Herman Bell vs. Bill Traffley — Career Comparison

Herman Bell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Bill Traffley
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Herman Bell and Bill Traffley are closely matched on the surface stats. Herman Bell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.502 vs .455) and on-base percentage (.284 vs .220). Bill Traffley had the advantage in slugging (.235 vs .217). By the career numbers, Herman 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 Herman Bell and Bill Traffley

Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
195.85
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
153.21
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
193
600
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
701
600
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
161
500.52
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
567.48
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
93.26
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
99.29
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
80.83
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
77.03
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.33
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.13
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.11
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.27
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.44
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
22.25
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.81
36.72
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.68
32.25
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
35
108.81
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
133.52
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
161.66
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
131.81
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
77.72
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
72.75
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
31.09
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
30.81
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
108.81
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
102.71
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.7
42.6
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36.35
31.11
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.42
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
59.07
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
29.1
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.11
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
193
193
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
701
701
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
31.09
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.22
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.85
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.22
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.85
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Herman Bell and Bill Traffley

Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.22
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.12
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.15
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1217
27
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4485
27
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
405.2
9
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1495
9
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
6.32
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
5.97
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.69
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.45
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.6
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
7.17
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
8.02
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
7.01
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
7.42
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.5
92.5
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.746
5.746
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.629
6.629
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.55
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Bill Traffley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Traffley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0