William Bell

1923–1937 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'7", 170 lb · b. 1897 Hallettsville, TX

Career 113–52 · 3.35 ERA · 626 SO · 1432.1 IP · 268 G · 168 H · 1 HR · 79 RBI · .253 AVG

Seasons leading his league

4

0 best in baseball 4 league only

34 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1930 Best season

Spanning 1926–1935, peaking at 2 titles in 1930.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

490th League titles 4
231st Top-5 finishes 34

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

Career leaderboards

125th Walks + Hits / IP 1.18
334th Complete Games 117
335th Earned Run Average 3.35

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Complete Games	1	1st	—	1926 NNL 16 1929 #3 1934 #3
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1930 NNL 2 1927 #2
Saves	1	1st	—	1935 NN2 2 1925 #3 1929 #3
Earned Run Average	1	1st	—	1930 NNL 2.67 1926 #2 1932 #2
Strikeouts / 9	—	#3	—	1930 #3
Innings Pitched	—	#3	—	1926 #3 1934 #3
Walks + Hits / IP	—	#2	—	1925 #2 1926 #2 1929 #2 1930 #2 1932 #2
Wins	—	#2	—	1926 #2 1929 #3 1934 #3

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1935	1	SV 2
1930	2	ERA 2.67 SHO 2
1926	1	CG 16

Pitching

14 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1923	KCM	NNL	3	1	3.32	5	5	0	38.0	35	14	2	11	11	1.21
1924	KCM	NNL	9	2	3.75	16	13	0	108.0	109	45	2	27	33	1.26
1925	KCM	NNL	10	3	3.10	18	11	2	116.0	94	40	0	26	45	1.03
1926	KCM	NNL	15	6	2.39	24	19	0	177.0	142	47	3	44	68	1.05
1927	KCM	NNL	13	4	2.66	24	17	1	162.1	155	48	8	35	52	1.17
1928	KCM	NNL	9	7	2.88	24	15	1	150.0	144	48	2	23	49	1.11
1929	KCM	NNL	14	4	3.38	25	17	3	157.0	134	59	6	31	90	1.05
1930	KCM	NNL	9	3	2.67	13	11	1	101.0	95	30	3	17	72	1.11
1932	DW +1	EWL	4	2	2.47	6	6	0	51.0	47	14	0	11	27	1.14
1933	PC	NN2	7	6	5.44	17	13	0	102.2	128	62	5	22	63	1.46
1934	PC	NN2	11	4	3.33	21	15	0	135.1	141	50	5	32	68	1.28
1935	ND +1	NN2	3	4	6.27	10	6	2	47.1	64	33	2	10	23	1.56
1936	NE	NN2	4	4	4.81	10	5	0	58.0	67	31	0	14	13	1.40
1937	NE	NN2	2	2	3.77	5	2	0	28.2	26	12	1	9	12	1.22
Career	—	—	113	52	3.35	218	155	10	1432.1	1,381	533	39	312	626	1.18

Batting

14 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1923	KCM	NNL	6	18	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444
1924	KCM	NNL	20	53	4	10	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	.189	.218	.208	.426
1925	KCM	NNL	20	47	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.043	.063	.043	.105
1926	KCM	NNL	29	75	8	19	5	2	0	14	5	1	1	.253	.300	.373	.673
1927	KCM	NNL	32	87	9	26	2	2	0	10	7	0	1	.299	.351	.368	.719
1928	KCM	NNL	29	65	7	17	5	0	0	4	3	1	0	.262	.294	.339	.633
1929	KCM	NNL	26	67	10	20	3	0	0	10	6	0	0	.299	.365	.343	.708
1930	KCM	NNL	25	70	11	18	3	0	0	12	6	0	0	.257	.316	.300	.616
1932	DW +1	EWL	14	41	7	13	2	0	0	5	6	0	1	.317	.417	.366	.783
1933	PC	NN2	18	38	7	10	1	0	1	7	5	0	0	.263	.349	.368	.717
1934	PC	NN2	23	52	3	14	1	0	0	9	5	1	0	.269	.333	.289	.622
1935	ND +1	NN2	10	18	3	8	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	.444	.474	.500	.974
1936	NE	NN2	11	24	2	4	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.167	.200	.250	.450
1937	NE	NN2	5	10	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.300	.417	.300	.717
Career	—	—	268	665	73	168	26	4	1	79	49	4	4	.253	.307	.308	.615

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	218	45	423	13	24	.973
OF	35	36	2	1	0	.974