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.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Heath Bell |
| Date of Birth | September 29, 1977 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Throws | Right |
| Bats | Right |
| MLB Debut | 2004 |
Heath Bell Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Heath Bell.
Parsing Data
Data Source: Baseball Reference
Image Source: Wikipedia
📊 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:
| GS | 0 (MLB Rank: 8,004) |
| GF | 292 (MLB Rank: 132) |
| W | 38 (MLB Rank: 1,871) |
| L | 32 (MLB Rank: 2,351) |
| SV | 168 (MLB Rank: 79) |
| ERA | 3.49 (MLB Rank: 2,498) |
| IP | 628.2 (MLB Rank: 2,100) |
| SO | 637 (MLB Rank: 1,183) |
| BB | 214 (MLB Rank: 2,290) |
| H | 584 (MLB Rank: 2,241) |
| HR | 48 (MLB Rank: 2,120) |
| SO9 | 9.12 (MLB Rank: 923) |
| BB9 | 3.06 (MLB Rank: 8,304) |
| H9 | 8.36 (MLB Rank: 9,206) |
| HR9 | 0.69 (MLB Rank: 6,318) |
| WHIP | 1.269 (MLB Rank: 9,904) |
| WAR | 7.2 (MLB Rank: 1,647) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2014)
In his final season (2014), Heath Bell recorded the following stats:
| GS | 0 |
| GF | 5 |
| W | 1 |
| L | 1 |
| ERA | 7.27 |
| IP | 17.1 |
| SO | 12 |
| BB | 8 |
| H | 24 |
| HR | 1 |
| SO9 | 6.23 |
| BB9 | 4.15 |
| H9 | 12.46 |
| HR9 | 0.52 |
| WHIP | 1.846 |
| 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
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
