Josh Bell

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-4, 250lb (193cm, 113kg)

Born: August 14, 1992 in Irving, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dallas Jesuit College Prep (Dallas, TX).

High School: Dallas Jesuit College Prep (Dallas, TX)

Debut: July 8, 2016 (Age 23-329d, 18,793rd in MLB history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season

2020 Contract Status: Signed thru 2020, 1 yr/$4.8M (20)

Service Time (01/2020): 3.053 • Arb Eligible: 2021 • Free Agent: 2023

Agents: Scott Boras

Full Name: Joshua Evan Bell

Nicknames: JB

Twitter: @JBell_19

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

2019

Career

WAR

2.7

3.0

AB

527

1705

H

146

452

HR

BA

.277

.265

R

261

RBI

116

287

SB

OBP

.367

.354

SLG

.569

.477

OPS

.936

.831

OPS+

143

121

6/24 After months of return-to-play discussions, a shortened 2020 season looks to be upon us — and with it comes the long-anticipated and highly divisive implementation of the universal designated hitter.
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2020 Simulated Stats (through Jun 28)

2020 Spring Training

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2012	19	PIT-min	A	15	66	62	6	17	5	0	1	11	1	0	2	21	.274	.288	.403	.691		25	3	0	0	2	0		CHL · SALL
2013	20	PIT-min	A	119	519	459	75	128	37	2	13	76	1	2	52	90	.279	.353	.453	.806		208	10	3	0	5	1		CHL · SALL
2014	21	PIT-min	A+,AA	108	465	425	58	138	22	4	9	60	9	5	33	55	.325	.375	.459	.834		195	12	2	4	1	1		BDT,ATO · FLOR,EL
2015	22	PIT-min	AA,AAA	131	571	489	67	155	24	9	7	78	9	4	65	65	.317	.393	.446	.838		218	15	3	3	11	6		ATO,INA · EL,IL
2016	23	PIT-min	AAA	114	484	421	57	124	23	4	14	60	3	7	57	74	.295	.382	.468	.850		197	17	4	0	2	8		INA · IL
2016	23	PIT	NL	45	152	128	18	35	8	0	3	19	0	1	21	19	.273	.368	.406	.775	108	52	4	0	0	3	0	39H
2017	24	PIT	NL	159	620	549	75	140	26	6	26	90	2	4	66	117	.255	.334	.466	.800	109	256	15	1	0	4	4	*3H/D	RoY-3
2018	25	PIT	NL	148	583	501	74	131	31	4	12	62	2	5	77	104	.261	.357	.411	.768	111	206	12	0	0	5	2	*3H/D
2019	26	PIT	NL	143	613	527	94	146	37	3	37	116	0	1	74	118	.277	.367	.569	.936	143	300	11	5	0	7	13	*3/DH	AS
4 Yrs				495	1968	1705	261	452	102	13	78	287	4	11	238	358	.265	.354	.477	.831	121	814	42	6	0	19	19
162 Game Avg.				162	644	558	85	148	33	4	26	94	1	4	78	117	.265	.354	.477	.831	121	266	14	2	0	6	6

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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