Josh Bell

Josh Bell

MIN · DH

Hard-contact hitter: 26.67% barrel rate, .1417 ISO, 5% HR rate.

Everything you need to know about Josh Bell before you bet. He's gone over his hits line 43% of the time across 21 tracked games. Compare home run, hits, and total bases odds across 8 sportsbooks below.

Compared to other power hitters

Highest Barrel Rate among power hitters this season. Top 10.

#PlayerTeamBarrel Rate
1Eli WhiteBOS52.1%
2Mike TroutLAA50.0%
3Colton CowserBAL41.7%
4Billy CookPIT39.8%
5Dominic CanzoneSEA36.5%
6Wyatt LangfordTEX35.0%
7Pete AlonsoBAL34.2%
8Spencer TorkelsonDET33.3%
9Roman AnthonyBOS31.7%
10Colt KeithDET31.5%

Josh Bell is not in the top 10 power hitters on barrel rate this season.

How is Josh Bell performing?

Josh Bell is a hard-contact hitter whose power hasn't translated through 111 games. A 26.67% barrel rate and .1417 ISO show consistent quality contact, but a 5% home-run rate means most barrels stay in the park as singles or doubles. A 28% strikeout rate and 20.17% whiff rate indicate above-average contact discipline, yet exit velocity or launch angle limitations are suppressing home-run upside. Zero stolen bases confirm a station-to-station profile.

Performance summary as of week of August 3, 2026

Hits Over Rate

43%

9 of 21 games

HR Over Rate

17%

Bottom 1%

3 of 18 games

TB Over Rate

40%

8 of 20 games

Hits Over RateHow often he goes over his hits line. Shows how reliable he is for hits props.

HR Over RateHow often he goes over his home run line. Higher = he hits for power consistently.

TB Over RateHow often he goes over his total bases line. Combines hits + extra-base power.

Tonight's prop markets

These are the prop bets available for Josh Bell. Each card shows the over rate and game count. Click any market to compare odds across 8 sportsbooks.

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How has Josh Bell been hitting?

These are Josh Bell's Statcast numbers — the advanced metrics behind hits, home runs, and total bases. Green values are above league average.

K Rate

14.5%

Strikeout rate · league avg ~22%

Whiff %

18.2%

Swing-and-miss rate · league avg ~25%

Hard Hit %

55.0%

Pct of balls hit ≥95 mph · league avg ~36%

Barrel %

26.7%

Top 1%

Highest-quality contact · league avg ~7%

HR Rate

5.0%

Home runs per AB · league avg ~3%

SLG

.517

Slugging percentage · league avg ~.420

Stats as of 2026-08-29 · extended sample through 2025-09-28

How has Josh Bell been hitting recently?

Each bar shows hits per start. The gold dashed line is the most recent posted hits line (2.5). He went over 0 of 5 times against this line.

2.5
2
Aug 30CWS@MIN
1
Aug 29CWS@MIN
0
Aug 23MIN@SD
1
Aug 19ATL@MIN
2
Aug 18ATL@MIN
OverUnderLine (2.5)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are Josh Bell's prop odds tonight?

Josh Bell (MIN) typically has three batter prop markets posted: hits, home runs, and total bases. Each prop page on OddsGuy compares the live line and price across 8 sportsbooks (DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, BetRivers, Fanatics, Bovada, and Pinnacle) and highlights the best available price.

How has Josh Bell been hitting recently?

Over his last 21 tracked games, Josh Bell has gone over his hits line 43% of the time, over his home-run line 17% of the time, and over his total-bases line 40% of the time. The prop pages above show every settled game with the line, actual outcome, and book context.

Where can I bet on Josh Bell props?

Josh Bell props are posted at the major US sportsbooks — DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, BetRivers, Fanatics — and offshore at Pinnacle and Bovada. The prop pages above compare live pricing across all 8 books so you can find the best number.

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Josh Bell — MIN DH
Hits over rate: 43% (last 21 games)
HR over rate: 17% (last 18 games)
TB over rate: 40% (last 20 games)
K rate: 14.5% (league avg ~22%)
Whiff rate: 18.2% (league avg ~25%)
Hard-hit rate: 55% (league avg ~36%)
Barrel rate: 26.7% (league avg ~7%)
HR rate: 5% (league avg ~3%)
SLG: 0.517 (league avg ~.420)
Stats as of: 2026-08-29