Josh Bell
2016–2026 · bats B / throws R · Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Guardians, Miami Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals, Minnesota Twins
1,441G
.256AVG
.339OBP
.441SLG
More career statistics
1,298H
214HR
772RBI
6SB
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,441 | 5,790 | 5,071 | 682 | 1,298 | 253 | 21 | 214 | 772 | 629 | 1,086 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 47 | 2,235 | .256 | .339 | .441 | .780 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 2019-04-28 to 2019-05-15
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 2019-07-01 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 2019-06-06 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 2025-09-08 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 641 | 2499 | 564 | 88 | 330 | 269 | 473 | .258 | .333 | .440 |
| Away | 646 | 2660 | 589 | 105 | 346 | 308 | 489 | .254 | .337 | .447 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 13 | 61 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | .216 | .311 | .294 |
| April | 190 | 768 | 150 | 24 | 94 | 80 | 159 | .222 | .299 | .391 |
| May | 212 | 858 | 212 | 36 | 128 | 80 | 159 | .278 | .340 | .480 |
| June | 195 | 778 | 176 | 30 | 105 | 84 | 139 | .257 | .334 | .471 |
| July | 200 | 797 | 190 | 32 | 112 | 81 | 152 | .269 | .340 | .472 |
| August | 238 | 968 | 212 | 41 | 122 | 122 | 165 | .256 | .345 | .451 |
| September | 229 | 891 | 191 | 29 | 106 | 113 | 170 | .250 | .341 | .405 |
| October | 10 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | .379 | .526 | .414 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-brewers | 106 | 410 | 81 | 13 | 43 | 54 | 88 | .232 | .329 | .401 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 92 | 364 | 77 | 11 | 52 | 45 | 69 | .249 | .335 | .414 |
| cincinnati-reds | 90 | 378 | 94 | 16 | 49 | 38 | 64 | .280 | .349 | .479 |
| chicago-cubs | 88 | 321 | 65 | 16 | 48 | 43 | 49 | .236 | .336 | .451 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 81 | 325 | 69 | 16 | 54 | 36 | 54 | .240 | .323 | .484 |
| new-york-mets | 76 | 302 | 61 | 11 | 35 | 25 | 64 | .225 | .285 | .384 |
| atlanta-braves | 70 | 287 | 57 | 7 | 29 | 37 | 47 | .232 | .328 | .386 |
| miami-marlins | 69 | 292 | 69 | 15 | 54 | 31 | 50 | .273 | .342 | .522 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 45 | 128 | 35 | 3 | 19 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 159 | 549 | 140 | 26 | 90 | 2 | .255 | – | – |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 148 | 501 | 131 | 12 | 62 | 2 | .261 | – | – |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 143 | 527 | 146 | 37 | 116 | – | .277 | – | – |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 195 | 44 | 8 | 22 | – | .226 | – | – |
| 2021 |  Washington Nationals | 144 | 498 | 130 | 27 | 88 | – | .261 | – | – |
| 2022 | San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals | 156 | 552 | 147 | 17 | 71 | – | .266 | – | – |
| 2023 | Cleveland Guardians, Miami Marlins | 150 | 547 | 135 | 22 | 74 | – | .247 | – | – |
| 2024 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Miami Marlins | 145 | 538 | 134 | 19 | 71 | – | .249 | – | – |
| 2025 | Washington Nationals | 140 | 468 | 111 | 22 | 63 | – | .237 | – | – |
| 2026 |  Minnesota Twins | 154 | 568 | 145 | 21 | 96 | 2 | .255 | – | – |