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Jeff Russell
Jeffrey Lee Russell
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: September 2, 1961 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: Wyoming (Cincinnati, OH)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 13, 1983
Final Game: September 27, 1996
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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
1983 21 CIN NL 4 5 .444 3.03 10 10 0 2 0 0 68.1 58 30 23 7 22 3 40 0 1 1 282 125 1.171 7.6 0.9 2.9 5.3 1.82
1984 22 CIN NL 6 18 .250 4.26 33 30 1 4 2 0 181.2 186 97 86 15 65 8 101 4 3 3 787 89 1.382 9.2 0.7 3.2 5.0 1.55
1985 23 TEX AL 3 6 .333 7.55 13 13 0 0 0 0 62.0 85 55 52 10 27 1 44 2 0 2 295 56 1.806 12.3 1.5 3.9 6.4 1.63
1986 24 TEX AL 5 2 .714 3.40 37 0 9 0 0 2 82.0 74 40 31 11 31 2 54 1 0 5 338 127 1.280 8.1 1.2 3.4 5.9 1.74
1987 25 TEX AL 5 4 .556 4.44 52 2 12 0 0 3 97.1 109 56 48 9 52 5 56 2 1 6 442 102 1.654 10.1 0.8 4.8 5.2 1.08
1988 26 TEX AL 10 9 .526 3.82 34 24 1 5 0 0 188.2 183 86 80 15 66 3 88 7 7 5 793 107 1.320 8.7 0.7 3.1 4.2 1.33 AS
1989 27 TEX AL 6 4 .600 1.98 71 0 66 0 0 38 72.2 45 21 16 4 24 5 77 3 0 6 278 200 0.950 5.6 0.5 3.0 9.5 3.21 AS,CYA-9
1990 28 TEX AL 1 5 .167 4.26 27 0 22 0 0 10 25.1 23 15 12 1 16 5 16 0 0 2 111 93 1.539 8.2 0.4 5.7 5.7 1.00
1991 29 TEX AL 6 4 .600 3.29 68 0 56 0 0 30 79.1 71 36 29 11 26 1 52 1 0 6 336 123 1.223 8.1 1.2 2.9 5.9 2.00
1992 30 TOT AL 4 3 .571 1.63 59 0 46 0 0 30 66.1 55 14 12 3 25 3 48 2 0 3 276 235 1.206 7.5 0.4 3.4 6.5 1.92
1992 30 TEX AL 2 3 .400 1.91 51 0 42 0 0 28 56.2 51 14 12 3 22 3 43 2 0 3 241 201 1.288 8.1 0.5 3.5 6.8 1.95
1992 30 OAK AL 2 0 1.000 0.00 8 0 4 0 0 2 9.2 4 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 35 0.724 3.7 0.0 2.8 4.7 1.67
1993 31 BOS AL 1 4 .200 2.70 51 0 48 0 0 33 46.2 39 16 14 1 14 1 45 1 0 2 189 172 1.136 7.5 0.2 2.7 8.7 3.21
1994 32 TOT AL 1 6 .143 5.09 42 0 36 0 0 17 40.2 43 25 23 5 16 2 28 1 0 1 179 97 1.451 9.5 1.1 3.5 6.2 1.75
1994 32 BOS AL 0 5 .000 5.14 29 0 25 0 0 12 28.0 30 17 16 3 13 2 18 1 0 1 127 98 1.536 9.6 1.0 4.2 5.8 1.38
1994 32 CLE AL 1 1 .500 4.97 13 0 11 0 0 5 12.2 13 8 7 2 3 0 10 0 0 0 52 94 1.263 9.2 1.4 2.1 7.1 3.33
1995 33 TEX AL 1 0 1.000 3.03 37 0 32 0 0 20 32.2 36 12 11 3 9 1 21 0 0 1 139 160 1.378 9.9 0.8 2.5 5.8 2.33
1996 34 TEX AL 3 3 .500 3.38 55 0 11 0 0 3 56.0 58 22 21 5 22 3 23 4 0 3 249 156 1.429 9.3 0.8 3.5 3.7 1.05
14 Seasons 56 73 .434 3.75 589 79 340 11 2 186 1099.2 1065 525 458 100 415 43 693 28 12 46 4694 112 1.346 8.7 0.8 3.4 5.7 1.67
162 Game Avg. 6 7 .434 3.75 60 8 35 1 0 19 112 108 53 47 10 42 4 71 3 1 5 478 112 1.346 8.7 0.8 3.4 5.7 1.67
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
TEX (10 yrs) 42 40 .512 3.73 445 39 251 5 0 134 752.2 735 357 312 72 295 29 474 22 8 39 3222 114 1.368 8.8 0.9 3.5 5.7 1.61
BOS (2 yrs) 1 9 .100 3.62 80 0 73 0 0 45 74.2 69 33 30 4 27 3 63 2 0 3 316 133 1.286 8.3 0.5 3.3 7.6 2.33
CIN (2 yrs) 10 23 .303 3.92 43 40 1 6 2 0 250.0 244 127 109 22 87 11 141 4 4 4 1069 96 1.324 8.8 0.8 3.1 5.1 1.62
OAK (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 0.00 8 0 4 0 0 2 9.2 4 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 35 0.724 3.7 0.0 2.8 4.7 1.67
CLE (1 yr) 1 1 .500 4.97 13 0 11 0 0 5 12.2 13 8 7 2 3 0 10 0 0 0 52 94 1.263 9.2 1.4 2.1 7.1 3.33
AL (12 yrs) 46 50 .479 3.70 546 39 339 5 0 186 849.2 821 398 349 78 328 32 552 24 8 42 3625 117 1.352 8.7 0.8 3.5 5.8 1.68
NL (2 yrs) 10 23 .303 3.92 43 40 1 6 2 0 250.0 244 127 109 22 87 11 141 4 4 4 1069 96 1.324 8.8 0.8 3.1 5.1 1.62

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
1992 30 OAK AL ALCS L TOR 1 0 1.000 9.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 13 3.000 9.0 0.0 18.0 0.0 0.00
1996 34 TEX AL ALDS L NYY 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 1 0 1.000 5.40 5 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 3 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 24 1.800 9.0 0.0 7.2 1.8 0.25
1 ALDS 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
1 ALCS 1 0 1.000 9.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 13 3.000 9.0 0.0 18.0 0.0 0.00

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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
1983 21 CIN NL 10 24 21 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 6 .143 .182 .333 .515 39 7 1 0 2 0 0 1
1984 22 CIN NL 34 67 57 2 8 2 0 0 7 0 0 4 27 .140 .194 .175 .369 3 10 0 0 5 1 0 1
1988 26 TEX 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 AS
1991 29 TEX AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1992 30 TOT AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1992 30 TEX AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Seasons 47 92 79 3 11 3 0 1 10 0 0 5 33 .139 .188 .215 .403 11 17 1 0 7 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 317 272 10 38 10 0 3 34 0 0 17 114 .139 .188 .215 .403 11 59 3 0 24 3 0
TEX (10 yrs) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (2 yrs) 44 91 78 3 11 3 0 1 10 0 0 5 33 .141 .190 .218 .408 13 17 1 0 7 1 0
AL (12 yrs) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 44 91 78 3 11 3 0 1 10 0 0 5 33 .141 .190 .218 .408 13 17 1 0 7 1 0

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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
1983 CIN NL 21 P 10 10 68.1 13 2 10 1 0 .923 1.58 1.20 .954 1.92 0.68
1984 CIN NL 22 P 33 30 181.2 43 7 34 2 4 .953 2.03 1.24 .953 1.88 0.67
1985 TEX AL 23 P 13 13 62.0 16 6 10 0 1 1.000 2.32 1.23 .950 1.86 0.70
1986 TEX AL 24 P 37 0 82.0 23 6 17 0 3 1.000 2.52 0.62 .957 1.83 0.68
1987 TEX AL 25 P 52 2 97.1 28 11 17 0 2 1.000 2.59 0.54 .954 1.84 0.67
1988 TEX AL 26 P 34 24 188.2 54 12 37 5 3 .907 2.34 1.44 .963 1.78 0.67 AS
1989 TEX AL 27 P 71 0 72.2 20 6 14 0 3 1.000 2.48 0.28 .960 1.87 0.66 AS,CYA-9
1990 TEX AL 28 P 27 0 25.1 7 1 5 1 0 .857 2.13 0.22 .957 1.78 0.59
1991 TEX AL 29 P 68 0 79.1 25 6 18 1 1 .960 2.72 0.35 .956 1.80 0.58
1992 TOT AL 30 P 59 0 66.4 16 8 8 0 0 1.000 2.17 0.27 .950 1.72 0.56
1992 TEX AL 30 P 51 0 56.2 16 8 8 0 0 1.000 2.54 0.31 .950 1.72 0.56
1992 OAK AL 30 P 8 0 9.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.77 0.56
1993 BOS AL 31 P 51 0 46.2 12 2 10 0 0 1.000 2.31 0.24 .950 1.79 0.56
1994 TOT AL 32 P 42 0 40.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.66 0.07 .967 1.73 0.52
1994 BOS AL 32 P 29 0 28.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.32 0.03 1.000 1.74 0.52
1994 CLE AL 32 P 13 0 12.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.42 0.15 .950 1.71 0.52
1995 TEX AL 33 P 37 0 32.2 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.10 0.11 .950 1.79 0.53
1996 TEX AL 34 P 55 0 56.0 9 1 8 0 0 1.000 1.45 0.16 .956 1.77 0.52
14 Seasons P 589 79 1099.2 273 71 192 10 17 .963 2.15 0.45 .956 1.82 0.60
14 Seasons TOT 589 79 1099.2 273 71 192 10 17 .963 2.15 0.45 .919 1.82 0.60
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1988 *
1989 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1989-AL-Rolaids Relief

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1989-AL--9--1%
0.01 Career Shares (260th)

Games Played s c a p y
1989 AL--71--4th
1991 AL--68--7th
Career--589--191st

Saves s c a p y
1989 AL--38--1st
1991 AL--30--8th
1992 AL--30--6th
1993 AL--33--7th
1994 AL--17--6th
1995 AL--20--10th
Career--186--48th

Shutouts s c a p y
1984 NL--2--8th

Losses s c a p y
1984 NL--18--1st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1984 NL--4--10th

Games Finished s c a p y
1989 AL--66--1st
1991 AL--56--6th
1992 AL--46--9th
1993 AL--48--8th
1994 AL--36--7th
Career--340--78th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 3 (421), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 21 (754), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 34 (383), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1091), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

July 23, 1985: Sent by the Cincinnati Reds to the Texas Rangers to complete an earlier deal made on July 19, 1985. The Cincinnati Reds sent a player to be named later and Duane Walker to the Texas Rangers for Buddy Bell.

August 31, 1992: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Ruben Sierra, Bobby Witt and cash to the Oakland Athletics for Jose Canseco.

October 26, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

March 1, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

July 1, 1994: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Steve Farr and Chris Nabholz.

October 26, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 11, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

November 11, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

March 22, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

November 18, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Texas Rangers$80,000
1988Texas Rangers$190,000
1989Texas Rangers$480,000
1990Texas Rangers$1,166,667
1991Texas Rangers$2,200,000
1992Texas Rangers$2,600,000
1993Boston Red Sox$2,175,000
1994Boston Red Sox$2,975,000
1995Texas Rangers$615,000
1996Texas Rangers$615,000
Career (may be incomplete)$13,096,667
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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