Josh Bell
DH | B/T: S/R | 6' 4" 261LBS | Age: 30

Draft: 2011 | Rd: 2, #61, Pittsburgh Pirates | Jesuit Col Prep (TX)

Stats

PA AB R H HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2023 219 187 9 42 4 26 0 .225 .329 .348 .677
8 Seasons 3625 3137 445 815 134 494 4 .260 .350 .453 .803
AVG HR RBI SB OPS
2023 .225 4 26 0 .677
8 Seasons .260 134 494 4 .803

Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2016 23 617 112 5 4.5 3.3 88.3 108.9 5.8 22.3 .283 .433 .339 .362 .362 37.5 12.5 13.8
2017 24 2551 436 28 6.4 4.5 87.6 112.4 8.6 28.9 .261 .432 .338 .333 .371 34.3 18.9 10.6
2018 25 2366 402 28 7.0 4.8 90.2 115.6 9.4 29.6 .257 .417 .336 .340 .363 39.3 17.8 13.2
2019 26 2442 416 53 12.7 8.6 92.4 116.2 13.1 34.6 .285 .561 .378 .386 .448 47.2 19.2 12.1
2020 27 857 140 12 8.6 5.4 91.7 114.2 5.9 24.3 .228 .381 .286 .297 .365 42.9 26.5 9.9
2021 28 2182 400 35 8.8 6.2 92.5 115.8 4.9 28.5 .277 .488 .352 .367 .406 52.0 17.8 11.4
2022 29 2505 456 33 7.2 5.1 88.9 112.2 8.4 30.7 .273 .424 .344 .349 .366 40.8 15.8 12.5
2023 30 864 144 11 7.6 5.0 89.6 111.6 4.7 30.6 .259 .414 .303 .342 .377 41.7 20.5 13.7
Player 14384 2506 205 8.2 5.7 90.2 116.2 8.3 29.8 .268 .454 .342 .351 .387 42.3 18.3 12.0
MLB 6.8 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.1 33.0 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.0 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2016 50.9 18.8 25.0 5.4 25.9 26.8 47.3 2.7 38.4 16.1 22.3 3.6 4.5 3.3
2017 52.3 19.3 22.5 6.0 36.5 34.4 29.1 5.0 35.3 21.3 25.5 5.3 6.4 4.5
2018 49.8 22.6 21.4 6.2 32.6 39.1 28.1 3.0 37.6 23.4 22.4 6.0 7.0 4.8
2019 44.0 26.9 22.8 6.3 38.9 35.1 25.7 1.7 32.5 23.3 20.4 7.7 12.7 8.6
2020 56.4 19.3 19.3 5.0 36.4 37.1 26.4 2.1 43.6 19.3 22.9 3.6 8.6 5.4
2021 54.3 21.3 22.0 2.5 36.8 39.3 24.0 2.3 41.5 15.8 24.8 6.8 8.8 6.2
2022 50.7 19.7 24.1 5.7 37.1 35.7 27.2 4.2 36.6 20.6 27.4 3.7 7.2 5.1
2023 57.6 22.9 18.1 1.4 42.4 33.3 24.3 0.7 40.3 18.8 25.0 6.3 7.6 5.0
Player 51.0 21.7 22.3 5.1 36.3 36.0 27.6 3.0 37.3 20.5 24.1 5.6 8.2 5.7
MLB 44.8 23.2 24.9 7.1 36.8 37.6 25.4 3.9 33.0 24.6 24.4 5.8 6.8 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2023 4-Seamer 0.2 1 274 31.7 77 .286 .460 .397 22.9 22.1 25.4 .308 .529 .414 51.1
2023 Changeup -1.4 -3 209 24.2 49 .114 .136 .170 38.9 28.6 23.3 .146 .170 .196 13.3
2023 Sinker -0.8 -1 104 12.0 24 .286 .429 .372 21.4 8.3 10.5 .373 .618 .458 57.9
2023 Slider -2.1 -2 103 11.9 23 .167 .444 .348 32.1 21.7 12.8 .198 .351 .335 46.2
2023 Curveball 0.6 1 87 10.1 16 .267 .467 .338 17.9 18.8 14.3 .299 .517 .368 41.7
2023 Cutter -1.5 -1 53 6.1 22 .263 .263 .268 18.2 9.1 15.4 .315 .404 .336 38.9
2023 Sweeper 1.4 0 18 2.1 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .223 .787 .409 100.0
2023 Splitter -1.3 0 16 1.9 5 .200 .200 .180 33.3 40.0 50.0 .096 .118 .090 33.3
2022 4-Seamer 1.1 9 805 32.1 197 .284 .420 .374 17.5 13.2 12.7 .304 .460 .383 47.6
2022 Changeup 0.9 5 493 19.7 128 .267 .457 .350 33.0 21.1 20.6 .235 .384 .304 25.6
2022 Sinker 0.7 3 373 14.9 97 .284 .459 .404 13.3 10.3 14.5 .297 .460 .403 47.0
2022 Slider -0.1 0 324 12.9 78 .231 .385 .308 25.6 25.6 17.4 .187 .329 .280 43.8
2022 Curveball 1.6 4 225 9.0 61 .304 .464 .376 22.2 16.4 14.1 .342 .529 .402 56.5
2022 Cutter -2.2 -4 182 7.3 50 .178 .333 .283 13.8 8.0 10.3 .249 .372 .314 24.4
2022 Splitter 0.8 1 77 3.1 26 .182 .227 .294 28.6 15.4 17.4 .229 .318 .307 27.8
2022 Sweeper 4.5 1 17 0.7 4 1.000 1.333 .938 0.0 0.0 0.0 .687 .880 .688 66.7
2021 4-Seamer 1.2 9 738 33.8 206 .298 .503 .403 19.5 17.5 18.3 .294 .492 .379 60.7
2021 Changeup 0.4 2 406 18.6 111 .216 .333 .282 25.9 16.2 16.5 .210 .323 .268 31.0
2021 Slider 3.0 9 298 13.7 67 .316 .702 .479 34.9 20.9 13.3 .329 .699 .470 62.8
2021 Sinker -2.6 -7 276 12.6 68 .224 .466 .372 19.8 19.1 23.6 .246 .485 .366 58.7
2021 Curveball 0.3 1 244 11.2 53 .213 .489 .342 20.0 15.1 12.5 .298 .512 .374 47.5
2021 Cutter 0.5 1 134 6.1 35 .241 .414 .357 31.5 20.0 18.9 .302 .503 .384 43.5
2021 Splitter 1.4 1 64 2.9 19 .294 .471 .368 42.9 21.1 22.2 .343 .565 .419 46.2
2021 Slurve -6.5 -1 10 0.5 3 .000 .000 .000 33.3 33.3 20.0 .039 .051 .037 50.0
2021 Sweeper 12.7 1 9 0.4 2 .500 1.000 .625 16.7 0.0 0.0 .639 1.700 .951 100.0
2020 4-Seamer 1.0 3 282 32.9 79 .275 .551 .387 32.6 27.8 30.1 .286 .573 .390 51.0
2020 Changeup -3.3 -5 163 19.0 38 .139 .167 .164 46.6 28.9 33.3 .176 .210 .198 16.0
2020 Slider -3.8 -5 122 14.2 29 .120 .120 .166 29.8 31.0 22.0 .103 .123 .164 29.4
2020 Sinker -1.1 -1 118 13.8 32 .321 .357 .352 20.5 12.5 25.0 .333 .443 .382 66.7
2020 Curveball -0.6 -1 103 12.0 23 .250 .400 .335 41.0 39.1 28.1 .140 .227 .225 45.5
2020 Cutter -0.3 0 58 6.8 14 .231 .462 .271 23.5 21.4 25.0 .171 .426 .230 45.5
2020 Splitter -4.8 0 6 0.7 3 .000 .000 .000 40.0 33.3 25.0 .429 .512 .414 0.0
2020 Sweeper -3.6 0 5 0.6 1 .000 .000 .000 33.3 0.0 0.0 .109 .116 .102 0.0
2019 4-Seamer 1.8 13 739 30.3 172 .276 .609 .401 21.6 25.0 21.9 .242 .532 .351 53.5
2019 Changeup -1.4 -7 460 18.8 117 .200 .381 .288 38.7 22.2 21.7 .236 .407 .307 27.2
2019 Sinker 1.9 8 449 18.4 112 .374 .703 .495 15.7 8.9 11.2 .371 .672 .478 56.1
2019 Slider 1.5 5 298 12.2 82 .264 .625 .401 27.9 22.0 14.9 .260 .635 .397 47.3
2019 Curveball 1.4 3 240 9.8 56 .250 .417 .360 26.3 19.6 13.6 .362 .584 .441 59.5
2019 Cutter 1.8 3 162 6.6 34 .276 .621 .400 20.8 14.7 10.4 .323 .554 .397 44.0
2019 Splitter 6.3 3 48 2.0 16 .375 .688 .450 32.1 18.8 17.6 .335 .715 .434 30.8
2019 Sweeper 6.1 1 12 0.5 3 .500 2.000 .667 16.7 33.3 33.3 .500 1.936 .672 50.0
2019 Slurve 9.6 0 1 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2018 4-Seamer 0.7 6 867 36.6 216 .269 .452 .367 19.9 14.8 14.0 .295 .501 .389 47.7
2018 Sinker 1.4 6 466 19.7 132 .310 .496 .402 16.6 12.9 19.1 .301 .505 .386 46.9
2018 Slider 1.5 5 321 13.6 79 .221 .426 .341 40.3 36.7 22.1 .162 .276 .269 33.3
2018 Changeup 0.4 1 297 12.6 62 .296 .315 .320 32.5 11.3 9.7 .231 .319 .281 20.4
2018 Curveball -1.9 -5 243 10.3 48 .159 .205 .204 25.8 25.0 16.2 .189 .264 .240 21.9
2018 Cutter 0.1 0 108 4.6 27 .182 .318 .302 23.4 18.5 17.9 .201 .244 .288 23.5
2018 Splitter 3.6 2 45 1.9 14 .333 .333 .421 22.2 14.3 18.2 .262 .401 .349 30.0
2018 Sweeper -0.6 0 9 0.4 -- -- -- 25.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2018 Slurve 5.4 0 6 0.3 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2017 4-Seamer -0.2 -2 939 36.8 226 .271 .467 .356 19.3 14.6 12.7 .257 .428 .330 34.3
2017 Sinker 1.1 6 511 20.0 124 .339 .569 .433 19.4 14.5 16.7 .308 .526 .395 45.1
2017 Changeup -0.1 0 394 15.4 91 .229 .386 .320 29.3 14.3 12.1 .278 .374 .318 24.3
2017 Slider 0.2 1 262 10.3 70 .172 .422 .284 35.8 41.4 23.8 .199 .401 .287 40.0
2017 Curveball 2.8 6 222 8.7 41 .257 .543 .388 30.6 29.3 21.1 .248 .423 .344 30.4
2017 Cutter -1.1 -1 129 5.1 33 .097 .290 .245 21.2 12.1 11.1 .243 .492 .328 33.3
2017 Splitter 0.1 0 64 2.5 21 .158 .211 .255 44.0 38.1 42.1 .223 .255 .257 9.1
2017 Knuckleball 2.7 0 13 0.5 3 .333 .667 .417 0.0 0.0 0.0 .332 .349 .299 0.0
2017 Slurve -14.2 -1 4 0.2 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .020 .045 .104 50.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 152 617 -3 -3 8 2 4
2017 611 2,538 1 -24 18 13 8
2018 579 2,362 -4 -16 23 12 16
2019 592 2,411 12 -16 19 15 30
2020 219 857 -10 -9 5 4 -10
2021 566 2,182 -8 -15 24 14 15
2022 680 2,652 -8 -13 22 14 15
2023 218 864 -8 -10 8 4 -5
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2016 617 46.2 70.5 86.6 22.3 68.9 43.9 34.9 44.6 18.2 6.6 75.6
2017 2,551 45.4 66.9 81.1 24.1 65.6 43.4 25.3 43.6 23.5 6.3 81.9
2018 2,366 43.6 68.5 81.6 23.1 61.4 43.3 27.8 43.0 24.4 5.9 77.9
2019 2,442 41.6 77.2 80.2 27.5 63.0 42.1 38.5 48.1 25.3 5.2 87.2
2020 857 41.5 72.5 74.8 26.9 50.4 43.3 27.9 45.9 33.6 6.0 78.4
2021 2,182 45.6 74.1 83.7 23.8 55.3 41.1 36.4 46.7 24.1 6.3 83.3
2022 2,505 46.7 68.8 83.6 24.9 65.4 45.5 28.4 45.3 21.7 6.4 77.5
2023 864 43.7 72.8 79.6 27.7 60.0 43.6 34.2 47.5 26.8 5.8 80.0
Player 14,384 44.4 71.1 81.7 24.9 61.7 43.2 31.3 45.4 24.3 6.0 80.8
MLB 48.5 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.2 42.6 29.5 47.1 24.7 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
2016 67 60
2017 56 55 51 49 63 60 50 42 88 41 60 69 47 71 56 6
2018 68 58 50 44 82 59 50 75 98 60 69 88 47 79 54 39
2019 92 89 93 92 92 94 88 95 98 89 66 86 44 58 49 17
2020 20 23 27 38 28 61 55 87 95 69 29 61 12 53 33 12
2021 86 83 79 72 85 63 53 92 97 93 73 81 55 75 33 80 1
2022 84 86 68 50 96 67 45 48 83 55 83 93 66 73 25 14 1
2023 69 59 50 42 85 52 47 56 76 52 58 90 41 46 12
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 21.7 3 2.7 0 2 1 2 66.7
2017 20.9 26 25.3 1 11 13 13 50.0
2018 21.7 12 15.2 -3 11 11 6 50.0
2019 22.6 37 35.8 1 14 20 20 54.1
2020 23.9 8 7.8 0 0 5 4 50.0
2021 23.3 27 24.5 3 7 15 13 48.1
2022 22.9 19 18.3 1 7 12 9 47.4
2023 22.7 4 5.3 -1 4 3 2 50.0
Player 22.4 136 135.0 1 56 80 69 50.7

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2016 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 2 3 2 3 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 5 3 3 3
2017 26 24 21 25 27 26 28 26 23 24 22 33 24 24 26 26 25 25 27 26 25 24 27 27 24 24 27 30 27 25 18
2018 12 18 14 15 16 14 19 14 10 11 15 21 16 14 14 17 13 13 14 19 15 15 23 17 14 11 13 18 18 16 10
2019 37 39 30 36 36 36 41 35 29 30 33 38 39 36 36 35 33 33 38 38 39 40 41 41 33 34 31 38 42 35 30
2020 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 6 6 8 7 7 8 7 8 6 9 8 8 7 9 9 9 7 8 8 7 9 9 9 8
2021 27 28 23 20 22 21 28 25 17 19 22 25 27 21 25 29 24 24 31 25 25 25 30 31 23 24 24 24 27 22 24
2022 19 19 17 21 20 18 21 16 12 16 16 24 20 18 19 21 19 19 18 19 17 16 23 18 14 16 19 20 20 19 14
2023 4 4 4 6 5 5 6 4 4 5 3 6 6 5 7 5 6 5 6 7 5 5 8 7 4 5 6 5 6 6 4
Player 136 143 119 132 135 130 155 128 104 115 121 158 142 127 137 142 131 129 145 144 138 137 164 151 122 124 130 149 152 135 111
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2016 2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Exit Velocity 88.3 87.6 -0.7 90.2