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Cliff Bell

Cliff Bell

1921–1931  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  5'10", 180 lb  ·  b. 1896 Kildare, TX

Career 46–69 · 4.13 ERA · 388 SO · 986.2 IP · 185 G · 63 H · 28 RBI · .168 AVG

Seasons leading his league
3
3 best in baseball
11 Top-5 finishes
3 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1921 Best season

Spanning 1921–1931, peaking at 1 titles in 1921.

Team records #2 Memphis Red Sox career SO #2 Memphis Red Sox career IP #3 Memphis Red Sox career W #3 Memphis Red Sox career SV #3 Memphis Red Sox 1928 W #3 Memphis Red Sox 1927 SV #4 Memphis Red Sox 1927 SO #4 Memphis Red Sox 1927 IP

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 1,719th League titles 3
  • 897th Best in baseball 3
  • 2,449th Top-5 finishes 11

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

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 3 1st 2 yrs (1930–1931) 1921 1.000 1930 1.000 1931 1.000
Shutouts — #3 — 1925 #3

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1931 1 P FPCT 1.000
1930 1 P FPCT 1.000
1921 1 P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

11 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1921 KCM NNL 7 5 4.15 21 12 0 99.2 101 46 4 28 33 1.29
1922 KCM NNL 0 3 3.00 4 1 0 15.0 9 5 0 5 4 0.93
1923 KCM NNL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0.75
1924 KCM NNL 4 1 3.02 8 6 1 41.2 39 14 2 11 7 1.20
1925 KCM NNL 4 6 5.42 17 13 1 99.2 101 60 0 28 40 1.29
1926 KCM NNL 5 4 4.01 12 10 0 76.1 94 34 4 24 16 1.55
1927 MRS NNL 7 10 3.70 28 14 1 158.0 170 65 7 36 72 1.30
1928 MRS NNL 8 7 3.73 20 14 0 144.2 157 60 8 27 48 1.27
1929 MRS NNL 1 13 3.93 22 15 0 126.0 140 55 7 21 57 1.28
1930 MRS +1 NNL 7 15 4.31 30 19 1 156.2 164 75 3 51 71 1.37
1931 CCU NNL 3 5 5.29 12 8 0 66.1 73 39 3 27 40 1.51
Career — — 46 69 4.13 175 112 4 986.2 1,050 453 38 258 388 1.33

Batting

11 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1921 KCM NNL 21 37 4 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .189 .231 .189 .420
1922 KCM NNL 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
1923 KCM NNL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 — 1.000 — —
1924 KCM NNL 8 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 .125 .263 .125 .388
1925 KCM NNL 17 34 4 9 5 0 0 3 6 0 0 .265 .375 .412 .787
1926 KCM NNL 12 29 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 .172 .200 .172 .372
1927 MRS NNL 37 84 4 15 3 1 0 12 3 0 2 .179 .207 .238 .445
1928 MRS NNL 20 54 6 10 1 1 0 6 2 0 0 .185 .228 .241 .469
1929 MRS NNL 22 48 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .104 .122 .104 .227
1930 MRS +1 NNL 31 50 9 8 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 .160 .222 .180 .402
1931 CCU NNL 12 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .111 .238 .111 .349
Career — — 185 374 30 63 10 2 0 28 24 5 3 .168 .226 .206 .432

Fielding

2 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1921 KCM NNL P 21 12 99.2 4 28 0 0 32 1.000 1.52
1922 KCM NNL P 4 1 15.0 0 7 1 0 8 .875 1.75
1923 KCM NNL P 1 0 2.2 2 3 0 0 5 1.000 5.00
1924 KCM NNL P 8 6 41.2 2 19 0 1 21 1.000 2.63
1925 KCM NNL P 17 12 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
1926 KCM NNL P 12 10 76.1 1 28 4 1 33 .879 2.42
1927 MRS NNL P 28 14 158.0 8 41 3 1 52 .942 1.75
OF 8 6 51.0 10 1 1 0 12 .917 1.38
1928 MRS NNL P 20 14 144.2 4 44 5 1 53 .906 2.40
1929 MRS NNL P 22 15 124.1 3 47 5 1 55 .909 2.27
1930 MRS NNL P 30 20 156.2 5 40 0 1 45 1.000 1.50
1931 CCU NNL P 12 8 66.1 3 14 0 1 17 1.000 1.42
Career — — P 175 112 889.2 32 271 18 7 321 .944 1.73
— — OF 8 6 51.0 10 1 1 0 12 .917 1.38