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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: 5'11"
Wt: 157
Biographical
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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)


Compared to Contemporary Center Fielders (Top 50)

Compare With:



Glossary
# Players Pos Yrs Career HoF
1
CF
27
1915-1941
78.9
78.6
6.0
-0.9
-4.7
2
CF
18
1923-1940
51.0
50.8
2.9
-0.8
-1.9
3
CF
23
1922-1946
44.5
43.6
-1.9
5.6
-3.3
4
CF
14
1932-1945
30.2
30.4
1.7
0.0
-1.9
5
CF
19
1920-1938
21.3
20.4
3.1
0.0
-2.2
6
CF
15
1917-1935
17.9
18.0
0.4
0.7
-1.2
7
CF
16
1932-1948
16.3
13.5
3.3
0.0
-0.5
8
CF
17
1920-1936
14.7
15.9
1.5
-0.1
-2.5
9
CF
14
1934-1948
10.5
10.0
0.5
0.0
-0.5
10
CF
13
1923-1936
7.8
5.0
4.0
0.0
-1.3
11
CF
11
1923-1936
5.3
3.0
1.3
0.0
0.9
12
CF
6
1927-1943
4.3
5.3
-1.0
0.0
0.0
13
CF
14
1934-1948
3.7
5.3
-0.8
0.0
-0.8
14
CF
14
1930-1945
3.2
0.8
4.0
-0.2
-1.9
15
CF
12
1926-1939
3.0
2.1
1.7
0.0
-0.8
16
CF
10
1925-1937
2.1
2.7
-0.2
0.0
-0.4
17
CF
13
1920-1937
0.7
1.5
0.1
-0.5
-0.4
18
CF
10
1924-1937
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.1
19
CF
2
1932-1937
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
20
CF
2
1930-1936
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
21
CF
3
1930-1934
-0.1
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
22
CF
2
1933-1934
-0.4
0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
23
CF
2
1932-1937
-0.5
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
24
CF
2
1932-1935
-0.7
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.0
25
CF
7
1926-1936
-1.2
-0.3
-0.6
0.0
-0.3
26
CF
2
1932-1934
-1.2
-0.8
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
27
CF
15
1932-1948
-1.8
0.0
-2.4
1.0
-0.4

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