Gary Bell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 196lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: November 17, 1936 in San Antonio, TX us

High School: Luther Burbank HS (San Antonio, TX)

School: San Antonio College (San Antonio, TX)

Debut: June 1, 1958 (Age 21-196d, 11,555th in major league history)
vs. KCA 3.0 IP, 2 H, 6 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 12, 1969 (Age 32-299d)
vs. OAK 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Wilbur Gary Bell

Nicknames: Ding Dong

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.2

121

117

ERA

3.68

519

233

2015.0

1378

WHIP

1.308

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1955	18	CLE-min	D,C	7	9	.438	3.33	23	13		8	3		100.0	67	48	37	2	70		126	7	0	8				1.370	6.0	0.2	6.3	11.3	1.80	VID,SBK GASL,PROV
1956	19	CLE-min	A	13	8	.619	2.84	28	27		13	2		203.0	163	82	64	7	112		192	6	1	8				1.355	7.2	0.3	5.0	8.5	1.71	REA EL
1957	20	CLE-min	AA,Opn	11	12	.478	3.74	33	31		11	4		212.0	158	96	88	15	125	2	232	10	0	7				1.335	6.7	0.6	5.3	9.8	1.86	MOB,SDG SOUA,PCL
1958	21	CLE-min	AAA	6	2	.750	1.56	9	9		7	1		75.0	41	15	13	2	23		60	3	0	1				0.853	4.9	0.2	2.8	7.2	2.61	SDG PCL
1958	21	CLE	AL	12	10	.545	3.31	33	23	5	10	0	1	182.0	141	70	67	18	73	0	110	5	0	4	750	112	3.84	1.176	7.0	0.9	3.6	5.4	1.51	RoY-3
1959	22	CLE	AL	16	11	.593	4.04	44	28	11	12	1	5	234.0	208	107	105	28	105	4	136	5	1	8	1005	92	4.35	1.338	8.0	1.1	4.0	5.2	1.30
1960	23	CLE	AL	9	10	.474	4.13	28	23	1	6	2	1	154.2	139	78	71	15	82	2	109	7	0	9	674	91	4.10	1.429	8.1	0.9	4.8	6.3	1.33	AS,AS
1961	24	CLE	AL	12	16	.429	4.10	34	34	0	11	2	0	228.1	214	125	104	32	100	2	163	6	0	3	994	95	4.36	1.375	8.4	1.3	3.9	6.4	1.63
1962	25	CLE	AL	10	9	.526	4.26	57	6	37	1	0	12	107.2	104	56	51	14	52	8	80	3	1	4	463	91	4.35	1.449	8.7	1.2	4.3	6.7	1.54
1963	26	CLE	AL	8	5	.615	2.95	58	7	28	0	0	5	119.0	91	48	39	13	52	10	98	4	0	4	502	124	3.66	1.202	6.9	1.0	3.9	7.4	1.88
1964	27	CLE	AL	8	6	.571	4.33	56	2	28	0	0	4	106.0	106	56	51	15	53	5	89	4	0	6	471	84	4.38	1.500	9.0	1.3	4.5	7.6	1.68
1965	28	CLE	AL	6	5	.545	3.04	60	0	33	0	0	16	103.2	86	43	35	7	50	10	86	2	0	2	441	115	3.24	1.312	7.5	0.6	4.3	7.5	1.72
1966	29	CLE	AL	14	15	.483	3.22	40	37	1	12	0	0	254.1	211	102	91	19	79	3	194	4	0	9	1028	107	2.98	1.140	7.5	0.7	2.8	6.9	2.46	AS
1967	30	TOT	AL	13	13	.500	3.31	38	33	3	9	0	3	226.0	193	98	83	23	71	4	154	5	0	5	932	105	3.51	1.168	7.7	0.9	2.8	6.1	2.17
1967	30	CLE	AL	1	5	.167	3.71	9	9	0	1	0	0	60.2	50	28	25	7	24	1	39	1	0	1	249	90	3.99	1.220	7.4	1.0	3.6	5.8	1.63
1967	30	BOS	AL	12	8	.600	3.16	29	24	3	8	0	3	165.1	143	70	58	16	47	3	115	4	0	4	683	112	3.33	1.149	7.8	0.9	2.6	6.3	2.45
1968	31	BOS	AL	11	11	.500	3.12	35	27	4	9	3	1	199.1	177	82	69	7	68	6	103	5	0	9	827	103	2.91	1.229	8.0	0.3	3.1	4.7	1.51	AS
1969	32	TOT	AL	2	6	.250	5.31	36	13	12	1	1	2	100.0	124	67	59	16	57	10	56	4	0	7	474	70	5.30	1.810	11.2	1.4	5.1	5.0	0.98
1969	32	SEP	AL	2	6	.250	4.70	13	11	2	1	1	2	61.1	76	40	32	8	34	8	30	2	0	4	290	77	4.99	1.793	11.2	1.2	5.0	4.4	0.88
1969	32	CHW	AL	0	0		6.28	23	2	10	0	0	0	38.2	48	27	27	8	23	2	26	2	0	3	184	62	5.79	1.836	11.2	1.9	5.4	6.1	1.13
1970	33	CAL-min	AAA	0	2	.000	8.31	5	5		0	0	0	26.0	34	26	24	6	13	1	14	1	0	1				1.808	11.8	2.1	4.5	4.8	1.08	HAW PCL
12 Yrs				121	117	.508	3.68	519	233	163	71	9	50	2015.0	1794	932	825	207	842	64	1378	54	2	70	8561	98	3.83	1.308	8.0	0.9	3.8	6.2	1.64
162 Game Avg.				11	11	.508	3.68	47	21	15	6	1	5	182	162	84	75	19	76	6	125	5	0	6	774	98	3.83	1.308	8.0	0.9	3.8	6.2	1.64

CLE (10 yrs)				96	92	.511	3.71	419	169	144	53	5	44	1550.1	1350	713	639	168	670	45	1104	41	2	50	6577	99	3.90	1.303	7.8	1.0	3.9	6.4	1.65
BOS (2 yrs)				23	19	.548	3.13	64	51	7	17	3	4	364.2	320	152	127	23	115	9	218	9	0	13	1510	107	3.10	1.193	7.9	0.6	2.8	5.4	1.90
CHW (1 yr)				0	0		6.28	23	2	10	0	0	0	38.2	48	27	27	8	23	2	26	2	0	3	184	62	5.79	1.836	11.2	1.9	5.4	6.1	1.13
SEP (1 yr)				2	6	.250	4.70	13	11	2	1	1	2	61.1	76	40	32	8	34	8	30	2	0	4	290	77	4.99	1.793	11.2	1.2	5.0	4.4	0.88