1977
Born September 29, 1977
Oceanside, CA, USA
Heath Bell Notable
b. September 29, 1977 · New York Mets 2004–2006, San Diego Padres 2007–2011, Miami Marlins 2012, Arizona Diamondbacks 2013, Tampa Bay Rays 2014
Heath Bell's 168 saves are the 79th most in the game's history.
He played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Mets in 2004 and closing with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2014. His longest stay was with the San Diego Padres, from 2007 to 2011.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 168 games and appeared 590 times, with a 3.49 earned run average. He struck out 637. Across 590 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He led the league in saves once, in 2009, with 42.
He was selected to three consecutive All-Star teams, from 2009 to 2011.
He was born in Oceanside, CA, USA on September 29, 1977. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Reliever of the Year Award | 2 | 2009, 2010 |
| Reliever of the Month | 1 | 2009 |
| The Sporting News Reliever of the Year | 1 | 2010 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | NYM | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | NYM | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | NYM | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | SDP | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | SDP | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | SDP | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | SDP | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | SDP | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | MIA | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | ARI | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | TBR | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 590 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | NYM | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 3.33 |
| 2005 | NYM | 1 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 46.2 | 56 | 29 | 13 | 43 | 5.59 |
| 2006 | NYM | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 51 | 21 | 11 | 35 | 5.11 |
| 2007 | SDP | 6 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 93.2 | 60 | 21 | 30 | 102 | 2.02 |
| 2008 | SDP | 6 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 78.0 | 66 | 31 | 28 | 71 | 3.58 |
| 2009 | SDP | 6 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 42 | 69.2 | 54 | 21 | 24 | 79 | 2.71 |
| 2010 | SDP | 6 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 47 | 70.0 | 56 | 15 | 28 | 86 | 1.93 |
| 2011 | SDP | 3 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 43 | 62.2 | 51 | 17 | 21 | 51 | 2.44 |
| 2012 | MIA | 4 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 19 | 63.2 | 70 | 36 | 29 | 59 | 5.09 |
| 2013 | ARI | 5 | 2 | 69 | 0 | 15 | 65.2 | 74 | 30 | 16 | 72 | 4.11 |
| 2014 | TBR | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 7.27 |
| Career | — | 38 | 32 | 590 | 0 | 168 | 628.2 | 584 | 244 | 214 | 637 | 3.49 |
On this day & linked events
2004
Major-league debut: Heath Bell
Heath Bell made a major-league debut on August 24, 2004.
2014
Final major-league game: Heath Bell
Heath Bell played a final major-league game on May 3, 2014.
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