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Russ Johnson
William Russell Johnson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 22, 1973 in Baton Rouge, LA
Schools: Louisiana State University
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (30th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed August 30, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 1997
Final Game: July 15, 2005
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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
1997 24 HOU NL 21 67 60 7 18 1 0 2 9 1 1 6 14 .300 .364 .417 .780 108 25 2 0 1 0 0 5/4
1998 25 HOU NL 8 15 13 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 .231 .333 .308 .641 72 4 1 1 0 0 0 /54
1999 26 HOU NL 83 183 156 24 44 10 0 5 23 2 3 20 31 .282 .358 .442 .800 101 69 3 0 4 3 0 54/6
2000 27 TOT MLB 100 263 230 32 55 8 0 2 20 5 2 27 40 .239 .320 .300 .620 59 69 7 1 4 1 0 546
2000 27 HOU NL 26 48 45 4 8 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 10 .178 .213 .178 .391 -2 8 3 0 1 0 0 /654
2000 27 TBD AL 74 215 185 28 47 8 0 2 17 4 1 25 30 .254 .344 .330 .674 73 61 4 1 3 1 0 546
2001 28 TBD AL 85 288 248 32 73 19 2 4 33 2 2 34 57 .294 .380 .435 .816 117 108 2 1 4 1 0 54/6D
2002 29 TBD AL 45 130 111 15 24 5 0 1 12 5 2 16 22 .216 .320 .288 .609 66 32 2 1 2 0 1 5/D64
2005 32 NYY AL 22 20 18 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 .300 .333 .633 70 6 0 1 0 0 0 /539D4
7 Seasons 364 966 836 117 221 46 2 14 97 16 10 105 173 .264 .348 .374 .722 89 313 17 5 15 5 1
162 Game Avg. 162 430 372 52 98 20 1 6 43 7 4 47 77 .264 .348 .374 .722 89 139 8 2 7 2 0
HOU (4 yrs) 138 313 274 37 73 12 0 7 35 5 5 29 60 .266 .336 .387 .722 84 106 9 1 6 3 0
TBD (3 yrs) 204 633 544 75 144 32 2 7 62 11 5 75 109 .265 .356 .369 .725 92 201 8 3 9 2 1
NYY (1 yr) 22 20 18 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 .300 .333 .633 70 6 0 1 0 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 226 653 562 80 148 34 2 7 62 11 5 76 113 .263 .354 .368 .722 91 207 8 4 9 2 1
NL (4 yrs) 138 313 274 37 73 12 0 7 35 5 5 29 60 .266 .336 .387 .722 84 106 9 1 6 3 0

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
1997 24 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 26 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 1.000 1.667 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLDS 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 1.000 1.667 2 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
1997 HOU NL 24 3B 14 11 107.2 27 4 22 1 2 .963 -1.2 -13.4 -1.2 -1.5 0.3 0 2.17 1.86 .944 2.66 2.19
1997 HOU NL 24 2B 3 2 19.0 11 9 2 0 1 1.000 -0.7 -44.2 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 5.21 3.67 .982 5.07 4.30
1998 HOU NL 25 3B 5 1 17.0 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 1.4 98.8 1.4 0.6 0.8 0 4.24 1.60 .950 2.75 2.38
1998 HOU NL 25 2B 1 1 8.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0.5 75.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 4.50 4.00 .975 5.06 4.40
1999 HOU NL 26 3B 36 23 220.2 72 16 52 4 8 .944 2.0 10.9 1.0 -0.3 1.3 1 2.77 1.89 .953 2.68 2.30
1999 HOU NL 26 2B 15 7 67.1 50 16 32 2 6 .960 0.5 8.9 0.5 -1.4 1.9 0 6.42 3.20 .982 5.05 4.19
1999 HOU NL 26 SS 2 1 10.0 6 1 4 1 1 .833 -0.5 -60.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 4.50 2.50 .967 4.41 3.80
2000 TOT MLB 27 3B 53 27 284.4 96 15 78 3 6 .969 7.5 31.7 7.5 3.6 3.8 0 2.94 1.75 .946 2.67 2.30
2000 TOT MLB 27 2B 21 16 149.1 92 32 57 3 9 .967 -0.3 -2.4 0.7 0.4 0.2 -1 5.36 4.24 .980 5.02 4.32
2000 TOT MLB 27 SS 16 7 74.1 31 9 22 0 3 1.000 0.7 11.3 0.7 0.4 0.3 0 3.75 1.94 .971 4.60 4.08
2000 HOU NL 27 SS 5 4 38.1 13 5 8 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0 3.05 2.60 .969 4.51 3.88
2000 HOU NL 27 3B 4 2 14.2 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -8.2 -0.1 -0.8 0.7 0 3.07 1.25 .940 2.64 2.17
2000 HOU NL 27 2B 3 1 19.0 8 5 2 1 0 .875 -1.6 -101.1 -1.6 -1.2 -0.4 0 3.32 2.33 .988 4.97 4.33
2000 TBD AL 27 3B 49 25 269.2 91 14 74 3 6 .967 7.6 33.8 7.6 4.4 3.1 0 2.94 1.80 .946 2.67 2.31
2000 TBD AL 27 2B 18 15 130.1 84 27 55 2 9 .976 1.3 12.0 2.3 1.6 0.6 -1 5.66 4.56 .980 5.03 4.32
2000 TBD AL 27 SS 11 3 36.0 18 4 14 0 1 1.000 0.7 23.3 0.7 0.5 0.2 0 4.50 1.64 .972 4.70 4.17
2001 TBD AL 28 3B 36 28 254.2 77 21 50 6 6 .922 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 -0.6 0 2.51 1.97 .948 2.73 2.41
2001 TBD AL 28 2B 33 31 265.0 143 60 83 0 21 1.000 -2.2 -10.0 -2.2 -0.1 -2.1 0 4.86 4.33 .980 4.87 4.44
2001 TBD AL 28 SS 6 2 23.0 7 3 3 1 0 .857 -0.9 -47.0 -0.9 -0.8 -0.1 0 2.35 1.00 .971 4.50 4.03
2001 TBD AL 28 DH 2
2002 TBD AL 29 3B 27 27 239.0 62 23 38 1 5 .984 -3.6 -18.1 -3.6 -2.0 -1.6 0 2.30 2.26 .950 2.68 2.40
2002 TBD AL 29 DH 5
2002 TBD AL 29 SS 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.15
2002 TBD AL 29 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.40
2005 NYY AL 32 3B 8 0 18.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -60.0 -0.9 -1.1 0.2 0 1.50 0.38 .967 2.75 2.49
2005 NYY AL 32 1B 7 2 29.0 30 30 0 0 5 1.000 0.4 16.6 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 9.31 4.29 .993 9.59 8.11
2005 NYY AL 32 OF 3 0 6.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -18.9 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0 1.42 0.33 1.000 2.27 2.03
2005 NYY AL 32 RF 3 0 6.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -18.9 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0 1.42 0.33 1.000 2.13 1.83
2005 NYY AL 32 DH 2
2005 NYY AL 32 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.50
7 Seasons 3B 179 117 1141.1 345 81 249 15 27 .957 5.2 5.5 4.2 -0.1 4.2 1 2.60 1.84 .949 2.69 2.34
7 Seasons 2B 75 57 510.2 300 119 176 5 37 .983 -2.2 -5.2 -1.2 -0.6 -0.7 -1 5.20 3.93 .981 4.95 4.35
4 Seasons SS 26 10 109.1 44 13 29 2 4 .955 -0.7 -7.7 -0.7 -0.9 0.2 0 3.46 1.62 .970 4.56 4.05
3 Seasons DH 9
1 Season 1B 7 2 29.0 30 30 0 0 5 1.000 0.4 16.6 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 9.31 4.29 .993 9.59 8.11
1 Season OF 3 0 6.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -18.9 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0 1.42 0.33 1.000 2.27 2.03
1 Season RF 3 0 6.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -18.9 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0 1.42 0.33 1.000 2.13 1.83
7 Seasons TOT 290 186 1796.2 720 244 454 22 73 .969 2.6 1.7 2.6 -1.8 4.2 0 0 3.50 2.41 .935 3.55 3.15
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

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2322), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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 players to be named later and 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.

October 15, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

February 12, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

March 28, 2007: Sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates by the Colorado Rockies as part of a conditional deal.

October 29, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2008.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
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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