Many baseball players are considered underrated, but we will argue that Buddy Bell is on the Mount Rushmore of that list.
That likely happened because he never appeared in a playoff game, and his runs with the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers were with teams that were, overall, not very good. It was also part of his defense that it was his real strength, but while he earned six Gold Gloves, he was also a player who finished first in Defensive bWAR twice and was in the top eight six other times.
Bell was not a one-trick player, as he knew his way around the batter's box. The Third Baseman would have ten 150 Hit seasons and twelve years with over 10 Home Runs. Bell would accumulate 2,514 Hits with 201 Home Runs, which is an excellent metric for any baseball player.
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