1B Josh 'JB' Bell #55
Chicago Cubs MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/29/2024
 OA: 53 POT: 53
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1B JOSH 'JB' BELL #55 - AGE: 32 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
158 570 133 26 2 18 67 66 120 .233 .318 .381 0 -0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 60 55 55
Gap 45 45 50 45
Power 55 60 55 55
Eye 55 50 55 55
Avoid K's 55 65 50 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 45
Errors: - 35 45
Arm: - 35 55
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 45 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
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
09/29/2024 CIN Loss, 4-5 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0
09/28/2024 CIN Loss, 6-10 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/2024 CIN Win, 4-0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/25/2024 @ PHI Loss, 2-4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2024 @ PHI Loss, 5-6 7 0 3 1 0 0 2 0
09/23/2024 @ PHI Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/2024 WAS Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/2024 WAS Win, 18-8 5 3 3 3 1 1 0 0
09/20/2024 WAS Win, 2-1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2024 WAS Loss, 1-2 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/14/1992
Born in:Irving, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:250 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,000,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 53 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 53 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 158 570 133 26 2 18 67 84 66 120 .233 .318 .381 .699 .304 .147 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 152 644 6 2 0 12 0 2 217 46 0 1 0.0 70.4 4.21 -0.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   155 46 6 0 9 29 26 21 16 0 0 2 .297 .388 .510 .897
Versus Right   415 87 20 2 9 38 58 45 104 2 0 4 .210 .292 .333 .624
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .083 .000 .083
April   99 22 5 0 3 8 9 12 22 0 0 0 .222 .306 .364 .670
May   88 14 3 0 1 7 7 14 21 1 0 1 .159 .279 .227 .506
June   97 17 3 1 3 12 14 8 19 0 0 2 .175 .252 .320 .572
July   88 26 5 0 3 8 19 14 15 0 0 1 .295 .398 .455 .853
August   92 25 5 0 6 20 18 11 22 1 0 1 .272 .352 .522 .874
September   95 29 5 1 2 12 17 7 21 0 0 0 .305 .353 .442 .795
Spring Training   51 12 4 0 2 7 5 2 12 0 0 0 .235 .264 .431 .696
Last Year   594 169 29 3 32 123 85 70 148 10 0 5 .285 .359 .505 .864
2 Years Ago   553 144 35 8 25 78 87 63 121 2 0 2 .260 .337 .488 .825
Career   4694 1235 247 42 214 719 668 577 1034 34 3 24 .263 .345 .470 .815
Home   293 80 18 1 9 37 50 27 55 0 0 1 .273 .336 .433 .770
Road   277 53 8 1 9 30 34 39 65 2 0 5 .191 .300 .325 .625
Grass   559 133 26 2 18 67 83 65 116 2 0 6 .238 .323 .388 .711
Turf   11 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .000 .083 .000 .083
Day   261 66 10 2 7 26 41 27 52 0 0 2 .253 .328 .387 .715
Night   309 67 16 0 11 41 43 39 68 2 0 4 .217 .311 .375 .686
As Starter   564 131 26 2 16 62 82 66 119 2 0 6 .232 .318 .371 .689
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Pinch Hitting   5 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.600 2.000
Close/Late   100 21 4 0 3 9 11 10 23 1 0 2 .210 .292 .340 .632
Inning 1-3   206 52 11 0 7 19 30 17 43 0 0 0 .252 .309 .408 .717
Inning 4-6   194 47 8 2 6 30 33 28 37 1 0 3 .242 .345 .397 .742
Inning 7-9   163 33 7 0 5 18 21 21 37 1 0 3 .202 .303 .337 .641
Extra Innings   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
0 Outs   186 39 8 1 6 18 34 26 39 0 0 1 .210 .310 .360 .670
1 Outs   198 50 9 0 3 17 27 22 47 2 0 3 .253 .333 .343 .677
2 Outs   186 44 9 1 9 32 23 18 34 0 0 2 .237 .311 .441 .752
Scoring Position   145 28 6 0 8 49 21 20 36 2 0 1 .193 .292 .400 .692
Bases Empty   314 76 11 1 8 8 45 41 61 0 0 5 .242 .339 .360 .699
Runner on 1st   111 29 9 1 2 10 18 5 23 0 0 0 .261 .293 .414 .708
Runner on 2nd   55 10 2 0 3 10 8 7 15 0 0 1 .182 .286 .382 .668
Runner on 3rd   22 5 1 0 1 8 1 2 3 1 0 0 .227 .280 .409 .689
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 5 1 0 1 6 4 6 9 0 0 0 .156 .289 .281 .571
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 2 0 0 1 6 3 2 2 1 0 0 .250 .364 .625 .989
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 2 1 0 0 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .182 .308 .273 .580
Bases Loaded   17 4 1 0 2 15 4 1 3 0 0 0 .235 .278 .647 .925
Two Strikes   261 39 9 0 6 26 30 31 120 1 0 4 .149 .249 .253 .502
First Pitch   89 28 8 0 2 9 12 2 0 0 0 0 .315 .330 .472 .802
Count 0-1   48 16 2 1 2 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .542 .875
Count 0-2   53 5 0 0 2 7 2 0 34 0 0 1 .094 .111 .208 .319
Count 1-0   55 17 1 0 3 8 9 0 0 0 0 2 .309 .333 .491 .824
Count 1-1   47 13 3 0 1 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 .277 .271 .404 .675
Count 1-2   72 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 39 1 0 1 .069 .081 .083 .164
Count 2-0   25 8 1 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .320 .600 .920
Count 2-1   29 9 2 1 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .310 .655 .966
Count 2-2   82 17 5 0 2 9 10 0 31 0 0 2 .207 .226 .341 .568
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   16 3 0 0 0 2 6 20 0 0 0 0 .188 .639 .188 .826
Full Count   54 12 3 0 2 8 16 31 16 0 0 0 .222 .506 .389 .895
Behind in Count   173 26 3 1 4 16 12 0 73 1 0 2 .150 .159 .249 .408
Ahead in Count   125 37 4 1 7 19 29 33 0 0 0 2 .296 .450 .512 .962
Batting 3rd   298 80 15 2 11 41 54 32 64 1 0 2 .268 .342 .443 .785
Batting 4th   107 19 5 0 4 10 11 10 23 0 0 1 .178 .254 .336 .591
Batting 5th   31 6 0 0 0 3 2 6 5 0 0 1 .194 .342 .194 .536
Batting 6th   30 6 0 0 0 0 3 2 7 0 0 2 .200 .294 .200 .494
Batting 7th   69 14 4 0 2 9 8 7 10 1 0 0 .203 .273 .348 .621
Batting 8th   35 8 2 0 1 4 6 9 11 0 0 0 .229 .386 .371 .758
Low Leverage   258 58 9 1 7 16 37 34 54 0 0 4 .225 .324 .349 .673
Medium Leverage   220 53 11 1 8 26 32 23 45 0 0 1 .241 .316 .409 .725
High Leverage   88 21 5 0 3 25 15 9 20 2 0 1 .239 .310 .398 .708
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 .837 117 117 2.4
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 .937 149 148 5.3
2021 Chicago - MLB 28 154 490 113 22 3 18 65 62 71 5 1 127 2 0 .231 .333 .398 .731 103 101 1.1
2022 Chicago - MLB 29 149 553 144 35 8 25 78 87 63 2 2 121 0 1 .260 .337 .488 .825 121 120 2.7
2023 Chicago - MLB 30 158 594 169 29 3 32 123 85 70 5 10 148 5 2 .285 .359 .505 .864 131 130 2.8
2024 Chicago - MLB 31 158 570 133 26 2 18 67 84 66 6 2 120 0 1 .233 .318 .381 .699 88 90 -0.8
Total MLB 1300 4694 1235 247 42 214 719 668 577 24 34 1034 12 11 .263 .345 .470 .815 118 117 18.6
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 .886 100 167 3.7
2014 Altoona - AA 21 24 94 27 2 0 0 7 13 8 0 0 12 4 1 .287 .343 .309 .652 83 86 0.2
2015 Altoona - AA 22 96 368 113 17 6 5 60 47 44 2 9 50 7 4 .307 .376 .427 .803 123 120 2.4
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 .772 115 114
Total FSL 84 331 111 20 4 9 53 45 25 2 1 43 5 4 .335 .384 .502 .886 100 167
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 53 53 -1.6
Total MLB 24 97 23 7 1 4 14 15 7 0 1 20 1 0 .237 .286 .454 .739 91 89
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 -2.1 1.004
2019 Toronto - MLB 1B 159 159 1303 59 131 1370 8 .994 1413.2 8.67 +1.9 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 -1.4 1.028
2023 Chicago - MLB 1B 26 25 195 7 22 202 0 1.000 227.1 8.00 +0.7 1.070
2024 Chicago - MLB 1B 107 105 760 37 78 805 8 .990 886.1 8.09 -5.3 .937
2024 Chicago - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 1253 1023 10077 538 1023 10703 88 .992 8783.1 10.88 -5.9 1.003
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.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
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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