Heath Bell Career Pitching Summary

Heath Bell played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2014, appearing in 590 games over 11 seasons. He recorded a total of 38 W and 32 L, an ERA of 3.49, 637 SO, a WHIP of 1.269, and a WAR of 7.2.

Heath Bell Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Heath Bell.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Heath Bell
    NameHeath Bell
    Date of BirthSeptember 29, 1977
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut2004

    📊 Career Summary

    Heath Bell appeared in 590 games over 11 MLB seasons from 2004 to 2014. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS0 (MLB Rank: 7,909)
    GF292 (MLB Rank: 130)
    W38 (MLB Rank: 1,856)
    L32 (MLB Rank: 2,332)
    SV168 (MLB Rank: 78)
    ERA3.49 (MLB Rank: 2,485)
    IP628.2 (MLB Rank: 2,092)
    SO637 (MLB Rank: 1,174)
    BB214 (MLB Rank: 2,265)
    H584 (MLB Rank: 2,228)
    HR48 (MLB Rank: 2,090)
    SO99.12 (MLB Rank: 891)
    BB93.06 (MLB Rank: 8,176)
    H98.36 (MLB Rank: 9,091)
    HR90.69 (MLB Rank: 6,161)
    WHIP1.269 (MLB Rank: 9,774)
    WAR7.2 (MLB Rank: 1,625)

    📊 Last Season Summary (2014)

    In his final season (2014), Heath Bell recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF5
    W1
    L1
    ERA7.27
    IP17.1
    SO12
    BB8
    H24
    HR1
    SO96.23
    BB94.15
    H912.46
    HR90.52
    WHIP1.846
    WAR−0.6

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 2007, 6 W
    • Most SO: 2007, 102 SO
    • Most IP: 2007, 93.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 2007, 3.3 WAR
    • Best ERA: 2010, 1.93 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Heath Bell has no postseason appearances.

    Heath Bell Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    2004
    0
    2
    3.33
    0
    0
    27
    24.1
    0.5
    1.151
    5
    22
    6
    9
    9
    130
    4.24
    10
    4.5
    0
    17
    2
    0
    0
    1.8
    8.1
    2.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    94
    2005
    1
    3
    5.59
    0.25
    0
    43
    46.2
    -0.4
    1.479
    3
    56
    13
    30
    29
    74
    2.91
    8.3
    3.31
    0
    42
    12
    0
    0
    0.6
    10.8
    2.5
    1
    1
    3
    0
    206
    2006
    0
    0
    5.11
    0
    0
    35
    37
    -0.3
    1.676
    6
    51
    11
    25
    21
    86
    4.26
    8.5
    3.18
    0
    22
    6
    0
    0
    1.5
    12.4
    2.7
    0
    0
    2
    1
    166
    2007
    6
    4
    2.02
    0.6
    2
    102
    93.2
    3.3
    0.961
    3
    60
    30
    21
    21
    199
    2.5
    9.8
    3.4
    0
    81
    16
    0
    0
    0.3
    5.8
    2.9
    0
    2
    1
    4
    363
    2008
    6
    6
    3.58
    0.5
    0
    71
    78
    0.8
    1.205
    5
    66
    28
    31
    31
    106
    3.34
    8.2
    2.54
    0
    74
    8
    0
    0
    0.6
    7.6
    3.2
    0
    3
    4
    2
    324
    2009
    6
    4
    2.71
    0.6
    42
    79
    69.2
    1.6
    1.12
    3
    54
    24
    21
    21
    140
    2.42
    10.2
    3.29
    0
    68
    59
    0
    0
    0.4
    7
    3.1
    0
    0
    1
    4
    278
    2010
    6
    1
    1.93
    0.857
    47
    86
    70
    1.9
    1.2
    1
    56
    28
    17
    15
    191
    2.05
    11.1
    3.07
    0
    67
    57
    0
    0
    0.1
    7.2
    3.6
    0
    1
    3
    1
    287
    2011
    3
    4
    2.44
    0.429
    43
    51
    62.2
    1
    1.149
    4
    51
    21
    20
    17
    147
    3.23
    7.3
    2.43
    0
    64
    54
    0
    0
    0.6
    7.3
    3
    0
    0
    2
    8
    256
    2012
    4
    5
    5.09
    0.444
    19
    59
    63.2
    -0.4
    1.555
    5
    70
    29
    38
    36
    80
    3.72
    8.3
    2.03
    0
    73
    41
    0
    0
    0.7
    9.9
    4.1
    0
    2
    3
    2
    286
    2013
    5
    2
    4.11
    0.714
    15
    72
    65.2
    -0.2
    1.371
    12
    74
    16
    30
    30
    94
    4.1
    9.9
    4.5
    0
    69
    32
    0
    0
    1.6
    10.1
    2.2
    0
    3
    1
    4
    287
    2014
    1
    1
    7.27
    0.5
    0
    12
    17.1
    -0.6
    1.846
    1
    24
    8
    16
    14
    52
    4.57
    6.2
    1.5
    0
    13
    5
    0
    0
    0.5
    12.5
    4.2
    0
    4
    1
    1
    88