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Russell Branyan
Russell Oles Branyan
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: December 19, 1975 in Warner Robins, GA
High School: Stratford Academy (Macon, GA)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 7th round of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 26, 1998
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1998 22 CLE AL 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /5
1999 23 CLE AL 11 42 38 4 8 2 0 1 6 0 0 3 19 .211 .286 .342 .628 57 13 0 1 0 0 0 /5D
2000 24 CLE AL 67 220 193 32 46 7 2 16 38 0 0 22 76 .238 .327 .544 .871 115 105 2 4 0 1 1 D79/5
2001 25 CLE AL 113 361 315 48 73 16 2 20 54 1 1 38 132 .232 .316 .486 .802 108 153 2 3 0 5 1 57/D9
2002 26 TOT MLB 134 435 378 50 86 13 1 24 56 4 3 51 151 .228 .320 .458 .777 102 173 5 2 0 4 3 753/D
2002 26 CLE AL 50 180 161 16 33 4 0 8 17 1 2 17 65 .205 .278 .379 .657 75 61 3 0 0 2 0 7/5D
2002 26 CIN NL 84 255 217 34 53 9 1 16 39 3 1 34 86 .244 .349 .516 .865 121 112 2 2 0 2 3 735/D
2003 27 CIN NL 74 205 176 22 38 12 0 9 26 0 0 27 69 .216 .322 .438 .759 100 77 1 1 0 1 0 573/D
2004 28 MIL NL 51 182 158 21 37 11 1 11 27 1 0 20 68 .234 .324 .525 .849 115 83 1 2 0 2 0 5/3
2005 29 MIL NL 85 242 202 23 52 11 0 12 31 1 0 39 80 .257 .378 .490 .868 125 99 3 0 1 0 10 5/37D
2006 30 TOT MLB 91 282 241 37 55 11 0 18 36 2 0 34 89 .228 .327 .498 .825 113 120 1 3 1 3 1 95/37
2006 30 TBD AL 64 193 169 23 34 10 0 12 27 2 0 19 62 .201 .286 .473 .760 93 80 1 2 1 2 0 9/537
2006 30 SDP NL 27 89 72 14 21 1 0 6 9 0 0 15 27 .292 .416 .556 .971 157 40 0 1 0 1 1 5
2007 31 TOT NL 89 194 163 22 32 5 1 10 26 1 0 28 69 .196 .320 .423 .743 97 69 2 2 0 1 1 57/3D
2007 31 SDP NL 61 146 122 16 24 5 1 7 19 1 0 21 48 .197 .322 .426 .748 101 52 1 2 0 1 1 57/D
2007 31 PHI NL 7 9 9 2 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 6 .222 .222 .889 1.111 164 8 0 0 0 0 0 /57
2007 31 STL NL 21 39 32 4 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 15 .188 .333 .281 .615 63 9 1 0 0 0 0 /53
2008 32 MIL NL 50 152 132 24 33 8 0 12 20 1 0 19 42 .250 .342 .583 .925 140 77 0 0 0 1 4 5/3
2009 33 SEA AL 116 505 431 64 108 21 1 31 76 2 0 58 149 .251 .347 .520 .867 128 224 6 9 1 6 6 *3
12 Seasons 882 2824 2431 347 568 117 8 164 396 13 4 339 946 .234 .331 .491 .822 113 1193 23 27 3 24 27
162 Game Avg. 162 519 447 64 104 21 1 30 73 2 1 62 174 .234 .331 .491 .822 113 219 4 5 1 4 5
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
CLE (5 yrs) 242 807 711 100 160 29 4 45 115 2 3 80 294 .225 .307 .467 .774 99 332 7 8 0 8 2
MIL (3 yrs) 186 576 492 68 122 30 1 35 78 3 0 78 190 .248 .351 .526 .878 126 259 4 2 1 3 14
SDP (2 yrs) 88 235 194 30 45 6 1 13 28 1 0 36 75 .232 .357 .474 .832 122 92 1 3 0 2 2
CIN (2 yrs) 158 460 393 56 91 21 1 25 65 3 1 61 155 .232 .337 .481 .818 112 189 3 3 0 3 3
TBD (1 yr) 64 193 169 23 34 10 0 12 27 2 0 19 62 .201 .286 .473 .760 93 80 1 2 1 2 0
PHI (1 yr) 7 9 9 2 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 6 .222 .222 .889 1.111 164 8 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 21 39 32 4 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 15 .188 .333 .281 .615 63 9 1 0 0 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 116 505 431 64 108 21 1 31 76 2 0 58 149 .251 .347 .520 .867 128 224 6 9 1 6 6
NL (7 yrs) 460 1319 1120 160 266 57 3 76 178 7 1 182 441 .238 .346 .497 .843 119 557 9 8 1 8 19
AL (7 yrs) 422 1505 1311 187 302 60 5 88 218 6 3 157 505 .230 .318 .485 .803 108 636 14 19 2 16 8

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2001 25 CLE AL ALDS SEA L 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
2006 30 SDP NL NLDS STL L 4 14 13 1 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 5 .231 .286 .462 .747 6 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 6 17 16 2 4 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 6 .250 .294 .438 .732 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 4 14 13 1 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 5 .231 .286 .462 .747 6 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1998 CLE AL 22 3B 1 1 7.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 17.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 1.29 1.00 .900 2.57 2.20
1999 CLE AL 23 3B 8 7 56.0 25 6 18 1 0 .960 0.4 8.6 0.4 0.8 -0.4 0 3.86 3.00 .948 2.59 2.21
1999 CLE AL 23 DH 3
2000 CLE AL 24 OF 33 31 234.0 64 60 2 2 0 .969 1.4 7.2 0.4 -2.3 2.7 1 2.38 1.88 .986 2.36 2.02
2000 CLE AL 24 DH 23
2000 CLE AL 24 LF 18 16 122.0 29 28 0 1 0 .966 0.7 6.9 0.7 -1.6 2.3 0 2.07 1.56 .986 2.16 1.76
2000 CLE AL 24 RF 15 15 112.0 34 31 2 1 0 .971 0.7 7.5 -0.3 -0.7 0.4 1 2.65 2.20 .982 2.16 1.76
2000 CLE AL 24 3B 1 1 7.2 2 0 1 1 1 .500 -0.6 -93.9 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.17 1.00 .950 2.70 2.30
2001 CLE AL 25 3B 72 55 511.2 158 39 108 11 8 .930 -2.0 -4.7 -2.0 0.2 -2.1 0 2.59 2.04 .948 2.73 2.41
2001 CLE AL 25 OF 33 26 212.0 45 39 3 3 0 .933 -6.6 -37.4 -3.6 -1.4 -2.2 -3 1.78 1.27 .984 2.30 2.01
2001 CLE AL 25 LF 31 25 208.0 44 38 3 3 0 .932 -6.8 -39.2 -3.8 -1.6 -2.2 -3 1.77 1.32 .982 2.14 1.72
2001 CLE AL 25 DH 7
2001 CLE AL 25 RF 2 1 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 60.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 2.02 1.80
2002 TOT MLB 26 OF 68 61 508.0 114 104 7 3 1 .974 -5.4 -12.8 -5.4 -1.1 -4.3 0 1.97 1.63 .984 2.30 1.97
2002 TOT MLB 26 LF 67 61 508.0 112 102 7 3 1 .973 -5.4 -12.8 -5.4 -1.1 -4.3 0 1.93 1.63 .981 2.07 1.66
2002 TOT MLB 26 3B 24 19 167.0 48 13 31 4 2 .917 -0.5 -3.6 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 2.37 1.83 .956 2.70 2.32
2002 TOT MLB 26 DH 5
2002 CLE AL 26 OF 43 40 334.2 72 67 4 1 1 .986 -3.0 -10.8 -4.0 -0.4 -3.6 1 1.91 1.65 .985 2.35 2.05
2002 CLE AL 26 LF 42 40 334.2 71 66 4 1 1 .986 -3.0 -10.8 -4.0 -0.4 -3.6 1 1.88 1.67 .983 2.14 1.74
2002 CLE AL 26 3B 8 6 59.0 14 3 10 1 1 .929 -0.8 -16.3 -0.8 -0.1 -0.7 0 1.98 1.63 .950 2.68 2.40
2002 CLE AL 26 DH 1
2002 CIN NL 26 LF 25 21 173.1 41 36 3 2 0 .951 -2.4 -16.6 -1.4 -0.7 -0.7 -1 2.02 1.56 .978 1.92 1.51
2002 CIN NL 26 OF 25 21 173.1 42 37 3 2 0 .952 -2.4 -16.6 -1.4 -0.7 -0.7 -1 2.08 1.60 .983 2.19 1.84
2002 CIN NL 26 1B 18 18 161.2 185 170 14 1 23 .995 -0.4 -3.0 -0.4 1.3 -1.7 0 10.24 10.22 .992 9.39 7.97
2002 CIN NL 26 3B 16 13 108.0 34 10 21 3 1 .912 0.3 3.3 0.3 -0.4 0.7 0 2.58 1.94 .959 2.71 2.29
2002 CIN NL 26 DH 4
2003 CIN NL 27 3B 20 18 145.0 63 12 49 2 5 .968 3.1 25.7 3.1 -2.0 5.1 0 3.79 3.05 .954 2.74 2.36
2003 CIN NL 27 LF 17 13 118.2 30 30 0 0 0 1.000 4.3 43.5 3.3 1.4 1.9 1 2.28 1.76 .980 1.91 1.54
2003 CIN NL 27 OF 17 13 118.2 30 30 0 0 0 1.000 4.3 43.5 3.3 1.4 1.9 1 2.28 1.76 .983 2.17 1.85
2003 CIN NL 27 1B 14 10 99.0 106 98 7 1 13 .991 0.7 8.5 0.7 -0.5 1.2 0 9.55 7.50 .993 9.60 7.98
2003 CIN NL 27 DH 1
2004 MIL NL 28 3B 44 40 361.0 131 35 91 5 7 .962 -1.4 -4.7 -1.4 -0.5 -0.9 0 3.14 2.86 .956 2.76 2.35
2004 MIL NL 28 1B 2 1 10.2 7 7 0 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.91 3.50 1.000 9.53 8.25
2005 MIL NL 29 3B 59 56 456.2 129 40 82 7 10 .946 -11.5 -30.2 -11.5 -10.7 -0.8 0 2.40 2.07 .959 2.77 2.39
2005 MIL NL 29 1B 5 2 24.0 31 29 2 0 0 1.000 1.1 55.0 1.1 0.9 0.2 0 11.62 6.20 .994 9.64 8.28
2005 MIL NL 29 LF 3 0 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 17.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 1.29 0.33 1.000 1.93 1.53
2005 MIL NL 29 OF 3 0 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 17.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 1.29 0.33 1.000 2.19 1.87
2005 MIL NL 29 DH 1
2006 TOT MLB 30 3B 31 27 215.0 55 15 34 6 3 .891 -3.5 -19.5 -3.5 -1.8 -1.7 0 2.05 1.58 .958 2.71 2.40
2006 TBD AL 30 OF 55 45 364.1 97 89 5 3 0 .969 3.4 11.2 -0.6 1.6 -2.2 4 2.32 1.71 .987 2.30 1.99
2006 TBD AL 30 RF 54 44 357.1 94 86 5 3 0 .968 2.2 7.4 -1.8 1.6 -3.4 4 2.29 1.69 .984 2.20 1.85
2006 TBD AL 30 3B 5 3 33.1 10 1 6 3 0 .700 -1.4 -50.4 -1.4 -0.6 -0.8 0 1.89 1.40 .970 2.84 2.54
2006 TBD AL 30 1B 2 1 9.0 8 8 0 0 1 1.000 0.5 66.7 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 8.00 4.00 1.000 9.50 8.00
2006 TBD AL 30 LF 1 1 7.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.2 205.7 1.2 0.0 1.2 0 3.86 3.00 1.000 2.06 1.70
2006 SDP NL 30 3B 26 24 181.2 45 14 28 3 3 .933 -2.1 -13.9 -2.1 -1.2 -0.9 0 2.08 1.62 .956 2.69 2.37
2007 TOT NL 31 3B 34 24 210.2 78 17 60 1 14 .987 8.0 45.6 7.0 2.8 4.2 1 3.29 2.26 .953 2.68 2.25
2007 TOT NL 31 LF 13 9 79.1 15 14 0 1 0 .933 -3.5 -52.9 -2.5 -0.1 -2.4 -1 1.59 1.08 .987 2.00 1.55
2007 TOT NL 31 OF 13 9 79.1 15 14 0 1 0 .933 -3.5 -52.9 -2.5 -0.1 -2.4 -1 1.59 1.08 .987 2.30 1.94
2007 SDP NL 31 3B 24 18 155.2 50 10 40 0 9 1.000 5.8 44.7 4.8 3.0 1.8 1 2.89 2.08 .952 2.68 2.25
2007 SDP NL 31 LF 12 9 78.1 15 14 0 1 0 .933 -3.4 -52.1 -2.4 -0.1 -2.3 -1 1.61 1.17 .987 2.00 1.55
2007 SDP NL 31 OF 12 9 78.1 15 14 0 1 0 .933 -3.4 -52.1 -2.4 -0.1 -2.3 -1 1.61 1.17 .987 2.30 1.94
2007 SDP NL 31 DH 3
2007 PHI NL 31 3B 1 1 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.80 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.20
2007 PHI NL 31 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
2007 PHI NL 31 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
2007 STL NL 31 3B 9 5 50.0 27 6 20 1 5 .963 2.2 52.8 2.2 -0.2 2.4 0 4.68 2.89 .952 2.68 2.24
2007 STL NL 31 1B 4 0 6.1 6 6 0 0 1 1.000 -0.3 -56.8 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 8.53 1.50 1.000 9.09 7.85
2008 MIL NL 32 3B 35 33 276.0 89 22 63 4 6 .955 -4.3 -18.7 -4.3 -2.4 -1.9 0 2.77 2.43 .956 2.60 2.23
2008 MIL NL 32 1B 5 2 24.0 27 26 1 0 3 1.000 0.7 35.0 0.7 0.5 0.2 0 10.12 5.40 .993 9.34 8.24
2009 SEA AL 33 1B 116 116 1034.1 1031 947 74 10 94 .990 8.88 8.80 .994 8.70 8.11
11 Seasons 3B 329 281 2413.2 779 199 538 42 56 .946 -12.2 -6.1 -13.2 -14.6 1.5 1 2.75 2.24 .954 2.72 2.35
7 Seasons OF 222 185 1523.1 366 337 17 12 1 .967 -6.3 -5.0 -8.3 -1.8 -6.5 2 2.09 1.59 .985 2.30 1.98
8 Seasons 1B 166 150 1369.0 1401 1291 98 12 136 .991 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.7 -0.4 0 9.13 8.37 .994 8.89 8.09
7 Seasons LF 150 125 1050.0 234 216 10 8 1 .966 -9.4 -10.7 -6.4 -2.9 -3.5 -3 1.94 1.51 .982 2.07 1.66
3 Seasons RF 71 60 473.1 129 118 7 4 0 .969 3.1 7.9 -1.9 1.1 -3.0 5 2.38 1.76 .984 2.19 1.83
7 Seasons DH 43
12 Seasons TOT 716 616 5306.0 2543 1824 653 66 193 .974 -16.2 -3.7 -19.2 -13.7 -5.4 2 1 4.20 3.46 .954 4.13 3.48
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts s c a p y
2001 AL--132--9th
2009 AL--149--8th

AB per HR s c a p y
2009 AL--13.9--2nd

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (2101), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1499), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 2, 1994: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 7th round of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1994.

June 7, 2002: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Cincinnati Reds for Ben Broussard.

December 21, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

February 5, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

April 25, 2004: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cleveland Indians for Scott Sturkie (minors).

July 26, 2004: Sent to the Milwaukee Brewers by the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.

January 6, 2006: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

January 31, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

August 24, 2006: Traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Evan Meek. The San Diego Padres sent Dale Thayer (September 15, 2006) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to complete the trade.

July 28, 2007: Released by the San Diego Padres.

August 7, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

August 9, 2007: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Cleveland Indians.

August 31, 2007: Sent to the St. Louis Cardinals by the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

October 30, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

February 20, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

November 1, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

December 3, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2001Cleveland Indians$219,000
2002Cleveland Indians$251,000
2003Cincinnati Reds$395,000
2005Milwaukee Brewers$800,000
2007San Diego Padres$1,000,000
2009Seattle Mariners$1,400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,065,000
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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