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Russ Christopher

Russell Ormand Christopher

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: September 12, 1917 in Richmond, CA
High School: Richmond HS (Richmond, CA)(All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1942
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Indians 1942-1948

Final Game: October 1, 1948
Died: December 5, 1954 in Richmond, CA
Buried: Sunset Mausoleum, El Cerrito, CA
Relatives: Brother of Loyd Christopher
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All-Star

Standard Batting

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
1942 24 PHA AL 30 60 56 2 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 17 .089 .105 .125 .230 -35 7 0 0 3 1
1943 25 PHA AL 24 48 45 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 13 .156 .191 .178 .369 9 8 1 0 1 1
1944 26 PHA AL 35 84 81 4 18 5 1 1 6 0 0 2 18 .222 .241 .346 .587 69 28 0 0 1 1
1945 27 PHA AL 34 88 76 5 13 1 0 1 4 0 0 6 28 .171 .232 .224 .455 33 17 0 0 6 1 MVP-32
1946 28 PHA AL 30 38 36 2 5 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 9 .139 .162 .222 .384 7 8 1 0 1 1
1947 29 PHA AL 44 21 16 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 .125 .263 .125 .388 9 2 0 0 2 1
1948 30 CLE AL 45 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .250 .000 .250 -29 0 0 0 2 1
7 Yrs 242 349 316 17 50 8 3 2 22 0 0 17 95 .158 .201 .222 .423 21 70 2 0 16
162 Game Avg. 162 234 212 11 33 5 2 1 15 0 0 11 64 .158 .201 .222 .423 21 47 1 0 11
PHA (6 yrs) 197 339 310 16 50 8 3 2 22 0 0 15 92 .161 .200 .226 .426 22 70 2 0 14
CLE (1 yr) 45 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .250 .000 .250 -29 0 0 0 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1942 24 PHA AL 30 60 -10 0 0 0 6 -4 -0.5 1 -3 -0.5 .484 .497 -0.5 0.0 -3 $ 1
1943 25 PHA AL 24 48 -5 0 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
1944 26 PHA AL 35 84 -4 0 0 0 8 4 0.4 2 6 0.4 .513 .503 0.4 0.0 6 $ 1
1945 27 PHA AL 34 88 -7 0 0 0 8 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 -0.0 3 $ 1 MVP-32
1946 28 PHA AL 30 38 -4 0 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .497 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $ 1
1947 29 PHA AL 44 21 -2 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 -0.0 1 $ 1
1948 30 CLE AL 45 10 -1 -0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ 1
7 Seasons 242 349 -34 0 0 0 33 -2 -0.2 8 6 -0.2 .499 .500 -0.2 -0.0 6 $
PHA (6 yrs) 197 339 -33 0 0 0 32 -1 -0.1 7 6 -0.2 .499 .500 -0.2 -0.0 6 $
CLE (1 yr) 45 10 -1 -0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1942 24 PHA AL 60 54 1 0.5 94 .128 .089 .264 .105 .339 .125 .370 .230 .709 -35 .021 -10.4 -1.1 .157 .054 .036
1943 25 PHA AL 48 40 2 1.4 86 .219 .156 .255 .191 .329 .178 .352 .369 .681 9 .132 -5.3 -0.6 .256 .067 .022
1944 26 PHA AL 84 64 7 3.0 89 .274 .222 .264 .241 .331 .346 .361 .587 .692 69 .361 -3.7 -0.4 .476 .148 .123 .0
1945 27 PHA AL 88 69 4 1.6 87 .255 .171 .259 .232 .331 .224 .352 .455 .684 33 .159 -6.6 -0.7 .365 .132 .053 .0
1946 28 PHA AL 38 33 1 0.8 94 .185 .139 .261 .162 .335 .222 .376 .384 .711 7 .048 -4.7 -0.5 .281 .111 .083
1947 29 PHA AL 21 16 1 1.7 98 .222 .125 .264 .263 .344 .125 .379 .388 .723 9 .158 -1.9 -0.2 .357 .188 .000
1948 30 CLE AL 10 8 0 0.0 103 .000 .000 .269 .250 .354 .000 .389 .250 .743 -29 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .333 .333 .000
7 Yrs 349 284 16 1.5 90 .219 .158 .262 .201 .334 .222 .363 .423 .696 21 .144 -33.7 -3.6 .325 .117 .063 .0
162 Game Avg. 234 190 11 1.5 90 .219 .158 .262 .201 .334 .222 .363 .423 .696 21 .144 -33.7 -3.6 .325 .117 .063
PHA (6 yrs) 339 276 16 1.6 90 .222 .161 .261 .200 .333 .226 .362 .426 .695 22 .152 -32.7 -3.5 .324 .113 .065 .0
CLE (1 yr) 10 8 0 0.0 103 .000 .000 .269 .250 .354 .000 .389 .250 .743 -29 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .333 .333 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1948 30 CLE AL WS BSN W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1945 PHA AL 27 DNP

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1942 24 PHA AL 60 0.0% 28.3% 1.7% 1.7% 20% 17.00 3.3 18.7 65%
1943 25 PHA AL 48 0.0% 27.1% 4.2% 2.1% 14% 6.50 3.5 22.5 67%
1944 26 PHA AL 84 1.2% 21.4% 2.4% 8.3% 39% 9.00 4.5 81.0 13.5 74%
1945 27 PHA AL 88 1.1% 31.8% 6.8% 2.3% 15% 4.67 2.7 76.0 19.0 53%
1946 28 PHA AL 38 0.0% 23.7% 2.6% 5.3% 40% 9.00 4.0 7.2 71%
1947 29 PHA AL 21 0.0% 33.3% 14.3% 0.0% 0% 2.33 2.3 8.0 43%
1948 30 CLE AL 10 0.0% 30.0% 20.0% 0.0% 1.50 2.0 1.50 30%
7 Yrs 349 0.6% 27.2% 4.9% 3.7% 26% 5.59 3.3 158.0 14.4 1.50 63%
MLB Averages 1.3% 9.2% 9.1% 5.8% 25% 1.01 9.7 70.8 8.8 0.97 78%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1942 24 PHA AL -10.5 -1.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1943 25 PHA AL -5.3 -0.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1944 26 PHA AL -3.7 -0.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1945 27 PHA AL -6.6 -0.7 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 28 PHA AL -4.7 -0.5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 29 PHA AL -2.0 -0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 30 CLE AL -1.0 -0.1 10 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 .88 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.93 -1.2 0
7 Yrs -33.8 -3.6 10 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 .88 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.93 -1.2 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1948 30 CLE AL 0 0 50% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 0 0 23% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1948 30 CLE AL 10 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 2 2 100% 6 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
7 Yrs 10 20% 50 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 800% 3 2 67% 2 2 100% 6 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
MLB Averages 51% 1103% 112% 35% 15% 52% 55%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1942 24 30 60 56 2 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 17 .089 .105 .125 .230 -35 7 0 0 3
1943 25 54 108 101 4 12 1 1 0 5 0 0 3 30 .119 .144 .149 .293 -16 15 1 0 4
1944 26 89 192 182 8 30 6 2 1 11 0 0 5 48 .165 .187 .236 .423 22 43 1 0 5
1945 27 123 280 258 13 43 7 2 2 15 0 0 11 76 .167 .201 .233 .433 25 60 1 0 11
1946 28 153 318 294 15 48 8 3 2 20 0 0 12 85 .163 .196 .231 .427 23 68 2 0 12
1947 29 197 339 310 16 50 8 3 2 22 0 0 15 92 .161 .200 .226 .426 22 70 2 0 14
1948 30 242 349 316 17 50 8 3 2 22 0 0 17 95 .158 .201 .222 .423 21 70 2 0 16

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1942 24 32 64 60 3 6 0 1 0 4 0 1 18 .100 .115 .133 .248 1 30
1943 25 25 53 49 3 9 1 0 0 3 0 3 14 .184 .231 .204 .435 2 24
1944 26 37 90 87 5 21 6 1 1 7 0 2 19 .241 .258 .368 .626 8 35
1945 27 36 96 83 7 16 1 0 1 5 0 7 30 .193 .256 .241 .497 5 34
1946 28 31 39 37 2 5 1 1 0 4 0 1 9 .135 .158 .216 .374 1 30
1947 29 46 24 18 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 4 7 .167 .318 .167 .485 1 44
1948 30 47 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 45
7 Yrs 254 376 340 23 60 9 3 2 27 0 20 100 .176 .222 .238 .460 18 242
162 Game Avg. 162 240 217 15 38 6 2 1 17 0 13 64 .176 .222 .238 .460 11 242

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1945--not played

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1945 AL (32, 0%)
0.00 Career Shares (1712th)

                            

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