Bill Bell vs. CC Sabathia — Career Comparison

Bill Bell
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
CC Sabathia
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

CC Sabathia built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Bell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. CC Sabathia posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.271 compared to 4.32 and 1.800 for Bill Bell. By the career numbers, CC Sabathia had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bell and CC Sabathia

Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.7
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
1.41
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.41
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.63
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.41
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.82
99.82
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.1
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.32
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1485
3.74
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10732
27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577.1
9
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.64
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3404
8.56
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.62
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.96
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.56
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
2.76
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.11
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.16
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3093
7.78
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.19
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.31
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
43.74
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14989
37.71
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.62
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.94
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1623
4.08
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.24
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.8
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
36.18
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13580
34.17
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.74
43.74
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Bill Bell and CC Sabathia

Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
1.41
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.41
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10732
27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577.1
9
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.12
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
0.91
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.1
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.03
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.58
93.58
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.82
99.82
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bell and CC Sabathia

Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
750
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
2655.12
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
571.65
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.76
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.52
35.51
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
174.8
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
127.56
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
33.07
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
70.87
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.76
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-66.4
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.65
26.7
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.45
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
170.08
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.9
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
7
33.07
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA