William Bell vs. Joe Samuels — Career Comparison

William Bell
UnknownPhiladelphia GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Joe Samuels
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

William Bell built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Samuels as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. William Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.85 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 16.5 and 2.667 for Joe Samuels. By the career numbers, William Bell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Bell and Joe Samuels

William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
16.5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.5
16.5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
10.06
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.06
10.06
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
38.38
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
46.5
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
16.5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.5
16.5
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
34.68
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
37.5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.5
46.5

Fielding Stats for William Bell and Joe Samuels

William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
27
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
9
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.56
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.77
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.42
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for William Bell and Joe Samuels

William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
54.76
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
47.47
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA