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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1972 20 CLE AL 2.0 132 505 466 49 119 21 1 9 36 5 6 34 29 .255 .310 .363 .672 97 .310 90 169 5 3 1 1 8 *98/5H
1973 21 CLE AL 4.2 156 689 631 86 169 23 7 14 59 7 15 49 47 .268 .325 .393 .718 100 .335 102 248 13 6 0 3 2 *5/H89 AS
1974 22 CLE AL 3.5 116 471 423 51 111 15 1 7 46 1 3 35 29 .262 .322 .352 .674 95 .323 97 149 14 3 8 2 1 *5/DH
1975 23 CLE AL 2.9 153 619 553 66 150 20 4 10 59 6 5 51 72 .271 .332 .376 .708 101 .339 103 208 11 1 10 4 6 *5/H
1976 24 CLE AL 3.8 159 661 604 75 170 26 2 7 60 3 8 44 49 .281 .329 .366 .695 106 .324 103 221 12 2 5 6 3 *5/3H
1977 25 CLE AL 3.7 129 538 479 64 140 23 4 11 64 1 8 45 63 .292 .351 .426 .777 115 .350 116 204 14 1 8 5 5 *57/H
1978 26 CLE AL 4.4 142 606 556 71 157 27 8 6 62 1 3 39 43 .282 .328 .392 .720 103 .343 108 218 24 0 9 2 1 *5/HD
1979 27 TEX AL 6.9 162 720 670 89 200 42 3 18 101 5 4 30 45 .299 .327 .451 .778 110 .350 107 302 16 3 7 10 4 *56 MVP-10,GG
1980 28 TEX AL 6.5 129 534 490 76 161 24 4 17 83 3 1 40 39 .329 .379 .498 .877 143 .405 151 244 16 0 4 0 11 *5/H6 AS,MVP-18,GG
1981 29 TEX AL 6.2 97 415 360 44 106 16 1 10 64 3 3 42 30 .294 .364 .428 .792 134 .369 137 154 6 3 0 10 10 *5/6H AS,MVP-17,GG
1982 30 TEX AL 5.7 148 614 537 62 159 27 2 13 67 5 4 70 50 .296 .376 .426 .803 127 .362 126 229 13 2 0 5 8 *5/6H AS,MVP-30,GG
1983 31 TEX AL 4.7 156 678 618 75 171 35 3 14 66 3 5 50 48 .277 .332 .411 .743 107 .343 110 254 24 4 0 6 5 *5/H GG
1984 32 TEX AL 6.1 148 630 553 88 174 36 5 11 83 2 1 63 54 .315 .382 .458 .840 129 .378 128 253 21 3 2 9 8 *5/H AS,MVP-22,GG,SS
1985 33 2TM 2LG 0.9 151 635 560 61 128 28 5 10 68 3 3 67 48 .229 .309 .350 .659 81 .310 81 196 24 1 1 6 3 *5/H
1985 33 TEX AL 0.8 84 351 313 33 74 13 3 4 32 3 2 33 21 .236 .308 .335 .643 76 .298 73 105 14 1 0 4 1 5/H
1985 33 CIN NL 0.1 67 284 247 28 54 15 2 6 36 0 1 34 27 .219 .311 .368 .679 87 .326 93 91 10 0 1 2 2 5
1986 34 CIN NL 3.5 155 655 568 89 158 29 3 20 75 2 8 73 49 .278 .362 .445 .807 119 .369 124 253 14 5 3 6 4 *5/H4
1987 35 CIN NL 1.8 143 597 522 74 148 19 2 17 70 4 1 71 39 .284 .369 .425 .794 107 .362 110 222 14 1 1 2 3 *5/H
1988 36 2TM NL 0.2 95 352 323 27 78 10 1 7 40 1 1 26 32 .241 .295 .344 .639 86 .299 85 111 10 0 0 3 2 5/3H
1988 36 CIN NL -0.2 21 63 54 3 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 3 .185 .270 .185 .455 31 .243 35 10 2 0 0 2 1 5/H3
1988 36 HOU NL 0.4 74 289 269 24 68 10 1 7 37 1 1 19 29 .253 .301 .375 .677 97 .311 95 101 8 0 0 1 1 5/3H
1989 37 TEX AL -0.6 34 90 82 4 15 4 0 0 3 0 0 7 10 .183 .247 .232 .479 35 .239 30 19 4 0 1 0 0 DH/53
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
18 Yrs 66.4 2405 10009 8995 1151 2514 425 56 201 1106 55 79 836 776 .279 .341 .406 .747 109 .345 110 3654 255 38 60 80 84 *598H637/D4
162 Game Avg 4.5 162 674 606 78 169 29 4 14 74 4 5 56 52 .279 .341 .406 .747 109 .345 110 246 17 3 4 5 6
TEX (8 Yrs) 36.3 958 4032 3623 471 1060 197 21 87 499 24 20 335 297 .293 .351 .431 .782 117 .357 118 1560 114 16 14 44 47 *56HD/3
CLE (7 Yrs) 24.5 987 4089 3712 462 1016 155 27 64 386 24 48 297 332 .274 .328 .382 .710 103 .333 103 1417 93 16 41 23 26 *598H7/3D
CIN (4 Yrs) 5.2 386 1599 1391 194 370 63 7 43 184 6 10 185 118 .266 .352 .414 .766 105 .354 110 576 40 6 5 12 10 5H/34
HOU (1 Yr) 0.4 74 289 269 24 68 10 1 7 37 1 1 19 29 .253 .301 .375 .677 97 .311 95 101 8 0 0 1 1 5/3H
AL (15 Yrs) 60.8 1945 8121 7335 933 2076 352 48 151 885 48 68 632 629 .283 .340 .406 .746 110 .345 111 2977 207 32 55 67 73 *598H6D7/3
NL (4 Yrs) 5.6 460 1888 1660 218 438 73 8 50 221 7 11 204 147 .264 .344 .408 .752 104 .347 108 677 48 6 5 13 11 *5H/34
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1972 20 CLE AL OF 123 115 98 1034.2 287 274 10 3 4 .990 .983 6 7 2.47 2.22 2.31 2.21
1972 20 CLE AL RF 65 55 48 511.0 117 114 3 0 1 1.000 .980 3 7 2.06 2.12 1.80 2.11
1972 20 CLE AL CF 63 60 50 523.2 170 160 7 3 3 .982 .987 3 7 2.87 2.65 2.65 2.64
1972 20 CLE AL 3B 6 5 5 48.2 23 10 13 0 2 1.000 .954 2 39 4.25 2.98 3.83 2.97
1973 21 CLE AL 3B 154 153 148 1367.1 529 144 363 22 44 .958 .950 12 10 3.34 3.00 3.29 2.98 AS
1973 21 CLE AL OF 2 1 1 10.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0 -24 1.80 2.25 1.00 2.25 AS
1973 21 CLE AL CF 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0 240 9.00 2.70 1.00 2.80 AS
1973 21 CLE AL RF 1 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0 -53 1.00 2.10 1.00 2.10 AS
1974 22 CLE AL 3B 115 115 109 1011.0 401 112 274 15 31 .963 .954 14 17 3.44 3.12 3.36 3.10
1975 23 CLE AL 3B 153 149 138 1328.0 501 146 330 25 29 .950 .954 1 1 3.23 3.16 3.11 3.15
1976 24 CLE AL 3B 158 157 149 1391.0 454 104 330 20 23 .956 .953 8 7 2.81 2.94 2.75 2.95
1976 24 CLE AL 1B 2 1 1 9.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 .992 0 -53 6.00 9.90 3.00 9.90
1977 25 CLE AL 3B 118 115 109 1017.1 379 111 253 15 23 .960 .957 9 10 3.22 2.97 3.08 2.96
1977 25 CLE AL OF 11 11 9 97.1 24 23 0 1 0 .958 .978 -1 -7 2.13 2.34 2.09 2.32
1977 25 CLE AL LF 11 11 9 97.1 24 23 0 1 0 .958 .976 -1 -7 2.13 2.11 2.09 2.09
1978 26 CLE AL 3B 139 139 135 1210.2 495 125 355 15 30 .970 .954 12 12 3.57 3.00 3.45 2.98
1979 27 TEX AL 3B 147 144 124 1232.0 491 112 364 15 22 .969 .953 29 28 3.48 3.07 3.24 3.03 MVP-10,GG
1979 27 TEX AL SS 33 17 14 184.0 102 35 65 2 9 .980 .965 2 10 4.89 5.01 3.03 4.95 MVP-10,GG
1980 28 TEX AL 3B 120 120 112 1045.2 413 123 282 8 26 .981 .951 13 15 3.49 3.01 3.38 3.00 AS,MVP-18,GG
1980 28 TEX AL SS 3 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -120 0.00 5.10 0.00 4.97 AS,MVP-18,GG
1981 29 TEX AL 3B 96 96 90 835.2 361 66 281 14 18 .961 .950 27 38 3.74 2.95 3.61 2.94 AS,MVP-17,GG
1981 29 TEX AL SS 1 0 0 2.0 4 1 3 0 1 1.000 .968 1 360 18.00 4.95 4.00 5.00 AS,MVP-17,GG
1982 30 TEX AL 3B 145 143 126 1228.1 540 131 396 13 35 .976 .954 15 15 3.86 3.07 3.63 3.05 AS,MVP-30,GG
1982 30 TEX AL SS 4 0 0 6.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .960 0 -76 1.42 4.83 0.25 4.85 AS,MVP-30,GG
1983 31 TEX AL 3B 154 153 150 1374.2 523 123 383 17 29 .967 .955 16 14 3.31 3.07 3.29 3.05 GG
1984 32 TEX AL 3B 147 146 137 1277.1 472 129 323 20 28 .958 .950 19 18 3.18 2.75 3.07 2.73 AS,MVP-22,GG,SS
1985 33 2TM 2LG 3B 150 149 140 1296.1 446 124 297 25 35 .944 .951 2 2 2.92 2.86 2.81 2.85
1985 33 TEX AL 3B 83 82 79 711.0 278 70 192 16 22 .942 .953 7 12 3.32 2.85 3.16 2.82
1985 33 CIN NL 3B 67 67 61 585.1 168 54 105 9 13 .946 .948 -5 -11 2.44 2.88 2.37 2.88
1986 34 CIN NL 3B 151 150 141 1343.2 405 105 290 10 28 .975 .946 -2 -2 2.65 2.72 2.62 2.72
1986 34 CIN NL 2B 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0 360 9.00 5.40 1.00 5.20
1987 35 CIN NL 3B 142 141 129 1228.1 341 93 241 7 17 .979 .951 -7 -6 2.45 2.82 2.35 2.80
1988 36 2TM NL 3B 79 78 62 672.2 188 37 138 13 10 .931 .947 -3 -5 2.34 2.77 2.22 2.78
1988 36 CIN NL 3B 13 13 8 107.2 31 6 24 1 2 .968 .947 0 -4 2.51 2.77 2.31 2.78
1988 36 HOU NL 3B 66 65 54 565.0 157 31 114 12 8 .924 .947 -2 -5 2.31 2.77 2.20 2.78
1988 36 2TM NL 1B 9 8 4 58.0 55 51 2 2 4 .964 .991 0 -8 8.22 9.96 5.89 9.99
1988 36 CIN NL 1B 2 2 0 8.0 11 8 2 1 0 .909 .991 0 60 11.25 10.01 5.00 10.00
1988 36 HOU NL 1B 7 6 4 50.0 44 43 0 1 4 .977 .991 -1 -19 7.74 9.95 6.14 9.99
1989 37 TEX AL 3B 9 7 4 58.0 15 3 12 0 0 1.000 .943 0 0 2.33 2.73 1.67 2.70
1989 37 TEX AL 1B 1 1 0 6.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 .993 1 120 12.00 9.75 8.00 9.70
Standard Total Zone Range Factor
Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
18 Yrs 2373 2314 2135 20378.0 7467 2196 5009 262 448 .965 .954 174 10 3.18 2.96 3.04 2.97
3B (18 Yrs) 3B 2183 2160 2008 18966.2 6977 1798 4925 254 430 .964 .952 167 11 3.19 2.96 3.08 2.94
SS (4 Yrs) SS 41 17 14 195.1 107 36 69 2 10 .981 .965 1 9 4.84 5.00 2.56 4.94
OF (3 Yrs) OF 136 127 108 1142.0 313 299 10 4 4 .987 .983 5 6 2.44 2.23 2.27 2.22
1B (3 Yrs) 1B 12 10 5 73.0 69 63 4 2 4 .971 .991 0 -3 8.26 9.94 5.58 9.95
RF (2 Yrs) RF 66 56 49 520.0 118 115 3 0 1 1.000 .980 3 6 2.04 2.12 1.79 2.11
CF (2 Yrs) CF 64 60 50 524.2 171 161 7 3 3 .982 .987 3 8 2.88 2.65 2.63 2.64
LF (1 Yr) LF 11 11 9 97.1 24 23 0 1 0 .958 .976 -1 -7 2.13 2.11 2.09 2.09
2B (1 Yr) 2B 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0 360 9.00 5.40 1.00 5.20

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Buddy Bell?

Buddy Bell is 73 years old.

When was Buddy Bell born?

Buddy Bell was born on August 27, 1951.

Where was Buddy Bell born?

Buddy Bell was born in Pittsburgh, PA.

How tall is Buddy Bell?

Buddy Bell is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Buddy Bell weigh when playing?

Buddy Bell weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Buddy Bell play?

Buddy Bell played 18 seasons.

Is Buddy Bell in the Hall of Fame?

Buddy Bell has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Buddy Bell drafted?

Buddy Bell was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 16th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Archbishop Moeller HS (Cincinnati, OH).

What position did Buddy Bell play?

Buddy Bell was a Third Baseman and Outfielder.

How many hits did Buddy Bell have?

Buddy Bell had 2,514 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Buddy Bell have?

Buddy Bell had 201 home runs over his career.

What was Buddy Bell's average?

Buddy Bell had a .279 average over his career.

How many teams has Buddy Bell played for?

Buddy Bell played for 4 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros.

How many World Series has Buddy Bell won?

Buddy Bell has never won a World Series.

When did Buddy Bell retire?

Buddy Bell last played in 1989.

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