Jay Bell vs. Babe Twombly — Career Comparison

Jay Bell
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Babe Twombly
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Jay Bell and Babe Twombly are closely matched on the surface stats. Jay Bell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.761 vs .723) and slugging (.416 vs .366). Babe Twombly had the advantage in on-base percentage (.357 vs .345). By the career numbers, Jay 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 Jay Bell and Babe Twombly

Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2063
145.2
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
250.63
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8525
600
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
395
600
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7398
520.68
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
358
543.8
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1963
138.16
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
165.57
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1307
91.99
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
144.3
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394
27.73
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.67
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
4.72
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.04
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
13.72
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.56
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
656
46.17
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
14
21.27
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077.49
75.84
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
44.49
67.59
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3076
216.49
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
131
198.99
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2873
202.21
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
209.62
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1123
79.04
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
47
71.39
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
860
60.53
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
32
48.61
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1788
125.84
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
76
115.44
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1108.32
78
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51.74
78.59
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
4.01
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
60.04
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.53
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
1.76
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1443
101.56
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
45.57
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
5.91
5.91
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.17
13.17
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
0.93
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
11.19
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.15
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
4.08
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
165
11.61
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
6.4
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.67
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
4.22
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.78
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
10.63
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
36.46
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.26
60.26
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Jay Bell and Babe Twombly

Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2006
1.07
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1903
1.01
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50656
27
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16885.1
9
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3202
1.71
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5609
2.99
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.12
Babe Twombly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9031
4.81
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8811
4.7
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.94
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.392
4.392
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.065
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
0.6
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Twombly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0