Cool Papa Bell - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Cool Papa Bell



James Thomas Bell
(Lefty; Jay)
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
Biographical
Wikipedia BR Bullpen SABR Bio Project SABR Index
Photos & Videos
Google Photos / + Baseball Yahoo Photos / + Baseball MLB.com YouTube

Notes:


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


Compared to Contemporary Center Fielders (Top 50)

Compare With:

Glossary
# Players Pos Yrs Career HoF
WAR
Off
Fld
Pit
Adj
1
CF
27
1915-1941
✔
78.3
77.0
7.2
-1.1
-4.7
2
CF
18
1923-1940
✔
58.7
52.1
9.3
-0.7
-1.9
3
CF
23
1922-1946
✔
46.1
45.6
-2.2
5.6
-3.3
4
CF
15
1932-1946
33.2
33.2
2.3
0.0
-2.3
5
CF
19
1920-1938
22.6
19.0
5.8
0.0
-2.2
6
CF
15
1917-1935
19.2
18.5
1.3
0.7
-1.2
7
CF
17
1920-1936
16.6
16.2
3.0
-0.1
-2.5
8
CF
16
1932-1948
16.4
13.7
3.3
0.0
-0.5
9
CF
14
1934-1948
10.3
9.9
0.4
0.0
-0.5
10
CF
11
1923-1936
8.0
2.9
4.1
0.0
0.9
11
CF
13
1923-1936
8.0
4.5
4.8
0.0
-1.3
12
CF
12
1926-1939
5.7
2.2
4.2
0.0
-0.7
13
CF
14
1930-1945
5.4
1.9
4.8
0.2
-2.0
14
CF
14
1934-1948
4.6
5.9
-0.6
0.0
-0.8
15
CF
6
1927-1943
4.4
5.5
-1.2
0.0
0.0
16
CF
10
1925-1937
1.8
2.8
-0.6
0.0
-0.4
17
CF
10
1924-1937
1.1
0.5
0.7
0.0
-0.1
18
CF
4
1922-1937
1.0
0.4
0.7
0.0
-0.1
19
CF
2
1932-1937
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
20
CF
3
1932-1937
-0.1
-0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.1
21
CF
3
1930-1934
-0.1
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
22
CF
2
1933-1934
-0.4
0.0
-0.4
0.0
0.0
23
CF
13
1920-1937
-0.5
0.8
-0.1
-0.8
-0.4
24
CF
2
1932-1935
-0.7
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
25
CF
7
1926-1936
-0.9
0.0
-0.6
0.0
-0.3
26
CF
2
1932-1934
-1.4
-0.6
-0.8
0.0
-0.1
27
CF
15
1932-1948
-2.4
-0.2
-2.7
0.9
-0.4

If you have any questions regarding Negro Leagues statistical or biographical data, please contact gary@seamheads.com..

All data, copyright 2011-2023 Agate Type Research LLC.