Heath Bell vs. Tom Walker — Career Comparison

Heath Bell
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Tom Walker
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Heath Bell and Tom Walker are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 102 for Heath Bell and 101 for Tom Walker, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 109 and 108 respectively. If forced to pick, Heath Bell gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Heath Bell and Tom Walker

Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.45
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
4.15
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.54
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.46
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.41
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.49
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.87
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1242
27
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
9
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
8.36
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
9.09
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.69
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.87
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.06
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
3.09
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.3
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
9.12
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
5.7
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.976
0.976
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2635
37.72
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1795
39.02
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
4.18
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.98
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.69
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
4.67
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.59
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.82
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2367
33.89
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
34.74
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Heath Bell and Tom Walker

Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.45
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
4.15
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1243
27
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
414.1
9
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.57
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.19
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.98
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.78
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.56
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.76
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.43
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Heath Bell and Tom Walker

Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
50571.43
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
191
2938.46
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
507.69
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
19.42
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-50.58
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
15.22
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
4.88
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
61.54
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA