Russ Kemmerer
Russell Paul Kemmerer (Rusty, Dutch or Kimmersak)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 1, 1931 in Pittsburgh, PA
Schools: Glenville State College, University of Pittsburgh
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 27, 1954
Final Game: June 23, 1963
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Standard Batting

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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
1954 22 BOS AL 19 26 21 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 11 .143 .250 .143 .393 5 3 1 0 2 0 1
1955 23 BOS AL 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1957 25 TOT AL 40 57 46 4 3 1 0 2 6 0 0 4 21 .065 .140 .217 .357 -3 10 0 0 7 0 0 1
1957 25 BOS AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1957 25 WSH AL 39 56 45 4 3 1 0 2 6 0 0 4 21 .067 .143 .222 .365 -1 10 0 0 7 0 0 1
1958 26 WSH AL 40 73 69 3 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 28 .159 .183 .159 .343 -4 11 2 0 2 0 0 1
1959 27 WSH AL 37 71 60 1 8 1 0 0 5 0 0 6 25 .133 .212 .150 .362 2 9 2 0 5 0 0 1
1960 28 TOT AL 39 46 33 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 15 .000 .105 .000 .105 -69 0 2 0 8 1 0 1
1960 28 WSH AL 3 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1960 28 CHW AL 36 39 29 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14 .000 .063 .000 .063 -81 0 2 0 7 1 0 1
1961 29 CHW AL 47 17 15 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 .200 .294 .267 .561 52 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1962 30 TOT MLB 56 14 11 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .364 .462 .364 .825 131 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
1962 30 CHW AL 20 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 221 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1962 30 HOU NL 36 10 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 .400 .333 .733 106 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1963 31 HOU NL 17 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571 70 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Seasons 302 314 265 13 34 3 0 2 16 0 0 23 113 .128 .197 .162 .359 -0 43 7 0 25 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 168 142 7 18 2 0 1 9 0 0 12 61 .128 .197 .162 .359 -0 23 4 0 13 1
WSH (4 yrs) 119 207 178 8 22 2 0 2 12 0 0 14 75 .124 .188 .169 .356 -1 30 4 0 15 0 0
BOS (3 yrs) 27 30 25 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 12 .120 .214 .120 .334 -10 3 1 0 2 0 0
CHW (3 yrs) 103 60 46 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 22 .087 .173 .109 .282 -22 5 2 0 8 1 0
HOU (2 yrs) 53 17 16 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .313 .353 .313 .665 92 5 0 0 0 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 249 297 249 12 29 3 0 2 16 0 0 22 109 .116 .188 .153 .340 -6 38 7 0 25 1 0
NL (2 yrs) 53 17 16 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .313 .353 .313 .665 92 5 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1954 22 BOS AL 26 21 1 1.3 108 .300 .143 .279 .250 .356 .143 .408 .393 .764 5 .100 -2.9 -0.3 .316 .143 .000
1955 23 BOS AL 3 3 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .278 .000 .359 .000 .414 .000 .773 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1957 25 TOT AL 57 50 2 1.1 98 .043 .065 .261 .140 .333 .217 .394 .357 .726 -3 .071 -6.9 -0.7 .326 .239 .152 .0
1957 25 BOS AL 1 1 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .270 .000 .343 .000 .407 .000 .750 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
1957 25 WSH AL 56 49 2 1.1 98 .045 .067 .261 .143 .332 .222 .393 .365 .726 -1 .074 -6.6 -0.7 .333 .244 .156 .0
1958 26 WSH AL 73 62 2 0.9 96 .268 .159 .259 .183 .328 .159 .394 .343 .722 -4 .050 -9.9 -1.0 .217 .029 .000
1959 27 WSH AL 71 59 2 0.9 98 .229 .133 .260 .212 .332 .150 .398 .362 .730 2 .053 -8.2 -0.8 .278 .117 .017
1960 28 TOT AL 46 44 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .264 .105 .337 .000 .403 .105 .740 -69 .000 -8.0 -0.8 .114 .121 .000
1960 28 WSH AL 7 5 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .264 .333 .338 .000 .405 .333 .743 -1 .000 -0.5 0.0 .500 .500 .000
1960 28 CHW AL 39 39 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .263 .063 .337 .000 .403 .063 .740 -81 .000 -7.5 -0.8 .065 .069 .000
1961 29 CHW AL 17 12 1 2.2 103 .375 .200 .263 .294 .338 .267 .409 .561 .747 52 .205 -1.0 -0.1 .500 .200 .067
1962 30 TOT MLB 14 8 2 6.7 98 .500 .364 .262 .462 .329 .364 .399 .825 .728 131 .669 0.6 0.1 .857 .182 .000
1962 30 CHW AL 4 2 1 13.5 103 1.000 .500 .263 .667 .335 .500 .410 1.167 .745 221 .879 0.5 0.1 2.000 .500 .000
1962 30 HOU NL 10 6 1 4.5 97 .429 .333 .261 .400 .328 .333 .397 .733 .724 106 .490 0.1 0.0 .667 .111 .000
1963 31 HOU NL 7 5 1 5.4 84 .400 .286 .247 .286 .308 .286 .370 .571 .678 70 .642 -0.3 0.0 .400 .000 .000
9 Seasons 314 264 11 1.1 99 .212 .128 .262 .197 .334 .162 .398 .359 .731 -0 .076 -37.4 -3.7 .277 .121 .034 .0
162 Game Avg. 168 142 6 1.1 99 .212 .128 .262 .197 .334 .162 .398 .359 .731 -0 .076 -37.4 -3.7 .277 .121 .034
WSH (4 yrs) 207 175 6 0.9 98 .198 .124 .260 .188 .331 .169 .395 .356 .726 -1 .055 -25.2 -2.5 .275 .124 .045 .0
BOS (3 yrs) 30 25 1 1.1 108 .231 .120 .278 .214 .356 .120 .408 .334 .765 -10 .073 -4.1 -0.4 .261 .120 .000
CHW (3 yrs) 60 53 2 1.0 102 .160 .087 .263 .173 .337 .109 .405 .282 .742 -22 .060 -8.0 -0.8 .227 .130 .022
HOU (2 yrs) 17 11 2 4.9 92 .417 .313 .255 .353 .319 .313 .385 .665 .704 92 .558 -0.2 0.0 .545 .063 .000
AL (8 yrs) 297 253 9 1.0 99 .194 .116 .262 .188 .334 .153 .398 .340 .733 -6 .058 -37.3 -3.7 .264 .124 .036 .0
NL (2 yrs) 17 11 2 4.9 92 .417 .313 .255 .353 .319 .313 .385 .665 .704 92 .558 -0.2 0.0 .545 .063 .000

Ratio Batting*

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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
1954 22 BOS AL 26 0.0% 42.3% 11.5% 0.0% 0% 3.67 1.9 10.5 3.50 38%
1955 23 BOS AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 1.00 67%
1957 25 TOT AL 57 3.5% 36.8% 7.0% 5.3% 100% 5.25 2.2 23.0 7.7 5.00 40%
1957 25 BOS AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1957 25 WSH AL 56 3.6% 37.5% 7.1% 5.4% 100% 5.25 2.1 22.5 7.5 4.80 39%
1958 26 WSH AL 73 0.0% 38.4% 2.7% 0.0% 0% 14.00 2.5 69.0 2.30 56%
1959 27 WSH AL 71 0.0% 35.2% 8.5% 1.4% 13% 4.17 2.4 12.0 2.09 49%
1960 28 TOT AL 46 0.0% 32.6% 8.7% 0.0% 3.75 2.2 33.0 4.80 41%
1960 28 WSH AL 7 0.0% 14.3% 28.6% 0.0% 0.50 4.0 43%
1960 28 CHW AL 39 0.0% 35.9% 5.1% 0.0% 7.00 2.1 29.0 4.00 41%
1961 29 CHW AL 17 0.0% 41.2% 11.8% 5.9% 33% 3.50 2.1 15.0 0.67 47%
1962 30 TOT MLB 14 0.0% 21.4% 14.3% 0.0% 0% 1.50 3.7 4.00 57%
1962 30 CHW AL 4 0.0% 25.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0% 1.00 2.0 25%
1962 30 HOU NL 10 0.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0% 2.00 4.5 3.00 70%
1963 31 HOU NL 7 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.5 2.00 71%
9 Seasons 314 0.6% 36.0% 7.3% 1.6% 15% 4.91 2.4 132.5 16.6 2.85 48%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1954 22 BOS AL 0 0 17% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 23 BOS AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 25 TOT AL 0 0 40% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1957 25 BOS AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 25 WSH AL 0 0 40% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1958 26 WSH AL 2 0 23% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1959 27 WSH AL 1 0 7% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 28 TOT AL 0 0 25% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1960 28 WSH AL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1960 28 CHW AL 0 0 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 29 CHW AL 0 0 20% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1962 30 TOT MLB 0 0 33% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1962 30 CHW AL 0 0 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1962 30 HOU NL 0 0 25% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1963 31 HOU NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 3 0 20% 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 58% 5 3 2 1 1 0 6 1 5
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1954 22 BOS AL 22 14% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 15 2 13% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 4
1955 23 BOS AL 3 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 25 TOT AL 57 14% 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 7 7 100% 13 0 0% 14 3 21% 39 5 13% 5 3 60% 3 1 33% 0
1957 25 BOS AL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 25 WSH AL 56 14% 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 7 7 100% 13 0 0% 14 3 21% 39 5 13% 5 3 60% 3 1 33% 0
1958 26 WSH AL 73 23% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 6 2 33% 5 1 20% 27 1 4% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1959 27 WSH AL 71 17% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 13 2 15% 16 4 25% 51 5 10% 4 1 25% 8 3 38% 0
1960 28 TOT AL 46 13% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 100% 14 2 14% 18 9 50% 41 2 5% 4 2 50% 4 2 50% 0
1960 28 WSH AL 7 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1960 28 CHW AL 39 15% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 100% 13 2 15% 17 8 47% 37 2 5% 4 2 50% 4 2 50% 0
1961 29 CHW AL 17 24% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 11% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1962 30 TOT MLB 14 14% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 5 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1962 30 CHW AL 4 25% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 4 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1962 30 HOU NL 10 10% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1963 31 HOU NL 7 14% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 310 17% 34 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 1 1 1 1 0 27 25 93% 50 7 14% 58 19 33% 188 16 9% 16 8 50% 18 7 39% 4
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1954 22 19 26 21 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 11 .143 .250 .143 .393 5 3 1 0 2 0
1955 23 26 29 24 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 12 .125 .222 .125 .347 -7 3 1 0 2 0 0
1956 24 26 29 24 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 12 .125 .222 .125 .347 -7 3 1 0 2 0 0
1957 25 66 86 70 5 6 1 0 2 8 0 0 7 33 .086 .169 .186 .355 -4 13 1 0 9 0 0
1958 26 106 159 139 8 17 1 0 2 9 0 0 9 61 .122 .176 .173 .348 -4 24 3 0 11 0 0
1959 27 143 230 199 9 25 2 0 2 14 0 0 15 86 .126 .187 .166 .353 -2 33 5 0 16 0 0
1960 28 182 276 232 10 25 2 0 2 15 0 0 19 101 .108 .175 .142 .317 -12 33 7 0 24 1 0
1961 29 229 293 247 11 28 3 0 2 16 0 0 21 108 .113 .182 .150 .332 -8 37 7 0 24 1 0
1962 30 285 307 258 13 32 3 0 2 16 0 0 23 111 .124 .195 .159 .354 -2 41 7 0 25 1 0
1963 31 302 314 265 13 34 3 0 2 16 0 0 23 113 .128 .197 .162 .359 -0 43 7 0 25 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1954 22 20 27 23 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 4 11 .174 .296 .174 .470 1 19
1955 23 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
1957 25 42 54 49 5 4 1 0 3 7 0 5 22 .082 .167 .286 .452 2 40
1958 26 42 74 72 3 11 0 0 0 1 0 2 29 .153 .176 .153 .328 2 40
1959 27 39 70 63 1 9 1 0 0 5 0 7 26 .143 .229 .159 .387 2 37
1960 28 41 40 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 .000 .100 .000 .100 0 39
1961 29 47 17 15 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 7 .200 .294 .267 .561 1 47
1962 30 56 13 11 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .364 .462 .364 .825 2 56
1963 31 17 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 17
9 Seasons 311 305 278 13 35 3 0 3 17 0 26 117 .126 .200 .169 .369 11 302
162 Game Avg. 162 159 145 7 18 2 0 2 9 0 14 61 .126 .200 .169 .369 6 302

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