Luis Aponte vs. Fred Bell — Career Comparison

Luis Aponte
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Bell
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Bell built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Aponte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Aponte posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 4.51 and 1.436 for Fred Bell. By the career numbers, Luis Aponte had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Aponte and Fred Bell

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.5
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.67
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.04
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.56
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.27
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
4.51
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9.08
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
8.54
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.7
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.78
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
4.39
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.62
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.05
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.4
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
928
37.96
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
28.34
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.7
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.52
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
5.47
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.69
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.06
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
34.24
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1095
22.87
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.34
28.34

Fielding Stats for Luis Aponte and Fred Bell

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.5
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
2.22
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1530
27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.94
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.95
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.51
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.15
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.45
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.32
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.45
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.11
Luis Aponte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Aponte and Fred Bell

Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
110
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
241.99
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
600
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
522.1
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.844
0.844
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
140.88
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
89.5
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.57
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
51.38
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.31
88.35
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
246.96
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
193.92
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
99.45
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
97.79
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
177.35
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.93
94.36
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
51.38
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
24.86
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Luis Aponte
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100