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Russ Christopher
Russell Ormand Christopher
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 12, 1917 in Richmond, CA
High School: Richmond (Richmond, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1942
Final Game: October 1, 1948
Died: December 5, 1954 in Richmond, CA
Relatives: Brother of Loyd Christopher
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1942 24 PHA AL 4 13 .235 3.82 30 18 10 10 0 1 165.0 154 78 70 8 99 58 3 0 2 718 99 1.533 8.4 0.4 5.4 3.2 0.59
1943 25 PHA AL 5 8 .385 3.45 24 15 8 5 0 2 133.0 120 58 51 3 58 56 3 1 2 569 98 1.338 8.1 0.2 3.9 3.8 0.97
1944 26 PHA AL 14 14 .500 2.97 35 24 10 13 1 1 215.1 200 91 71 6 63 84 9 1 5 903 117 1.221 8.4 0.3 2.6 3.5 1.33
1945 27 PHA AL 13 13 .500 3.17 33 27 5 17 2 2 227.1 213 92 80 9 75 100 9 0 0 949 108 1.267 8.4 0.4 3.0 4.0 1.33 MVP-32
1946 28 PHA AL 5 7 .417 4.30 30 13 13 1 0 0 119.1 119 71 57 5 44 79 3 0 0 520 82 1.366 9.0 0.4 3.3 6.0 1.80
1947 29 PHA AL 10 7 .588 2.90 44 0 38 0 0 12 80.2 70 30 26 4 33 33 0 0 1 333 132 1.277 7.8 0.4 3.7 3.7 1.00
1948 30 CLE AL 3 2 .600 2.90 45 0 28 0 0 17 59.0 55 21 19 3 27 14 0 0 1 255 140 1.390 8.4 0.5 4.1 2.1 0.52
7 Seasons 54 64 .458 3.37 241 97 112 46 3 35 999.2 931 441 374 38 399 424 27 2 11 4247 106 1.330 8.4 0.3 3.6 3.8 1.06
162 Game Avg. 11 13 .458 3.37 48 20 23 9 1 7 201 187 89 75 8 80 85 5 0 2 854 106 1.330 8.4 0.3 3.6 3.8 1.06
PHA (6 yrs) 51 62 .451 3.40 196 97 84 46 3 18 940.2 876 420 355 35 372 410 27 2 10 3992 104 1.327 8.4 0.3 3.6 3.9 1.10
CLE (1 yr) 3 2 .600 2.90 45 0 28 0 0 17 59.0 55 21 19 3 27 14 0 0 1 255 140 1.390 8.4 0.5 4.1 2.1 0.52

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1948 30 CLE AL WS W BSN 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1 WS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

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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
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 67 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 32 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 -30 0 0 0 2 1
7 Seasons 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 -30 0 0 0 2

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
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 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1942 PHA AL 24 P 30 72 10 60 2 5 .972 2.33 .957 1.30
1943 PHA AL 25 P 24 73 11 61 1 5 .986 3.00 .962 1.27
1944 PHA AL 26 P 35 88 27 58 3 5 .966 2.43 .960 1.14
1945 PHA AL 27 P 33 98 26 71 1 4 .990 2.94 .953 1.28 MVP-32
1946 PHA AL 28 P 30 46 7 38 1 1 .978 1.50 .950 1.01
1947 PHA AL 29 P 44 24 10 13 1 0 .958 0.52 .954 0.95
1948 CLE AL 30 P 45 15 2 13 0 0 1.000 0.33 .960 0.91
7 Seasons P 241 416 93 314 9 20 .978 1.69 .957 1.10
7 Seasons TOT 241 416 93 314 9 20 .978 1.69 .935 1.10

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1945

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1945-AL-32-0%
0.00 Career Shares (1667th)

Wins s c a p y
1944 AL--14--8th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1944 AL--1.221--10th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1945 AL--8.433--10th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1945 AL--3.959--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1947 AL--44--4th
1948 AL--45--5th

Saves s c a p y
1947 AL--12--3rd
1948 AL--17--1st

Strikeouts s c a p y
1945 AL--100--8th

Complete Games s c a p y
1945 AL--17--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
1945 AL--9--10th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1942 AL--99--3rd

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1945 AL--1.333--9th

Losses s c a p y
1944 AL--14--7th
1945 AL--13--6th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1945 AL--80--10th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1944 AL--5--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1944 AL--9--1st
1945 AL--9--2nd

Games Finished s c a p y
1947 AL--38--2nd
1948 AL--28--2nd

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 3 (551), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 20 (1044), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1150), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (908), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

September 30, 1941: Drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics from the New York Yankees in the 1941 rule 5 draft.

April 3, 1948: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Philadelphia Athletics.

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