1B Josh 'JB' Bell #55
Chicago Cubs MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/01/2023
 OA: 47 POT: 47
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1B JOSH 'JB' BELL #55 - AGE: 31 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
158 594 169 29 3 32 123 70 148 .285 .359 .505 5 2.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 50
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 65 60 65 65
Avoid K's 45 50 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 45
Errors: - 35 45
Arm: - 35 55
Turn DP: - 30 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 45 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/14/2023 @ ARI Loss, 5-7 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
10/12/2023 ARI Loss, 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/11/2023 ARI Loss, 3-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/09/2023 @ ARI Win, 2-1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
10/08/2023 @ ARI Win, 9-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
10/05/2023 ATL Win, 5-4 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
10/04/2023 ATL Win, 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/2023 @ MIL Win, 7-2 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0
09/30/2023 @ MIL Loss, 6-7 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
09/29/2023 @ MIL Win, 7-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/14/1992
Born in:Irving, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:250 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,000,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 53 Days
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 53 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 158 594 169 29 3 32 123 85 70 148 .285 .359 .505 .864 .360 .221 132
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 155 679 5 3 0 12 0 10 300 64 5 2 71.4 110.6 6.65 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   177 53 8 0 11 49 28 28 28 3 0 1 .299 .392 .531 .923
Versus Right   417 116 21 3 21 74 57 42 120 7 0 4 .278 .345 .494 .839
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
April   99 34 8 0 4 23 12 14 21 2 0 0 .343 .417 .545 .963
May   102 27 3 0 10 27 20 13 30 3 0 2 .265 .350 .588 .938
June   91 28 3 0 7 21 17 12 17 1 0 0 .308 .385 .571 .956
July   93 20 3 2 4 12 10 11 27 1 0 1 .215 .302 .419 .721
August   103 24 3 0 4 16 11 8 29 1 0 1 .233 .292 .379 .671
September   97 32 9 1 2 22 12 12 21 2 0 1 .330 .402 .505 .907
October   4 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.500 2.250
All-Star Game   3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Spring Training   33 6 0 0 1 2 5 7 8 1 0 0 .182 .317 .273 .590
Postseason   26 6 1 0 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 .231 .286 .269 .555
Last Year   553 144 35 8 25 78 87 63 121 2 0 2 .260 .337 .488 .825
2 Years Ago   490 113 22 3 18 65 62 71 127 1 2 5 .231 .333 .398 .731
Career   4124 1102 221 40 196 652 584 511 914 32 3 18 .267 .348 .483 .831
Home   290 88 13 3 16 56 43 38 70 3 0 1 .303 .383 .534 .917
Road   304 81 16 0 16 67 42 32 78 7 0 4 .266 .337 .477 .814
Grass   582 168 29 3 32 123 85 69 144 10 0 5 .289 .363 .514 .877
Turf   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
Day   273 87 15 3 18 68 44 31 67 3 0 3 .319 .390 .593 .984
Night   321 82 14 0 14 55 41 39 81 7 0 2 .255 .333 .430 .763
As Starter   592 169 29 3 32 123 85 69 147 10 0 5 .285 .359 .507 .866
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Close/Late   117 31 1 0 6 16 18 14 30 2 0 3 .265 .353 .427 .780
Inning 1-3   201 49 10 1 8 50 22 24 53 5 0 1 .244 .320 .423 .743
Inning 4-6   213 74 15 1 14 45 38 24 48 1 0 1 .347 .414 .624 1.039
Inning 7-9   174 42 4 1 10 27 25 21 46 4 0 3 .241 .327 .448 .775
Extra Innings   6 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667 .714 .667 1.381
0 Outs   206 53 10 0 10 28 35 22 54 2 0 1 .257 .329 .451 .780
1 Outs   166 52 11 2 11 51 31 22 39 8 0 2 .313 .384 .602 .986
2 Outs   222 64 8 1 11 44 19 26 55 0 0 2 .288 .368 .482 .850
Scoring Position   176 61 14 1 8 93 29 21 46 10 0 3 .347 .405 .574 .979
Bases Empty   281 75 11 2 19 19 43 32 65 0 0 2 .267 .346 .523 .869
Runner on 1st   137 33 4 0 5 11 13 17 37 0 0 0 .241 .325 .380 .704
Runner on 2nd   57 17 3 0 3 17 10 9 16 0 0 0 .298 .394 .509 .903
Runner on 3rd   14 6 1 0 1 7 2 1 3 0 0 0 .429 .467 .714 1.181
Runner on 1st & 2nd   57 20 7 1 0 23 8 4 13 0 0 1 .351 .403 .509 .912
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 7 2 0 1 17 3 1 3 5 0 2 .438 .417 .750 1.167
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 3 0 0 2 9 2 5 5 1 0 0 .250 .444 .750 1.194
Bases Loaded   20 8 1 0 1 20 4 1 6 4 0 0 .400 .360 .600 .960
Two Strikes   333 72 13 1 15 56 38 28 148 3 0 4 .216 .283 .396 .679
First Pitch   76 30 8 0 5 18 13 3 0 1 0 0 .395 .412 .697 1.110
Count 0-1   38 13 4 1 2 11 5 0 0 1 0 0 .342 .333 .658 .991
Count 0-2   48 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 31 1 0 1 .104 .120 .167 .287
Count 1-0   43 19 1 1 3 11 6 0 0 1 0 0 .442 .432 .721 1.153
Count 1-1   49 19 1 0 4 14 7 0 0 1 0 1 .388 .392 .653 1.045
Count 1-2   88 19 4 0 3 16 6 0 46 0 0 0 .216 .216 .364 .580
Count 2-0   17 2 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 .118 .111 .353 .464
Count 2-1   27 7 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .259 .250 .296 .546
Count 2-2   108 26 4 1 6 20 13 0 42 1 0 2 .241 .252 .463 .715
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 18 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 7 0 0 2 5 10 21 0 1 0 0 .636 .848 1.182 2.030
Full Count   89 22 5 0 5 17 18 28 29 1 0 1 .247 .429 .472 .900
Behind in Count   174 37 8 1 6 30 12 0 77 2 0 1 .213 .215 .374 .588
Ahead in Count   98 35 3 1 6 24 22 39 0 4 0 0 .357 .525 .592 1.117
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   13 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
Batting 4th   560 157 26 3 30 112 79 68 142 9 0 5 .280 .358 .498 .856
Batting 5th   7 3 1 0 1 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 .429 .444 1.000 1.444
Batting 6th   12 5 1 0 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 .417 .417 .750 1.167
Batting 7th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Low Leverage   201 58 9 2 14 25 32 28 46 2 0 1 .289 .375 .562 .937
Medium Leverage   255 63 10 1 10 38 31 33 70 1 0 1 .247 .334 .412 .746
High Leverage   135 48 10 0 8 60 22 9 32 7 0 3 .356 .390 .607 .997
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 45 128 35 8 0 3 19 18 21 0 3 19 0 1 .273 .368 .406 .775 113 115 0.7
2017 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 159 549 140 26 6 26 90 75 66 1 4 117 2 4 .255 .334 .466 .800 113 110 1.6
2018 Toronto - MLB 25 162 621 176 32 12 22 108 84 74 2 8 105 0 0 .283 .357 .480 .837 117 118 2.5
2019 Toronto - MLB 26 161 607 160 37 5 27 73 81 71 1 2 142 0 1 .264 .341 .474 .815 118 117 2.9
2020 Toronto - MLB 27 154 582 165 32 3 43 96 92 75 2 2 135 3 1 .284 .366 .570 .937 149 149 5.3
2021 Chicago - MLB 28 154 490 113 22 3 18 65 62 71 5 1 127 2 0 .231 .333 .398 .731 103 102 1.1
2022 Chicago - MLB 29 149 553 144 35 8 25 78 87 63 2 2 121 0 1 .260 .337 .488 .825 121 121 2.7
2023 Chicago - MLB 30 158 594 169 29 3 32 123 85 70 5 10 148 5 2 .285 .359 .505 .864 131 132 2.9
Total MLB 1142 4124 1102 221 40 196 652 584 511 18 32 914 12 10 .267 .348 .483 .831 122 121 19.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2012 West Virginia - A 19 15 62 17 5 0 1 11 6 2 0 2 21 1 0 .274 .288 .403 .691 100 100 0.2
2013 West Virginia - A 20 119 459 128 37 2 13 76 75 52 3 5 90 1 2 .279 .353 .453 .806 100 139 3.9
2014 Bradenton - A+ 21 84 331 111 20 4 9 53 45 25 2 1 43 5 4 .335 .384 .502 .886 100 164 3.6
2014 Altoona - AA 21 24 94 27 2 0 0 7 13 8 0 0 12 4 1 .287 .343 .309 .652 79 84 0.2
2015 Altoona - AA 22 96 368 113 17 6 5 60 47 44 2 9 50 7 4 .307 .376 .427 .803 119 114 2.2
2015 Indianapolis - AAA 22 35 121 42 7 3 2 18 20 21 1 2 15 2 0 .347 .441 .504 .946 100 160 1.6
2016 Indianapolis - AAA 23 114 421 124 23 4 14 60 57 57 4 2 74 3 7 .295 .382 .468 .850 100 133 3.2
Total IL 149 542 166 30 7 16 78 77 78 5 4 89 5 7 .306 .396 .476 .872 100 139
Total AA 120 462 140 19 6 5 67 60 52 2 9 62 11 5 .303 .370 .403 .772 111 108
Total FSL 84 331 111 20 4 9 53 45 25 2 1 43 5 4 .335 .384 .502 .886 100 164
Total SAL 134 521 145 42 2 14 87 81 54 3 7 111 2 2 .278 .345 .447 .793 100 134
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2018 Toronto - MLB 25 17 71 17 6 1 4 12 13 5 0 1 14 1 0 .239 .286 .521 .807 105 103 -1.1
2023 Chicago - MLB 30 7 26 6 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 .231 .286 .269 .555 52 53 -1.6
Total MLB 24 97 23 7 1 4 14 15 7 0 1 20 1 0 .237 .286 .454 .739 91 90
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2012 West Virginia - A RF 14 0 18 0 1 20 2 .900 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 West Virginia - A RF 84 0 129 5 1 137 3 .978 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Altoona - AA RF 19 0 40 3 1 45 2 .956 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Bradenton - A+ RF 62 0 92 3 0 96 1 .990 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 32 0 295 9 20 307 3 .990 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Altoona - AA 1B 84 0 802 52 62 867 13 .985 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 23 19 157 14 11 174 3 .983 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 96 0 892 52 90 958 14 .985 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 16 14 17 0 0 18 1 .944 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Indianapolis - AAA RF 4 0 6 1 0 8 1 .875 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 147 139 1139 86 116 1235 10 .992 1186.1 9.29 0.0 .000
2018 Toronto - MLB 1B 162 161 1418 48 155 1474 8 .995 1443.1 9.14 -2.0 1.004
2019 Toronto - MLB 1B 159 159 1303 59 131 1370 8 .994 1413.2 8.67 +1.7 1.004
2020 Toronto - MLB 1B 149 148 1187 74 150 1264 3 .998 1313.0 8.64 +0.4 1.020
2021 Chicago - MLB 1B 133 132 984 49 85 1044 11 .989 1167.1 7.96 -0.1 .992
2022 Chicago - MLB 1B 135 135 945 51 103 1003 7 .993 1146.0 7.82 -1.3 1.028
2023 Chicago - MLB 1B 26 25 195 7 22 202 0 1.000 227.1 8.00 +0.6 1.070
TOTAL 1B 1146 918 9317 501 945 9898 80 .992 7897.0 11.19 -0.6 1.010
TOTAL RF 199 14 302 12 3 324 10 .969 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2011 Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dallas Jesuit College Prep (Dallas, TX).
11/27/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $549,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
11/18/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,500,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
04/20/2020 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/12/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/28/2020 Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Chicago Cubs, along with 2B Donovan Walton, in exchange for RP Anthony Castro, LF Mickey Moniak, SS Gabriel Arias, RF Moises Gomez.
11/01/2020 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $60,000,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
11/07/2020 Wins the 2020 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
10/03/2021 Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 65 (65).
07/09/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2018 161 5
2019 159 8
Year TB Rank
2020 332 8
Year 3B Rank
2017 6 9
2018 12 1
2022 8 4
Year HR Rank
2020 43 7
Year RBI Rank
2023 123 8
Year SF Rank
2018 8 6
2023 10 1
Year EBH Rank
2020 78 9
Year AVG Rank
2020 .284 9
Year OBP Rank
2020 .366 7
Year SLG Rank
2020 .570 5
Year RC Rank
2020 122.23 6
Year RC/27 Rank
2020 7.62 8
Year ISO Rank
2020 .287 7
Year wOBA Rank
2020 .385 8
Year OPS Rank
2020 .937 8
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