Russell Oles Branyan (Russell the Muscle)
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 235 lb.
Born: December 19, 1975 in Warner Robins, Georgia, US
High School: Stratford Academy (Macon, GA)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 7th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stratford Academy (Macon, GA).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 18 | Burlington | APPY | Rk | CLE | 55 | 201 | 171 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 64 | .211 | .323 | .357 | .680 | 61 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | 19 | Columbus | SALL | A | CLE | 76 | 310 | 277 | 46 | 71 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 120 | .256 | .326 | .534 | .860 | 148 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1996 | 20 | Columbus | SALL | A | CLE | 130 | 552 | 482 | 102 | 129 | 20 | 4 | 40 | 106 | 7 | 4 | 62 | 166 | .268 | .355 | .575 | .930 | 277 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1997 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AA | CLE | 124 | 527 | 434 | 85 | 118 | 30 | 2 | 39 | 105 | 3 | 1 | 80 | 150 | .272 | .389 | .620 | 1.009 | 269 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 1997 | 21 | Kinston | CARL | A+ | CLE | 83 | 359 | 297 | 59 | 86 | 26 | 2 | 27 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 94 | .290 | .398 | .663 | 1.062 | 197 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 1997 | 21 | Akron | EL | AA | CLE | 41 | 168 | 137 | 26 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 56 | .234 | .369 | .526 | .895 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 22 | Akron | EL | AA | CLE | 43 | 199 | 163 | 35 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 58 | .294 | .417 | .693 | 1.110 | 113 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1999 | 23 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | CLE | 109 | 453 | 395 | 51 | 82 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 67 | 8 | 3 | 52 | 187 | .208 | .305 | .468 | .773 | 185 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 24 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | CLE | 64 | 261 | 229 | 46 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 93 | .245 | .330 | .576 | .906 | 132 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27 | Louisville | IL | AAA | CIN | 14 | 59 | 49 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | .327 | .441 | .490 | .930 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | CLE,ATL | 93 | 408 | 341 | 63 | 95 | 16 | 2 | 26 | 79 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 113 | .279 | .382 | .566 | .948 | 193 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 28 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | 11 | 42 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | .179 | .452 | .286 | .738 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 28 | Richmond,Buffalo | IL | AAA | CLE,ATL | 93 | 408 | 341 | 63 | 95 | 16 | 2 | 26 | 79 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 113 | .279 | .382 | .566 | .948 | 193 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 28 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | CLE | 82 | 366 | 313 | 58 | 90 | 16 | 2 | 25 | 75 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 102 | .288 | .374 | .591 | .965 | 185 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 2005 | 29 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | 6 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .294 | .400 | .706 | 1.106 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 31 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | CLE | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 32 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | 45 | 179 | 153 | 24 | 55 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 49 | .359 | .453 | .693 | 1.145 | 106 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 34 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | CLE | 6 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .273 | .304 | .364 | .668 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 34 | Akron | EL | AA | CLE | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 34 | Columbus | IL | AAA | CLE | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .333 | .429 | .762 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 36 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-A+ | NYY | 36 | 153 | 122 | 22 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 34 | .311 | .444 | .656 | 1.100 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 36 | Tampa | FLOR | A+ | NYY | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .333 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 36 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | NYY | 33 | 137 | 110 | 19 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 31 | .309 | .438 | .655 | 1.093 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 Seasons | 802 | 3349 | 2859 | 506 | 755 | 147 | 20 | 222 | 614 | 35 | 16 | 432 | 1064 | .264 | .364 | .562 | .927 | 1608 | 43 | 33 | 0 | 25 | 32 | |||||
| AAA (9 seasons) | AAA | 369 | 1536 | 1312 | 213 | 347 | 67 | 5 | 102 | 288 | 19 | 7 | 199 | 501 | .264 | .365 | .556 | .921 | 730 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 13 | ||||
| AA (3 seasons) | AA | 86 | 375 | 308 | 62 | 82 | 15 | 3 | 28 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 116 | .266 | .392 | .607 | .999 | 187 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| A (2 seasons) | A | 206 | 862 | 759 | 148 | 200 | 28 | 10 | 59 | 161 | 8 | 5 | 89 | 286 | .264 | .345 | .560 | .904 | 425 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| A+ (2 seasons) | A+ | 86 | 375 | 309 | 62 | 90 | 27 | 2 | 28 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 97 | .291 | .403 | .663 | 1.066 | 205 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 55 | 201 | 171 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 64 | .211 | .323 | .357 | .680 | 61 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | Rctch | Rtz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 18 | Burlington | APPY | Rk | CLE | 3B | 51 | 141 | 32 | 88 | 21 | 4 | .851 | 2.35 | |||||
| 1995 | 19 | Columbus | SALL | A | CLE | 3B | 62 | 180 | 34 | 120 | 26 | 9 | .856 | 2.48 | |||||
| 1996 | 20 | Columbus | SALL | A | CLE | 3B | 117 | 382 | 82 | 256 | 44 | 24 | .885 | 2.89 | |||||
| 1997 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AA | CLE | 3B | 108 | 343 | 95 | 216 | 32 | 15 | .907 | 2.88 | |||||
| 1997 | 21 | Kinston | CARL | A+ | CLE | 3B | 69 | 203 | 64 | 118 | 21 | 8 | .897 | 2.64 | |||||
| 1997 | 21 | Akron | EL | AA | CLE | 3B | 39 | 140 | 31 | 98 | 11 | 7 | .921 | 3.31 | |||||
| 1998 | 22 | Akron | EL | AA | CLE | 3B | 41 | 103 | 24 | 72 | 7 | 7 | .932 | 2.34 | |||||
| 1999 | 23 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | CLE | 3B | 108 | 291 | 63 | 205 | 23 | 11 | .921 | 2.48 | |||||
| 2000 | 24 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | CLE | OF | 19 | 40 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .975 | 2.05 | |||||
| 2000 | 24 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | CLE | RF | 4 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| 2000 | 24 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | CLE | LF | 15 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| 2000 | 24 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | CLE | 3B | 35 | 114 | 36 | 70 | 8 | 4 | .930 | 3.03 | |||||
| 2003 | 27 | Louisville | IL | AAA | CIN | OF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||||
| 2003 | 27 | Louisville | IL | AAA | CIN | LF | 3 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 27 | Louisville | IL | AAA | CIN | 3B | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | |||||
| 2003 | 27 | Louisville | IL | AAA | CIN | 1B | 2 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .958 | 11.50 | |||||
| 2004 | 28 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | ATL,CLE | OF | 24 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.71 | |||||
| 2004 | 28 | Richmond, Buffalo | IL | AAA | CLE,ATL | OF | 24 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.71 | |||||
| 2004 | 28 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | OF | 10 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.20 | |||||
| 2004 | 28 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | CLE | OF | 14 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.07 | |||||
| 2004 | 28 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | CLE | 3B | 29 | 83 | 21 | 59 | 3 | 4 | .964 | 2.76 | |||||
| 2004 | 28 | Buffalo | IL | AAA | CLE | 1B | 33 | 338 | 309 | 26 | 3 | 28 | .991 | 10.15 | |||||
| 2005 | 29 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | RF | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.25 | -1 | ||||
| 2005 | 29 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||||
| 2008 | 32 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | RF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | -2 | ||||
| 2008 | 32 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | 3B | 32 | 111 | 26 | 81 | 4 | 8 | .964 | 3.34 | 6 | ||||
| 2008 | 32 | Nashville | PCL | AAA | MIL | 1B | 3 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .962 | 8.33 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | 34 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CLE | 1B | 4 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.75 | |||||
| 2010 | 34 | Akron | EL | AA | CLE | 1B | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.50 | |||||
| 2010 | 34 | Columbus | IL | AAA | CLE | 1B | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.00 | |||||
| 2012 | 36 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-A+ | NYY | 1B | 32 | 300 | 275 | 23 | 2 | 25 | .993 | 9.31 | |||||
| 2012 | 36 | Tampa | FLOR | A+ | NYY | 1B | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 14.00 | |||||
| 2012 | 36 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | NYY | 1B | 31 | 286 | 261 | 23 | 2 | 24 | .993 | 9.16 | |||||
| 13 Seasons | 651 | 2133 | 825 | 1138 | 170 | 110 | .920 | 3.02 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3B (10 seasons) | 3B | 558 | 1669 | 393 | 1111 | 165 | 82 | .901 | 2.70 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1B (4 seasons) | 1B | 41 | 373 | 342 | 27 | 4 | 28 | .989 | 9.00 | 0 | |||||||||
| OF (3 seasons) | OF | 46 | 84 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .988 | 1.80 | -3 | |||||||||
| RF (3 seasons) | RF | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.70 | -3 | |||||||||
| LF (2 seasons) | LF | 18 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||
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