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

About Graph

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)

Fielding

Glossary

Center Field

Year	Team	Lg	Age	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Lg	RF	Lg	Runs	Rate	Range	Arm
1923	SLS	NNL	20	14	13	101.2	26	0	1	0	.963	.953	2.30	2.07	0.6	6.1	1.5	-0.8
1924	SLS	NNL	21	58	56	469.0	127	5	2	0	.985	.964	2.53	2.18	8.8	18.7	10.3	-1.5
1925	SLS	NNL	22	87	87	772.2	218	18	6	4	.975	.959	2.75	2.33	21.8	28.2	18.9	2.9
1925	SLS	NNC	22	7	7	58.1	22	2	1	1	.960	.976	3.70	3.02	2.9	49.4	2.9	0.0
1926	SLS	NNL	23	91	91	808.0	206	15	5	1	.978	.962	2.46	2.42	-9.1	-11.3	-10.4	1.3
1927	SLS	NNL	24	96	96	835.2	186	12	8	3	.961	.956	2.13	2.34	-12.8	-15.3	-13.0	0.2
1928	SLS	NNL	25	79	79	705.1	201	14	8	3	.964	.963	2.74	2.52	6.6	9.3	4.8	1.8
1928	SLS	NLP	25	7	7	61.0	20	2	1	0	.957	.978	3.25	3.25	-1.0	-16.0	-1.3	0.3
1929	SLS	NNL	26	93	92	787.0	204	17	5	0	.978	.955	2.53	2.46	0.5	0.7	-2.5	3.0
1929	CAG	NNL	26	4	4	36.0	4	0	0	0	1.000	.955	1.00	2.46	-3.5	-97.1	-3.1	-0.4
1929	CAG	NVM	26	5	5	45.0	7	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.40	1.36	-0.2	-3.7	-0.2	0.0
1930	SLS	NNL	27	80	80	691.0	175	17	6	2	.970	.961	2.50	2.29	4.5	6.6	1.1	3.4
1930	SLS	NNC	27	6	6	53.0	10	1	0	0	1.000	.897	1.87	1.90	0.2	4.0	0.1	0.1
1931	SLS	NNL	28	34	33	292.0	56	3	1	0	.983	.952	1.82	2.27	-3.1	-10.7	-2.2	-0.9
1931	SLS	NVM	28	2	2	18.0	3	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.50	1.41	1.1	62.9	1.1	0.0
1932	DW	EWL	29	30	30	262.2	58	7	1	0	.985	.963	2.23	2.33	-0.4	-1.5	-2.4	2.0
1932	HG	EWL	29	10	10	86.1	24	0	0	0	1.000	.963	2.50	2.33	1.0	11.5	1.8	-0.8
1932	PC	IND	29	2	2	16.0	2	0	0	0	1.000	.956	1.13	2.25	-1.1	-69.2	-1.0	-0.1
1932	KCM	IND	29	16	16	134.0	28	2	2	0	.938	.956	2.01	2.25	0.7	5.6	0.7	0.0
1933	PC	NN2	30	76	76	656.0	111	1	6	1	.949	.955	1.54	2.23	-19.1	-29.2	-15.4	-3.7
1933	EAS	EWA	30	1	1	8.0	3	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.50	3.18	0.5	57.0	0.1	0.3
1934	PC	NN2	31	68	68	585.2	121	2	4	0	.969	.983	1.89	2.19	-8.2	-14.0	-6.8	-1.5
1934	EAS	EWA	31	1	1	9.0	0	0	0	0		1.000	0.00	0.50	-0.6	-62.4	-0.6	0.0
1935	PC	NN2	32	46	46	410.0	113	6	5	1	.960	.956	2.61	2.32	8.4	20.5	7.7	0.6
1935	WES	EWA	32	1	1	11.0	2	0	1	0	.667	.625	1.64	2.08	-0.2	-18.3	-0.2	0.0
1935	PC	NLP	32	6	6	51.0	15	0	1	0	.938	.917	2.65	2.42	-1.0	-20.2	-0.8	-0.3
1935	NOS	NSA	32	1	1	9.0	2	0	0	0	1.000	.875	2.00	3.50	-1.2	-135.0	-1.2	0.0
1936	PC	NN2	33	42	42	362.1	79	0	2	0	.975	.961	1.96	2.29	-7.1	-19.5	-4.8	-2.2
1936	EAS	EWA	33	1	1	5.0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.80	1.00	0.7	134.0	0.7	0.0
1936	NAS	IND	33	3	3	25.0	5	0	0	0	1.000	.968	1.80	2.61	0.0	1.6	0.3	-0.3
1936	NAS	NVM	33	5	5	43.0	8	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.67	1.16	2.5	58.5	2.8	-0.3
1937	PC	NN2	34	8	8	73.0	16	1	0	0	1.000	.963	2.10	2.37	-2.9	-40.2	-2.9	-0.1
1937	SDS	IND	34	4	4	35.0	7	0	0	0	1.000	.938	1.80	1.77	0.4	11.3	0.5	-0.1
1940	ULT	MEX	37	89
1941	CBM	MEX	38	100
1942	CAG	NAL	39	28	28	233.2	64	0	2	0	.970	.960	2.47	2.47	-4.4	-18.9	-2.5	-1.9
1942	WES	EWA	39	1	1	9.0	3	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.00	2.00	0.7	74.1	0.2	0.5
1943	HG	NN2	40	6	6	50.1	13	1	0	0	1.000	.961	2.50	2.33	0.5	10.1	0.2	0.3
1944	HG	NN2	41	8	2	33.0	5	0	0	0	1.000	.960	1.36	2.35	-2.3	-68.6	-2.0	-0.3
1945	HG	NN2	42	10	4	56.2	16	2	1	0	.947	.961	2.86	2.21	2.5	43.3	1.5	0.9
1946	HG	NN2	43	5	3	30.0	7	1	1	0	.889	.962	2.40	2.44	0.1	3.5	-0.4	0.5
22	13			1231	1023	8928.1	2168	131	70	16	.970	.960	2.32	2.33	-13.3	-1.5	-16.3	3.0

Glossary

Left Field

Year	Team	Lg	Age	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Lg	RF	Lg	Runs	Rate	Range	Arm
1922	SLS	NNL	19	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0		.944	0.00	1.65	-0.1	-115.2	-0.1	0.0
1923	SLS	NNL	20	1	0	5.2	1	0	0	0	1.000	.945	1.59	1.72	-0.1	-17.9	-0.1	0.0
1936	PC	NN2	33	1	1	7.0	2	0	0	0	1.000	.959	2.57	1.77	0.4	52.4	0.4	-0.1
1942	AAS	IND	39	1	1	9.0	2	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.00	2.00	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1943	HG	NN2	40	58	57	479.0	83	3	1	1	.989	.934	1.62	1.70	-2.5	-5.2	0.0	-2.5
1943	EAS	EWA	40	1	1	8.0	0	0	0	0		1.000	0.00	2.12	-1.3	-162.0	-1.3	0.0
1943	HG	WS	40	7	7	69.2	10	1	0	1	1.000	1.000	1.42	2.07	-2.2	-31.6	-1.9	-0.3
1944	HG	NN2	41	49	49	417.1	69	2	0	0	1.000	.950	1.53	1.52	0.2	0.4	0.4	-0.2
1944	EAS	EWA	41	1	1	8.0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.13	2.12	-0.1	-16.0	-0.1	0.0
1944	HG	WS	41	5	5	45.0	9	0	1	0	.900	.944	1.80	1.72	1.1	23.4	1.4	-0.3
1945	HG	NN2	42	41	41	340.0	52	2	5	0	.915	.921	1.43	1.42	-0.9	-2.7	-0.4	-0.5
1945	HG	WS	42	4	4	34.0	7	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.85	1.80	0.3	10.0	0.3	0.0
1945	NOS	NSA	42	1	1	9.0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.00	1.00	0.3	34.1	0.3	0.0
1946	HG	NN2	43	29	24	212.0	36	1	0	0	1.000	.964	1.57	1.79	-2.4	-11.4	-1.5	-0.9
8	6			200	192	1644.2	273	9	7	2	.976	.945	1.54	1.63	-7.4	-4.5	-2.5	-4.9

Glossary

Pitcher

Year	Team	Lg	Age	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Lg	RF	Lg
1922	SLS	NNL	19	16	12	113.0	1	56	1	3	.983	.951	4.54	3.26
1923	SLS	NNL	20	25	14	153.2	12	69	2	1	.976	.949	4.74	3.41
1924	SLS	NNL	21	6	4	40.0	1	11	2	0	.857	.943	2.70	3.33
1929	SLS	NNL	26	2	0	2.0	0	2	0	1	1.000	.946	9.00	2.93
4	1			49	30	308.2	14	138	5	5	.968	.949	4.43	3.34

Glossary

First Base

Year	Team	Lg	Age	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Lg	RF	Lg	Runs	Rate	Range
1923	SLS	NNL	20	2	1	6.0	6	0	1	1	.857	.980	9.00	11.92	-0.3	-48.4	-0.3
1924	SLS	NNL	21	1	1	9.0	15	0	0	0	1.000	.980	15.00	11.62	-0.2	-23.7	-0.2
1925	SLS	NNL	22	2	1	17.0	21	1	0	0	1.000	.978	11.65	11.53	0.1	8.4	0.1
1927	SLS	NNL	24	5	2	33.0	38	1	0	2	1.000	.980	10.64	11.25	-0.5	-14.0	-0.5
1929	SLS	NNL	26	2	0	6.0	6	0	0	0	1.000	.983	9.00	11.03	-0.3	-42.0	-0.3
1934	PC	NN2	31	2	1	12.0	15	0	1	2	.938	.987	11.25	10.76	-0.3	-21.3	-0.3
1935	PC	NN2	32	4	4	34.0	35	1	0	0	1.000	.984	9.53	10.56	-0.6	-16.7	-0.6
1936	PC	NN2	33	1	1	9.0	9	0	1	0	.900	.981	9.00	10.41	-0.3	-31.6	-0.3
1942	CAG	NAL	39	10	10	81.0	86	3	3	2	.967	.981	9.89	10.51	-1.3	-15.5	-1.3
1946	HG	NN2	43	5	2	24.0	24	2	2	1	.929	.978	9.75	10.48	0.6	24.4	0.6
10	4			34	23	231.0	255	8	8	8	.970	.981	10.25	10.80	-2.8	-12.3	-2.8

Glossary

Pinch Hitter

Year	Team	Lg	Age	G
1922	SLS	NNL	19	1
1922	SLS	NVM	19	1
1923	SLS	NNL	20	2
1934	PC	NN2	31	1
1935	PC	NN2	32	1
1942	CAG	NAL	39	1
1942	WES	EWA	39	1
1943	HG	NN2	40	2
1944	HG	NN2	41	1
1945	HG	NN2	42	1
1946	HG	NN2	43	1
9	5			13

Glossary

Pinch Runner

Year	Team	Lg	Age	G
1923	SLS	NNL	20	4
1935	PC	NLP	32	1
1946	HG	NN2	43	1
3	3			6

Glossary

Right Field

Year	Team	Lg	Age	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	Fld%	Lg	RF	Lg	Runs	Rate	Range	Arm
1924	SLS	NNL	21	3	2	21.0	4	1	1.000	.963	2.14	1.68	0.6	28.9	0.2	0.4
1936	PC	NN2	33	1	1	9.0	2	1	1.000	.957	3.00	1.81	0.7	79.5	0.2	0.6
1942	WES	EWA	39	1	0	2.0	1	0	1.000	.889	4.50	2.00	0.2	116.1	0.2	0.0
1945	HG	NN2	42	1	1	9.0	1	0	1.000	.950	1.00	1.52	-0.3	-36.1	-0.3	-0.1
4	4			6	4	41.0	8	2	1.000	.955	2.20	1.69	1.2	29.9	0.3	1.0

Glossary

Second Base

Year	Team	Lg	Age	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	Fld%	Lg	RF	Lg	Runs	Rate	Range
1923	SLS	NNL	20	1	1	9.0	1	4	1.000	.938	5.00	5.56	0.4	41.4	0.4
1945	HG	NN2	42	1	0	4.0	0	0		.955	0.00	5.42	-0.8	-196.7	-0.8
2	2			2	1	13.0	1	4	1.000	.944	3.46	5.52	-0.4	-31.9	-0.4

Glossary

Third Base

Year	Team	Lg	Age		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range
1935	PC	NN2	32		1	1	9.0	1	2	0	1		1.000	.921		3.00	2.84		0.1	11.4	0.1
1	1				1	1	9.0	1	2	0	1		1.000	.921		3.00	2.84		0.1	11.4	0.1

Choose a Metric

Cool Papa Bell

Notes: