Kevin Bell
1976–1982 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Athletics
297G
.222AVG
.289OBP
.331SLG
More career statistics
161H
13HR
64RBI
5SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 297 | 817 | 726 | 74 | 161 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 70 | 165 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 240 | .222 | .289 | .331 | .620 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1976-07-04 to 1976-07-09
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1980-04-26 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1978-08-10 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1980-06-06 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 146 | 409 | 84 | 2 | 25 | 40 | 73 | .234 | .303 | .315 |
| Away | 151 | 408 | 77 | 11 | 39 | 30 | 92 | .210 | .262 | .346 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .056 | .056 | .056 |
| May | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .083 | .154 | .083 |
| June | 41 | 131 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 28 | .230 | .321 | .407 |
| July | 81 | 259 | 54 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 50 | .236 | .301 | .310 |
| August | 76 | 204 | 38 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 35 | .210 | .265 | .359 |
| September | 75 | 176 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 38 | .228 | .278 | .323 |
| October | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .312 | .333 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| texas-rangers | 34 | 94 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 23 | .259 | .287 | .353 |
| kansas-city-royals | 32 | 85 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 17 | .208 | .259 | .319 |
| california-angels | 26 | 79 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | .261 | .354 | .406 |
| minnesota-twins | 25 | 64 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | .214 | .297 | .232 |
| new-york-yankees | 24 | 82 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | .149 | .207 | .243 |
| athletics | 24 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | .164 | .234 | .164 |
| seattle-mariners | 23 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .156 | .170 | .200 |
| baltimore-orioles | 19 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | .211 | .270 | .351 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 |  Chicago White Sox | 68 | 230 | 57 | 5 | 20 | 2 | .248 | – | – |
| 1977 | Chicago White Sox | 9 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 6 | – | .179 | – | – |
| 1978 | Chicago White Sox | 54 | 68 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .191 | – | – |
| 1979 | Chicago White Sox | 70 | 200 | 49 | 4 | 22 | 2 | .245 | – | – |
| 1980 | Chicago White Sox | 92 | 191 | 34 | 1 | 11 | – | .178 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Athletics | 4 | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | .333 | – | – |