Herman Bell

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .186
HR 0
RBI 10
H 30
OPS .502
PIV -55
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 177 lb
Born
4/18/1915 in Birmingham, AL, USA
Died
9/27/1970 in Birmingham, AL, USA
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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
282.0 236.0 39.0 54.0 5.0 2.0 0 22.0 35.0 2.0 3.0 .229 .333 .267 .600

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 80.0 68.0 9.0 12.0 0 0 0 6.0 10.0 0 1.0 .176 .282 .176 .458
Listed seasons · 1 80 68 9 12 0 0 0 6 10 0 1 .176 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
63 161 25 30 3 1 0 10 2 19 1 .186 .284 .217 .502 -55

Career AVG .186 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 28.7% below league average.

Career OBP .284 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 14.5% below league average.

Career SLG .217 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 40.8% below league average.

Career OPS .502 vs. league average .700 across their career seasons — 28.3% 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
1940 TIC NAL 13 32 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 .125 — — — — 0.0
1943 BBB NAL 11 30 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 .133 — — — — 0.0
1945 BBB NAL 13 28 4 5 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 .179 — — — — 0.0
1946 BBB NAL 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1947 BBB NAL 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 — — — — 0.0
1948 BBB NAL 20 57 13 16 2 0 0 6 1 5 0 .281 .263 (+6%) .340 (+3%) .379 (-17%) .719 (-8%) -54.5
Career · 6 seasons 63 161 25 30 3 1 0 10 2 19 1 .186 — — — — -55

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
3 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .400

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1948 NWS BBB 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1943 ALC BBB 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home87931924012.258
Away9982131806.220

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away10.00000—

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-08-29 BIRIN9L 000000000
1949-08-24 BIRKCMW 000000000
1949-08-21 BIRKCML 000000000
1949-08-07 BIRBLGL 201000020
1949-08-07 BIRBLGL 000000000
1949-07-31 BIRBLGL 000000000
1949-07-30 BIRBLGL 000000000
1949-07-29 BIRMEMW 000000000
1949-07-27 BIRMEMW 100000000
1949-07-24 BIRMEML 000000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
C 55 52 285 31 7 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1940 TIC C 13 13 75 6 2 0
1943 BBB C 11 10 57 7 2 1
1945 BBB C 9 8 41 8 2 0
1946 BBB C 1 1 3 0 0 0
1947 BBB C 5 4 13 5 0 0
1948 BBB C 16 16 96 5 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Catcher 55

Frequently Asked Questions about Herman Bell

Was Herman Bell a pitcher?
No. Herman Bell was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Herman Bell hit?
Herman Bell hit 0 career home runs with 30 hits.