Al Aber vs. William Bell — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Bell
UnknownPhiladelphia GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

William Bell built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Aber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. William Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.85 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 4.18 and 1.459 for Al Aber. By the career numbers, William Bell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and William Bell

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.98
48.98
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
4.18
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
9.2
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
10.06
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.67
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.91
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.845
0.845
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
38.38
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
4.74
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
34.68
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and William Bell

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.67
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.56
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.77
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.42
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and William Bell

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
861.54
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
512.82
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.49
12.76
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
54.76
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
112.82
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
56.41
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
7.31
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
47.47
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
41
210.26
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100