Herman Bell

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
32 34 221 47 14 1 24 663.3 743 272 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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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 1 113.3 124 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 57.3 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 8 115.3 143 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 5 105.3 100 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

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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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

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

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

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

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home103686702.103
Away11811091001.091

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home103299.031411664853.49
Away118363.1429157801063.89

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

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

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 221 0 13 142 17 7

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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Position Games
Pitcher 221

Most Similar Players

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

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

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.