Gus Bell vs. Deacon White — Career Comparison

Gus Bell
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Deacon White
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsNational LeagueHall of FameThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Gus Bell and Deacon White are closely matched on the surface stats. Gus Bell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.778 vs .740) and slugging (.445 vs .393). Deacon White had the advantage in on-base percentage (.346 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 Deacon White

Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1741
147.69
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
1560
134.23
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7073
600
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
6973
600
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6478
549.53
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6624
569.97
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1823
154.64
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2067
177.86
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1240
105.19
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1675
144.13
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
26.38
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
270
23.23
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
66
5.6
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
8.43
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
17.47
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.07
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
49.46
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
392
33.73
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
935.32
79.34
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
903.38
77.73
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2884
244.65
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
2605
224.15
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2320
196.8
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2416
207.89
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
865
73.38
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1140
98.09
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
942
79.91
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
988
85.01
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1601
135.81
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2104
181.04
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
987.44
83.76
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1036.05
89.15
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.29
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.53
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
39.87
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
308
26.5
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.29
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
636
53.95
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
19.02
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
11.12
11.12
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.55
31.55
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.39
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
3.82
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.5
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
109
9.25
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.69
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.54
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
6.02
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.63
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.77
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
61
5.17
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
6.8
Gus Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
49.18
49.18
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.61
88.61

Fielding Stats for Gus Bell and Deacon White

Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1642
1.56
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1622
1.07
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1066
1.01
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.08
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28489
27
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41061
27
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9496.1
9
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13687
9
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3500
3.32
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4651
3.06
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.13
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
1.53
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.05
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1018
0.67
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3687
3.49
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8003
5.26
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3633
3.44
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6985
4.59
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.54
98.54
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.28
87.28
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.213
2.213
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.306
4.306
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.92
64.92
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.4
7.4
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.03
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.16
Gus Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.33
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0