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3B Jay Bell #5
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R
07/14/1997
DBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY | FRONT OFFICE
3B JAY BELL #5 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
90 353 77 12 2 11 41 35 89 .218 .301 .357 8 0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 13 14 13 13
Gap 12 13 12 13
Power 11 11 11 11
Eye 12 12 12 13
Avoid K's 11 11 11 11
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 16 1
Errors: - 19 1
Arm: - 15 1
Turn DP: - 15 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 15
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 2 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 17
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 7
Stealing Ability: 16
Baserunning Inst.: 12
Sacrifice Bunt: 10
Bunt for Hit: 11
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/13/1997 DET Loss, 4-10 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/11/1997 DET Win, 5-4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/10/1997 NYM Win, 8-4 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 0
07/09/1997 NYM Win, 6-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/08/1997 NYM Win, 7-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/07/1997 NYM Loss, 2-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/06/1997 MON Win, 6-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/05/1997 MON Loss, 0-10 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/04/1997 MON Win, 15-9 5 2 3 4 1 0 1 0
07/03/1997 @ NYM Loss, 4-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Birthday:12/11/1965
Born in:Pensacola, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Drafted:1985, 8th Pick in Round 2
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 90 353 77 12 2 11 41 47 35 89 .218 .301 .357 .658 .282 .139 83
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 90 400 7 0 0 6 5 0 126 25 8 3 72.7 39.5 3.68 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   100 21 2 1 4 13 14 13 27 0 0 4 .210 .325 .370 .695
Versus Right   253 56 10 1 7 28 33 22 62 0 5 3 .221 .291 .352 .643
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 9 0 0 1 .136 .240 .182 .422
April   110 32 1 2 3 13 14 8 29 0 2 2 .291 .350 .418 .768
May   103 20 6 0 3 13 18 13 25 0 2 2 .194 .297 .340 .636
June   95 19 3 0 4 9 12 11 20 0 1 2 .200 .296 .358 .654
July   45 6 2 0 1 6 3 3 15 0 0 1 .133 .204 .244 .449
Last Year   583 141 39 2 25 92 88 58 148 5 16 4 .242 .312 .444 .757
2 Years Ago   535 109 24 3 14 60 68 56 139 6 21 5 .204 .282 .338 .621
Career   6234 1492 335 42 203 805 857 653 1433 49 170 39 .239 .313 .404 .717
Home   185 48 9 1 8 25 28 16 41 0 2 5 .259 .335 .449 .784
Road   168 29 3 1 3 16 19 19 48 0 3 2 .173 .265 .256 .521
Grass   117 16 2 0 1 6 12 17 32 0 3 1 .137 .252 .179 .431
Turf   236 61 10 2 10 35 35 18 57 0 2 6 .258 .327 .445 .772
Day   135 27 1 1 4 10 15 12 28 0 0 2 .200 .275 .311 .586
Night   218 50 11 1 7 31 32 23 61 0 5 5 .229 .317 .385 .702
As Starter   353 77 12 2 11 41 47 35 89 0 5 7 .218 .301 .357 .658
Close/Late   61 13 2 2 2 9 6 9 23 0 2 1 .213 .324 .410 .734
Inning 1-3   143 33 4 0 4 13 18 13 33 0 2 2 .231 .304 .343 .646
Inning 4-6   112 24 6 0 5 17 21 9 26 0 1 4 .214 .296 .402 .698
Inning 7-9   94 19 2 2 2 11 8 12 29 0 2 1 .202 .299 .330 .629
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
0 Outs   125 28 4 0 3 11 19 14 31 0 5 3 .224 .317 .328 .645
1 Outs   127 28 3 2 2 15 18 14 34 0 0 2 .220 .308 .323 .631
2 Outs   101 21 5 0 6 15 10 7 24 0 0 2 .208 .273 .436 .708
Scoring Position   85 22 6 1 3 30 13 9 25 0 5 2 .259 .344 .459 .803
Bases Empty   209 47 4 0 7 7 28 23 46 0 0 4 .225 .314 .344 .658
Runner on 1st   59 8 2 1 1 4 6 3 18 0 0 1 .136 .190 .254 .445
Runner on 2nd   33 7 3 0 1 8 5 5 9 0 3 1 .212 .333 .394 .727
Runner on 3rd   12 5 2 0 1 7 5 2 3 0 0 1 .417 .533 .833 1.367
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 3 0 0 1 4 2 1 5 0 0 0 .231 .286 .462 .747
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Bases Loaded   9 3 1 1 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Two Strikes   179 25 5 0 5 12 17 18 89 0 0 3 .140 .230 .251 .481
First Pitch   49 13 2 0 3 5 7 0 0 0 1 2 .265 .294 .490 .784
Count 0-1   17 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .176 .176 .176 .353
Count 0-2   25 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 0 0 0 .040 .040 .040 .080
Count 1-0   28 13 1 0 2 7 4 0 0 0 1 1 .464 .483 .714 1.197
Count 1-1   37 13 2 1 1 9 9 0 0 0 2 0 .351 .351 .541 .892
Count 1-2   59 4 1 0 1 2 2 0 33 0 0 1 .068 .083 .136 .219
Count 2-0   14 4 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .500 .786
Count 2-1   23 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .174 .208 .217 .426
Count 2-2   51 7 2 0 2 4 4 0 27 0 0 1 .137 .154 .294 .448
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .833 .000 .833
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 0 0 4 12 0 0 0 0 .400 .824 .400 1.224
Full Count   44 13 2 0 2 5 11 18 15 0 0 1 .295 .508 .477 .985
Behind in Count   101 8 1 0 1 5 3 0 47 0 1 1 .079 .088 .119 .207
Ahead in Count   71 23 3 1 2 13 13 17 0 0 1 2 .324 .467 .479 .946
Batting Leadoff   80 17 1 0 3 6 12 9 23 0 0 1 .212 .300 .338 .637
Batting 2nd   191 46 7 2 6 24 28 18 44 0 4 4 .241 .319 .393 .712
Batting 4th   10 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Batting 5th   60 12 4 0 2 10 5 5 15 0 1 1 .200 .273 .367 .639
Batting 7th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .000 .143 .000 .143
Batting 8th   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Low Leverage   174 39 6 0 7 18 22 17 38 0 0 3 .224 .304 .379 .683
Medium Leverage   132 25 2 1 4 9 18 16 35 0 2 2 .189 .287 .311 .597
High Leverage   45 12 4 1 0 14 7 2 16 0 3 2 .267 .327 .400 .727
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1986 Pittsburgh - DBL 20 87 328 82 18 4 12 47 43 28 1 2 63 3 1 .250 .309 .439 .748 96 93 1.6
1987 Pittsburgh - DBL 21 157 583 161 35 6 17 72 95 61 3 2 126 15 4 .276 .347 .444 .791 110 108 4.1
1988 Pittsburgh - DBL 22 132 484 109 20 2 17 69 69 53 5 3 111 9 2 .225 .306 .380 .687 78 80 1.4
1989 Pittsburgh - DBL 23 156 533 126 30 2 17 59 72 71 1 7 118 5 4 .236 .324 .396 .719 94 94 3.0
1990 Pittsburgh - DBL 24 156 573 143 33 5 22 87 79 64 3 6 138 10 1 .250 .325 .440 .765 103 102 4.1
1991 Pittsburgh - DBL 25 56 202 42 7 4 3 24 23 18 0 3 56 1 0 .208 .269 .327 .596 60 60 0.2
1991 San Francisco - DBL 25 99 371 87 20 1 13 47 53 40 1 2 81 6 1 .235 .309 .399 .708 102 101 3.2
1991 Total - DBL 25 155 573 129 27 5 16 71 76 58 1 5 137 7 1 .225 .295 .373 .669 84 83 3.1
1992 San Francisco - DBL 26 156 575 133 26 5 17 63 76 44 2 7 103 12 4 .231 .285 .383 .668 90 83 2.7
1993 San Francisco - DBL 27 155 553 150 32 1 20 72 83 73 3 3 117 4 1 .271 .358 .441 .799 127 123 5.8
1994 San Francisco - DBL 28 156 561 132 39 5 15 72 61 52 4 3 144 14 5 .235 .303 .403 .706 97 95 3.3
1995 San Francisco - DBL 29 156 535 109 24 3 14 60 68 56 5 6 139 8 1 .204 .282 .338 .621 81 75 2.7
1996 Florida - DBL 30 79 283 65 17 0 13 44 39 30 2 1 73 2 1 .230 .307 .428 .735 95 93 1.6
1996 St. Louis - DBL 30 77 300 76 22 2 12 48 49 28 2 4 75 10 2 .253 .317 .460 .777 105 105 2.3
1996 Total - DBL 30 156 583 141 39 2 25 92 88 58 4 5 148 12 3 .242 .312 .444 .757 106 102 4.1
1997 St. Louis - DBL 31 65 262 62 8 2 9 30 40 24 4 0 67 8 2 .237 .310 .385 .696 88 92 1.0
1997 Toronto - DBL 31 25 91 15 4 0 2 11 7 11 3 0 22 0 1 .165 .276 .275 .551 54 59 0.1
1997 Total - DBL 31 90 353 77 12 2 11 41 47 35 7 0 89 8 3 .218 .301 .357 .658 84 85 1.2
Total DBL 1712 6234 1492 335 42 203 805 857 653 39 49 1433 107 30 .239 .313 .404 .717 96 94 37.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1986 Pauoa - WL 20 28 118 41 5 0 2 10 21 9 0 0 18 0 0 .347 .394 .441 .834 100 138 0.0
1986 Columbus - CBL 20 74 291 85 17 3 9 43 61 40 1 0 59 3 2 .292 .380 .464 .843 129 127 0.0
Total CBL 74 291 85 17 3 9 43 61 40 1 0 59 3 2 .292 .380 .464 .843 129 127
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1986 Pittsburgh - DBL 20 13 51 12 4 1 1 11 4 0 0 0 11 0 1 .235 .235 .412 .647 0 0 0.0
1988 Pittsburgh - DBL 22 10 31 10 1 1 4 8 9 6 0 0 5 0 0 .323 .432 .806 1.239 0 0 0.0
1989 Pittsburgh - DBL 23 18 51 7 2 0 1 4 3 8 2 1 14 2 1 .137 .274 .235 .509 0 0 0.0
1992 San Francisco - DBL 26 7 30 6 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 6 1 1 .200 .250 .300 .550 0 0 0.0
1993 San Francisco - DBL 27 17 66 16 5 1 2 8 7 4 1 0 21 1 0 .242 .296 .439 .735 0 0 0.0
1995 San Francisco - DBL 29 13 42 15 3 0 3 6 8 3 0 0 9 0 0 .357 .400 .643 1.043 0 0 0.0
1996 St. Louis - DBL 30 11 43 11 5 0 0 2 2 7 0 0 12 0 0 .256 .360 .372 .732 0 0 0.0
Total DBL 89 314 77 20 3 12 40 37 30 3 1 78 4 3 .245 .316 .443 .759 106 104
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1986 Pittsburgh - DBL 2B 78 78 127 226 32 360 7 .981 696.0 4.56 +4.0 1.024
1986 Columbus - CBL 2B 69 62 149 204 52 356 3 .992 564.0 5.63 +4.9 1.051
1986 Columbus - CBL 3B 12 12 7 25 2 33 1 .970 101.0 2.85 -1.0 .938
1986 Pittsburgh - DBL SS 10 9 17 22 6 39 0 1.000 82.0 4.28 -0.0 1.041
1986 Columbus - CBL SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.097
1986 Pauoa - WL SS 28 28 45 74 13 122 3 .975 240.0 4.46 +1.9 .962
1987 Pittsburgh - DBL 2B 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.1 1.035
1987 Pittsburgh - DBL 3B 157 157 94 294 21 392 4 .990 1381.0 2.53 +9.5 1.048
1987 Pittsburgh - DBL SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.039
1988 Pittsburgh - DBL 3B 132 131 71 233 17 309 5 .984 1166.1 2.35 +6.0 1.049
1989 Pittsburgh - DBL 3B 110 108 46 192 15 243 5 .979 958.2 2.23 +4.5 1.038
1989 Pittsburgh - DBL SS 48 48 67 138 24 208 3 .986 416.2 4.43 +1.7 1.037
1990 Pittsburgh - DBL 2B 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.0 1.036
1990 Pittsburgh - DBL 3B 3 3 1 11 0 12 0 1.000 27.0 4.00 +0.4 1.048
1990 Pittsburgh - DBL SS 153 152 198 401 62 608 9 .985 1342.0 4.02 +4.7 1.023
1991 Pittsburgh - DBL 3B 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.052
1991 Pittsburgh - DBL SS 56 56 63 151 29 219 5 .977 484.0 3.98 +4.0 1.064
1991 San Francisco - DBL SS 99 98 121 270 39 396 5 .987 865.0 4.07 +8.4 1.058
1992 San Francisco - DBL SS 156 156 194 452 59 657 11 .983 1398.0 4.16 +7.5 1.029
1993 San Francisco - DBL SS 155 155 202 422 65 633 9 .986 1398.2 4.02 +5.3 1.029
1994 San Francisco - DBL SS 156 156 170 419 51 607 18 .970 1394.1 3.80 +7.1 1.030
1995 San Francisco - DBL 3B 2 1 0 2 0 3 1 .667 11.0 1.64 -0.4 .707
1995 San Francisco - DBL SS 155 152 184 398 49 594 12 .980 1362.2 3.84 +10.7 1.045
1996 St. Louis - DBL 3B 77 77 51 106 10 160 3 .981 678.0 2.08 +4.6 1.075
1996 Florida - DBL SS 79 79 62 201 27 270 7 .974 702.0 3.37 +2.6 1.034
1996 St. Louis - DBL SS 4 0 3 5 2 8 0 1.000 10.1 6.97 +0.4 1.393
1997 St. Louis - DBL 3B 65 65 35 91 6 127 1 .992 572.2 1.98 +2.5 1.047
1997 Toronto - DBL SS 24 24 19 76 12 96 1 .990 214.0 4.00 +1.4 1.074
1997 Toronto - DBL 3B 1 1 1 8 2 9 0 1.000 9.0 9.00 +0.2 1.047
TOTAL 2B 154 140 278 432 84 720 10 .986 1272.0 5.02 +9.1 1.037
TOTAL 3B 561 555 306 963 74 1289 20 .984 4907.2 2.33 +26.3 1.045
TOTAL SS 1129 1113 1346 3031 438 4460 83 .981 9921.2 3.97 +55.9 1.035
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1985 Drafted in the 1985 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 8, 32nd overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (13); Power: 9 (11); Eye: 11 (12).
01/15/1986 Named to the 1986 Hawaii Winter League for the Pauoa Waves.
02/11/1986 Goes 5-5 against the Waikiki Suns, with 1 RBI and 3 R.
03/31/1986 Named the #13 prospect in the DBL
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 13 (13).
05/28/1987 Hits for the CYCLE, going 5-6 against the St. Louis Cardinals, with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored.
05/28/1987 Goes 5-6 against the St. Louis Cardinals, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 4 R.
11/01/1987 Wins the 1987 DBL FL Gold Glove at 3B.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 13 (13).
08/06/1988 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
10/25/1988 Wins the 1988 World Series MVP Award.
11/01/1988 Wins the 1988 DBL FL Gold Glove at 3B.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 13 (13).
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 13 (13).
07/11/1990 Was selected to the 1990 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 12 (12).
06/05/1991 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the San Francisco Giants, along with 2B Delino DeShields, 3B Billy Ripken, LF Jim Eisenreich, in exchange for 3B Jeff King, 2B Geronimo Pena, RF Junior Felix, RF Carmelo Martinez.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 13 (13).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 12 (13).
07/11/1993 Was selected to the 1993 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 13 (13).
06/10/1994 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 13 (13).
10/25/1995 Was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with RP Rich Batchelor, RP Bob W. Malloy, RP Pedro Martinez, CF Steve Finley, in exchange for LF Tony Gwynn, 2B Tony Womack, CF Jeff Kunkel.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 12 (13).
07/01/1996 Was traded by the Florida Marlins to the St. Louis Cardinals, along with CF Steve Finley, in exchange for 3B Matt Williams, CF Doug Glanville.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 12 (13).
06/14/1997 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Toronto Blue Jays, along with RP Joey Long, in exchange for RP Mike J Grace, SS Tony Fernandez.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1986 28 10
Year H Rank
1986 41 10
Year K Rank
1986 18 9
Year 2B Rank
1987 35 10
1994 39 5
1996 39 4
Year IBB Rank
1989 5 7
Year SH Rank
1987 14 3
1988 14 4
1990 14 8
1992 23 1
1993 16 2
1994 13 8
1995 21 1
1996 16 2
Year OBP Rank
1993 .358 9
Year WAR Rank
1993 5.9 7
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