1992
Born August 14, 1992
Irving, TX, USA
Josh Bell Notable
b. August 14, 1992 · Pittsburgh Pirates 2016–2020, Washington Nationals 2021–2022, 2025, San Diego Padres 2022, Cleveland Guardians 2023, Miami Marlins 2023–2024, Arizona Diamondbacks 2024
Josh Bell played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2016 and closing with the Washington Nationals in 2025.
Across 1,287 games he batted .256, with 1,153 hits and 604 runs. He finished with 193 home runs, 225 doubles, 577 walks and 4 stolen bases.
He played 910 games at first base, with 6,514 putouts and 64 errors. He turned 597 double plays.
He was an All-Star in 2019. He hit three home runs in a game in 2019.
He was born in Irving, TX, USA on August 14, 1992. He batted both ways and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2019 |
| Player of the Month | 1 | 2019 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2019 |
| Silver Slugger | 1 | 2022 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | PIT | 45 | 128 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 0 | .273 |
| 2017 | PIT | 159 | 549 | 75 | 140 | 26 | 6 | 26 | 90 | 66 | 117 | 2 | .255 |
| 2018 | PIT | 148 | 501 | 74 | 131 | 31 | 4 | 12 | 62 | 77 | 104 | 2 | .261 |
| 2019 | PIT | 143 | 527 | 94 | 146 | 37 | 3 | 37 | 116 | 74 | 118 | 0 | .277 |
| 2020 | PIT | 57 | 195 | 22 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 59 | 0 | .226 |
| 2021 | WSN | 144 | 498 | 75 | 130 | 24 | 1 | 27 | 88 | 65 | 101 | 0 | .261 |
| 2022 | SDP/WSN | 156 | 552 | 78 | 147 | 29 | 3 | 17 | 71 | 81 | 102 | 0 | .266 |
| 2023 | CLE/MIA | 150 | 547 | 52 | 135 | 28 | 0 | 22 | 74 | 63 | 134 | 0 | .247 |
| 2024 | ARI/MIA | 145 | 538 | 62 | 134 | 23 | 2 | 19 | 71 | 51 | 120 | 0 | .249 |
| 2025 | WSN | 140 | 468 | 54 | 111 | 16 | 1 | 22 | 63 | 57 | 88 | 0 | .237 |
| Career | — | 1287 | 4503 | 604 | 1153 | 225 | 20 | 193 | 676 | 577 | 962 | 4 | .256 |
On this day & linked events
2016
Major-league debut: Josh Bell
Josh Bell made a major-league debut on July 8, 2016.
2019
Josh Bell's Three-Home-Run Game, 2019
Josh Bell hit three home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Chicago Cubs on July 1, 2019.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0