-06-26 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1993-09-27 | 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 | 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 |  Cleveland Guardians | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | .357 | – | – |
| 1987 | Cleveland Guardians | 38 | 125 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 2 | .216 | – | – |
| 1988 | Cleveland Guardians | 73 | 211 | 46 | 2 | 21 | 4 | .218 | – | – |
| 1989 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 271 | 70 | 2 | 27 | 5 | .258 | – | – |
| 1990 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 159 | 583 | 148 | 7 | 52 | 10 | .254 | – | – |
| 1991 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 157 | 608 | 164 | 16 | 67 | 10 | .270 | – | – |
| 1992 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 159 | 632 | 167 | 9 | 55 | 7 | .264 | – | – |
| 1993 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 604 | 187 | 9 | 51 | 16 | .310 | – | – |
| 1994 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 110 | 424 | 117 | 9 | 45 | 2 | .276 | – | – |
| 1995 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 138 | 530 | 139 | 13 | 55 | 2 | .262 | – | – |
| 1996 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 527 | 132 | 13 | 71 | 6 | .250 | – | – |
| 1997 |  Kansas City Royals | 153 | 573 | 167 | 21 | 92 | 10 | .291 | – | – |
| 1998 |  Arizona Diamondbacks | 155 | 549 | 138 | 20 | 67 | 3 | .251 | – | – |
| 1999 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 151 | 589 | 170 | 38 | 112 | 7 | .289 | – | – |
| 2000 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 149 | 565 | 151 | 18 | 68 | 7 | .267 | – | – |
| 2001 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 129 | 428 | 106 | 13 | 46 | – | .248 | – | – |
| 2002 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 32 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 11 | – | .163 | – | – |
| 2003 |  New York Mets | 72 | 116 | 21 | – | 3 | – | .181 | – | – |