William Bell vs. Dick Selma — Career Comparison

William Bell
UnknownPhiladelphia GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Dick Selma
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

William Bell built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Selma 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 3.62 and 1.380 for Dick Selma. 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 Dick Selma

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.29
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.81
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.45
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.58
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.76
24.76
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
3.62
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2520
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840
9
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
10.06
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
7.86
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.74
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
4.08
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.47
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
7.3
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
38.38
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
38.12
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
4.02
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.24
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
34.68
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3116
33.39
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for William Bell and Dick Selma

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.31
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.81
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2526
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842
9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.56
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.56
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.68
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.77
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.31
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.42
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
2.23
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.76
96.76
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.52
24.52
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Bell and Dick Selma

William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
860.18
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
538.94
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
92.92
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.34
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.27
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.58
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
54.76
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.1
21.51
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
116.81
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
108.85
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
34.51
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.58
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
53.1
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
47.47
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.98
15.88
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.27
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
76
201.77
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
2.97
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
42.48
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.62
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100