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Harry SimpsonvsDavid Bell

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

OF · VAL group BAT

Harry Simpson

1946–1959 · 11 seasons

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3B · VAL group BAT

David Bell

1995–2006 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Harry Simpson and David Bell: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Harry Simpson	Stat	David Bell
11	Seasons	12
20.6	Career VAL	23.2
7.8 (1956)	Peak-season VAL	7.1 (2004)
1×	All-Star Selections	—
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
1	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Harry Simpson and David Bell have
Harry Simpson	Stat	David Bell
Career
1,014	Games	1,403
Batting
870	Hits	1,239
76	Home runs	123
434	RBI	589
414	Runs	587
23	Stolen bases	19
312

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Harry Simpson	David Bell
20	0.7	—
21	0	—
22	0.4	0
23	—	0
24	—	0
25	0	2.7
26	3.7	4.2
27	0	0.9
28	—	2
29	3.9	4.9
30	7.8	0
31	3.3	7.1
32	0.8	0.1
33	0	1.3

Age	Harry Simpson	David Bell
20	0.7	—
21	0	—
22	0.4	0
23	—	0
24	—	0
25	0	2.7
26	3.7	4.2
27	0	0.9
28	—	2
29	3.9	4.9
30	7.8	0
31	3.3	7.1
32	0.8	0.1
33	0	1.3

Age	Harry Simpson	David Bell
20	0.7	—
21	0	—
22	0.4	0
23	—	0
24	—	0
25	0	2.7
26	3.7	4.2
27	0	0.9
28	—	2
29	3.9	4.9
30	7.8	0
31	3.3	7.1
32	0.8	0.1
33	0	1.3

Age	Harry Simpson	David Bell
20	0.7	—
21	0	—
22	0.4	0
23	—	0
24	—	0
25	0	2.7
26	3.7	4.2
27	0	0.9
28	—	2
29	3.9	4.9
30	7.8	0
31	3.3	7.1
32	0.8	0.1
33	0	1.3