David Bell

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2006)

AVG .257
HR 123
RBI 589
H 1,239
OPS .716
PIV -4,819
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 170 lb
Born
9/14/1972 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1995-05-03
Last Game
2006-10-01

Full name: David Michael Bell

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,403 4,826 587 1,239 267 18 123 589 19 428 687 .257 .320 .396 .716 -4,819

Career AVG .257 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .320 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .396 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 6.8% below league average.

Career OPS .716 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 6.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1995 CLE AL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 SLN NL 39 144 13 36 7 2 2 19 1 4 25 .250 .266 (-6%) .337 (-18%) .417 (-12%) .755 (-14%) 0.0
1996 SLN NL 62 145 12 31 6 0 1 9 1 10 22 .214 .269 (-21%) .340 (-21%) .426 (-35%) .767 (-29%) -712.7
1997 SLN NL 66 142 9 30 7 2 1 12 1 10 28 .211 .266 (-21%) .336 (-22%) .419 (-26%) .756 (-24%) -605.4
1998 SLN NL 4 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 — — — — 0.0
1998 CLE AL 107 340 37 89 21 2 10 41 0 22 54 .262 .266 (-2%) .335 (-9%) .420 (+1%) .755 (-3%) 0.0
1998 SEA AL 21 80 11 26 8 0 0 8 0 5 8 .325 .266 (+22%) .335 (+9%) .420 (+1%) .755 (+5%) 0.0
1999 SEA AL 157 597 92 160 31 2 21 78 7 58 90 .268 .271 (-1%) .344 (-4%) .433 (avg) .778 (-2%) -260.5
2000 SEA AL 133 454 57 112 24 2 11 47 2 42 66 .247 .270 (-9%) .344 (-8%) .437 (-13%) .782 (-11%) -860.7
2001 SEA AL 135 470 62 122 28 0 15 64 2 28 59 .260 .263 (-2%) .332 (-9%) .426 (-3%) .758 (-5%) -495.6
2002 SFN NL 154 552 82 144 29 2 20 73 1 54 80 .261 .261 (avg) .331 (avg) .416 (+3%) .747 (+2%) 208.1
2003 PHI NL 85 297 32 58 14 0 4 37 0 41 40 .195 .264 (-26%) .332 (-11%) .422 (-33%) .754 (-23%) -1121.6
2004 PHI NL 143 533 67 155 33 1 18 77 1 57 75 .291 .266 (+9%) .335 (+8%) .427 (+7%) .762 (+8%) 917.3
2005 PHI NL 150 557 53 138 31 1 10 61 0 47 69 .248 .264 (-6%) .330 (-6%) .418 (-14%) .749 (-10%) -945.7
2006 PHI NL 92 324 39 90 17 2 6 34 1 32 38 .278 .269 (+3%) .336 (+3%) .431 (-8%) .768 (-3%) -144.1
2006 MIL NL 53 180 21 46 10 2 4 29 2 18 30 .256 .269 (-5%) .336 (-4%) .431 (-7%) .768 (-6%) -144.1
Career · 16 seasons 1,403 4,826 587 1,239 267 18 123 589 19 428 687 .257 — — — — -4,165

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
35 117 14 33 3 0 3 13 13 22 .282

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2002 NLCS SFN 5 17 4 7 1 0 1 1 2 3 .412
2002 NLDS1 SFN 5 16 3 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 .188
2002 WS SFN 7 23 4 7 0 0 1 4 5 4 .304
2001 ALCS SEA 5 16 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 3 .188
2001 ALDS1 SEA 5 16 2 5 1 0 1 2 1 6 .312
2000 ALCS SEA 5 18 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
2000 ALDS2 SEA 3 11 0 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .364

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home708237028458757305.248
Away695245630365266284.265

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2006-10-01 MILSTLW 401000101
2006-09-30 MILSTLL 400000000
2006-09-29 MILSTLL 201000000
2006-09-28 MILSTLW 322100120
2006-09-27 MILCHCL 411000001
2006-09-26 MILCHCL 402200101
2006-09-24 MILSFGW 321001210
2006-09-23 MILSFGW 421010201
2006-09-22 MILSFGW 512100201
2006-09-21 MILSFGW 423001310

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 16 9 77 7 0 8
2B 413 373 771 1094 42 271
3B 986 882 600 1845 116 147
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 20 12 16 33 2 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1995 CLE 3B 2 0 0 2 0 0
1995 SLN 2B 37 36 75 103 6 27
1995 SLN 3B 3 2 2 5 1 0
1996 SLN 2B 20 16 23 54 1 9
1996 SLN 3B 45 23 22 59 4 1
1996 SLN SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1997 SLN 2B 23 13 35 37 2 7
1997 SLN 3B 35 12 10 32 4 1
1997 SLN SS 13 9 10 26 2 4
1998 SLN 2B 1 1 0 2 0 1
1998 SLN 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0
1998 CLE 1B 1 0 4 0 0 0
1998 CLE 2B 101 91 192 294 9 58
1998 CLE 3B 6 5 4 12 0 1
1998 CLE SS 1 0 1 0 0 0
1998 SEA 1B 5 3 35 2 0 3
1998 SEA 2B 14 13 24 39 1 11
1998 SEA 3B 5 2 2 5 0 0
1998 SEA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1999 SEA 1B 4 2 15 1 0 2
1999 SEA 2B 154 150 313 426 17 118
1999 SEA SS 1 0 1 0 0 0
2000 SEA 1B 2 1 4 0 0 0
2000 SEA 2B 48 40 85 102 3 33
2000 SEA 3B 93 81 50 151 12 14
2000 SEA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
2001 SEA 1B 2 1 6 0 0 1
2001 SEA 3B 134 120 92 257 14 21
2002 SFN 1B 2 2 13 4 0 2
2002 SFN 2B 12 10 21 29 3 6
2002 SFN 3B 139 128 78 244 9 21
2002 SFN SS 3 3 4 7 0 1
2003 PHI 2B 3 3 3 8 0 1
2003 PHI 3B 85 81 62 168 8 17
2004 PHI 3B 142 141 89 308 24 22
2005 PHI 3B 150 148 105 304 21 22
2006 PHI 3B 90 88 55 186 14 23
2006 MIL 3B 53 50 28 110 5 4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 16
Second Base 413
Third Base 986
Shortstop 20
Left Field 1
Designated Hitter 1

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2006 PHI NL $4,700,000
2005 PHI NL $4,700,000
2004 PHI NL $4,400,000
2003 PHI NL $3,200,000
2002 SFN NL $1,750,000
2001 SEA AL $2,200,000
2000 SEA AL $1,425,000
1999 SEA AL $700,000
1998 SLN NL $200,000
1997 SLN NL $170,000
1996 SLN NL $125,000
1995 SLN NL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $23,679,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

David Bell (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jed Lowrie
    .257 avg, 121 HR
  2. 94
    Mark Ellis
    .262 avg, 105 HR
  3. 93
    Charlie Hayes
    .262 avg, 144 HR
  4. 87
    Steve Buechele
    .245 avg, 137 HR
  5. 85
    Ray Knight
    .271 avg, 84 HR
  6. 84
    Jim Spencer
    .250 avg, 146 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about David Bell

What years did David Bell play?
David Bell played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2006.
Was David Bell a pitcher?
No. David Bell was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did David Bell hit?
David Bell hit 123 career home runs with 1239 hits.