Gus Bell vs. Fred Carroll — Career Comparison

Gus Bell
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Fred Carroll
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Gus Bell and Fred Carroll are closely matched on the surface stats. Gus Bell posted stronger numbers in slugging (.445 vs .408) and home run production (206 career HR at a higher rate). Fred Carroll had the advantage in on-base percentage (.370 vs .333). By the career numbers, Gus Bell had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Gus Bell and Fred Carroll

Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1741
147.69
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
754
137.51
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7073
600
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
3290
600
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6478
549.53
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
2892
527.42
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.784
0.784
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1823
154.64
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
820
149.54
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1240
105.19
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
581
105.96
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
26.38
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
26.63
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
66
5.6
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
12.04
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
17.47
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.92
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
49.46
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
239
43.59
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
935.32
79.34
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
499.96
91.18
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2884
244.65
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1179
215.02
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2320
196.8
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1218
222.13
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.775
0.775
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.827
0.827
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
865
73.38
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
546
99.57
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
942
79.91
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
366
66.75
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1601
135.81
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
885
161.4
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
987.44
83.76
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
523.44
95.46
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.29
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
9.12
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
39.87
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
348
63.47
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.29
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
636
53.95
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
24.8
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
11.12
11.12
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.19
24.19
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
3.82
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.5
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
109
9.25
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.54
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
24.98
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.63
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
61
5.17
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
24.98
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
49.18
49.18
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Gus Bell and Fred Carroll

Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1642
1.56
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
1.01
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1066
1.01
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28489
27
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
20409
27
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9496.1
9
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6803
9
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3500
3.32
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3163
4.18
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.13
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.73
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.05
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
0.47
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3687
3.49
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4071
5.39
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3633
3.44
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3715
4.91
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.54
98.54
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.26
91.26
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.213
2.213
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.882
4.882
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.92
64.92
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.03
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.09
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
0.49
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.13
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.06