Heath Bell vs. Xavier Hernandez — Career Comparison

Heath Bell
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Heath Bell a clear advantage over Xavier Hernandez across the core pitching metrics. Heath Bell led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 101), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 90). Heath Bell was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Heath Bell and Xavier Hernandez

Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.45
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
6.21
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.46
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.41
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.49
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.9
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
8.36
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.69
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.06
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
9.12
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
7.54
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2635
37.72
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2879
38.62
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
4.18
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
2.27
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.69
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
4.35
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.82
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.64
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2367
33.89
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2543
34.11
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Heath Bell and Xavier Hernandez

Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.45
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
6.21
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.19
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.78
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.76
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.11
98.11
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Heath Bell and Xavier Hernandez

Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
50571.43
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
464
6474.42
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
516.28
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.12
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-50.58
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.82
-39.33
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA