Gus Bell vs. Hank Edwards — Career Comparison

Gus Bell
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Hank Edwards
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Gus Bell and Hank Edwards 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+ 102 for Gus Bell, 101 for Hank Edwards), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 120). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Gus Bell and Hank Edwards

Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1741
147.69
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
735
183.06
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7073
600
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
2409
600
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6478
549.53
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
2191
545.7
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.784
0.784
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.784
0.784
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1823
154.64
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
613
152.68
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1240
105.19
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
405
100.87
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
26.38
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
28.89
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
5.6
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
10.21
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
17.47
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
51
12.7
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
583
49.46
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
51.81
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Hank Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
935.32
79.34
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324.09
80.72
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2884
244.65
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
964
240.1
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2320
196.8
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
823
204.98
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Hank Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.775
0.775
Hank Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Hank Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Hank Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Hank Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
865
73.38
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
285
70.98
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
942
79.91
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
276
68.74
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1601
135.81
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
510
127.02
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
987.44
83.76
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
341.01
84.93
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.29
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.5
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
39.87
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
51.81
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.29
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
636
53.95
Hank Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
65.75
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
11.12
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
9.13
9.13
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Hank Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
3.82
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.99
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.5
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
109
9.25
Hank Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
7.47
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.54
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.24
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.63
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.48
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
5.17
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
7.72
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.18
49.18
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
29.03
29.03

Fielding Stats for Gus Bell and Hank Edwards

Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1642
1.56
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1066
1.01
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28489
27
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9496.1
9
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3500
3.32
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1039
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.13
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.05
Hank Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3687
3.49
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1094
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3633
3.44
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1073
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.54
98.54
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.08
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.213
2.213
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.916
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.92
64.92
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.03
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0