David Bell vs. Hank Gowdy — Career Comparison

David Bell
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Hank Gowdy
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher

David Bell and Hank Gowdy 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, 103 for Hank Gowdy), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 98 vs 96). The overall lean goes to David Bell, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for David Bell and Hank Gowdy

David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1403
156.47
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1050
200.45
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5380
600
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
3143
600
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4826
538.22
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
2735
522.11
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1239
138.18
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
738
140.88
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
831
92.68
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
566
108.05
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
29.78
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
124
23.67
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.01
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.15
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
13.72
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.01
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
45.5
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
172
32.83
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612.97
68.36
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
382.53
73.03
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1911
213.12
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
979
186.89
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1711
190.82
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1079
205.98
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
587
65.46
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
270
51.54
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
589
65.69
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
322
61.47
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
117.43
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
571
109
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
629.11
70.16
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417.02
79.61
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.91
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
5.73
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
47.73
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
311
59.37
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.79
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
687
76.62
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
47.15
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
7.83
7.83
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.72
12.72
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
1.26
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.57
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
12.79
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.58
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
123
13.72
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.12
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
11.26
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.23
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.34
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
39
4.35
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
12.6
David Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
48.72
48.72
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.39
89.39

Fielding Stats for David Bell and Hank Gowdy

David Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436
1.13
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
265.5
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1276
1.01
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34267
27
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11422.1
9
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
David Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1464
1.15
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
1006.03
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
2.35
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
288
David Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.13
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
32.91
David Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4603
3.63
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4718
1326.94
David Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4443
3.5
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4601
1294.03
David Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
96.52
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
David Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.094
3.094
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.874
4.874
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.86
88.86
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
0.34
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
30.94
David Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
12.94
David Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0