DH Josh 'JB' Bell #36
Chicago Cubs MLB
Age: 33 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/31/2025
 OA: 46 POT: 46
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DH JOSH 'JB' BELL #36 - AGE: 33 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
153 566 131 27 1 22 72 64 120 .231 .309 .399 0 -0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 55 50 55 55
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 55 50 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 45
Errors: - 35 45
Arm: - 35 55
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 45 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/27/2025 STL Win, 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/2025 NYM Loss, 3-4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/21/2025 @ CIN Loss, 6-9 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/2025 @ CIN Loss, 0-12 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/2025 @ CIN Loss, 8-10 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
09/18/2025 @ CIN Loss, 5-6 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/17/2025 @ PIT Loss, 3-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/2025 @ PIT Loss, 3-4 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
09/14/2025 TB Loss, 4-8 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/2025 TB Loss, 4-8 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/14/1992
Born in:Irving, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:250 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$12,000,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 53 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 53 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 153 566 131 27 1 22 72 69 64 120 .231 .309 .399 .708 .305 .168 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 150 634 1 3 0 21 0 3 226 50 0 0 0.0 67.3 3.96 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   142 26 7 0 2 11 13 13 33 0 0 0 .183 .252 .275 .526
Versus Right   424 105 20 1 20 61 56 51 87 3 0 1 .248 .328 .441 .769
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   25 9 2 0 0 1 3 3 5 0 0 0 .360 .429 .440 .869
April   90 24 6 1 4 11 17 12 14 0 0 0 .267 .353 .489 .842
May   93 18 2 0 5 11 9 9 23 0 0 0 .194 .265 .376 .641
June   95 21 7 0 1 8 13 14 21 1 0 1 .221 .324 .326 .651
July   90 25 6 0 7 19 12 3 16 1 0 0 .278 .298 .578 .876
August   101 18 2 0 2 15 9 14 25 1 0 0 .178 .276 .257 .533
September   72 16 2 0 3 7 6 9 16 0 0 0 .222 .309 .375 .684
Spring Training   69 20 7 0 4 16 10 6 10 2 0 0 .290 .338 .565 .903
Last Year   570 133 26 2 18 67 84 66 120 2 0 6 .233 .318 .381 .699
2 Years Ago   594 169 29 3 32 123 85 70 148 10 0 5 .285 .359 .505 .864
Career   5260 1366 274 43 236 791 737 641 1154 37 3 25 .260 .341 .463 .804
Home   270 77 15 1 12 40 38 40 51 1 0 1 .285 .378 .481 .860
Road   296 54 12 0 10 32 31 24 69 2 0 0 .182 .242 .324 .567
Grass   558 131 27 1 22 72 69 64 117 3 0 1 .235 .313 .405 .718
Turf   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Day   276 66 13 1 11 40 27 23 59 1 0 0 .239 .297 .413 .710
Night   290 65 14 0 11 32 42 41 61 2 0 1 .224 .320 .386 .707
As Starter   563 129 27 1 22 72 68 64 120 3 0 1 .229 .307 .398 .705
As Reliever / Substitution   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Pinch Hitting   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Close/Late   144 32 6 0 6 19 13 18 29 0 0 1 .222 .313 .389 .702
Inning 1-3   171 44 11 1 5 21 25 17 32 1 0 0 .257 .323 .421 .744
Inning 4-6   206 47 9 0 7 24 27 23 48 2 0 0 .228 .303 .374 .677
Inning 7-9   169 38 6 0 10 24 16 21 35 0 0 0 .225 .311 .438 .748
Extra Innings   20 2 1 0 0 3 1 3 5 0 0 1 .100 .250 .150 .400
0 Outs   178 40 8 1 7 16 24 28 35 0 0 0 .225 .330 .399 .729
1 Outs   196 46 13 0 4 22 22 16 40 3 0 1 .235 .292 .362 .654
2 Outs   192 45 6 0 11 34 23 20 45 0 0 0 .234 .307 .438 .744
Scoring Position   136 30 6 0 5 48 17 18 33 3 0 0 .221 .306 .375 .681
Bases Empty   323 74 15 1 13 13 40 35 66 0 0 1 .229 .306 .402 .709
Runner on 1st   107 27 6 0 4 11 12 11 21 0 0 0 .252 .322 .421 .743
Runner on 2nd   42 11 3 0 2 11 5 9 11 0 0 0 .262 .392 .476 .868
Runner on 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Runner on 1st & 2nd   40 6 0 0 2 6 5 4 11 0 0 0 .150 .227 .300 .527
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 4 1 0 0 .071 .125 .286 .411
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 5 1 0 0 11 1 1 2 2 0 0 .500 .462 .600 1.062
Bases Loaded   21 5 2 0 0 13 5 2 3 0 0 0 .238 .304 .333 .638
Two Strikes   307 51 10 0 8 26 24 21 120 0 0 0 .166 .220 .277 .496
First Pitch   63 21 4 0 5 17 11 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .364 .635 .999
Count 0-1   50 18 4 0 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 .360 .373 .620 .993
Count 0-2   42 7 2 0 2 6 4 0 20 0 0 0 .167 .167 .357 .524
Count 1-0   46 13 4 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .283 .478 .761
Count 1-1   40 12 2 0 3 9 5 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .293 .575 .868
Count 1-2   101 16 5 0 1 6 7 0 45 0 0 0 .158 .158 .238 .396
Count 2-0   22 6 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .261 .409 .670
Count 2-1   29 8 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .276 .448 .724
Count 2-2   92 15 1 0 3 9 5 0 39 0 0 0 .163 .163 .272 .435
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 7 17 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   8 1 1 0 0 4 8 23 0 1 0 0 .125 .750 .250 1.000
Full Count   72 13 2 0 2 5 8 21 16 0 0 0 .181 .366 .292 .657
Behind in Count   193 41 11 0 6 17 16 0 65 0 0 1 .212 .216 .363 .579
Ahead in Count   106 29 7 1 3 15 24 40 0 2 0 0 .274 .466 .443 .910
Batting Leadoff   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 4th   5 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Batting 5th   60 16 1 0 2 8 8 7 13 0 0 0 .267 .343 .383 .727
Batting 6th   499 111 26 1 20 62 59 57 107 3 0 1 .222 .302 .399 .701
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Low Leverage   240 54 13 0 9 20 29 25 52 0 0 0 .225 .298 .392 .690
Medium Leverage   215 54 10 1 11 31 26 24 44 3 0 0 .251 .322 .460 .783
High Leverage   111 23 4 0 2 21 14 14 24 0 0 1 .207 .302 .297 .599
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 45 128 35 8 0 3 19 18 21 0 3 19 0 1 .273 .368 .406 .775 113 115 0.7
2017 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 159 549 140 26 6 26 90 75 66 1 4 117 2 4 .255 .334 .466 .800 113 110 2.6
2018 Toronto - MLB 25 162 621 176 32 12 22 108 84 74 2 8 105 0 0 .283 .357 .480 .837 117 118 2.5
2019 Toronto - MLB 26 161 607 160 37 5 27 73 81 71 1 2 142 0 1 .264 .341 .474 .815 118 117 2.9
2020 Toronto - MLB 27 154 582 165 32 3 43 96 92 75 2 2 135 3 1 .284 .366 .570 .937 149 149 5.3
2021 Chicago - MLB 28 154 490 113 22 3 18 65 62 71 5 1 127 2 0 .231 .333 .398 .731 102 102 1.1
2022 Chicago - MLB 29 149 553 144 35 8 25 78 87 63 2 2 121 0 1 .260 .337 .488 .825 121 121 2.7
2023 Chicago - MLB 30 158 594 169 29 3 32 123 85 70 5 10 148 5 2 .285 .359 .505 .864 130 129 2.7
2024 Chicago - MLB 31 158 570 133 26 2 18 67 84 66 6 2 120 0 1 .233 .318 .381 .699 90 91 -0.8
2025 Chicago - MLB 32 153 566 131 27 1 22 72 69 64 1 3 120 0 0 .231 .309 .399 .708 92 90 -0.3
Total MLB 1453 5260 1366 274 43 236 791 737 641 25 37 1154 12 11 .260 .341 .463 .804 115 115 19.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2012 West Virginia - A 19 15 62 17 5 0 1 11 6 2 0 2 21 1 0 .274 .288 .403 .691 100 100 0.2
2013 West Virginia - A 20 119 459 128 37 2 13 76 75 52 3 5 90 1 2 .279 .353 .453 .806 100 137 3.9
2014 Bradenton - A+ 21 84 331 111 20 4 9 53 45 25 2 1 43 5 4 .335 .384 .502 .886 100 162 3.6
2014 Altoona - AA 21 24 94 27 2 0 0 7 13 8 0 0 12 4 1 .287 .343 .309 .652 70 78 0.0
2015 Altoona - AA 22 96 368 113 17 6 5 60 47 44 2 9 50 7 4 .307 .376 .427 .803 107 102 1.4
2015 Indianapolis - AAA 22 35 121 42 7 3 2 18 20 21 1 2 15 2 0 .347 .441 .504 .946 100 158 1.6
2016 Indianapolis - AAA 23 114 421 124 23 4 14 60 57 57 4 2 74 3 7 .295 .382 .468 .850 100 131 3.2
Total IL 149 542 166 30 7 16 78 77 78 5 4 89 5 7 .306 .396 .476 .872 100 137
Total AA 120 462 140 19 6 5 67 60 52 2 9 62 11 5 .303 .370 .403 .772 100 98
Total FSL 84 331 111 20 4 9 53 45 25 2 1 43 5 4 .335 .384 .502 .886 100 162
Total SAL 134 521 145 42 2 14 87 81 54 3 7 111 2 2 .278 .345 .447 .793 100 133
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2018 Toronto - MLB 25 17 71 17 6 1 4 12 13 5 0 1 14 1 0 .239 .286 .521 .807 105 103 -1.1
2023 Chicago - MLB 30 7 26 6 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 .231 .286 .269 .555 52 52 -1.6
Total MLB 24 97 23 7 1 4 14 15 7 0 1 20 1 0 .237 .286 .454 .739 91 90
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2012 West Virginia - A RF 14 0 18 0 1 20 2 .900 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 West Virginia - A RF 84 0 129 5 1 137 3 .978 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Altoona - AA RF 19 0 40 3 1 45 2 .956 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Bradenton - A+ RF 62 0 92 3 0 96 1 .990 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 32 0 295 9 20 307 3 .990 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Altoona - AA 1B 84 0 802 52 62 867 13 .985 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 23 19 157 14 11 174 3 .983 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 96 0 892 52 90 958 14 .985 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 16 14 17 0 0 18 1 .944 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Indianapolis - AAA RF 4 0 6 1 0 8 1 .875 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 147 139 1139 86 116 1235 10 .992 1186.1 9.29 -10.0 .000
2018 Toronto - MLB 1B 162 161 1418 48 155 1474 8 .995 1443.1 9.14 -2.1 1.004
2019 Toronto - MLB 1B 159 159 1303 59 131 1370 8 .994 1413.2 8.67 +1.9 1.004
2020 Toronto - MLB 1B 149 148 1187 74 150 1264 3 .998 1313.0 8.64 +0.4 1.020
2021 Chicago - MLB 1B 133 132 984 49 85 1044 11 .989 1167.1 7.96 -0.1 .992
2022 Chicago - MLB 1B 135 135 945 51 103 1003 7 .993 1146.0 7.82 -1.4 1.028
2023 Chicago - MLB 1B 26 25 195 7 22 202 0 1.000 227.1 8.00 +0.7 1.070
2024 Chicago - MLB 1B 107 105 760 37 78 805 8 .990 886.1 8.09 -5.3 .937
2024 Chicago - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Chicago - MLB 1B 4 4 33 3 1 36 0 1.000 35.0 9.26 +0.1 1.028
TOTAL 1B 1257 1027 10110 541 1024 10739 88 .992 8818.1 10.87 -15.9 1.003
TOTAL RF 199 14 302 12 3 324 10 .969 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2011 Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dallas Jesuit College Prep (Dallas, TX).
11/27/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $549,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
11/18/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,500,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
04/20/2020 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/12/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/28/2020 Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Chicago Cubs, along with 2B Donovan Walton, in exchange for RP Anthony Castro, LF Mickey Moniak, SS Gabriel Arias, RF Moises Gomez.
11/01/2020 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $60,000,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
11/07/2020 Wins the 2020 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
10/03/2021 Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 65 (65).
07/09/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
07/07/2025 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2018 161 5
2019 159 8
Year TB Rank
2020 332 8
Year 3B Rank
2017 6 9
2018 12 1
2022 8 4
Year HR Rank
2020 43 7
Year RBI Rank
2023 123 8
Year SF Rank
2018 8 6
2023 10 1
Year EBH Rank
2020 78 9
Year AVG Rank
2020 .284 9
Year OBP Rank
2020 .366 7
Year SLG Rank
2020 .570 5
Year RC Rank
2020 122.23 6
Year RC/27 Rank
2020 7.62 8
Year ISO Rank
2020 .287 7
Year wOBA Rank
2020 .385 8
Year OPS Rank
2020 .937 8
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