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Albert Belle

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Albert Belle

1989–2000  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'1", 190 lb  ·  b. 1966 Shreveport, LA

Also in Triple-A  ·  Double-A

Career 1,539 G · 1,726 H · 381 HR · 1,239 RBI · .295 AVG

Seasons leading his league
13
5 best in baseball 8 league only
36 Top-5 finishes
6 Title seasons
8 Categories led
1995 Best season

Spanning 1993–1999, peaking at 6 titles in 1995.

Clubs 50 Home Run Seasons 200 Hit Seasons
Team records #1 White Sox 1998 HR #1 White Sox 1998 RBI #2 Guardians 1995 HR #2 Guardians 1994 OPS #3 Guardians career HR #3 Guardians 1996 RBI #4 Guardians career OPS #6 White Sox 1998 OPS #9 White Sox 1998 H

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 329th League titles 13
  • 508th Best in baseball 5
  • 696th Top-5 finishes 36

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Total Bases 3 1st 2 yrs (1994–1995) 1995 377 1994 AL 294 1998 AL 399 1996 #2
Runs Batted In 3 1st 2 yrs (1995–1996) 1993 129 1995 AL 126 1996 AL 148 1994 #3 1998 #2
Slugging Percentage 2 1st — 1995 .690 1998 AL .655 1994 #2
Outfield Assists 1 1st — 1999 AL 17 1993 #2
Doubles 1 1st — 1995 52 1994 #2 1997 #3 1998 #2
On-Base Plus Slug. 1 1st — 1998 AL 1.055 1994 #2 1995 #2
Runs 1 1st — 1995 AL 121
Home Runs 1 1st — 1995 50 1994 #3 1998 #2
Walks — #3 — 1999 #3
On-Base Percentage — #3 — 1994 #3
Hits — #3 — 1994 #3
Batting Average — #2 — 1994 #2 1998 #3

Title Seasons

6 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1999 1 OF A 17
1998 3 OPS 1.055 SLG .655 TB 399
1996 1 RBI 148
1995 6 HR 50 RBI 126 R 121 SLG .690 2B 52 TB 377
1994 1 TB 294
1993 1 RBI 129

Batting

  led the league   12 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1989 CLE AL 62 218 22 49 8 4 7 37 12 55 2 .225 .269 .394 .664
1990 CLE AL 9 23 1 4 0 0 1 3 1 6 0 .174 .208 .304 .513
1991 CLE AL 123 461 60 130 31 2 28 95 25 99 3 .282 .323 .540 .863
1992 CLE AL 153 585 81 152 23 1 34 112 52 128 8 .260 .320 .477 .797
1993 CLE AL 159 594 93 172 36 3 38 129 76 96 23 .290 .370 .552 .922
1994 CLE AL 106 412 90 147 35 2 36 101 58 71 9 .357 .438 .714 1.152
1995 CLE AL 143 546 121 173 52 1 50 126 73 80 5 .317 .401 .690 1.091
1996 CLE AL 158 602 124 187 38 3 48 148 99 87 11 .311 .410 .623 1.033
1997 CHA AL 161 634 90 174 45 1 30 116 53 105 4 .274 .332 .491 .823
1998 CHA AL 163 609 113 200 48 2 49 152 81 84 6 .328 .399 .655 1.055
1999 BAL AL 161 610 108 181 36 1 37 117 101 82 17 .297 .400 .541 .941
2000 BAL AL 141 559 71 157 37 1 23 103 52 68 0 .281 .342 .474 .817
Career — — 1,539 5,853 974 1,726 389 21 381 1,239 683 961 88 .295 .369 .564 .933

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1989 CLE AL OF 44 42 363.0 92 3 2 1 97 .979 2.16
1990 CLE AL OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
1991 CLE AL OF 89 88 736.2 170 8 9 1 187 .952 2.00
1992 CLE AL OF 52 52 423.2 94 1 3 0 98 .969 1.83
1993 CLE AL OF 150 149 1324.2 338 16 5 7 359 .986 2.36
1994 CLE AL OF 104 104 933.2 205 8 6 1 219 .973 2.05
1995 CLE AL OF 142 142 1265.0 304 7 6 1 317 .981 2.19
1996 CLE AL OF 152 152 1343.0 309 11 10 0 330 .970 2.11
1997 CHA AL OF 154 154 1333.0 351 1 10 0 362 .972 2.29
1998 CHA AL OF 159 159 1366.0 316 11 8 3 335 .976 2.06
1999 BAL AL OF 154 154 1340.0 252 17 4 2 273 .985 1.75
2000 BAL AL OF 110 110 953.1 211 8 3 2 222 .986 1.99
Career — — OF 1,311 1,306 11384.0 2,642 91 66 18 2,799 .976 2.08