Jay Bell
SS · 18 seasons · 1986 – 2003 · B/T: R/R
Few careers score higher: Jay Bell sits 1st of 0 hitters all-time in roto value, built over 18 seasons. 1999 was the high-water mark, worth +12.0, 38th that season and 2976th of 111,420 player-seasons on record. His profile is all upside: runs (+27.7), RBI (+19.1) and home runs (+15.5), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
11.99
1999 · #2,976 all-time
Career Z
68.8
summed
Avg / Season
3.82
longevity-neutral
Seasons
18
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CLE | 5 | -1.75 | #400 | #45,609 |
| 1987 | CLE | 38 | -1.63 | #371 | #43,665 |
| 1988 | CLE | 73 | -0.72 | #301 | #34,920 |
| 1989 | PIT | 78 | 1.21 | #239 | #24,927 |
| 1990 | PIT | 159 | 5.37 | #130 | #12,794 |
| 1991 | PIT | 157 | 8.67 | #66 | #6,658 |
| 1992 | PIT | 159 | 6.36 | #92 | #10,655 |
| 1993 | PIT | 154 | 9.94 | #47 | #5,011 |
| 1994 | PIT | 110 | 4.81 | #124 | #14,136 |
| 1995 | PIT | 138 | 4.66 | #152 | #14,529 |
| 1996 | PIT | 151 | 3.24 | #188 | #18,312 |
| 1997 | KC | 153 | 9.71 | #54 | #5,302 |
| 1998 | ARI | 155 | 4.34 | #161 | #15,326 |
| 1999★ | ARI | 151 | 11.99 | #38 | #2,976 |
| 2000 | ARI | 149 | 5.65 | #139 | #12,178 |
| 2001 | ARI | 129 | 1.93 | #237 | #22,352 |
| 2002 | ARI | 32 | -2.07 | #540 | #59,898 |
| 2003 | NYM | 72 | -2.92 | #1,200 | #107,855 |
★ Best season by Z