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Russ Johnson
William Russell Johnson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 185 lb.
School Louisiana State University

Debut April 8, 1997
  vs. ATL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Born February 22, 1973 in Baton Rouge, LA

Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (30th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed August 30, 1994. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1997 24 HOU NL  21   60    7   18   1  0   2    9   1  1   6  14  .300  .364  .417  108   25   1   0   0   0   2
 1998 25 HOU NL   8   13    2    3   1  0   0    0   1  0   1   5  .231  .333  .308   72    4   0   0   0   1   1
 1999 26 HOU NL  83  156   24   44  10  0   5   23   2  3  20  31  .282  .358  .442  101   69   4   3   0   0   3
 2000 27 TOT    100  230   32   55   8  0   2   20   5  2  27  40  .239  .320  .300   59   69   4   1   0   1   7
         HOU NL  26   45    4    8   0  0   0    3   1  1   2  10  .178  .213  .178   -2    8   1   0   0   0   3
         TBD AL  74  185   28   47   8  0   2   17   4  1  25  30  .254  .344  .330   73   61   3   1   0   1   4
 2001 28 TBD AL  85  248   32   73  19  2   4   33   2  2  34  57  .294  .380  .435  117  108   4   1   0   1   2
 2002 29 TBD AL  45  111   15   24   5  0   1   12   5  2  16  22  .216  .320  .288   66   32   2   0   1   1   2
 2005 32 NYY AL  22   18    5    4   2  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .222  .300  .333   70    6   0   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      364  836  117  221  46  2  14   97  16 10 105 173  .264  .348  .374   89  313  15   5   1   5  17
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        372   52   98  20  1   6   43   7  4  47  77  .264  .348  .374   89  139   7   2   0   2   8
 Career High    100  248   32   73  19  2   5   33   5  3  34  57  .294  .380  .435  117  108   4   3   1   1   7
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1997 24 HOU NL   67   46    9   5.2   105| .300  .266| .364  .337| .417  .417| .781  .754| 108  .533   0.6   0.1  50%
 1998 25 HOU NL   15   11    1   2.4   106| .231  .266| .333  .337| .308  .420| .641  .757|  72  .221  -0.4   0.0 100%
 1999 26 HOU NL  183  125   25   5.4   116| .282  .276| .358  .351| .442  .444| .800  .795| 101  .504   1.0   0.1  40%
 2000 27 TOT     263  189   24   3.4   116| .239  .276| .320  .350| .300  .446| .620  .796|  59  .293 -14.4  -1.3  71%
         HOU NL   48   42    1   0.6   122| .178  .281| .213  .360| .178  .460| .391  .820|  -2  .020  -7.6  -0.7  50%
         TBD AL  215  147   23   4.2   114| .254  .275| .344  .348| .330  .442| .674  .790|  73  .374  -6.8  -0.6  80%
 2001 28 TBD AL  288  184   44   6.4   105| .294  .265| .380  .332| .435  .425| .815  .757| 117  .606   7.6   0.7  50%
 2002 29 TBD AL  130   93   11   3.2   103| .216  .261| .320  .328| .288  .419| .608  .747|  66  .306  -4.9  -0.5  71%
 2005 32 NYY AL   20   14    2   3.8   103| .222  .266| .300  .328| .333  .422| .633  .750|  70  .387  -0.7  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       966  662  116   4.7   110| .264  .270| .348  .340| .374  .433| .722  .773|  89  .454 -11.2  -1.0  61%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1997 24 HOU NL 3B 14 4 22 1 2 .963 .945 1.86 2.19 2.17 2.66 11 107.7 2B 3 9 2 0 1 1.000 .982 3.67 4.30 5.21 5.07 2 19.0 1998 25 HOU NL 3B 5 1 7 0 0 1.000 .952 1.60 2.38 4.24 2.75 1 17.0 2B 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 4.40 4.50 5.06 1 8.0 1999 26 HOU NL 3B 36 16 52 4 8 .944 .952 1.89 2.30 2.77 2.68 23 220.7 2B 15 16 32 2 6 .960 .982 3.20 4.19 6.42 5.05 7 67.3 SS 2 1 4 1 1 .833 .962 2.50 3.80 4.50 4.41 1 10.0 2000 27 TOT 3B 53 15 78 3 6 .969 .947 1.75 2.30 2.93 2.67 27 285.4 TOT 2B 21 32 57 3 9 .967 .980 4.24 4.32 5.40 5.02 16 148.3 TOT SS 16 9 22 0 3 1.000 .972 1.94 4.08 3.76 4.60 7 74.3 HOU NL SS 5 5 8 0 2 1.000 .970 2.60 3.88 3.05 4.51 4 38.3 3B 4 1 4 0 0 1.000 .943 1.25 2.17 3.06 2.63 2 14.7 2B 3 5 2 1 0 .875 .986 2.33 4.33 3.32 4.97 1 19.0 TBD AL 3B 49 14 74 3 6 .967 .947 1.80 2.31 2.93 2.67 25 270.7 2B 18 27 55 2 9 .976 .980 4.56 4.32 5.71 5.03 15 129.3 SS 11 4 14 0 1 1.000 .973 1.64 4.17 4.50 4.70 3 36.0 2001 28 TBD AL 3B 36 21 50 6 6 .922 .947 1.97 2.41 2.51 2.73 28 254.7 2B 33 60 83 0 21 1.000 .981 4.33 4.44 4.86 4.87 31 265.0 SS 6 3 3 1 0 .857 .968 1.00 4.03 2.35 4.50 2 23.0 DH 2 2002 29 TBD AL 3B 27 23 38 1 5 .984 .952 2.26 2.40 2.30 2.68 27 239.0 DH 5 SS 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.15 0.00 4.50 0 2.0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 2005 32 NYY AL 3B 8 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.38 2.49 1.50 2.75 0 18.0 1B 7 30 0 0 5 1.000 .993 4.29 8.11 9.31 9.59 2 29.0 RF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.83 1.43 2.14 0 6.3 DH 2 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 5.40 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2005 32 NYY AL 1B 7 30 0 0 5 1.000 .993 4.29 8.11 9.31 9.59 2 29.0 1997 24 HOU NL 2B 3 9 2 0 1 1.000 .982 3.67 4.30 5.21 5.07 2 19.0 1998 25 HOU NL 2B 1 2 2 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 4.40 4.50 5.06 1 8.0 1999 26 HOU NL 2B 15 16 32 2 6 .960 .982 3.20 4.19 6.42 5.05 7 67.3 2000 27 TOT 2B 21 32 57 3 9 .967 .980 4.24 4.32 5.40 5.02 16 148.3 HOU NL 2B 3 5 2 1 0 .875 .986 2.33 4.33 3.32 4.97 1 19.0 TBD AL 2B 18 27 55 2 9 .976 .980 4.56 4.32 5.71 5.03 15 129.3 2001 28 TBD AL 2B 33 60 83 0 21 1.000 .981 4.33 4.44 4.86 4.87 31 265.0 2002 29 TBD AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0.00 4.50 0 1.0 2005 32 NYY AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1997 24 HOU NL 3B 14 4 22 1 2 .963 .945 1.86 2.19 2.17 2.66 11 107.7 1998 25 HOU NL 3B 5 1 7 0 0 1.000 .952 1.60 2.38 4.24 2.75 1 17.0 1999 26 HOU NL 3B 36 16 52 4 8 .944 .952 1.89 2.30 2.77 2.68 23 220.7 2000 27 TOT 3B 53 15 78 3 6 .969 .947 1.75 2.30 2.93 2.67 27 285.4 HOU NL 3B 4 1 4 0 0 1.000 .943 1.25 2.17 3.06 2.63 2 14.7 TBD AL 3B 49 14 74 3 6 .967 .947 1.80 2.31 2.93 2.67 25 270.7 2001 28 TBD AL 3B 36 21 50 6 6 .922 .947 1.97 2.41 2.51 2.73 28 254.7 2002 29 TBD AL 3B 27 23 38 1 5 .984 .952 2.26 2.40 2.30 2.68 27 239.0 2005 32 NYY AL 3B 8 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.38 2.49 1.50 2.75 0 18.0 2001 28 TBD AL DH 2 2002 29 TBD AL DH 5 2005 32 NYY AL DH 2 2005 32 NYY AL OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.03 1.43 2.29 0 6.3 2005 32 NYY AL RF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.83 1.43 2.14 0 6.3 1999 26 HOU NL SS 2 1 4 1 1 .833 .962 2.50 3.80 4.50 4.41 1 10.0 2000 27 TOT SS 16 9 22 0 3 1.000 .972 1.94 4.08 3.76 4.60 7 74.3 HOU NL SS 5 5 8 0 2 1.000 .970 2.60 3.88 3.05 4.51 4 38.3 TBD AL SS 11 4 14 0 1 1.000 .973 1.64 4.17 4.50 4.70 3 36.0 2001 28 TBD AL SS 6 3 3 1 0 .857 .968 1.00 4.03 2.35 4.50 2 23.0 2002 29 TBD AL SS 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.15 0.00 4.50 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 179 81 249 15 27 .957 .949 1.84 2.34 2.60 2.69 117 1142.3 2B* 75 119 176 5 37 .983 .981 3.93 4.35 5.21 4.95 57 509.7 SS* 26 13 29 2 4 .955 .970 1.62 4.05 3.46 4.56 10 109.3 DH 9 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 7 30 0 0 5 1.000 .993 4.29 8.11 9.31 9.59 2 29.0 RF* 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.83 1.43 2.14 0 6.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 290 244 454 22 73 .969 .965 2.41 3.15 3.50 3.55 186 1797
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1997   NLDS  HOU ATL     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1999   NLDS  HOU ATL     L   2   1   0   1  1  0  0   0   1   0 1.000 1.000 2.000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       0-2   3   2   0   1  1  0  0   0   1   1  .500  .667 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 2, 1994: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (30th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed August 30, 1994.

May 27, 2000: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Marc Valdes.

December 16, 2002: Sent by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the New York Mets to complete an earlier deal made on December 15, 2002. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent players to be named later to the New York Mets for Rey Ordonez. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Russ Johnson (December 16, 2002) and Josh Pressley (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

November 13, 2003: Released by the New York Mets.

February 19, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

November 17, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

November 15, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1999Houston Astros$205,000
2000Houston Astros$260,000
2001Tampa Bay Devil Rays$270,000
2002Tampa Bay Devil Rays$575,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,310,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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