Jay Bell

Shortstop

1986—2003

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Shortstop RANK
#50

Player Detail

Jay Stuart
GIVEN NAME
Bell
SURNAME
December 11, 1965, in Pensacola, FL
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1986—2003
Playing Career
Played from 20-37
PLAYING AGE
Cleveland Indians
Pittsburgh Pirates
Kansas City Royals
Arizona Diamondbacks
New York Mets
Teams Played For
Shortstop
PRIMARY POSITION
Pittsburgh Pirates
PRIMARY TEAM
2001
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
3
UNIFORM NUMBER
#2 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-1 / 180
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 29, 1986
Major League Debut
September 28, 2003
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Jay Bell?

Looked like a professor, played shortstop like a Gold Glover (which he was).

50

HITTING

40

POWER

50

RUNNING

70

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
Prior to his big league career, Jay was traded from the Twins to Cleveland for Bert Blyleven. Later, in his first MLB at-bat, Bell faced Blyleven and hit a home run.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
2063
1963
195
860
.265
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

1993 Pirates

27 Years Old

.310
AVG
9
HR
51
RBI
102
RUNS
.392
OBP
187
HITS
32
2B
9
3B
.437
SLG
77
BB
16
SB
6.2
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.265
.343
.416

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.759
.692
110.1

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
33.6
55.4

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Jay Bell Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Bell
521
138
79
28
5
14
61
60
102
6
216
202
.265
.343
.416
759
AVG SS
539
140
69
25
4
9
46
86
12
200
190
.260
.320
.372
.692

Jay Bell Rankings

AT Shortstop BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
50
49
37
51
53
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Shortstop BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
48
45
65
47
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Jay Bell PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
37.2
30.1
20.0
16.5
2.92
67.7
43.1
30.3
21.6
4.89
BLUE = Jay Bell
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME SS

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
239.5
154.6
107.1
74.3
18.8
327.4
189.4
134.4
92.3
24.2
BLUE = Jay Bell
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME SS

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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