Heath Bell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 235lb (190cm, 106kg)

Born: September 29, 1977 in Oceanside, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 69th round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rancho Santiago College (Santa Ana, CA).

High School: Tustin HS (Tustin, CA)

Schools: Rancho Santiago College (Santa Ana, CA), Santa Ana College (Santa Ana, CA)

Debut: August 24, 2004 (Age 26-330d, 18,545th in major league history)
vs. SDP 2.0 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 3, 2014 (Age 36-216d)
vs. NYY 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Agents: Ballengee Group • Previously: MVP Sports Group

National Team: us USA (WBC)

Full Name: Heath Justin Bell

Twitter: @HeathBell21

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3x All-Star
2x Rolaids Relief

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.1

ERA

3.49

590

168

628.2

637

WHIP

1.269

Summary of 48 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 4 walk-off, 10 tying, 13 go ahead

5 Tms
SDP	16
NYM	14
ARI	12
MIA	5
TBR	1

Platoon
vs RHB	35
vs LHB	13

Home/Road
Home	24
Away	24

Outs
0	21
2	14
1	13

19 Opps
MIA/FLA	7
STL	5
ARI	4
MON/WSN	4
CIN	3
NYM	3
PHI	3
LAD	3
SFG	2
SDP	2
NYY	2
DET	2
HOU	2
MIN	1
CHC	1
PIT	1
ATL	1
MIL	1
TOR	1

46 Batters
Jay Bruce	2
Juan Uribe	2
Vernon Wells	1
Orlando Palmeiro	1
Mike Cameron	1
Iván Rodríguez	1
Mark Reynolds	1
Aaron Hicks	1
Alex Rodriguez	1
Josh Willingham	1
Will Venable	1
Jayson Werth	1
Andruw Jones	1
Wilmer Flores	1
Jesús Guzmán	1
Lyle Overbay	1
Matt Kemp	1
Pat Burrell	1
Pete Kozma	1
David Wright	1
Juan Rivera	1
Darin Ruf	1
Aramis Ramírez	1
Plácido Polanco	1
Colby Rasmus	1
Jon Jay	1
Jason Bay	1
Chad Tracy	1
Anthony Recker	1
Ramón Hernández	1
Troy Glaus	1
Derrek Lee	1
Tony Batista	1
Nick Green	1
Jason Michaels	1
Lance Berkman	1
Chris Young	1
Giancarlo Stanton	1
Ken Griffey Jr.	1
Damion Easley	1
Yadier Molina	1
Kurt Suzuki	1
Aubrey Huff	1
Justin Ruggiano	1
Cody Ross	1
Chris Coghlan	1

18 Parks
Chase Field (PHO)	10
Petco Pk (SAN)	10
Shea Stad (NYC)	4
Dodger Stad (LOS)	3
CitizensBank (PHI)	3
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	2
SunLife Stad (MIA)	2
loanDepot pk (MIA)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Stade Olymp. (MON)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Citi Field (NYC)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1

Where Hit
7	16
78	11
9	10
8	6
89	5

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	8
3	8
7+	8
2	8
4	7
5	6
6	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	34
2·HR gms	7

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	29
1--	10
-2-	5
12-	3
-23	1

71 Runs
RISP	9
0 on	29
1 on	15
2 on	4
Any on	19

Inning
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	2
6	4
7	7
8	8
9	18
Extra	6

1-3	2
4-6	7
7-end	39

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	8
+2	4
+1	3
Tied	9
-1	12
-2	5
-3	1
-4..	1

Ahead	20
Tied	9
Behind	19

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	10
0-0	8
1-0	6
2-1	6
2-0	5
1-1	3
3-1	3
0-2	2
0-1	2
2-2	2
1-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	11
3B	8
RF	7
LF	6
C	5
1B	4
2B	4
PH	2
SS	1

OrderPos
5th	9
3rd	7
6th	7
7th	6
4th	6
1st	4
8th	4
2nd	3
9th	2

Leverage
High Lev	20
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	20

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2004-08-30	Damion Easley	FLA	@	NYM	behind 3-4	t 7	1	1--	2,(1-0) B1X	2	2	4	36%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Pierre Scores
2	2	2	1	2004-09-03	Jason Michaels	PHI		NYM	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	8	10%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	3	2	2004-09-03	Pat Burrell	PHI		NYM	tied 1-1	b 4	1	---	5,(2-2) FSBBX	1	6	7	13%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	2004-09-21	Tony Batista	MON		NYM	ahead 3-0	b 6	2	-2-	7,(3-2) BCCFBBX	2	3	5	7%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Wilkerson Scores
5	5	5	2	2004-09-21	Juan Rivera	MON		NYM	ahead 5-0	b 6	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	8	2%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2005-04-27	Andruw Jones	ATL	@	NYM	ahead 7-3	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	8	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	2	1	2005-05-11	Derrek Lee	CHC		NYM	tied 3-3	b 10	0	---	11,(3-2) SFBBBFFFFFX	1	3	3	36%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
8	8	3	1	2005-06-08	Orlando Palmeiro	HOU	@	NYM	ahead 3-1	t 7	1	---	4,(2-1) .BBCX	1	9	PH	8%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2006-06-24	Vernon Wells	TOR		NYM	ahead 6-3	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	8	3%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	2	1	2006-07-02	Nick Green	NYY		NYM	ahead 7-4	b 3	2	-2-	5,(3-1) .BFBBX	2	9	4	9%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); M. Cabrera Scores
11	11	3	2	2006-07-02	Alex Rodriguez	NYY		NYM	ahead 13-5	b 5	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	4	5	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); D. Jeter Scores; J. Giambi Scores
12	12	4	1	2006-09-11	Josh Willingham	FLA		NYM	ahead 9-3	b 6	0	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	4	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
13	13	5	2	2006-09-11	Cody Ross	FLA		NYM	ahead 10-3	b 6	0	-2-	3,(2-0) BBX	2	6	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Helms Scores
14	14	6	1	2006-09-15	Jason Bay	PIT		NYM	ahead 4-1	b 7	1	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	4	7	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2007-05-15	Ken Griffey Jr.	CIN	@	SDP	tied 1-1	t 12	0	---	8,(3-2) BBBCFFFX	1	3	9	34%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
16	16	2	1	2007-08-01	Chad Tracy	ARI	@	SDP	ahead 6-5	t 11	2	12-	4,(2-1) .CBBX	3	4	PH	15%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); O. Hudson Scores; E. Byrnes Scores
17	17	3	1	2007-08-17	Lance Berkman	HOU	@	SDP	tied 1-1	t 8	1	1--	3,(2-0) .B1BX	2	3	9	36%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); E. Bruntlett Scores
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2008-06-20	Plácido Polanco	DET	@	SDP	behind 1-2	t 8	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	4	28%	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
19	19	2	1	2008-06-22	Iván Rodríguez	DET	@	SDP	ahead 4-3	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	13%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	3	1	2008-07-20	Troy Glaus	STL		SDP	behind 2-3	b 8	2	12-	3,(1-1) FBX	3	5	5	65%	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); A. Miles Scores; R. Ludwick Scores
21	21	4	1	2008-08-07	David Wright	NYM		SDP	tied 3-3	b 9	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	5	44%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); E. Chávez Scores
22	22	5	1	2008-09-25	Matt Kemp	LAD		SDP	behind 4-6	b 8	0	---	6,(2-2) .CBCFBX	1	7	8	14%	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	2009-07-22	Chris Coghlan	FLA	@	SDP	ahead 3-0	t 9	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	1	7	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Baker Scores
24	24	2	1	2009-08-16	Colby Rasmus	STL		SDP	tied 5-5	b 9	1	1--	2,(0-1) SX	2	8	8	37%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Y. Molina Scores
25	25	3	1	2009-09-15	Mark Reynolds	ARI	@	SDP	tied 2-2	t 9	0	1--	5,(3-1) .B*B1SBX	2	5	5	35%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Oeltjen Scores
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2010-04-19	Juan Uribe	SFG	@	SDP	behind 1-2	t 9	1	---	6,(3-2) BBFSBX	1	6	4	36%	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	2011-07-14	Aubrey Huff	SFG	@	SDP	behind 0-1	t 9	0	---	5,(0-2) ...CFFFX	1	5	3	36%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
28	28	2	1	2011-08-21	Mike Cameron	FLA	@	SDP	behind 2-3	t 9	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	8	38%	41%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
29	29	3	1	2011-09-10	Chris Young	ARI		SDP	behind 3-5	b 9	0	---	3,(1-1) ..SBX	1	6	8	11%	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
30	30	4	2	2011-09-10	Lyle Overbay	ARI		SDP	behind 4-5	b 9	0	---	4,(0-2) FCFX	1	7	3	44%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	2012-04-08	Jay Bruce	CIN		MIA	behind 4-5	b 9	0	---	4,(2-1) .CBBX	1	5	9	44%	64%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
32	32	2	1	2012-06-25	Yadier Molina	STL	@	MIA	behind 4-6	t 9	2	-2-	3,(2-0) B.BX	2	6	2	36%	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Beltrán Scores
33	33	3	1	2012-07-03	Aramis Ramírez	MIL		MIA	behind 11-12	b 10	2	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	4	5	86%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); C. Gómez Scores
34	34	4	1	2012-08-29	Kurt Suzuki	WSN	@	MIA	ahead 6-4	t 9	0	---	8,(3-2) .CBSFBFBX	1	8	2	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
35	35	5	1	2012-09-08	Jayson Werth	WSN		MIA	behind 5-6	b 9	0	---	8,(3-2) .BCTBFFBX	1	1	9	44%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	2013-04-02	Pete Kozma	STL	@	ARI	ahead 3-1	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) ....X	1	8	6	7%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
37	37	2	2	2013-04-02	Jon Jay	STL	@	ARI	ahead 4-1	t 7	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	1	8	5%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); S. Robinson Scores
38	38	3	1	2013-06-10	Juan Uribe	LAD		ARI	behind 3-5	b 9	0	---	8,(3-2) ..CBBBSFFX	1	7	5	10%	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
39	39	4	1	2013-06-12	Ramón Hernández	LAD		ARI	behind 4-8	b 12	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	7	2	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
40	40	5	1	2013-06-17	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	@	ARI	tied 2-2	t 9	1	---	5,(1-2) CFFBX	1	3	9	39%	83%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
41	41	6	1	2013-06-19	Justin Ruggiano	MIA	@	ARI	behind 0-3	t 9	0	---	8,(3-2) ..BBCFBFFX	1	1	7	4%	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
42	42	7	1	2013-06-22	Jay Bruce	CIN	@	ARI	behind 1-2	t 9	0	1--	6,(3-2) SBBBFX	2	5	9	58%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Phillips Scores
43	43	8	1	2013-07-04	Anthony Recker	NYM		ARI	behind 2-3	b 13	2	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	6	2	49%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
44	44	9	1	2013-08-11	Wilmer Flores	NYM	@	ARI	ahead 8-5	t 9	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	5	5	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
45	45	10	1	2013-08-24	Darin Ruf	PHI		ARI	behind 5-7	b 8	2	1--	4,(2-1) BCBX	2	6	3	42%	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Ruiz Scores
46	46	11	1	2013-08-28	Will Venable	SDP	@	ARI	ahead 2-1	t 8	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	8	15%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Denorfia Scores
47	47	12	2	2013-08-28	Jesús Guzmán	SDP	@	ARI	ahead 4-1	t 8	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	7	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
48	48	1	1	2014-04-24	Aaron Hicks	MIN	@	TBR	ahead 5-3	t 5	0	-23	7,(3-2) BCC*BFBX	3	8	8	8%	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); K. Suzuki Scores; S. Fuld Scores