#71 Derek Bell, Centerfield, 29 yrs, Los Angeles (N) Dodgers

#71 Derek Bell, Centerfield, 29 yrs, Los Angeles (N) Dodgers
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Derek Bell

12/11/1968
29
USA,FL,TAMPA
6"2
215

Centerfield
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1.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 1,707,143
1998
$ 1,500,000 (4 year(s))
6 Year(s), 113 Days (1145 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 113 Days (1145 total Days)
7 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	7	7	6	4	6
Versus LHP	8	7	6	4	7
Versus RHP	6	6	6	3	6
Talent	7	7	6	4	7

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Fielding Ratings
LF : 4 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 9 (Range), .976 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 10 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 5

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/20	HOU	W 6-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
9/21	STL	L 0-8	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
9/23	@HOU	W 7-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
9/24	@HOU	W 5-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#9
9/25	NYM	L 1-6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
9/26	NYM	L 3-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
9/28	PIT	W 10-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#9
10/1	MON	W 14-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#1
10/3	@PHI	W 7-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	#9
10/5	SD	W 9-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9

Batting Stats 1998

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	131	202	51	12	1	7	32	27	18	31	.252	.347	.426	.773	.727	.173
Projected	131	202	51	12	1	7	32	27	18	31	.252	.347	.426	.773	.727	.173

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	26	239	13	0	0	10	3	3	86	20	0	0	.0	29.6	4.8

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	59	14	6	1	1	10	10	7	6	1	1	4	.237	.347	.424	.771
vs. RHP	143	37	6	0	6	22	17	11	25	2	2	9	.259	.345	.427	.772
Close/Late	38	9	0	0	3	8	7	2	4	1	2	6	.237	.347	.474	.821
Scoring Position	43	12	6	0	1	24	0	5	5	3	2	2	.279	.345	.488	.834
Pinch Hitting	85	19	6	0	3	14	9	9	15	1	0	4	.224	.323	.400	.723

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	67	94	23	3	1	3	15	12	8	11	.245	.333	.394	.727
Road	64	108	28	9	0	4	17	15	10	20	.259	.352	.454	.805
March/April	24	65	19	3	0	3	14	7	5	10	.292	.377	.477	.854
May	22	27	5	0	1	0	2	4	3	7	.185	.281	.259	.541
June	22	31	9	6	0	2	8	5	1	5	.290	.361	.677	1.039
July	17	18	2	1	0	1	1	3	3	2	.111	.273	.333	.606
August	22	31	10	1	0	1	5	5	5	2	.323	.436	.452	.888
Sept/Oct	24	30	6	1	0	0	2	3	1	5	.200	.242	.233	.476

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1992	91	355	103	20	6	12	50	57	27	8	3	78	5	0	.290	.351	.482	.833	LAN
1993	158	597	139	24	5	12	67	75	56	15	3	134	11	4	.233	.313	.350	.663	LAN
1994	126	519	134	37	4	21	75	90	36	10	3	114	9	3	.258	.317	.466	.783	LAN
1995	155	633	170	33	2	23	92	92	47	11	4	130	12	4	.269	.328	.436	.764	LAN
1996	156	618	154	34	4	28	88	111	59	12	6	118	11	4	.249	.324	.453	.777	LAN
1997	154	615	160	25	12	24	83	92	52	13	4	134	10	3	.260	.329	.457	.786	LAN
1998	131	202	51	12	1	7	32	27	18	13	3	31	0	0	.252	.347	.426	.773	LAN
Total	971	3539	911	185	34	127	487	544	295	82	26	739	58	18	.257	.327	.437	.763

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1991, AAA	138	519	160	40	4	31	113	90	59	116	12	0	.308	.365	.580	.945
1992, AAA	68	249	77	14	3	21	56	42	27	49	4	2	.309	.371	.643	1.014

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1994	18	76	23	6	0	3	11	14	3	13	0	2	.303	.329	.500	.829
Total	18	76	23	6	0	3	11	14	3	13	0	2	.303	.329	.500	.829

Fielding Stats 1998

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Leftfield	4	0	5	0	0	6	1	.833	23.0	2.35
Centerfield	62	26	63	0	0	64	1	.984	307.2	1.87
Rightfield	6	0	4	0	0	4	0	1.000	13.0	2.77

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Los Angeles (N) in 1991...
Had first career hit on 6/22/1992, off Kevin Ritz (NYM)...
Hit first career homerun on 6/28/1992, off Tom Glavine (HOU)...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1992, hitting .364 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against San Francisco on 7/21/1993...
Injured on 5/28/1994 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 6 weeks...
Won World Series with Los Angeles (N) in 1994...
Drove in 6 runs against Colorado on 4/11/1995...
2/3/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,707,143 through salary arbitration...
Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1996...
2/3/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,707,143 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,707,143 through salary arbitration...
10/17/1998: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles (N), $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years.

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Triples
1997 - 12 - 2nd

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