Cool Papa Bell

James Thomas Bell

Born James Thomas Nichols
Born: May 17, 1903 in Starkville, MS
Died: March 7, 1991 in St. Louis, MO
(87 years old)

Bats: B

Throws: L

Ht: 5'11"

Wt: 157

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Notes:

• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974
• Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery (Normandy, MO)
• Relatives: Fred Bell (Brother)

Batting

Glossary

Basic Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1922	SLS	NNL	19	SP	18	43	40	6	15	3	1	1	5	0		0			2	1			.375	.405	.575	.980	155
1922	SLS	NvM	19	-	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1923	SLS	NNL	20	SP	49	121	108	24	26	5	1	2	17	1		7			0	6			.241	.287	.361	.648	59
1924	SLS	NNL	21	CF	65	276	242	52	73	12	3	1	33	12		20			0	14			.302	.355	.388	.743	90
1925	SLS	NNL	22	CF	87	418	380	94	132	33	6	10	58	30		30				8			.347	.395	.545	.940	135
1925	SLS	NNC	22	CF	7	29	29	5	8	1	0	0	0	2		0			0	0	0		.276	.276	.310	.586	82
1926	SLS	NNL	23	CF	91	448	386	107	129	27	7	12	58	36		48			4	10			.334	.413	.534	.947	124
1927	SLS	NNL	24	CF	97	460	419	90	131	23	5	5	39	21		31			0	10			.313	.360	.427	.787	98
1928	SLS	NNL	25	CF	79	378	338	81	112	21	6	6	41	19		32			1	7			.331	.391	.482	.873	128
1928	SLS	NNC	25	CF	7	32	27	7	11	0	1	0	5	1		4			0	1			.407	.484	.481	.965	143
1929	SLS	NNL	26	CF	93	429	374	95	122	26	5	3	39	49		48			1	6			.326	.404	.447	.851	113
1929	CAG	NNL	26	CF	4	18	17	3	3	0	0	0	1	0		1			0	0			.176	.222	.176	.399	13
1929	CAG	NvM	26	CF	5	23	22	5	6	0	0	0	1	3		1			0	0			.273	.304	.273	.577	61
1930	SLS	NNL	27	CF	79	383	342	104	121	19	5	6	56	11		35			2	4			.354	.417	.491	.908	130
1930	SLS	NNC	27	CF	6	27	24	5	7	3	0	1	3	1		3			0	0			.292	.370	.542	.912	101
1931	SLS	NNL	28	CF	33	157	132	46	38	7	2	1	18	16		24			0	1			.288	.397	.394	.791	104
1931	SLS	NvM	28	CF	2	11	8	6	3	0	0	0	1	0		2			0	1			.375	.500	.375	.875	94
1932	DW	EWL	29	CF	29	132	119	28	38	6	2	0	13	8		11			1	1			.319	.382	.403	.785	114
1932	HG	EWL	29	CF	10	44	40	12	16	3	1	0	5	1		3			0	1			.400	.442	.525	.967	164
1932	PC	IND	29	CF	2	8	7	4	3	1	1	0	1	0		1			0	0			.429	.500	.857	1.357	257
1932	KCM	IND	29	CF	16	71	57	17	22	4	5	0	11	6		9			2	3			.386	.485	.632	1.117	218
1933	PC	NN2	30	CF	73	330	295	62	89	12	4	2	28	16		28			1	6			.302	.364	.390	.754	107
1933	EAS	EWA	30	CF	1	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1934	PC	NN2	31	CF	69	313	272	52	89	10	3	1	28	14		34			1	6			.327	.404	.397	.801	128
1934	EAS	EWA	31	CF	1	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	17
1935	PC	NN2	32	CF	49	234	197	68	68	14	6	2	30	12		31			0	6			.345	.434	.508	.942	137
1935	WES	EWA	32	CF	1	6	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	82
1935	PC	NLC	32	CF	7	26	23	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	3			0	0			.130	.231	.217	.448	28
1936	PC	NN2	33	CF	41	186	165	39	48	4	2	1	20	6		17			0	4			.291	.357	.358	.715	84
1936	EAS	EWA	33	CF	1	3	3	1	3	1	0	0	1	1		0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.333	2.333	419
1936	NAS	IND	33	CF	3	15	13	4	5	1	0	0	2	1		2			0	0			.385	.467	.462	.928	185
1936	NAS	NvM	33	CF	5	23	18	5	8	1	0	0	2	3		4			0	1			.444	.545	.500	1.045	248
1937	PC	NN2	34	CF	8	39	36	9	13	2	0	2	7	1		3			0	0			.361	.410	.583	.994	160
1937	SDS	IND	34	CF	4	19	16	4	6	0	0	0	2	0		3			0	0			.375	.474	.375	.849	203
1940	ULT	MEX	37	CF	89	430	382	119	167	29	15	12	79	28		45	24		0	3			.437	.496	.686	1.182	202
1940	VEZ	MEX	37	-
1941	CBM	MEX	38	CF	100	491	421	85	132	21	15	4	48	14		65	26		1	4			.314	.407	.463	.870	116
1942	CAG	NAL	39	CF	26	112	98	14	29	4	2	0	7	0		12				2			.296	.373	.378	.750	138
1942	AAS	IND	39	LF	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0				0			.250	.250	.250	.500	288
1942	WES	EWA	39	RF	2	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	120
1943	HG	NN2	40	LF	64	298	259	63	92	11	5	0	30	12		35			0	4	0		.355	.432	.436	.868	131
1943	HG	WS	40	LF	7	38	34	5	10	1	1	0	4	0		4			0	0	0		.294	.368	.382	.751	142
1943	EAS	EWA	40	LF	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1944	HG	NN2	41	LF	52	250	213	43	66	9	3	1	27	4		30		1	1	6		0	.310	.398	.394	.792	110
1944	EAS	EWA	41	LF	1	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1944	HG	WS	41	LF	5	25	24	1	6	0	1	0	3	2		0			0	1	0		.250	.250	.333	.583	88
1945	HG	NN2	42	LF	47	212	175	37	50	6	1	1	20	10		35		0	0	2			.286	.405	.349	.753	113
1945	HG	WS	42	LF	4	16	14	1	3	1	0	0	0	0		2		0	0	0			.214	.313	.286	.598	123
1945	NOS	NSA	42	LF	1	5	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0		1		0	0	0			.750	.800	.750	1.550	370
1946	HG	NN2	43	LF	39	139	121	23	48	5	2	0	16	6		16			0	2			.397	.467	.471	.938	162
23	15			CF	1482	6747	5926	1433	1958	326	112	74	761	348	0	683	53	1	17	121	0	0	.330	.401	.461	.862	124
162 Game Average						738	648	157	214	36	12	8	83	82	0	75	44	2	2	13	0	0	.330	.401	.461	.862	124

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
21	Negro Leagues				1280	5768	5074	1213	1642	275	82	58	630	300	0	566	3	1	16	112	0	0	.324	.393	.444	.838	119
2	vs Latin Leagues				189	921	803	204	299	50	30	16	127	42		110	50		1	7			.372	.449	.569	1.018	156
4	vs Major Leagues				13	58	49	16	17	1	0	0	4	6		7	0		0	2			.347	.429	.367	.796	139

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
10	St. Louis Stars I			CF	714	3213	2850	722	928	180	42	48	373	199		284	0		10	69	0		.326	.389	.469	.857	115
2	Chicago American Giants			CF	35	153	137	22	38	4	2	0	9	3		14			0	2			.277	.344	.336	.680	112
1	Detroit Wolves			CF	29	132	119	28	38	6	2	0	13	8		11			1	1			.319	.382	.403	.785	114
1	Kansas City Monarchs			CF	16	71	57	17	22	4	5	0	11	6		9			2	3			.386	.485	.632	1.117	218
6	Pittsburgh Crawfords			CF	249	1136	995	236	313	43	17	8	115	49	0	117			2	22			.315	.388	.416	.804	116
5	Homestead Grays			LF	228	1022	880	185	291	36	14	2	105	35		125		1	1	16	0	0	.331	.415	.410	.825	127
5	East All Stars			CF	5	21	20	3	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.200	.390	-4
2	West All Stars			CF	3	12	10	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.300	.717	101
1	NNL All Stars II			CF	8	38	31	9	13	2	0	0	4	4		6			0	1			.419	.514	.484	.997	223
1	Santo Domingo Stars			CF	4	19	16	4	6	0	0	0	2	0		3			0	0			.375	.474	.375	.849	203
1	Algonoderos de Unión Laguna			CF	89	430	382	119	167	29	15	12	79	28		45	24		0	3			.437	.496	.686	1.182	202
1	Azules de Veracruz			-		0
1	Sultanes de Monterrey			CF	100	491	421	85	132	21	15	4	48	14		65	26		1	4			.314	.407	.463	.870	116
1	NAL All Stars			LF	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0				0			.250	.250	.250	.500	288
1	North All Stars			LF	1	5	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0		1		0	0	0			.750	.800	.750	1.550	370

Advanced Batting

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
1922	SLS	NNL	43	.431	.345	0.0%	8.2%					2.3%	1.1%	.200	.117
1922	SLS	NvM	1	.000	.346	0.0%	8.5%	0.0%	2.6%		3.27	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.103
1923	SLS	NNL	121	.283	.363	5.8%	8.5%					1.7%	1.3%	.120	.127
1924	SLS	NNL	276	.335	.359	7.2%	8.6%					0.4%	0.9%	.087	.112
1925	SLS	NNL	418	.410	.351	7.2%	8.9%					2.4%	1.3%	.197	.134
1925	SLS	NNC	29	.275	.297	0.0%	8.7%					0.0%	1.3%	.034	.101
1926	SLS	NNL	448	.417	.376	10.7%	8.8%					2.7%	1.4%	.199	.138
1927	SLS	NNL	460	.354	.356	6.7%	8.4%					1.1%	1.2%	.115	.124
1928	SLS	NNL	378	.391	.342	8.5%	6.8%					1.6%	1.1%	.151	.116
1928	SLS	NNC	32	.438	.359	12.5%	8.1%					0.0%	1.4%	.074	.131
1929	SLS	NNL	429	.387	.355	11.2%	8.7%					0.7%	1.6%	.120	.132
1929	CAG	NNL	18	.197	.319	5.6%	7.8%					0.0%	1.6%	.000	.118
1929	CAG	NvM	23	.274	.318	4.3%	6.9%					0.0%	0.9%	.000	.120
1930	SLS	NNL	383	.413	.356	9.1%	8.4%					1.6%	1.1%	.137	.123
1930	SLS	NNC	27	.396	.400	11.1%	10.0%					3.7%	2.0%	.250	.169
1931	SLS	NNL	157	.382	.367	15.3%	9.5%					0.6%	0.9%	.106	.104
1931	SLS	NvM	11	.394	.396	18.2%	9.2%		6.8%		1.36	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.176
1932	DW	EWL	132	.375	.344	8.3%	8.5%					0.0%	0.7%	.084	.095
1932	HG	EWL	44	.444	.343	6.8%	8.5%					0.0%	0.7%	.125	.094
1932	PC	IND	8	.586	.346	12.5%	8.1%		0.2%		34.27	0.0%	0.9%	.429	.110
1932	KCM	IND	71	.483	.324	12.7%	7.5%		0.2%		30.91	0.0%	0.9%	.246	.102
1933	PC	NN2	330	.343	.326	8.5%	6.6%					0.6%	1.1%	.088	.119
1933	EAS	EWA	5	.000	.384	0.0%	4.2%	20.0%	9.9%	0.00	0.43	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.180
1934	PC	NN2	313	.379	.328	10.9%	7.7%					0.3%	0.8%	.070	.093
1934	EAS	EWA	4	.145	.221	25.0%	3.6%	25.0%	25.0%	1.00	0.14	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.074
1935	PC	NN2	234	.418	.355	13.2%	8.7%					0.9%	1.5%	.162	.137
1935	WES	EWA	6	.438	.382	33.3%	16.5%	0.0%	7.2%		2.29	0.0%	1.0%	.000	.078
1935	PC	NLC	26	.224	.331	11.5%	8.6%					0.0%	1.7%	.087	.102
1936	PC	NN2	186	.333	.353	9.1%	8.9%					0.5%	1.7%	.067	.128
1936	EAS	EWA	3	1.089	.420	0.0%	8.6%	0.0%	8.6%		1.00	0.0%	0.0%	.333	.099
1936	NAS	IND	15	.444	.303	13.3%	6.4%					0.0%	0.5%	.077	.090
1936	NAS	NvM	23	.460	.276	17.4%	6.3%		2.0%		3.17	0.0%	0.7%	.056	.099
1937	PC	NN2	39	.436	.336	7.7%	7.9%					5.1%	1.6%	.222	.129
1937	SDS	IND	19	.410	.261	15.8%	6.0%					0.0%	0.8%	.000	.086
1940	ULT	MEX	430	.520	.356	10.5%	9.5%	5.6%	10.1%	1.88	0.93	2.8%	1.2%	.249	.129
1940	VEZ	MEX		.000	.353		9.4%		10.2%		0.92		1.2%		.127
1941	CBM	MEX	491	.405	.377	13.2%	11.2%	5.3%	8.6%	2.50	1.31	0.8%	1.1%	.150	.124
1942	CAG	NAL	112	.356	.300	10.7%	6.9%					0.0%	0.7%	.082	.076
1942	AAS	IND	4	.366	.250	0.0%	17.9%					0.0%	0.0%	.000	.000
1942	WES	EWA	6	.331	.291	0.0%	9.4%	0.0%	10.9%		0.87	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.059
1943	HG	NN2	298	.413	.358	11.7%	9.7%					0.0%	0.7%	.081	.105
1943	HG	WS	38	.387	.322	10.5%	10.2%					0.0%	0.0%	.088	.051
1943	EAS	EWA	4	.000	.143	0.0%	5.3%	25.0%	10.5%	0.00	0.50	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.000
1944	HG	NN2	250	.368	.350	12.0%	8.5%					0.4%	0.9%	.085	.106
1944	EAS	EWA	5	.000	.344	0.0%	5.8%	0.0%	5.8%		1.00	0.0%	1.4%	.000	.161
1944	HG	WS	25	.272	.310	0.0%	8.0%					0.0%	0.9%	.083	.061
1945	HG	NN2	212	.370	.335	16.5%	8.8%					0.5%	0.9%	.063	.099
1945	HG	WS	16	.305	.262	12.5%	7.9%					0.0%	0.4%	.071	.053
1945	NOS	NSA	5	.754	.330	20.0%	10.3%					0.0%	0.0%	.000	.043
1946	HG	NN2	139	.444	.341	11.5%	9.3%					0.0%	1.0%	.074	.097
23	15		6747	.393	.351	10.1%	8.7%	5.5%	8.5%	2.13	3.40	1.1%	1.1%	.130	.118

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
21	Negro Leagues		5768	.383	.348	9.8%	8.4%	9.1%	3.3%	1.00	22.32	1.0%	1.1%	.121	.117
2	vs Latin Leagues		921	.459	.367	11.9%	10.4%	5.4%	9.3%	2.20	1.13	1.7%	1.1%	.197	.126
4	vs Major Leagues		58	.366	.317	12.1%	7.1%	0.0%	3.5%		2.60	0.0%	0.9%	.020	.121

Year	Team	Lg	PA	wOBA	LG	BB%	LG	K%	LG	BB/K	LG	HR%	LG	ISO	LG
10	St. Louis Stars I		3213	.385	.357	8.8%	8.5%	0.0%	6.4%		1.52	1.5%	1.3%	.143	.126
2	Chicago American Giants		153	.325	.305	9.2%	7.0%					0.0%	0.8%	.058	.088
1	Kansas City Monarchs		71	.483	.324	12.7%	7.5%					0.0%	0.9%	.246	.102
1	Detroit Wolves		132	.375	.344	8.3%	8.5%					0.0%	0.7%	.084	.095
6	Pittsburgh Crawfords		1136	.369	.338	10.3%	7.8%					0.7%	1.2%	.102	.117
5	Homestead Grays		1022	.393	.344	12.2%	9.1%					0.2%	0.8%	.080	.098
5	East All Stars		21	.183	.303	4.8%	5.3%	14.3%	11.7%	0.33	0.61	0.0%	0.7%	.050	.111
2	West All Stars		12	.385	.336	16.7%	13.0%	0.0%	9.0%		1.58	0.0%	0.5%	.000	.066
1	NNL All Stars II		38	.454	.287	15.8%	6.3%					0.0%	0.6%	.065	.095
1	Santo Domingo Stars		19	.410	.261	15.8%	6.0%					0.0%	0.8%	.000	.086
1	Algonoderos de Unión Laguna		430	.520	.356	10.5%	9.5%	5.6%	10.1%	1.88	0.93	2.8%	1.2%	.249	.129
1	Azules de Veracruz		0		.000
1	Sultanes de Monterrey		491	.405	.377	13.2%	11.2%	5.3%	8.6%	2.50	1.31	0.8%	1.1%	.150	.124
1	NAL All Stars		4	.366	.250	0.0%	17.9%					0.0%	0.0%	.000	.000
1	North All Stars		5	.754	.330	20.0%	10.3%					0.0%	0.0%	.000	.043

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