Cool Papa Bell

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Cool Papa Bell

1922–1946 · Bats B · Throws L · 6'0", 155 lb · b. 1903 Starkville, MS

Career 1,219 G · 1,567 H · 60 HR · 594 RBI · .325 AVG · 20–15 · 4.64 ERA · 146 SO · 308.2 IP

Seasons leading his league

19

2 best in baseball 17 league only

81 Top-5 finishes

10 Title seasons

5 Categories led

1925 Best season

Spanning 1925–1945, peaking at 3 titles in 1925.

Led in Stolen Bases for 3 straight seasons (1925–1927) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

67th League titles 19
392nd Best in baseball 2
36th Top-5 finishes 81

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

Career leaderboards

48th Batting Average .325
83rd On-Base Percentage .395
174th Stolen Bases 296
217th Runs 1,167
221st On-Base Plus Slug. .843
317th Triples 76
495th Slugging Percentage .448

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Stolen Bases	8	1st	3 yrs (1925–1927)	1926 36 1929 48 1925 NNL 30 1927 NNL 25 1931 NNL 16 1933 NN2 16 1934 NN2 14 1945 NN2 10 1928 #3 1932 #2 1935 #2 1943 #2
Walks	5	1st	3 yrs (1933–1935)	1933 NN2 28 1934 NN2 34 1935 NN2 31 1942 NAL 27 1945 NN2 35 1926 #3 1929 #3 1931 #2 1944 #2
Runs	4	1st	2 yrs (1925–1926)	1925 NNL 94 1926 NNL 107 1931 NNL 46 1935 NN2 68 1927 #2 1928 #2 1929 #2 1930 #2 1933 #2 1934 #2
Doubles	1	1st	—	1925 NNL 33 1926 #3 1929 #3 1930 #3
Hits	1	1st	—	1934 NN2 89 1925 #2 1927 #3 1928 #2 1929 #3 1930 #3 1933 #2 1935 #2 1943 #3
Total Bases	—	#2	—	1925 #2 1930 #2 1933 #3 1934 #3
Slugging Percentage	—	#3	—	1930 #3
On-Base Percentage	—	#2	—	1935 #2 1942 #3
On-Base Plus Slug.	—	#2	—	1930 #2

Title Seasons

10 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1945	2	SB 10 BB 35
1942	1	BB 27
1935	2	R 68 BB 31
1934	3	H 89 SB 14 BB 34
1933	2	SB 16 BB 28
1931	2	R 46 SB 16
1929	1	SB 48
1927	1	SB 25
1926	2	R 107 SB 36
1925	3	R 94 SB 30 2B 33

Batting

21 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1922	SLS	NNL	18	40	6	15	3	1	1	5	0	1	0	.375	.405	.575	.980
1923	SLS	NNL	49	108	24	26	5	1	2	17	7	0	1	.241	.287	.361	.648
1924	SLS	NNL	65	242	52	73	12	3	1	33	20	1	12	.302	.355	.388	.743
1925	SLS	NNL	87	380	94	132	33	6	10	58	30	0	30	.347	.395	.545	.940
1926	SLS	NNL	91	386	107	129	27	7	12	58	48	4	36	.334	.413	.534	.947
1927	SLS	NNL	97	419	89	131	23	5	5	36	33	0	25	.313	.364	.427	.791
1928	SLS	NNL	79	338	81	112	21	6	6	41	32	1	19	.331	.391	.482	.873
1929	SLS +1	NNL	97	392	98	125	24	5	3	39	45	1	48	.319	.392	.429	.820
1930	SLS	NNL	80	345	107	123	20	8	9	54	36	3	15	.357	.420	.539	.960
1931	SLS	NNL	33	132	46	38	7	2	1	18	24	0	16	.288	.397	.394	.791
1932	DW +1	EWL	39	160	40	54	9	3	0	19	14	0	9	.338	.394	.431	.826
1933	PC	NN2	74	300	64	91	12	4	2	28	28	0	16	.303	.365	.390	.755
1934	PC	NN2	69	272	52	89	10	3	1	28	34	3	14	.327	.404	.397	.801
1935	PC	NN2	49	197	68	68	14	6	2	30	31	2	12	.345	.434	.508	.942
1936	PC	NN2	41	165	39	48	4	2	1	20	17	0	6	.291	.357	.358	.715
1937	PC	NN2	8	36	9	13	2	0	2	7	3	0	1	.361	.410	.583	.994
1942	CAG	NAL	39	141	24	44	7	3	0	11	27	1	4	.312	.420	.404	.824
1943	HG	NN2	65	263	63	92	12	5	0	29	39	1	12	.350	.434	.434	.867
1944	HG	NN2	52	213	43	66	9	3	1	27	30	0	4	.310	.398	.394	.792
1945	HG	NN2	48	179	38	50	6	1	1	20	35	1	10	.279	.400	.341	.741
1946	HG	NN2	39	121	23	48	5	2	0	16	16	0	6	.397	.467	.471	.938
Career	—	—	1,219	4,829	1,167	1,567	265	76	60	594	549	19	296	.325	.395	.448	.843

Pitching

4 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1922	SLS	NNL	7	7	5.02	16	12	0	113.0	118	63	6	40	63	1.40
1923	SLS	NNL	11	7	4.51	25	14	0	153.2	180	77	9	34	66	1.39
1924	SLS	NNL	2	1	3.83	6	4	0	40.0	37	17	2	19	17	1.40
1929	SLS	NNL	0	0	9.00	2	0	0	2.0	3	2	0	1	0	2.00
Career	—	—	20	15	4.64	49	30	0	308.2	338	159	17	94	146	1.40

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
OF	1,146	2,050	115	63	12	.972
P	49	14	138	5	5	.968
1B	33	224	7	8	8	.967
2B	2	1	4	0	0	1.000
3B	1	1	2	0	1	1.000