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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: 5'9"
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

Multi-Stint Seasons:

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+
SLS
19
SP
19
44
41
6
15
3
1
1
5
0
0
0
2
1
.366
.395
.561
.956
147
SLS
NNL
20
SP
49
121
108
24
26
5
1
2
17
1
7
0
6
.241
.287
.361
.648
58
SLS
NNL
21
CF
65
272
246
49
71
13
3
1
37
9
21
5
.289
.345
.378
.723
88
SLS
22
CF
94
447
409
99
141
34
6
10
60
32
30
8
.345
.390
.531
.920
131
SLS
25
CF
84
401
357
87
120
21
7
6
46
19
0
35
2
1
8
.336
.397
.485
.882
128
CAG
NvM
26
CF
5
23
22
5
6
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
.273
.304
.273
.577
51
SLS
28
CF
35
168
140
52
41
7
2
1
19
16
0
26
0
0
2
.293
.404
.393
.796
102
MULT
29
CF
41
181
158
42
51
7
4
0
16
11
18
2
2
3
.323
.399
.418
.817
120
30
CF
69
313
283
60
84
12
4
2
28
12
0
23
1
0
1
6
0
0
.297
.352
.389
.740
102
31
CF
70
317
275
53
89
10
3
1
28
15
0
35
1
1
6
0
0
.324
.402
.393
.795
126
MULT
32
CF
57
266
224
72
72
14
7
2
31
12
0
36
2
0
0
6
0
0
.321
.415
.473
.889
126
MULT
MULT
33
CF
50
227
199
49
64
7
2
1
25
11
23
1
0
5
0
0
.322
.392
.392
.784
108
34
CF
11
53
47
11
17
2
0
2
9
1
6
0
0
.362
.434
.532
.966
175
MULT
MULT
39
CF
29
122
108
14
32
4
2
0
7
0
0
12
0
0
0
2
0
0
.296
.367
.370
.737
136
MULT
40
LF
72
340
297
68
102
12
6
0
34
12
39
1
0
4
0
0
.343
.420
.424
.844
130
MULT
41
LF
58
280
240
44
74
8
4
1
27
6
36
0
0
4
0
0
.308
.399
.388
.786
115
HG
42
LF
46
200
171
35
50
5
1
1
21
7
27
0
2
.292
.389
.351
.740
116
HG
NN2
43
LF
39
137
122
24
48
3
2
0
17
6
13
0
2
.393
.452
.451
.903
160
18
11
CF
893
3912
3447
794
1103
167
55
31
428
173
0
388
10
0
7
70
0
0
.320
.390
.427
.817
119
162 Game Average
710
625
144
200
30
10
6
78
36
0
70
54
0
2
13
0
0
.320
.390
.427
.817
119
 
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+
17
Negro Leagues
880
3854
3398
778
1086
166
55
31
424
167
0
381
10
0
7
68
0
0
.320
.389
.428
.818
119
4
vs Major Leagues
13
58
49
16
17
1
0
0
4
6
7
0
0
2
.347
.429
.367
.796
136
 
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+
6
St. Louis Stars I
CF
346
1453
1301
317
414
83
20
21
184
77
0
119
2
3
30
.318
.377
.461
.838
113
2
Chicago American Giants
CF
31
135
120
19
35
4
2
0
8
3
13
0
2
.292
.361
.358
.719
122
1
Detroit Wolves
CF
24
110
97
21
28
2
1
0
9
7
11
1
1
.289
.367
.330
.697
88
1
Kansas City Monarchs
CF
5
19
14
5
4
1
1
0
1
3
3
2
1
1
.286
.444
.500
.944
146
6
Pittsburgh Crawfords
CF
244
1114
978
233
308
43
17
8
115
45
0
112
2
2
22
.315
.386
.418
.805
116
5
Homestead Grays
LF
223
992
861
183
290
31
14
2
104
32
118
0
13
0
.337
.417
.412
.829
131
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
-5
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
98
1
NNL All Stars
CF
8
38
31
9
13
2
0
0
4
4
6
1
0
1
.419
.514
.484
.997
226
1
Santo Domingo Stars
CF
3
14
11
2
4
0
0
0
2
0
3
0
0
.364
.500
.364
.864
223
1
NAL All Stars
LF
1
4
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.250
.250
.250
.500
288



Advanced Batting
Year
Team Lg
PA
wOBA
LG
BB%
LG
K%
LG
BB/K
LG
HR%
LG
ISO
LG
SLS
44
.421
.347
0.0%
0.0%
8.3%
2.3%
1.1%
.195
.117
SLS
NNL
121
.283
.366
5.8%
8.6%
1.7%
1.3%
.120
.128
SLS
NNL
272
.335
.353
7.7%
9.0%
0.4%
0.9%
.089
.112
SLS
447
.403
.349
6.7%
8.9%
2.2%
1.3%
.186
.133
SLS
401
.395
.345
8.7%
0.4%
0.5%
7.0%
17.50
19.22
1.5%
1.2%
.148
.118
CAG
NvM
23
.274
.340
4.3%
7.5%
0.0%
0.8%
.000
.129
SLS
168
.383
.370
15.5%
0.8%
0.0%
9.5%
22.58
0.6%
0.9%
.100
.108
MULT
181
.385
.347
9.9%
0.2%
1.1%
8.5%
9.00
68.01
0.0%
0.8%
.095
.098
313
.334
.326
7.3%
0.3%
6.4%
23.00
0.6%
1.1%
.092
.121
317
.376
.329
11.0%
0.3%
7.7%
35.00
0.3%
0.8%
.069
.093
MULT
266
.399
.353
13.5%
1.1%
0.8%
8.9%
18.00
9.24
0.8%
1.5%
.152
.132
MULT
MULT
227
.363
.342
10.1%
0.6%
0.4%
8.4%
23.00
28.54
0.4%
1.5%
.070
.122
53
.435
.313
11.3%
7.4%
3.8%
1.3%
.170
.115
MULT
MULT
122
.355
.299
9.8%
0.0%
7.5%
0.0%
0.7%
.074
.073
MULT
340
.405
.351
11.5%
0.3%
9.7%
39.00
0.0%
0.6%
.081
.097
MULT
280
.373
.341
12.9%
0.0%
8.5%
0.4%
0.9%
.079
.101
HG
200
.363
.327
13.5%
8.6%
0.5%
0.8%
.058
.086
HG
NN2
137
.429
.332
9.5%
8.5%
0.0%
0.9%
.057
.088
18
11
3912
.377
.343
9.9%
8.3%
0.9%
0.7%
11.80
64.45
0.8%
1.0%
.107
.111
 
Year
Team Lg
PA
wOBA
LG
BB%
LG
K%
LG
BB/K
LG
HR%
LG
ISO
LG
17
Negro Leagues
3854
.377
.343
9.9%
8.3%
0.9%
0.7%
11.80
65.98
0.8%
1.0%
.109
.111
4
vs Major Leagues
58
.366
.325
12.1%
7.4%
0.0%
3.5%
2.60
0.0%
0.9%
.020
.124
 
Year
Team Lg
PA
wOBA
LG
BB%
LG
K%
LG
BB/K
LG
HR%
LG
ISO
LG
6
St. Louis Stars I
1453
.376
.353
8.2%
8.4%
0.4%
0.5%
29.50
20.18
1.4%
1.1%
.143
.121
2
Chicago American Giants
135
.342
.308
9.6%
7.0%
0.0%
0.7%
.067
.086
1
Detroit Wolves
110
.343
.349
10.0%
8.7%
0.0%
0.8%
.041
.095
1
Kansas City Monarchs
19
.409
.345
15.8%
7.7%
10.5%
0.8%
1.50
9.42
0.0%
1.2%
.214
.124
6
Pittsburgh Crawfords
1114
.368
.338
10.1%
7.8%
0.4%
0.7%
25.50
19.36
0.7%
1.2%
.103
.117
5
Homestead Grays
992
.396
.341
11.9%
9.0%
0.2%
0.8%
.075
.095
5
East All Stars
21
.183
.304
4.8%
5.3%
14.3%
11.7%
0.33
0.61
0.0%
0.7%
.050
.111
2
West All Stars
12
.385
.341
16.7%
13.2%
0.0%
9.0%
1.61
0.0%
0.5%
.000
.066
1
NNL All Stars
38
.454
.285
15.8%
6.4%
6.7%
1.5%
2.00
5.37
0.0%
0.6%
.065
.093
1
Santo Domingo Stars
14
.425
.252
21.4%
5.8%
0.0%
0.8%
.000
.081
1
NAL All Stars
4
.366
.250
0.0%
17.9%
0.0%
0.0%
.000
.000

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James