How Heath Bell's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Heath Bell totaled 258 career Runs, well above the relief pitcher average of 145.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 2004, posting 9, well below the relief pitcher average of 23.3 that year. The highest point came in 2012 at 38, well above the relief pitcher average of 18.9 that year. The Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 38 in 2012 to 30 in 2013 and 16 in 2014, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 9 to 38 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

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Heath Bell Runs Per Season

Heath Bell's Runs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Heath Bell Runs per season line chart

Heath Bell Runs by Team

Heath Bell's career Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Heath Bell career Runs by team bar chart

Heath Bell Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Heath Bell's career Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Heath Bell Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Heath Bell Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Heath Bell's seasonal Runs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Heath Bell Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Heath Bell Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Heath Bell's MLB career with Runs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Heath Bell Runs season-by-season breakdown table