Herman Bell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1924-1934)

Herman Bell was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1924 to 1934 for the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants, a span of 11 seasons. Across 221 career appearances, he went 32-34 with a 3.69 ERA, 191 strikeouts, and 24 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3703.2.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 32–34
ERA 3.69
WHIP 1.34
SO 191
Pitcher PIV 3703.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 185 lb
Born
7/16/1897 in Mount Sherman, KY, USA
Died
6/7/1949 in Glendale, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1924-04-16
Last Game
1934-08-23

Full name: Herman S. Bell

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Career Pitching Statistics

Herman Bell — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
32 34 221 47 14 1 24 663.1 743 272 34 143 191 3.69 3703.2

Career ERA 3.69 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — 13.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Herman Bell (b. 1897) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1924 SLN NL 3 8 28 11 5 0 1 113.1 124 62 29 29 4.92 4.13 (-19%) -115.5
1926 SLN NL 6 6 27 7 3 0 2 85.0 82 30 17 27 3.18 4.11 (+23%) 1838.2
1927 SLN NL 1 3 25 1 0 0 0 57.1 71 25 22 31 3.92 4.08 (+4%) -377.6
1929 SLN NL 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 13.0 19 10 4 4 6.92 4.60 (-51%) -16.8
1930 SLN NL 4 3 39 9 2 0 8 115.1 143 50 23 42 3.90 4.80 (+19%) 2422.8
1932 NY1 NL 8 4 35 10 3 0 2 120.0 132 49 16 25 3.67 4.13 (+11%) -1001.1
1933 NY1 NL 6 5 38 7 1 1 5 105.1 100 24 20 24 2.05 3.86 (+47%) 755.2
1934 NY1 NL 4 3 22 2 0 0 6 54.0 72 22 12 9 3.67 4.29 (+15%) 198.0
Career · 8 seasons 32 34 221 47 14 1 24 663.1 743 272 143 191 3.69 — 3,703

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Herman Bell — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
221 178 15 17 0 0 0 3 0 15 67 .096 .166 .096 .261 0

Career AVG .096 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 66.1% below league average.

Career OBP .166 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 51.8% below league average.

Career SLG .096 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 76.0% below league average.

Career OPS .261 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — 64.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Herman Bell — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1924 SLN NL 28 31 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 .065 — — — — 0.0
1926 SLN NL 27 25 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 .120 — — — — 0.0
1927 SLN NL 25 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 — — — — 0.0
1929 SLN NL 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1930 SLN NL 39 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 .077 — — — — 0.0
1932 NY1 NL 35 34 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 15 .088 — — — — 0.0
1933 NY1 NL 38 29 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .138 — — — — 0.0
1934 NY1 NL 22 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .105 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 221 178 15 17 0 0 0 3 0 15 67 .096 — — — — 0

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

Herman Bell — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Herman Bell — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1933 WS NY1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1930 WS SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1926 WS SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Herman Bell — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 3 0 0 4.0 4 2 1 1 4.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Herman Bell — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1933 WS NY1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0.00
1930 WS SLN 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0.00
1926 WS SLN 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 4 2 1 1 9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Herman Bell — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home103686702.103
Away11811091001.091

Pitching — Home / Away

Herman Bell — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home103299.031411664853.49
Away118363.1429157801063.89

Last 10 Games — Batting

Herman Bell — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1934-08-23 NY1STLW 000000000
1934-08-15 NY1PITL 000000000
1934-08-04 NY1PHIW 100000000
1934-07-23 NY1STLL 100000001
1934-07-20 NY1CINW 100000001
1934-07-14 NY1CHCL 000000000
1934-07-05 NY1BROW 300000003
1934-06-27 NY1STLL 000000000
1934-06-24 NY1STLW 100000001
1934-06-20 NY1CHCW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Herman Bell — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1934-08-23 NY1STL — 0.0100000
1934-08-15 NY1PIT L 1.0211100
1934-08-04 NY1PHI — 0.2522000
1934-07-23 NY1STL — 4.0511110
1934-07-20 NY1CIN W 2.2300000
1934-07-14 NY1CHC L 1.0352100
1934-07-05 NY1BRO SV 4.0622000
1934-06-27 NY1STL — 1.1000010
1934-06-24 NY1STL SV 1.1000000
1934-06-20 NY1CHC — 0.1211000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Herman Bell — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 221 0 13 142 17 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Herman Bell — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1924 SLN P 28 0 1 31 3 1
1926 SLN P 27 0 2 17 4 0
1927 SLN P 25 0 0 14 2 0
1929 SLN P 7 0 0 2 2 0
1930 SLN P 39 0 2 28 3 2
1932 NY1 P 35 0 4 23 1 2
1933 NY1 P 38 0 3 19 1 1
1934 NY1 P 22 0 1 8 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Herman Bell — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 221

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Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Tot Pressnell
    32-30, 3.80 ERA
  2. 93
    Harry Eisenstat
    25-27, 3.84 ERA
  3. 89
    Jim Conway
    22-29, 3.64 ERA
  4. 87
    Frank Ulrich
    19-27, 3.48 ERA
  5. 87
    Bill Harris
    24-22, 3.92 ERA
  6. 82
    Ed Murphy
    25-25, 3.64 ERA

Herman Bell: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 16, 1924 and the final game on August 23, 1934, Herman Bell built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the St. Louis Cardinals (1924 to 1930) and the New York Giants (1932 to 1934). At 185 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame, Bell is listed as a pitcher. Bell both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Bell was born on July 16, 1897, in Mount Sherman, KY, USA. Bell's death is recorded on June 7, 1949, in Glendale, CA, USA. On the record, Herman Bell was born Herman S. Bell.

Bell pitched in 221 games, starting 47, and finished with a 32-34 record and 3.69 ERA. Bell had 191 strikeouts, 14 complete games, and 24 saves. Against a 4.25 league ERA for the same years, Bell was 13.2% better. The best win total was 8, in 1932. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.05 in 1933, when the league's was 3.86.

Frequently Asked Questions about Herman Bell

What years did Herman Bell play?
Herman Bell played in Major League Baseball from 1924 to 1934.
Was Herman Bell a pitcher?
Yes. Herman Bell pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 191 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Herman Bell hit?
Herman Bell hit 0 career home runs with 17 hits.
What teams did Herman Bell play for?
Herman Bell played for 2 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1924, 1926–1927, 1929–1930) and the New York Giants (1932–1934).
What were Herman Bell's career stats?
In 221 games, Herman Bell went 32-34 with a 3.69 ERA, 191 strikeouts, 663.1 innings pitched, and 24 saves.
What position did Herman Bell play?
Herman Bell played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Herman Bell and how much did he weigh?
Herman Bell was listed at 6 feet and 185 pounds.
What was Herman Bell's career ERA?
Herman Bell finished with a 3.69 career ERA, going 32-34 with 191 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Herman Bell have?
Herman Bell recorded 191 career strikeouts.
Is Herman Bell in the Hall of Fame?
No. Herman Bell has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.