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Buddy Bell
David Gus Bell

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 15, 1972
  vs. MIL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 17, 1989
Born August 27, 1951 in Pittsburgh, PA

Father of David Bell, Father of Mike Bell, and Son of Gus Bell

Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 16th round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1972 20 CLE AL 132  466   49  119  21  1   9   36   5  6  34  29  .255  .310  .363   97  169   1   1   8   3   5
 1973 21 CLE AL 156  631   86  169  23  7  14   59   7 15  49  47  .268  .325  .393  100  248   0   3   2   6  13 AS
 1974 22 CLE AL 116  423   51  111  15  1   7   46   1  3  35  29  .262  .322  .352   95  149   8   2   1   3  14
 1975 23 CLE AL 153  553   66  150  20  4  10   59   6  5  51  72  .271  .332  .376  101  208  10   4   6   1  11
 1976 24 CLE AL 159  604   75  170  26  2   7   60   3  8  44  49  .281  .329  .366  106  221   5   6   3   2  12
 1977 25 CLE AL 129  479   64  140  23  4  11   64   1  8  45  63  .292  .351  .426  115  204   8   5   5   1  14
 1978 26 CLE AL 142  556   71  157  27  8   6   62   1  3  39  43  .282  .328  .392  103  218   9   2   1   0  24
 1979 27 TEX AL 162  670   89  200  42  3  18  101   5  4  30  45  .299  .327  .451  109  302   7  10   4   3  16 MVP-10
 1980 28 TEX AL 129  490   76  161  24  4  17   83   3  1  40  39  .329  .379  .498  142  244   4   0  11   0  16 MVP-18,AS
 1981 29 TEX AL  97  360   44  106  16  1  10   64   3  3  42  30  .294  .364  .428  134  154   0  10  10   3   6 MVP-17,AS
 1982 30 TEX AL 148  537   62  159  27  2  13   67   5  4  70  50  .296  .376  .426  126  229   0   5   8   2  13 MVP-30,AS
 1983 31 TEX AL 156  618   75  171  35  3  14   66   3  5  50  48  .277  .332  .411  107  254   0   6   5   4  24
 1984 32 TEX AL 148  553   88  174  36  5  11   83   2  1  63  54  .315  .382  .458  129  253   2   9   8   3  21 SS,MVP-22,AS
 1985 33 TOT    151  560   61  128  28  5  10   68   3  3  67  48  .229  .309  .350   81  196   1   6   3   1  24
         TEX AL  84  313   33   74  13  3   4   32   3  2  33  21  .236  .308  .335   76  105   0   4   1   1  14
         CIN NL  67  247   28   54  15  2   6   36   0  1  34  27  .219  .311  .368   87   91   1   2   2   0  10
 1986 34 CIN NL 155  568   89  158  29  3  20   75   2  8  73  49  .278  .362  .445  119  253   3   6   4   5  14
 1987 35 CIN NL 143  522   74  148  19  2  17   70   4  1  71  39  .284  .369  .425  107  222   1   2   3   1  14
 1988 36 TOT NL  95  323   27   78  10  1   7   40   1  1  26  32  .241  .295  .344   86  111   0   3   2   0  10
         CIN NL  21   54    3   10   0  0   0    3   0  0   7   3  .185  .270  .185   31   10   0   2   1   0   2
         HOU NL  74  269   24   68  10  1   7   37   1  1  19  29  .253  .301  .375   97  101   0   1   1   0   8
 1989 37 TEX AL  34   82    4   15   4  0   0    3   0  0   7  10  .183  .247  .232   35   19   1   0   0   0   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons         8995      2514     56     1106     79     776  .279  .341  .406  109       60  80  84  38 255
               2405      1151      425    201       55    836                            3654
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        606   78  169  29  4  14   74   4  5  56  52  .279  .341  .406  109  246   4   5   6   3  17
 Career High    162  670   89  200  42  8  20  101   7 15  73  72  .329  .382  .498  142  302  10  10  11   6  24
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1972 20 CLE AL  505  360   52   3.9    86| .255  .251| .310  .320| .363  .362| .673  .682|  97  .530  -2.6  -0.3  45%
 1973 21 CLE AL  689  493   76   4.1    96| .268  .263| .325  .332| .393  .387| .718  .719| 100  .478  -2.1  -0.2  31%
 1974 22 CLE AL  471  339   46   3.6    88| .262  .257| .322  .321| .352  .370| .674  .691|  95  .444  -2.6  -0.3  25%
 1975 23 CLE AL  619  433   69   4.3    92| .271  .257| .332  .326| .376  .377| .708  .704| 101  .498   0.6   0.1  54%
 1976 24 CLE AL  661  465   71   4.1    84| .281  .254| .329  .318| .366  .358| .695  .675| 106  .516   4.5   0.5  27%
 1977 25 CLE AL  538  374   68   4.9    96| .292  .261| .351  .325| .426  .398| .777  .723| 115  .523  10.8   1.1  11%
 1978 26 CLE AL  606  437   65   4.0    93| .282  .260| .328  .325| .392  .383| .720  .708| 103  .463   1.2   0.1  25%
 1979 27 TEX AL  720  507   95   5.0   101| .299  .268| .327  .333| .451  .407| .778  .740| 109  .527   7.5   0.7  55%
 1980 28 TEX AL  534  350   88   6.8    96| .329  .266| .379  .327| .498  .394| .877  .721| 142  .670  27.2   2.7  75%
 1981 29 TEX AL  415  273   58   5.7    84| .294  .249| .364  .313| .428  .362| .792  .675| 134  .648  18.1   1.9  50%
 1982 30 TEX AL  614  400   87   5.8    94| .296  .258| .376  .321| .426  .393| .802  .715| 126  .608  22.0   2.2  55%
 1983 31 TEX AL  678  482   78   4.3    95| .277  .262| .332  .324| .411  .395| .743  .719| 107  .478   6.1   0.6  37%
 1984 32 TEX AL  630  412   95   6.2    99| .315  .267| .382  .330| .458  .403| .840  .733| 129  .639  24.9   2.5  66%
 1985 33 TOT     635  466   58   3.3    99| .229  .263| .309  .330| .350  .402| .659  .732|  81  .375 -14.3  -1.4  50%
         TEX AL  351  259   31   3.2   100| .236  .262| .308  .328| .335  .407| .643  .736|  76  .341 -10.1  -1.0  60%
         CIN NL  284  207   27   3.5    98| .219  .265| .311  .333| .368  .394| .679  .727|  87  .419  -4.2  -0.4   0%
 1986 34 CIN NL  655  441   91   5.6   101| .278  .266| .362  .337| .445  .401| .807  .738| 119  .615  15.8   1.6  20%
 1987 35 CIN NL  597  392   84   5.8   109| .284  .274| .369  .344| .425  .427| .794  .770| 107  .587   6.1   0.6  80%
 1988 36 TOT NL  352  259   32   3.3    87| .241  .253| .295  .317| .344  .372| .639  .688|  86  .418  -6.3  -0.7  50%
         CIN NL   63   48    3   1.7    93| .185  .261| .270  .325| .185  .383| .455  .708|  31  .171  -4.6  -0.5   0%
         HOU NL  289  211   29   3.7    86| .253  .252| .301  .315| .375  .369| .676  .684|  97  .467  -1.7  -0.2  50%
 1989 37 TEX AL   90   72    4   1.5    95| .183  .263| .247  .328| .232  .387| .479  .715|  35  .123  -7.2  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 18 Seasons   10009  6955 1217   4.7    95| .279  .261| .341  .327| .406  .389| .747  .716| 109  .533 109.7  11.0  41%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1972 20 CLE AL OF 123 274 10 3 4 .990 .983 2.31 1.91 2.47 2.22 115 1034.7 RF 65 114 3 0 1 1.000 .980 1.80 1.76 2.06 2.12 55 511.0 CF 63 160 7 3 3 .982 .987 2.65 2.29 2.87 2.65 60 523.7 3B 6 10 13 0 2 1.000 .954 3.83 2.70 4.25 2.98 5 48.7 1973 21 CLE AL 3B 154 144 363 22 44 .958 .950 3.29 2.68 3.34 3.00 153 1367.3 AS OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.00 1.80 2.25 1 10.0 AS CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.50 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 AS RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.00 2.10 1 9.0 AS 1974 22 CLE AL 3B 115 112 274 15 31 .963 .954 3.36 2.77 3.44 3.12 115 1011.0 DH 1 1975 23 CLE AL 3B 153 146 330 25 29 .950 .954 3.11 2.81 3.23 3.16 149 1328.0 1976 24 CLE AL 3B 158 104 330 20 23 .956 .953 2.75 2.64 2.81 2.94 157 1391.0 1B 2 5 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.90 6.00 9.80 1 9.0 1977 25 CLE AL 3B 118 111 253 15 23 .960 .957 3.08 2.72 3.22 2.97 115 1017.3 LF 11 23 0 1 0 .958 .975 2.09 1.74 2.13 2.11 11 97.3 1978 26 CLE AL 3B 139 125 355 15 30 .970 .954 3.45 2.59 3.57 3.00 139 1210.7 DH 1 1979 27 TEX AL 3B 147 112 364 15 22 .969 .953 3.24 2.66 3.48 3.07 144 1232.0 GG SS 33 35 65 2 9 .980 .965 3.03 4.10 4.89 5.01 17 184.0 1980 28 TEX AL 3B 120 123 282 8 26 .981 .951 3.38 2.59 3.49 3.01 120 1045.7 GG,AS SS 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.27 0.00 5.10 0 3.0 AS 1981 29 TEX AL 3B 96 66 281 14 18 .961 .950 3.61 2.52 3.74 2.95 96 835.7 GG,AS SS 1 1 3 0 1 1.000 .976 4.00 4.20 18.00 4.95 0 2.0 AS 1982 30 TEX AL 3B 145 131 396 13 35 .976 .954 3.63 2.62 3.86 3.07 143 1228.3 GG,AS SS 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 4.17 1.43 4.86 0 6.3 AS 1983 31 TEX AL 3B 154 123 383 17 29 .967 .955 3.29 2.57 3.31 3.07 153 1374.7 GG 1984 32 TEX AL 3B 147 129 323 20 28 .958 .950 3.07 2.19 3.19 2.75 147 1277.0 GG,AS 1985 33 TOT 3B 150 124 297 25 35 .944 .951 2.81 2.42 2.92 2.86 149 1296.3 TEX AL 3B 83 70 192 16 22 .942 .953 3.16 2.38 3.32 2.85 82 711.0 CIN NL 3B 67 54 105 9 13 .946 .948 2.37 2.47 2.44 2.88 67 585.3 1986 34 CIN NL 3B 151 105 290 10 28 .975 .946 2.62 2.20 2.65 2.72 150 1343.7 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 9.00 5.40 0 1.0 1987 35 CIN NL 3B 142 93 241 7 17 .979 .951 2.35 2.34 2.45 2.82 141 1228.3 1988 36 TOT NL 3B 79 37 138 13 10 .931 .947 2.22 2.35 2.34 2.77 78 672.7 TOT NL 1B 9 51 2 2 4 .964 .991 5.89 8.66 8.22 9.96 8 58.0 CIN NL 3B 13 6 24 1 2 .968 .946 2.31 2.35 2.51 2.77 13 107.7 1B 2 8 2 1 0 .909 .990 5.00 8.65 11.25 10.01 2 8.0 HOU NL 3B 66 31 114 12 8 .924 .947 2.20 2.35 2.31 2.77 65 565.0 1B 7 43 0 1 4 .977 .991 6.14 8.66 7.74 9.95 6 50.0 1989 37 TEX AL DH 22 3B 9 3 12 0 0 1.000 .943 1.67 2.34 2.33 2.73 7 58.0 1B 1 7 1 0 0 1.000 .988 8.00 8.40 12.00 9.75 1 6.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1976 24 CLE AL 1B 2 5 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.90 6.00 9.80 1 9.0 1988 36 TOT NL 1B 9 51 2 2 4 .964 .991 5.89 8.66 8.22 9.96 8 58.0 CIN NL 1B 2 8 2 1 0 .909 .990 5.00 8.65 11.25 10.01 2 8.0 HOU NL 1B 7 43 0 1 4 .977 .991 6.14 8.66 7.74 9.95 6 50.0 1989 37 TEX AL 1B 1 7 1 0 0 1.000 .988 8.00 8.40 12.00 9.75 1 6.0 1986 34 CIN NL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 9.00 5.40 0 1.0 1972 20 CLE AL 3B 6 10 13 0 2 1.000 .954 3.83 2.70 4.25 2.98 5 48.7 1973 21 CLE AL 3B 154 144 363 22 44 .958 .950 3.29 2.68 3.34 3.00 153 1367.3 1974 22 CLE AL 3B 115 112 274 15 31 .963 .954 3.36 2.77 3.44 3.12 115 1011.0 1975 23 CLE AL 3B 153 146 330 25 29 .950 .954 3.11 2.81 3.23 3.16 149 1328.0 1976 24 CLE AL 3B 158 104 330 20 23 .956 .953 2.75 2.64 2.81 2.94 157 1391.0 1977 25 CLE AL 3B 118 111 253 15 23 .960 .957 3.08 2.72 3.22 2.97 115 1017.3 1978 26 CLE AL 3B 139 125 355 15 30 .970 .954 3.45 2.59 3.57 3.00 139 1210.7 1979 27 TEX AL 3B 147 112 364 15 22 .969 .953 3.24 2.66 3.48 3.07 144 1232.0 1980 28 TEX AL 3B 120 123 282 8 26 .981 .951 3.38 2.59 3.49 3.01 120 1045.7 1981 29 TEX AL 3B 96 66 281 14 18 .961 .950 3.61 2.52 3.74 2.95 96 835.7 1982 30 TEX AL 3B 145 131 396 13 35 .976 .954 3.63 2.62 3.86 3.07 143 1228.3 1983 31 TEX AL 3B 154 123 383 17 29 .967 .955 3.29 2.57 3.31 3.07 153 1374.7 1984 32 TEX AL 3B 147 129 323 20 28 .958 .950 3.07 2.19 3.19 2.75 147 1277.0 1985 33 TOT 3B 150 124 297 25 35 .944 .951 2.81 2.42 2.92 2.86 149 1296.3 TEX AL 3B 83 70 192 16 22 .942 .953 3.16 2.38 3.32 2.85 82 711.0 CIN NL 3B 67 54 105 9 13 .946 .948 2.37 2.47 2.44 2.88 67 585.3 1986 34 CIN NL 3B 151 105 290 10 28 .975 .946 2.62 2.20 2.65 2.72 150 1343.7 1987 35 CIN NL 3B 142 93 241 7 17 .979 .951 2.35 2.34 2.45 2.82 141 1228.3 1988 36 TOT NL 3B 79 37 138 13 10 .931 .947 2.22 2.35 2.34 2.77 78 672.7 CIN NL 3B 13 6 24 1 2 .968 .946 2.31 2.35 2.51 2.77 13 107.7 HOU NL 3B 66 31 114 12 8 .924 .947 2.20 2.35 2.31 2.77 65 565.0 1989 37 TEX AL 3B 9 3 12 0 0 1.000 .943 1.67 2.34 2.33 2.73 7 58.0 1972 20 CLE AL CF 63 160 7 3 3 .982 .987 2.65 2.29 2.87 2.65 60 523.7 1973 21 CLE AL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.50 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1974 22 CLE AL DH 1 1978 26 CLE AL DH 1 1989 37 TEX AL DH 22 1977 25 CLE AL LF 11 23 0 1 0 .958 .975 2.09 1.74 2.13 2.11 11 97.3 1972 20 CLE AL OF 123 274 10 3 4 .990 .983 2.31 1.91 2.47 2.22 115 1034.7 1973 21 CLE AL OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.00 1.80 2.25 1 10.0 1977 25 CLE AL OF 11 23 0 1 0 .958 .979 2.09 2.03 2.13 2.34 11 97.3 1972 20 CLE AL RF 65 114 3 0 1 1.000 .980 1.80 1.76 2.06 2.12 55 511.0 1973 21 CLE AL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.00 2.10 1 9.0 1979 27 TEX AL SS 33 35 65 2 9 .980 .965 3.03 4.10 4.89 5.01 17 184.0 1980 28 TEX AL SS 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.27 0.00 5.10 0 3.0 1981 29 TEX AL SS 1 1 3 0 1 1.000 .976 4.00 4.20 18.00 4.95 0 2.0 1982 30 TEX AL SS 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 4.17 1.43 4.86 0 6.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B*2183 1798 4925 254 430 .964 .952 3.08 2.54 3.19 2.96 2161 18966.3 OF* 136 299 10 4 4 .987 .983 2.27 1.92 2.44 2.23 127 1142.0 11 64 66# RF* 66 115 3 0 1 1.000 .980 1.79 1.76 2.04 2.12 56 520.0 CF* 64 161 7 3 3 .982 .987 2.62 2.29 2.88 2.65 60 524.7 SS* 41 36 69 2 10 .981 .966 2.56 4.12 4.84 5.00 17 195.3 DH 24 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 12 63 4 2 4 .971 .991 5.58 8.67 8.26 9.92 10 73.0 LF* 11 23 0 1 0 .958 .975 2.09 1.74 2.13 2.11 11 97.3 2B* 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 9.00 5.40 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 2373 2196 5009 262 448 .965 .954 3.04 2.57 3.18 2.96 2315 20378
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1973   CLE AL       1   0   1  0  1  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1980   TEX AL       2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1981   TEX AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   1   0           
 1982   TEX AL       3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0           
 1984   TEX AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 5/5      0   8   0   1  0  1  0   1   0   3   0  0   0   1   0  .125  .111  .375 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1973 *
1980 *
1981 *
1982 *
1984 *

Awards
1988-ML-Lou Gehrig Memorial Award

Gold Gloves
1979-AL--3B
1980-AL--3B
1981-AL--3B
1982-AL--3B
1983-AL--3B
1984-AL--3B
All Multiple Winners

Silver Sluggers
1984-AL--3B

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1979-AL-10-0.12
1980-AL-18-0.02
1981-AL-17-0.02
1982-AL-30-0.01
1984-AL-22-0.01
Car-755-0.18 shares

Batting Average
1980 AL-.329-6
1984 AL-.315-4

On-base %
1984 AL-.382-9

Slugging %
1980 AL-.498-10

OPS
1980 AL-.877-6

Games
1976 AL-159-4
1979 AL-162-1
Car-2405-73

At Bats
1973 AL-631-2
1976 AL-604-9
1979 AL-670-1
1983 AL-618-7
Car-8995-65

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1973 AL-689-3
1979 AL-720-3
1983 AL-678-9
1986 NL-655-10
Car-10009-72

Hits
1973 AL-169-8
1979 AL-200-3
Car-2514-87

Total Bases
1979 AL-302-6

Doubles
1979 AL-42-3
1984 AL-36-6

Triples
1973 AL-7-6
1978 AL-8-6

RBI
1981 AL-64-9

Singles
1976 AL-135-8
1979 AL-137-4
Car-1832-73

Adjusted OPS+
1980 AL-142-6

Batting Wins
1980 AL-2.7-10

Extra-Base Hits
1979 AL-63-9

Times on Base
1986 NL-236-8

Offensive Win%
1980 AL-.670-9

Hit By Pitch
1986 NL-5-10

Sac. Flies
1979 AL-10-4
1981 AL-10-1
1984 AL-9-6
Car-80-77

Intentional Walks
1980 AL-11-6
1981 AL-10-2
1982 AL-8-10

Grounded into Double Plays
1978 AL-24-2
1983 AL-24-4
1984 AL-21-7
Car-255-23

Caught Stealing
1973 AL-15-4

At Bats per Strikeout
1972 AL-16.1-1
1973 AL-13.4-3
1976 AL-12.3-8
1979 AL-14.9-4
1983 AL-12.9-7
1986 NL-11.6-6
1987 NL-13.4-5

Outs
1973 AL-493-2
1979 AL-507-1
1983 AL-482-4
Car-6955-50

Youngest Player
1972 AL-20-6

         

Black Ink: Batting - 2 (587) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 33 (712) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 29.7 (282) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 67.0 (275) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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  6. Lou Whitaker (861)
  7. Ted Simmons (855)
  8. Jose Cruz (851)
  9. Marquis Grissom (850)
  10. Tim Wallach (848)
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  1. Bob Bailey (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bob Bailey (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Bob Bailey (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Bob Bailey (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Brooks Robinson (937) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Brooks Robinson (954) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Brooks Robinson (946) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Brooks Robinson (956) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Brooks Robinson (952) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Brooks Robinson (946) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Brooks Robinson (939) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Brooks Robinson (929) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Brooks Robinson (928) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Brooks Robinson (926) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Brooks Robinson (927) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Brooks Robinson (920) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Brooks Robinson (889) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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Transactions 

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 16th round of the 1969 amateur draft.

December 8, 1978: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Texas Rangers for Toby Harrah.

July 19, 1985: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later and Duane Walker. The Cincinnati Reds sent Jeff Russell (July 23, 1985) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

June 19, 1988: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later. The Houston Astros sent Carl Grovom (minors) (October 20, 1988) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

December 21, 1988: Released by the Houston Astros.

January 9, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Cincinnati Reds$751,297
1986Cincinnati Reds$870,000
1987Cincinnati Reds$870,000
1988Cincinnati Reds$790,909
Career (may be incomplete)$3,282,206

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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