Player

Cool Papa Bell HOF 1974

Player Info
Full Name
James Thomas
Born
May 17, 1903
Starkville, MS, USA
Died
March 7, 1991
Size
6'0" / 155 lbs
B/T
B / L
Final Game
November 7, 1948
Teams
Honors
8 x All-Star
1945, 1944, 1943, 1942, 1936, 1935, 1934, 1933
Career Batting
1,237
G
.325
AVG
1,592
H
60
HR
606
RBI
.845
OPS
134
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Career Pitching
20-15
W-L
4.64
ERA
49
G
146
SO
0
SV
1.40
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1929 St. Louis Stars 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 2.0 0 1
1924 St. Louis Stars 2 1 3.83 6 4 0 40.0 17 19
1923 St. Louis Stars 11 7 4.51 25 14 0 153.1 66 34
1922 St. Louis Stars 7 7 5.02 16 12 0 113.0 63 40
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1929 NNL 2.0 0.00 4.50 2.000
1924 NNL 40.0 3.83 4.28 1.400
1923 NNL 153.7 3.87 1.99 1.393 ✓
1922 NNL 113.0 5.02 3.19 1.398 ✓
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1946 Homestead Grays 39 121 48 5 2 0 23 .397
1945 Homestead Grays 48 179 50 6 1 1 38 .279
1944 Homestead Grays 52 213 66 9 3 1 43 .310
1943 Homestead Grays 65 263 92 12 5 0 63 .350
1942 Chicago American Giants 39 141 44 7 3 0 24 .312
1937 Pittsburgh Crawfords 8 36 13 2 0 2 9 .361
1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords 41 165 48 4 2 1 39 .291
1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords 49 197 68 14 6 2 68 .345
1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords 69 272 89 10 3 1 52 .327
1933 Pittsburgh Crawfords 74 300 91 12 4 2 64 .303
1932 Detroit Wolves 29 120 38 6 2 0 28 .317
1932 Homestead Grays 10 40 16 3 1 0 12 .400
1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords 2 7 3 1 1 0 4 .429
1932 Kansas City Monarchs 16 57 22 4 5 0 17 .386
1931 St. Louis Stars 33 132 38 7 2 1 46 .288
1930 St. Louis Stars 80 345 123 20 8 9 107 .357
1929 St. Louis Stars 93 375 122 24 5 3 95 .325
1929 Chicago American Giants 4 17 3 0 0 0 3 .176
1928 St. Louis Stars 79 338 112 21 6 6 81 .331
1927 St. Louis Stars 97 419 131 23 5 5 89 .313
1926 St. Louis Stars 91 386 129 27 7 12 107 .334
1925 St. Louis Stars 87 380 132 33 6 10 94 .347
1924 St. Louis Stars 65 242 73 12 3 1 52 .302
1923 St. Louis Stars 49 108 26 5 1 2 24 .241
1922 St. Louis Stars 18 40 15 3 1 1 6 .375
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1946 NN2 139 .074 .397 11.5 0.0 170 0.0
1945 NN2 217 .062 .277 16.1 0.5 113 3.5 ✓
1944 NN2 250 .085 .307 12.0 0.0 120 3.8 ✓
1943 NN2 307 .084 .351 12.7 0.3 138 0.0 ✓
1942 NAL 171 .092 .312 15.8 0.6 152 0.0 ✓
1937 NN2 39 .222 — 7.7 — 158 6.5
1936 NN2 186 .067 .287 9.1 0.0 88 2.1
1935 NN2 234 .162 .342 13.2 0.9 143 4.4 ✓
1934 NN2 313 .070 .328 10.9 1.0 132 2.4 ✓
1933 NN2 335 .087 — 8.4 — 112 5.9 ✓
1932 EWL 255 .143 .356 9.4 0.8 157 0.0 ✓
1931 NNL 157 .106 .282 15.3 0.0 133 2.9
1930 NNL 386 .183 .342 9.3 0.8 164 16.6 ✓
1929 NNL 447 .110 .314 10.1 0.2 120 5.5 ✓
1928 NNL 378 .151 .320 8.5 0.3 143 10.9 ✓
1927 NNL 465 .115 — 7.1 — 117 8.5 ✓
1926 NNL 448 .200 .316 10.7 0.9 148 22.9 ✓
1925 NNL 418 .197 — 7.2 — 157 16.7 ✓
1924 NNL 276 .087 .300 7.2 0.4 108 2.0 ✓
1923 NNL 121 .120 — 5.8 — 73 4.5
1922 NNL 43 .200 .368 0.0 2.3 165 2.7
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
OF 1,164 2,080 117 65 12 .971
P 49 14 138 5 5 .968
1B 33 224 7 8 8 .967
2B 2 1 4 0 0 1.000
3B 1 1 2 0 1 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1946 Homestead Grays 1B 5 24 2 2 1 .929
1946 Homestead Grays OF 34 43 2 1 0 .978
1945 Homestead Grays 2B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1945 Homestead Grays OF 52 69 4 6 0 .924
1944 Homestead Grays OF 57 74 2 0 0 1.000
1943 Homestead Grays OF 64 96 4 1 1 .990
1942 Chicago American Giants 1B 10 86 3 3 2 .967
1942 Chicago American Giants OF 28 64 0 2 0 .970
1937 Pittsburgh Crawfords OF 8 16 1 0 0 1.000
1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords 1B 1 9 0 1 0 .900
1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords OF 40 74 1 2 0 .974
1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords 1B 3 25 1 0 0 1.000
1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords 3B 1 1 2 0 1 1.000
1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords OF 44 111 6 5 1 .959
1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords 1B 2 15 0 1 2 .938
1934 Pittsburgh Crawfords OF 67 120 2 4 0 .968
1933 Pittsburgh Crawfords OF 74 109 1 5 1 .957
1932 Detroit Wolves OF 29 57 7 1 0 .985
1932 Kansas City Monarchs OF 16 28 2 2 0 .938
1932 Homestead Grays OF 10 24 0 0 0 1.000
1932 Pittsburgh Crawfords OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000
1931 St. Louis Stars OF 33 54 3 1 0 .983
1930 St. Louis Stars OF 80 175 17 6 2 .970
1929 St. Louis Stars 1B 2 6 0 0 0 1.000
1929 St. Louis Stars OF 93 204 17 5 0 .978
1929 Chicago American Giants OF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000
1929 St. Louis Stars P 2 0 2 0 1 1.000
1928 St. Louis Stars OF 79 201 14 8 3 .964
1927 St. Louis Stars 1B 5 38 1 0 2 1.000
1927 St. Louis Stars OF 95 186 12 8 3 .961
1926 St. Louis Stars OF 91 206 15 5 1 .978
1925 St. Louis Stars 1B 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1925 St. Louis Stars OF 87 5 1 0 0 1.000
1924 St. Louis Stars 1B 1 15 0 0 0 1.000
1924 St. Louis Stars OF 61 131 6 2 0 .986
1924 St. Louis Stars P 6 1 11 2 0 .857
1923 St. Louis Stars 1B 2 6 0 1 1 .857
1923 St. Louis Stars 2B 1 1 4 0 0 1.000
1923 St. Louis Stars OF 15 27 0 1 0 .964
1923 St. Louis Stars P 25 12 69 2 1 .976
1922 St. Louis Stars OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1922 St. Louis Stars P 16 1 56 1 3 .983
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 43 175 48 1 16 .274
1945 NWS Homestead Grays 4 14 3 0 0 .214
1944 NWS Homestead Grays 5 24 6 0 3 .250
1943 NWS Homestead Grays 7 34 10 0 4 .294
1935 NLC Pittsburgh Crawfords 7 23 3 0 1 .130
1930 NNC St. Louis Stars 6 24 7 1 3 .292
1928 NNC St. Louis Stars 7 27 11 0 5 .407
1925 NNC St. Louis Stars 7 29 8 0 0 .276