In the 8,995 at-bats in his baseball career, Bell compiled a batting average of .279 with 2,514 hits. He hit the long ball 201 times, with 3,654 total bases and also a .406 slugging %. Bell tallied a free base 836 times while striking out on 776 occasions. He accumulated 1,151 runs in addition to having earned 1,106 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .341 and he has earned a career OPS of .747.
Buddy Bell Stats
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .279 | 201 | 2,514 | 836 | 1,151 | 1,106 | .341 | 10,009 | 8,995 | .747 | 109 | 425 | 56 | 2,405 | .406 | 55 | 79 | 3,654 | 776 | |
| 1989 | TEX | .183 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .247 | 90 | 82 | .479 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 34 | .232 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 |
| 1988 | TOT | .241 | 7 | 78 | 26 | 27 | 40 | .295 | 352 | 323 | .639 | 86 | 10 | 1 | 95 | .344 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 32 |
| 1988 | CIN | .185 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | .270 | 63 | 54 | .455 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .185 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 1988 | HOU | .253 | 7 | 68 | 19 | 24 | 37 | .301 | 289 | 269 | .677 | 97 | 10 | 1 | 74 | .375 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 29 |
| 1987 | CIN | .284 | 17 | 148 | 71 | 74 | 70 | .369 | 597 | 522 | .794 | 107 | 19 | 2 | 143 | .425 | 4 | 1 | 222 | 39 |
| 1986 | CIN | .278 | 20 | 158 | 73 | 89 | 75 | .362 | 655 | 568 | .807 | 119 | 29 | 3 | 155 | .445 | 2 | 8 | 253 | 49 |
| 1985 | TOT | .229 | 10 | 128 | 67 | 61 | 68 | .309 | 635 | 560 | .659 | 81 | 28 | 5 | 151 | .350 | 3 | 3 | 196 | 48 |
| 1985 | TEX | .236 | 4 | 74 | 33 | 33 | 32 | .308 | 351 | 313 | .643 | 76 | 13 | 3 | 84 | .335 | 3 | 2 | 105 | 21 |
| 1985 | CIN | .219 | 6 | 54 | 34 | 28 | 36 | .311 | 284 | 247 | .679 | 87 | 15 | 2 | 67 | .368 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 27 |
| 1984 | TEX | .315 | 11 | 174 | 63 | 88 | 83 | .382 | 630 | 553 | .840 | 129 | 36 | 5 | 148 | .458 | 2 | 1 | 253 | 54 |
| 1983 | TEX | .277 | 14 | 171 | 50 | 75 | 66 | .332 | 678 | 618 | .743 | 107 | 35 | 3 | 156 | .411 | 3 | 5 | 254 | 48 |
| 1982 | TEX | .296 | 13 | 159 | 70 | 62 | 67 | .376 | 614 | 537 | .803 | 127 | 27 | 2 | 148 | .426 | 5 | 4 | 229 | 50 |
| 1981 | TEX | .294 | 10 | 106 | 42 | 44 | 64 | .364 | 415 | 360 | .792 | 134 | 16 | 1 | 97 | .428 | 3 | 3 | 154 | 30 |
| 1980 | TEX | .329 | 17 | 161 | 40 | 76 | 83 | .379 | 534 | 490 | .877 | 143 | 24 | 4 | 129 | .498 | 3 | 1 | 244 | 39 |
| 1979 | TEX | .299 | 18 | 200 | 30 | 89 | 101 | .327 | 720 | 670 | .778 | 110 | 42 | 3 | 162 | .451 | 5 | 4 | 302 | 45 |
| 1978 | CLE | .282 | 6 | 157 | 39 | 71 | 62 | .328 | 606 | 556 | .720 | 103 | 27 | 8 | 142 | .392 | 1 | 3 | 218 | 43 |
| 1977 | CLE | .292 | 11 | 140 | 45 | 64 | 64 | .351 | 538 | 479 | .777 | 115 | 23 | 4 | 129 | .426 | 1 | 8 | 204 | 63 |
| 1976 | CLE | .281 | 7 | 170 | 44 | 75 | 60 | .329 | 661 | 604 | .695 | 106 | 26 | 2 | 159 | .366 | 3 | 8 | 221 | 49 |
| 1975 | CLE | .271 | 10 | 150 | 51 | 66 | 59 | .332 | 619 | 553 | .708 | 101 | 20 | 4 | 153 | .376 | 6 | 5 | 208 | 72 |
| 1974 | CLE | .262 | 7 | 111 | 35 | 51 | 46 | .322 | 471 | 423 | .674 | 95 | 15 | 1 | 116 | .352 | 1 | 3 | 149 | 29 |
| 1973 | CLE | .268 | 14 | 169 | 49 | 86 | 59 | .325 | 689 | 631 | .718 | 100 | 23 | 7 | 156 | .393 | 7 | 15 | 248 | 47 |
| 1972 | CLE | .255 | 9 | 119 | 34 | 49 | 36 | .310 | 505 | 466 | .672 | 97 | 21 | 1 | 132 | .363 | 5 | 6 | 169 | 29 |
1989 Stats for Buddy Bell
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 34 | 536th |
| Plate Appearances | 90 | 450th |
| At-Bats | 82 | 446th |
| Runs Scored | 4 | 515th |
| Hits | 15 | 464th |
| Doubles | 4 | 401st |
| Triples | 0 | 380th |
| Home Runs | 0 | 522nd |
| Runs Batted In | 3 | 535th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 467th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 449th |
| Walks | 7 | 423rd |
| Strikeouts | 10 | 546th |
| Batting Average | .183 | 596th |
| On-Base Percentage | .247 | 565th |
| Slugging Percentage | .232 | 616th |
| OPS | .479 | 603rd |
| OPS+ | 35 | 612th |
| Total Bases | 19 | 476th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 4 | 285th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 405th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 334th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 458th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 403rd |
1988 Stats for Buddy Bell
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 95 | 237th |
| Plate Appearances | 352 | 212th |
| At-Bats | 323 | 208th |
| Runs Scored | 27 | 263rd |
| Hits | 78 | 217th |
| Doubles | 10 | 257th |
| Triples | 1 | 204th |
| Home Runs | 7 | 167th |
| Runs Batted In | 40 | 179th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 296th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 282nd |
| Walks | 26 | 208th |
| Strikeouts | 32 | 296th |
| Batting Average | .241 | 356th |
| On-Base Percentage | .295 | 374th |
| Slugging Percentage | .344 | 330th |
| OPS | .639 | 349th |
| OPS+ | 86 | 325th |
| Total Bases | 111 | 225th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 108th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 380th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 485th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 159th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 190th |
1988 Stats for Buddy Bell
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 21 | 614th |
| Plate Appearances | 63 | 509th |
| At-Bats | 54 | 513th |
| Runs Scored | 3 | 534th |
| Hits | 10 | 506th |
| Doubles | 0 | 613th |
| Triples | 0 | 362nd |
| Home Runs | 0 | 479th |
| Runs Batted In | 3 | 517th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 414th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 424th |
| Walks | 7 | 411th |
| Strikeouts | 3 | 662nd |
| Batting Average | .185 | 554th |
| On-Base Percentage | .270 | 478th |
| Slugging Percentage | .185 | 612th |
| OPS | .455 | 580th |
| OPS+ | 31 | 577th |
| Total Bases | 10 | 540th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 2 | 377th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 381st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 486th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 226th |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 249th |
1988 Stats for Buddy Bell
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 74 | 321st |
| Plate Appearances | 289 | 262nd |
| At-Bats | 269 | 249th |
| Runs Scored | 24 | 279th |
| Hits | 68 | 242nd |
| Doubles | 10 | 258th |
| Triples | 1 | 205th |
| Home Runs | 7 | 168th |
| Runs Batted In | 37 | 196th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 297th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 283rd |
| Walks | 19 | 284th |
| Strikeouts | 29 | 324th |
| Batting Average | .253 | 268th |
| On-Base Percentage | .301 | 347th |
| Slugging Percentage | .375 | 240th |
| OPS | .677 | 279th |
| OPS+ | 97 | 238th |
| Total Bases | 101 | 238th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 8 | 153rd |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 382nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 487th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 322nd |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 250th |
1987 Stats for Buddy Bell
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 143 | 83rd |
| Plate Appearances | 597 | 78th |
| At-Bats | 522 | 83rd |
| Runs Scored | 74 | 86th |
| Hits | 148 | 75th |
| Doubles | 19 | 153rd |
| Triples | 2 | 136th |
| Home Runs | 17 | 93rd |
| Runs Batted In | 70 | 93rd |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 198th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 262nd |
| Walks | 71 | 40th |
| Strikeouts | 39 | 259th |
| Batting Average | .284 | 151st |
| On-Base Percentage | .369 | 108th |
| Slugging Percentage | .425 | 209th |
| OPS | .794 | 146th |
| OPS+ | 107 | 163rd |
| Total Bases | 222 | 96th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 14 | 46th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 202nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 307th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 196th |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 133rd |
1986 Stats for Buddy Bell
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 155 | 34th |
| Plate Appearances | 655 | 31st |
| At-Bats | 568 | 48th |
| Runs Scored | 89 | 32nd |
| Hits | 158 | 43rd |
| Doubles | 29 | 46th |
| Triples | 3 | 90th |
| Home Runs | 20 | 53rd |
| Runs Batted In | 75 | 58th |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 253rd |
| Caught Stealing | 8 | 54th |
| Walks | 73 | 27th |
| Strikeouts | 49 | 209th |
| Batting Average | .278 | 145th |
| On-Base Percentage | .362 | 116th |
| Slugging Percentage | .445 | 145th |
| OPS | .807 | 115th |
| OPS+ | 119 | 121st |
| Total Bases | 253 | 39th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 14 | 45th |
| Hit By Pitch | 5 | 32nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 165th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 39th |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 101st |
1985 Stats for Buddy Bell
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 151 | 63rd |
| Plate Appearances | 635 | 51st |
| At-Bats | 560 | 57th |
| Runs Scored | 61 | 118th |
| Hits | 128 | 103rd |
| Doubles | 28 | 54th |
| Triples | 5 | 48th |
| Home Runs | 10 | 128th |
| Runs Batted In | 68 | 80th |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 198th |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 159th |
| Walks | 67 | 39th |
| Strikeouts | 48 | 186th |
| Batting Average | .229 | 415th |
| On-Base Percentage | .309 | 331st |
| Slugging Percentage | .350 | 337th |
| OPS | .659 | 348th |
| OPS+ | 81 | 356th |
| Total Bases | 196 | 103rd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 24 | 7th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 165th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 319th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 37th |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 139th |
1985 Stats for Buddy Bell
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 84 | 279th |
| Plate Appearances | 351 | 213th |
| At-Bats | 313 | 212th |
| Runs Scored | 33 | 229th |
| Hits | 74 | 224th |
| Doubles | 13 | 212th |
| Triples | 3 | 105th |
| Home Runs | 4 | 244th |
| Runs Batted In | 32 | 214th |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 199th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 201st |
| Walks | 33 | 174th |
| Strikeouts | 21 | 360th |
| Batting Average | .236 | 387th |
| On-Base Percentage | .308 | 336th |
| Slugging Percentage | .335 | 377th |
| OPS | .643 | 375th |
| OPS+ | 76 | 386th |
| Total Bases | 105 | 221st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 14 | 60th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 166th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 501st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 81st |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 247th |
1985 Stats for Buddy Bell
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 67 | 348th |
| Plate Appearances | 284 | 243rd |
| At-Bats | 247 | 250th |
| Runs Scored | 28 | 250th |
| Hits | 54 | 273rd |
| Doubles | 15 | 190th |
| Triples | 2 | 159th |
| Home Runs | 6 | 186th |
| Runs Batted In | 36 | 193rd |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 399th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 276th |
| Walks | 34 | 164th |
| Strikeouts | 27 | 303rd |
| Batting Average | .219 | 447th |
| On-Base Percentage | .311 | 314th |
| Slugging Percentage | .368 | 288th |
| OPS | .679 | 308th |
| OPS+ | 87 | 318th |
| Total Bases | 91 | 249th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 116th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 329th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 320th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 188th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 181st |
1984 Stats for Buddy Bell
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 148 | 61st |
| Plate Appearances | 630 | 44th |
| At-Bats | 553 | 57th |
| Runs Scored | 88 | 29th |
| Hits | 174 | 24th |
| Doubles | 36 | 8th |
| Triples | 5 | 42nd |
| Home Runs | 11 | 103rd |
| Runs Batted In | 83 | 39th |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 227th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 281st |
| Walks | 63 | 35th |
| Strikeouts | 54 | 162nd |
| Batting Average | .315 | 55th |
| On-Base Percentage | .382 | 63rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .458 | 97th |
| OPS | .840 | 72nd |
| OPS+ | 129 | 86th |
| Total Bases | 253 | 35th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 21 | 9th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 53rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 222nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 9 | 10th |
| Intentional Walks | 8 | 32nd |
1983 Stats for Buddy Bell
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 156 | 26th |
| Plate Appearances | 678 | 15th |
| At-Bats | 618 | 14th |
| Runs Scored | 75 | 61st |
| Hits | 171 | 26th |
| Doubles | 35 | 17th |
| Triples | 3 | 112th |
| Home Runs | 14 | 81st |
| Runs Batted In | 66 | 74th |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 205th |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 108th |
| Walks | 50 | 93rd |
| Strikeouts | 48 | 182nd |
| Batting Average | .277 | 180th |
| On-Base Percentage | .332 | 248th |
| Slugging Percentage | .411 | 191st |
| OPS | .743 | 193rd |
| OPS+ | 107 | 181st |
| Total Bases | 254 | 34th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 24 | 4th |
| Hit By Pitch | 4 | 31st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 505th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 43rd |
| Intentional Walks | 5 | 90th |
1982 Stats for Buddy Bell
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 148 | 77th |
| Plate Appearances | 614 | 70th |
| At-Bats | 537 | 78th |
| Runs Scored | 62 | 113th |
| Hits | 159 | 52nd |
| Doubles | 27 | 51st |
| Triples | 2 | 145th |
| Home Runs | 13 | 92nd |
| Runs Batted In | 67 | 73rd |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 152nd |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 132nd |
| Walks | 70 | 29th |
| Strikeouts | 50 | 156th |
| Batting Average | .296 | 93rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .376 | 80th |
| Slugging Percentage | .426 | 157th |
| OPS | .803 | 103rd |
| OPS+ | 127 | 88th |
| Total Bases | 229 | 69th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 13 | 53rd |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 93rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 502nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 5 | 68th |
| Intentional Walks | 8 | 49th |