Fern Bell was born on Tuesday, January 21, 1913, in Ada, Oklahoma. Bell was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1939, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Fern Bell baseball stats page.
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Fern BellFern Bell Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Fern BellFern Bell Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1939 | 26 | Pirates | 83 | 262 | 44 | 75 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 42 | - | 18 | 5 | - | 0 | 4 | .286 | .385 | .389 |
| 1940 | 27 | Pirates | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 2 Years | 89 | 265 | 44 | 75 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 43 | - | 19 | 5 | - | 0 | 4 | .283 | .383 | .385 | ||
Fern BellFern Bell Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1939 Pirates | 3B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 3.00 |
| 1939 Pirates | CF | 42 | 39 | 813 | 112 | 2.7 | 110 | 107 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 3.65 |
| 1939 Pirates | LF | 18 | 17 | 420 | 32 | 1.8 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 1.99 |
| 1939 Pirates | RF | 8 | 8 | 153 | 18 | 2.3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 3.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| CF Totals | 42 | 39 | 813 | 112 | 2.7 | 110 | 107 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 3.65 | |
| LF Totals | 18 | 17 | 420 | 32 | 1.8 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 1.99 | |
| RF Totals | 8 | 8 | 153 | 18 | 2.3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 3.00 | |
| 3B Totals | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 3.00 | |
| 1 Year | 69 | 65 | 1,413 | 168 | 2.4 | 161 | 154 | 7 | 7 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 3.08 | |
Fern BellFern Bell Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1939 Pirates | 2 | - | - | 11 | 4 | n/a | 131.0 | 14.6 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
| 1940 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 4 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 2 Years | 2 | - | - | 15 | 6 | n/a | 132.5 | 13.9 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
Fern BellFern Bell Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
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