David Bell vs. Joe Garagiola — Career Comparison

David Bell
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Joe Garagiola
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher

David Bell and Joe Garagiola are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 98 for David Bell, 102 for Joe Garagiola), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 98 vs 98). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for David Bell and Joe Garagiola

David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1403
156.47
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
676
187
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5380
600
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
2169
600
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4826
538.22
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
1872
517.84
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1239
138.18
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
481
133.06
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
831
92.68
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
341
94.33
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
29.78
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
82
22.68
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.01
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.43
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
13.72
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
42
11.62
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
45.5
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
140
38.73
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612.97
68.36
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264.25
73.1
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1911
213.12
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
721
199.45
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1711
190.82
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
764
211.34
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
587
65.46
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
198
54.77
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
589
65.69
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
255
70.54
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
117.43
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
411
113.69
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
629.11
70.16
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280.16
77.5
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.91
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4.43
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
47.73
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
73.86
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.79
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
687
76.62
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
47.86
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
7.83
7.83
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
12.54
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
1.54
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.57
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.32
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.58
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.55
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
123
13.72
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
13.28
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.12
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.38
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.23
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.55
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.35
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.94
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
48.72
48.72
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for David Bell and Joe Garagiola

David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436
1.13
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
12.79
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1276
1.01
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.04
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34267
27
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11422.1
9
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
9
David Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1464
1.15
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2395
49.9
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
2.35
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
5.65
David Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.13
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.79
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4603
3.63
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2704
56.33
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4443
3.5
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2666
55.54
David Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
96.52
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.59
98.59
David Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.094
3.094
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.342
4.342
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.86
88.86
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
0.34
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.73
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Garagiola
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
David Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Garagiola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15