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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
13 151 686 34 37 0 5.71 -5.6
Birth Date1-17-1977
Height6' 3"
Weight205 lbs
Age47 years, 2 months, 11 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2000 CIN MLB 26 26 140.3 7 8 0 130 73 112 32 112 8.3 4.7 2.1 7.2 0% .245 1.45 6.00 5.00 111 4.64 89.4 2.4
2001 CIN 0 9 9 44.3 0 5 0 46 17 33 9 103 9.3 3.5 1.8 6.7 0% .294 1.42 5.50 5.48 127 7.15 148.3 -0.6
2001 TEX 0 18 18 105.3 5 5 0 130 47 64 23 105 11.1 4.0 2.0 5.5 0% .311 1.68 6.17 7.18 126 8.33 172.6 -2.9
2002 TEX MLB 17 15 94.0 4 3 0 113 35 70 16 111 10.8 3.4 1.5 6.7 0% .320 1.57 4.92 6.22 115 6.68 143.3 -1.2
2003 TBA MLB 19 18 101.0 5 4 0 103 39 44 15 96 9.2 3.5 1.3 3.9 0% .261 1.41 5.45 5.52 123 7.06 148.0 -1.5
2004 TBA MLB 24 19 123.0 8 8 0 121 41 57 16 100 8.9 3.0 1.2 4.2 0% .256 1.32 5.04 4.46 112 5.75 118.6 0.0
2005 TBA MLB 8 3 25.0 1 1 0 41 12 13 7 103 14.8 4.3 2.5 4.7 0% .358 2.12 7.32 8.28 126 7.85 168.8 -0.7
2007 BAL MLB 30 0 53.0 4 3 0 73 24 28 7 101 12.4 4.1 1.2 4.8 0% .344 1.83 5.32 5.94 121 7.67 158.6 -1.2
2001 TOT MLB 27 27 149.7 5 10 0 176 64 97 32 105 10.6 3.8 1.9 5.8 0% .000 1.60 5.97 6.67 126 7.98 165.4 -3.5
CareerMLB151108686.0343707572884211251059.93.81.65.546%.2861.525.595.711186.55135.5-5.6

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1996 EUG A- NWN 16 16 81.0 5 6 0 89 29 74 5 9.9 3.2 0.6 8.2 0% .000 1.46 3.64 5.11 0 0.00 0.0
1997 MCN A SAL 27 27 146.7 14 7 0 144 41 140 15 8.8 2.5 0.9 8.6 0% .311 1.26 3.79 3.68 0 0.00 0.0
1998 DNC A+ CRL 28 28 178.3 7 9 0 169 46 197 8 8.5 2.3 0.4 9.9 0% -.641 1.21 2.48 3.28 0 0.00 0.0
1999 CHT AA SOU 12 12 72.0 3 6 0 75 17 68 7 9.4 2.1 0.9 8.5 0% -.739 1.28 3.42 3.13 0 0.00 0.0
2000 CIN MLB NL 26 26 140.3 7 8 0 130 73 112 32 112 8.3 4.7 2.1 7.2 0% .245 1.45 6.00 5.00 111 4.64 89.4
2000 LOU AAA INT 6 6 41.0 4 0 0 35 13 47 6 7.7 2.9 1.3 10.3 0% -.439 1.17 3.70 3.73 0 0.00 0.0
2001 CIN MLB NL 9 9 44.3 0 5 0 46 17 33 9 103 9.3 3.5 1.8 6.7 0% .294 1.42 5.50 5.48 127 7.15 148.3
2001 TEX MLB AL 18 18 105.3 5 5 0 130 47 64 23 105 11.1 4.0 2.0 5.5 0% .311 1.68 6.17 7.18 126 8.33 172.6
2001 LOU AAA INT 5 4 27.0 2 2 0 32 4 26 4 10.7 1.3 1.3 8.7 0% -.824 1.33 3.61 3.33 0 0.00 0.0
2002 TEX MLB AL 17 15 94.0 4 3 0 113 35 70 16 111 10.8 3.4 1.5 6.7 0% .320 1.57 4.92 6.22 115 6.68 143.3
2002 TUL AA TXS 1 1 8.0 1 0 0 4 0 5 0 4.5 0.0 0.0 5.6 0% .190 0.50 1.82 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2002 OKL AAA PCL 12 11 75.3 5 0 0 70 25 55 10 8.4 3.0 1.2 6.6 0% .273 1.26 4.79 4.06 0 0.00 0.0
2003 TBA MLB AL 19 18 101.0 5 4 0 103 39 44 15 96 9.2 3.5 1.3 3.9 0% .261 1.41 5.45 5.52 123 7.06 148.0
2003 DUR AAA INT 12 12 71.7 6 4 0 72 15 48 10 9.0 1.9 1.3 6.0 0% .277 1.21 4.39 4.02 0 0.00 0.0
2004 TBA MLB AL 24 19 123.0 8 8 0 121 41 57 16 100 8.9 3.0 1.2 4.2 0% .256 1.32 5.04 4.46 112 5.75 118.6
2004 DUR AAA INT 7 7 37.3 5 0 0 28 8 35 3 6.8 1.9 0.7 8.4 0% .258 0.97 3.07 1.69 0 0.00 0.0
2005 TBA MLB AL 8 3 25.0 1 1 0 41 12 13 7 103 14.8 4.3 2.5 4.7 0% .358 2.12 7.32 8.28 126 7.85 168.8
2005 DUR AAA INT 22 2 44.3 1 3 0 64 20 26 12 52 13.0 4.1 2.4 5.3 0% -.881 1.90 6.97 7.72 135 7.83 154.4
2006 BUF AAA INT 30 21 142.2 9 10 1 145 35 98 20 102 9.2 2.2 1.3 6.2 0% .281 1.27 4.35 4.24 108 4.75 99.7
2007 BAL MLB AL 30 0 53.0 4 3 0 73 24 28 7 101 12.4 4.1 1.2 4.8 0% .344 1.83 5.32 5.94 121 7.67 158.6
2007 NOR AAA INT 10 10 66.7 4 3 0 61 17 59 5 82 8.2 2.3 0.7 8.0 0% .289 1.17 3.23 2.97 89 3.98 81.7
2008 CHR AAA INT 12 6 37.0 1 5 0 52 10 26 5 89 12.6 2.4 1.2 6.3 0% .367 1.68 4.72 8.03 102 7.34 150.1

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2005-05-14 2005-07-09 15-DL 56 50 General Medical Mood Disorder -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2005 TBA $800,000
2004 TBA $500,000
2001 CIN, TEX $250,000
2000 CIN $200,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$1,750,000
4 yrTotal$1,750,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
4 y 149 d

Details
  • signed as a free agent from WAS 07-08 (minor-league contract)
  • signed as a free agent from BAL 12/07 (minor-league contract)
  • FA after refused sent outright to Triple-A 10/12/07 contract purchased 9/5/07 designated for assignment 8/30/07
  • contract purchased 6/19/07
  • signed as a free agent from CLE 1/07 (minor-league contract)
  • sent outright to Triple-A 7/05 re-signed as a free agent 12/04, 1 year/$0.8M (05)
  • contract purchased 5/04 sent outright to Triple-A 1/04 designated for assignment 1/04 re-signed 12/03, 1 year/$0.5M (04)
  • recalled 6/03 4/03
  • signed as a free agent from TB 4/03 claimed off waivers from TX 3/03 re-signed 2/03 optioned to Triple-A 8/02 recalled 7/02 optioned to Triple-A 7/02 6/02 optioned to Triple-A 5/02 recalled 4/02 1 year/$ M (02) 2/02 recalled 5/01

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

A Collaboration between BrooksBaseball.net and Baseball Prospectus - Pitch classifications provided by Pitch Info LLC


Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2023, Rob Bell threw 328 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system in 2007, including pitches thrown in . In 2007, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (86mph), also mixing in a Curve (78mph). He also rarely threw a Sinker (83mph), Slider (86mph), Change (84mph) and Cutter (82mph).