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John Russell

John Albert Russell

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 20, 1895 in San Mateo, CA (All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 1917
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Robins 1917-1922

Final Game: May 2, 1922
Died: November 20, 1930 in Ely, NV
Buried: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
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Standard Pitching

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
1917 21 BRO NL 0 1 .000 4.50 5 1 4 1 0 0 16.0 12 8 8 1 6 1 0 0 0 61 63 1.125 6.8 0.6 3.4 0.6 0.17
1918 22 BRO NL 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 24 3.000 18.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
1921 25 CHW AL 2 5 .286 5.29 11 9 1 4 0 0 66.1 82 42 39 3 35 15 1 0 0 306 80 1.764 11.1 0.4 4.7 2.0 0.43
1922 26 CHW AL 0 1 .000 6.75 4 1 2 0 0 1 6.2 7 5 5 0 4 3 0 0 0 31 63 1.650 9.5 0.0 5.4 4.1 0.75
4 Yrs 2 7 .222 5.40 21 11 7 5 0 1 90.0 103 57 54 4 46 19 1 0 0 404 74 1.656 10.3 0.4 4.6 1.9 0.41
162 Game Avg. 4 15 .222 5.40 45 23 15 11 0 2 191 219 121 115 9 98 40 2 0 0 859 74 1.656 10.3 0.4 4.6 1.9 0.41
BRO (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 5.29 6 1 4 1 0 0 17.0 14 10 10 1 7 1 0 0 0 67 55 1.235 7.4 0.5 3.7 0.5 0.14
CHW (2 yrs) 2 6 .250 5.42 15 10 3 4 0 1 73.0 89 47 44 3 39 18 1 0 0 337 78 1.753 11.0 0.4 4.8 2.2 0.46
AL (2 yrs) 2 6 .250 5.42 15 10 3 4 0 1 73.0 89 47 44 3 39 18 1 0 0 337 78 1.753 11.0 0.4 4.8 2.2 0.46
NL (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 5.29 6 1 4 1 0 0 17.0 14 10 10 1 7 1 0 0 0 67 55 1.235 7.4 0.5 3.7 0.5 0.14

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1917 21 BRO NL 16.0 5 1 8 4.50 3.56 -0.02 0.00 102.0 3.66 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0 .463 .499 $
1918 22 BRO NL 1.0 1 0 2 18.00 3.94 -0.08 0.00 100.0 4.02 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .339 .499 $
1921 25 CHW AL 66.1 11 9 42 5.70 4.91 0.02 0.00 98.2 4.80 -7 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 1 .442 .496 $
1922 26 CHW AL 6.2 4 1 5 6.75 5.14 0.19 0.00 99.2 4.91 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .468 .499 $
4 Seasons 90.0 21 11 57 5.70 4.68 0.02 0.00 99.0 4.60 -11 -1.1 1.0 -0.1 -0.5 -1 .447 .498 $
BRO (2 yrs) 17.0 6 1 10 5.29 3.58 -0.03 0.00 101.9 3.68 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .443 .499 $
CHW (2 yrs) 73.0 15 10 47 5.79 4.93 0.04 0.00 98.3 4.81 -8 -0.8 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 1 .449 .498 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1918 22 BRO NL 6 0.0% 0.0% 16.7% 67%
1921 25 CHW AL 306 1.0% 4.9% 11.4% 2.9% 11% 79%
1922 26 CHW AL 31 0.0% 9.7% 12.9% 71%
3 Yrs 343 0.9% 5.3% 11.7% 2.6% 10% 78%
MLB Averages 0.7% 7.6% 7.3% 2.6% 11% 81%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1917 21 0 1 .000 4.50 5 1 4 1 0 0 16.0 12 8 8 1 6 1 0 0 0 61 63 1.125 6.8 0.6 3.4 0.6 0.17 63
1918 22 0 1 .000 5.29 6 1 4 1 0 0 17.0 14 10 10 1 7 1 0 0 0 67 55 1.235 7.4 0.5 3.7 0.5 0.14 55
1919 23 0 1 .000 5.29 6 1 4 1 0 0 17.0 14 10 10 1 7 1 0 0 0 67 55 1.235 7.4 0.5 3.7 0.5 0.14 55
1920 24 0 1 .000 5.29 6 1 4 1 0 0 17.0 14 10 10 1 7 1 0 0 0 67 55 1.235 7.4 0.5 3.7 0.5 0.14 55
1921 25 2 6 .250 5.29 17 10 5 5 0 0 83.1 96 52 49 4 42 16 1 0 0 373 75 1.656 10.4 0.4 4.5 1.7 0.38 75
1922 26 2 7 .222 5.40 21 11 7 5 0 1 90.0 103 57 54 4 46 19 1 0 0 404 74 1.656 10.3 0.4 4.6 1.9 0.41 74

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1917 21 0 1 .000 6.00 15.0 13 11 10 1 6 1 0 1.267 7.8 3.6 0.6 0.17 0.6 5
1918 22 0 0 36.00 1.0 3 4 4 0 2 0 0 5.000 27.0 18.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 1
1921 25 3 4 .429 4.76 68.0 81 40 36 3 35 15 1 1.706 10.7 4.6 2.0 0.43 0.4 11
1922 26 0 0 6.43 7.0 7 6 5 0 4 3 0 1.571 9.0 5.1 3.9 0.75 0.0 4
4 Yrs 3 5 .375 5.44 91.0 104 61 55 4 47 19 1 1.659 10.3 1.9 0.40 0.4 21

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