Gary Bell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 196lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: November 17, 1936 in San Antonio, TX us

High School: Luther Burbank HS (San Antonio, TX)

School: San Antonio College (San Antonio, TX)

Last Game: September 12, 1969 (Age 32-299d)
vs. OAK 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Wilbur Gary Bell

Nicknames: Ding Dong

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.2

121

117

ERA

3.68

519

233

2015.0

1378

WHIP

1.308

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1955	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-C	CLE	7	9	.438			23	13		8	3		100.0	67	48	37	2	70		126	7	0	8
1955	18	-3.8	Sherbrooke	PROV	C	CLE	0	4	.000			9
1955	18	-2.2	Vidalia	GASL	D	CLE	7	5	.583	3.33	4.32	14	13		8	3		100.0	67	48	37	2	70		126	7	0	8		1.370	6.0	0.2	6.3	11.3	1.80
1956	19	-4.1	Reading	EL	A	CLE	13	8	.619	2.84	3.64	28	27		13	2		203.0	163	82	64	7	112		192	6	1	8		1.355	7.2	0.3	5.0	8.5	1.71
1957	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-Opn	CLE	11	12	.478	3.74	4.08	33	31		11	4		212.0	158	96	88	15	125	2	232	10	0	7		1.335	6.7	0.6	5.3	9.8	1.86
1957	20	-8.0	San Diego	PCL	Opn	CLE	1	5	.167	4.98	5.30	10	8		2	0		56.0	53	33	31	9	33		54	3	0	0		1.536	8.5	1.4	5.3	8.7	1.64
1957	20	-5.6	Mobile	SOUA	AA	CLE	10	7	.588	3.29	3.63	23	23		9	4		156.0	105	63	57	6	92	2	178	7	0	7		1.263	6.1	0.3	5.3	10.3	1.93
1958	21	-7.1	San Diego	PCL	AAA	CLE	6	2	.750	1.56	1.80	9	9		7	1		75.0	41	15	13	2	23		60	3	0	1		0.853	4.9	0.2	2.8	7.2	2.61
1958	21	-7.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	12	10	.545	3.31	3.46	33	23	5	10	0	1	182.0	141	70	67	18	73	0	110	5	0	4	750	1.176	7.0	0.9	3.6	5.4	1.51
1959	22	-6.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	16	11	.593	4.04	4.12	44	28	11	12	1	5	234.0	208	107	105	28	105	4	136	5	1	8	1005	1.338	8.0	1.1	4.0	5.2	1.30
1960	23	-4.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	9	10	.474	4.13	4.54	28	23	1	6	2	1	154.2	139	78	71	15	82	2	109	7	0	9	674	1.429	8.1	0.9	4.8	6.3	1.33
1961	24	-3.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	12	16	.429	4.10	4.93	34	34	0	11	2	0	228.1	214	125	104	32	100	2	163	6	0	3	994	1.375	8.4	1.3	3.9	6.4	1.63
1962	25	-2.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	10	9	.526	4.26	4.68	57	6	37	1	0	12	107.2	104	56	51	14	52	8	80	3	1	4	463	1.449	8.7	1.2	4.3	6.7	1.54
1963	26	-1.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	8	5	.615	2.95	3.63	58	7	28	0	0	5	119.0	91	48	39	13	52	10	98	4	0	4	502	1.202	6.9	1.0	3.9	7.4	1.88
1964	27	-0.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	8	6	.571	4.33	4.75	56	2	28	0	0	4	106.0	106	56	51	15	53	5	89	4	0	6	471	1.500	9.0	1.3	4.5	7.6	1.68
1965	28	0.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	6	5	.545	3.04	3.73	60	0	33	0	0	16	103.2	86	43	35	7	50	10	86	2	0	2	441	1.312	7.5	0.6	4.3	7.5	1.72
1966	29	2.0	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	14	15	.483	3.22	3.61	40	37	1	12	0	0	254.1	211	102	91	19	79	3	194	4	0	9	1028	1.140	7.5	0.7	2.8	6.9	2.46
1967	30		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BOS-CLE	13	13	.500	3.31	3.90	38	33	3	9	0	3	226.0	193	98	83	23	71	4	154	5	0	5	932	1.168	7.7	0.9	2.8	6.1	2.17
1967	30	3.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	1	5	.167	3.71	4.15	9	9	0	1	0	0	60.2	50	28	25	7	24	1	39	1	0	1	249	1.220	7.4	1.0	3.6	5.8	1.63
1967	30	3.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	12	8	.600	3.16	3.81	29	24	3	8	0	3	165.1	143	70	58	16	47	3	115	4	0	4	683	1.149	7.8	0.9	2.6	6.3	2.45
1968	31	4.0	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	11	11	.500	3.12	3.70	35	27	4	9	3	1	199.1	177	82	69	7	68	6	103	5	0	9	827	1.229	8.0	0.3	3.1	4.7	1.51
1969	32		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CHW-SEP	2	6	.250	5.31	6.03	36	13	12	1	1	2	100.0	124	67	59	16	57	10	56	4	0	7	474	1.810	11.2	1.4	5.1	5.0	0.98
1969	32	4.9	SEP	AL	Maj	SEP	2	6	.250	4.70	5.87	13	11	2	1	1	2	61.1	76	40	32	8	34	8	30	2	0	4	290	1.793	11.2	1.2	5.0	4.4	0.88
1969	32	4.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	0		6.28	6.28	23	2	10	0	0	0	38.2	48	27	27	8	23	2	26	2	0	3	184	1.836	11.2	1.9	5.4	6.1	1.13
1970	33	7.8	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	CAL	0	2	.000	8.31	9.00	5	5		0	0	0	26.0	34	26	24	6	13	1	14	1	0	1		1.808	11.8	2.1	4.5	4.8	1.08
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		121	117	.508	3.68	4.16	519	233	163	71	9	50	2015.0	1794	932	825	207	842	64	1378	54	2	70	8561	1.308	8.0	0.9	3.8	6.2	1.64
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		37	33	.529			98	85		39	10	0	616.0	463	267	226	32	343	3	624	27	1	25
All Levels (16 Seasons)							158	150	.513			617	318	163	110	19	50	2631.0	2257	1199	1051	239	1185	67	2002	81	3	95	8561

Opn (1 season)					Minors		1	5	.167	4.98	5.30	10	8		2	0		56.0	53	33	31	9	33		54	3	0	0		1.536	8.5	1.4	5.3	8.7	1.64
AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		6	4	.600	3.30	3.65	14	14		7	1	0	101.0	75	41	37	8	36	1	74	4	0	2		1.099	6.7	0.7	3.2	6.6	2.06
AA (1 season)					Minors		10	7	.588	3.29	3.63	23	23		9	4		156.0	105	63	57	6	92	2	178	7	0	7		1.263	6.1	0.3	5.3	10.3	1.93
A (1 season)					Minors		13	8	.619	2.84	3.64	28	27		13	2		203.0	163	82	64	7	112		192	6	1	8		1.355	7.2	0.3	5.0	8.5	1.71
C (1 season)					Minors		0	4	.000			9
D (1 season)					Minors		7	5	.583	3.33	4.32	14	13		8	3		100.0	67	48	37	2	70		126	7	0	8		1.370	6.0	0.2	6.3	11.3	1.80