Buddy Bell
David Gus Bell
Born: August 27, 1951
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
Career: 1972-1989
Draft: Round 16 (1969 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
School: Moeller HS (Cincinnati, OH)
Minor League Statistics
Buddy Bell compiled a career batting average of .279 with 201 home runs and 1106 RBI in his 2405-game career with the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros. He began playing during the 1972 season and last took the field during the 1989 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 132 | 505 | 466 | 49 | 119 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 29 | .255 | .310 | .363 | .672 | 169 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1973 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 156 | 689 | 631 | 86 | 169 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 47 | .268 | .325 | .393 | .718 | 248 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1974 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 116 | 471 | 423 | 51 | 111 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 29 | .262 | .322 | .352 | .674 | 149 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 153 | 619 | 553 | 66 | 150 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 59 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 72 | .271 | .332 | .376 | .708 | 208 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| 1976 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 159 | 661 | 604 | 75 | 170 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 60 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 49 | .281 | .329 | .366 | .695 | 221 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 1977 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 129 | 538 | 479 | 64 | 140 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 64 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 63 | .292 | .351 | .426 | .777 | 204 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| 1978 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 142 | 606 | 556 | 71 | 157 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 43 | .282 | .328 | .392 | .720 | 218 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 1979 | AL | Texas Rangers | 162 | 720 | 670 | 89 | 200 | 42 | 3 | 18 | 101 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 45 | .299 | .327 | .451 | .778 | 302 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| 1980 | AL | Texas Rangers | 129 | 534 | 490 | 76 | 161 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 83 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 39 | .329 | .379 | .498 | .877 | 244 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 1981 | AL | Texas Rangers | 97 | 415 | 360 | 44 | 106 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 30 | .294 | .364 | .428 | .792 | 154 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 1982 | AL | Texas Rangers | 148 | 614 | 537 | 62 | 159 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 67 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 50 | .296 | .376 | .426 | .803 | 229 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 1983 | AL | Texas Rangers | 156 | 678 | 618 | 75 | 171 | 35 | 3 | 14 | 66 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 48 | .277 | .332 | .411 | .743 | 254 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 1984 | AL | Texas Rangers | 148 | 630 | 553 | 88 | 174 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 54 | .315 | .382 | .458 | .840 | 253 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| 1985 | AL | Texas Rangers | 84 | 351 | 313 | 33 | 74 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 21 | .236 | .308 | .335 | .643 | 105 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1985 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 284 | 247 | 28 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 27 | .219 | .311 | .368 | .679 | 91 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1986 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 155 | 655 | 568 | 89 | 158 | 29 | 3 | 20 | 75 | 2 | 8 | 73 | 49 | .278 | .362 | .445 | .807 | 253 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 1987 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 143 | 597 | 522 | 74 | 148 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 39 | .284 | .369 | .425 | .794 | 222 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1988 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 21 | 63 | 54 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .185 | .270 | .185 | .455 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1988 | NL | Houston Astros | 74 | 289 | 269 | 24 | 68 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 29 | .253 | .301 | .375 | .677 | 101 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | AL | Texas Rangers | 34 | 90 | 82 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .183 | .247 | .232 | .479 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2405 | 10009 | 8995 | 1151 | 2514 | 425 | 56 | 201 | 1106 | 55 | 79 | 836 | 776 | .279 | .341 | .406 | .747 | 3654 | 255 | 38 | 60 | 80 | 84 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 123 | 115 | 1034.0 | 274 | 10 | 3 | 4 | .990 | 2.472 | 2.309 |
| 1972 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 6 | 5 | 49.0 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.224 | 3.833 |
| 1973 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 154 | 153 | 1367.3 | 144 | 363 | 22 | 44 | .958 | 3.337 | 3.292 |
| 1973 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| 1974 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 115 | 115 | 1011.0 | 112 | 274 | 15 | 31 | .963 | 3.436 | 3.357 |
| 1975 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 153 | 149 | 1328.0 | 146 | 330 | 25 | 29 | .950 | 3.226 | 3.111 |
| 1976 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 158 | 157 | 1391.0 | 104 | 330 | 20 | 23 | .956 | 2.808 | 2.747 |
| 1976 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 3.000 |
| 1977 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 118 | 115 | 1017.3 | 111 | 253 | 15 | 23 | .960 | 3.220 | 3.085 |
| 1977 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 11 | 11 | 97.3 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .958 | 2.127 | 2.091 |
| 1978 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 139 | 139 | 1210.7 | 125 | 355 | 15 | 30 | .970 | 3.568 | 3.453 |
| 1979 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 147 | 144 | 1232.0 | 112 | 364 | 15 | 22 | .969 | 3.477 | 3.238 |
| 1979 | AL | Texas Rangers | SS | 33 | 17 | 184.0 | 35 | 65 | 2 | 9 | .980 | 4.891 | 3.030 |
| 1980 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 120 | 120 | 1045.7 | 123 | 282 | 8 | 26 | .981 | 3.486 | 3.375 |
| 1980 | AL | Texas Rangers | SS | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1981 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 96 | 96 | 835.7 | 66 | 281 | 14 | 18 | .961 | 3.737 | 3.615 |
| 1981 | AL | Texas Rangers | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 18.000 | 4.000 |
| 1982 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 145 | 143 | 1228.3 | 131 | 396 | 13 | 35 | .976 | 3.861 | 3.634 |
| 1982 | AL | Texas Rangers | SS | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.421 | .250 |
| 1983 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 154 | 153 | 1374.7 | 123 | 383 | 17 | 29 | .967 | 3.313 | 3.286 |
| 1984 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 147 | 147 | 1277.3 | 129 | 323 | 20 | 28 | .958 | 3.185 | 3.075 |
| 1985 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 83 | 82 | 711.0 | 70 | 192 | 16 | 22 | .942 | 3.316 | 3.157 |
| 1985 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 67 | 67 | 585.3 | 54 | 105 | 9 | 13 | .946 | 2.445 | 2.373 |
| 1986 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 151 | 150 | 1343.7 | 105 | 290 | 10 | 28 | .975 | 2.646 | 2.616 |
| 1986 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 1987 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 142 | 141 | 1228.3 | 93 | 241 | 7 | 17 | .979 | 2.447 | 2.352 |
| 1988 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 66 | 65 | 565.0 | 31 | 114 | 12 | 8 | .924 | 2.310 | 2.197 |
| 1988 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 13 | 13 | 107.7 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 2 | .968 | 2.508 | 2.308 |
| 1988 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 7 | 6 | 50.0 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .977 | 7.740 | 6.143 |
| 1988 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 2 | 2 | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 11.250 | 5.000 |
| 1989 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 9 | 7 | 58.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.328 | 1.667 |
| 1989 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1B | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.000 | 8.000 |
| Totals | 2373 | 2315 | 20377.7 | 2196 | 5009 | 262 | 448 | .965 | 3.182 | 3.036 |
Awards
1979 - AL Gold Glove 3B
1980 - AL Gold Glove 3B
1981 - AL Gold Glove 3B
1981 - AL TSN All-Star 3B
1982 - AL Gold Glove 3B
1983 - AL Gold Glove 3B
1984 - AL TSN All-Star 3B
1984 - AL Gold Glove 3B
1984 - AL Silver Slugger 3B
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