John Russell
John William Russell
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: January 5, 1961 in Oklahoma City, OK
High School: Norman (Norman, OK)
School: University of Oklahoma
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 22, 1984
Final Game: October 2, 1993
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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
1984 23 PHI NL 39 114 99 11 28 8 1 2 11 0 1 12 33 .283 .351 .444 .795 121 44 2 0 0 3 2 97/2
1985 24 PHI NL 81 234 216 22 47 12 0 9 23 2 0 18 72 .218 .278 .398 .676 85 86 5 0 0 0 0 73
1986 25 PHI NL 93 348 315 35 76 21 2 13 60 0 1 25 103 .241 .300 .444 .744 100 140 6 3 1 4 2 2
1987 26 PHI NL 24 65 62 5 9 1 0 3 8 0 1 3 17 .145 .185 .306 .491 26 19 4 0 0 0 0 7/2
1988 27 PHI NL 22 53 49 5 12 1 0 2 4 0 0 3 15 .245 .302 .388 .690 97 19 2 1 0 0 0 2
1989 28 ATL NL 74 169 159 14 29 2 0 2 9 0 0 8 53 .182 .225 .233 .458 30 37 4 1 0 1 1 29/3571
1990 29 TEX AL 68 140 128 16 35 4 0 2 8 1 0 11 41 .273 .331 .352 .682 92 45 3 0 1 0 2 2D/735
1991 30 TEX AL 22 29 27 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .111 .138 .111 .249 -29 3 0 0 0 1 0 /72D9
1992 31 TEX AL 7 13 10 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .100 .231 .100 .331 -3 1 0 1 0 1 0 /2D79
1993 32 TEX AL 18 24 22 1 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 10 .227 .292 .409 .701 90 9 0 0 0 0 0 2/357
10 Seasons 448 1189 1087 113 245 50 3 34 129 3 3 84 355 .225 .282 .371 .653 79 403 26 6 2 10 7
162 Game Avg. 162 430 393 41 89 18 1 12 47 1 1 30 128 .225 .282 .371 .653 79 146 9 2 1 4 3
PHI (5 yrs) 259 814 741 78 172 43 3 29 106 2 3 61 240 .232 .292 .416 .707 92 308 19 4 1 7 4
TEX (4 yrs) 115 206 187 21 44 5 0 3 14 1 0 15 62 .235 .293 .310 .603 69 58 3 1 1 2 2
ATL (1 yr) 74 169 159 14 29 2 0 2 9 0 0 8 53 .182 .225 .233 .458 30 37 4 1 0 1 1
NL (6 yrs) 333 983 900 92 201 45 3 31 115 2 3 69 293 .223 .280 .383 .663 82 345 23 5 1 8 5
AL (4 yrs) 115 206 187 21 44 5 0 3 14 1 0 15 62 .235 .293 .310 .603 69 58 3 1 1 2 2

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
1984 23 PHI NL 114 77 16 5.6 95 .388 .283 .266 .351 .331 .444 .386 .795 .717 121 .630 3.4 0.3 .743 .273 .162 .0
1985 24 PHI NL 234 174 24 3.7 97 .281 .218 .263 .278 .332 .398 .393 .676 .724 85 .444 -5.2 -0.5 .609 .273 .181 3.3
1986 25 PHI NL 348 251 42 4.5 101 .310 .241 .266 .300 .337 .444 .401 .744 .738 100 .521 -1.0 -0.1 .679 .279 .203 .0
1987 26 PHI NL 65 58 2 0.9 108 .143 .145 .273 .185 .343 .306 .425 .491 .767 26 .048 -7.2 -0.7 .362 .194 .161 .0
1988 27 PHI NL 53 39 5 3.5 90 .313 .245 .257 .302 .321 .388 .378 .690 .699 97 .435 -0.4 0.0 .590 .204 .143 .0
1989 28 ATL NL 169 135 8 1.6 92 .257 .182 .256 .225 .324 .233 .381 .458 .705 30 .154 -15.1 -1.6 .343 .101 .050 .0
1990 29 TEX AL 140 97 15 4.1 95 .388 .273 .259 .331 .327 .352 .388 .682 .715 92 .473 -1.6 -0.2 .594 .172 .078 1.3
1991 30 TEX AL 29 25 1 1.1 95 .143 .111 .258 .138 .326 .111 .391 .249 .718 -29 .067 -4.8 -0.5 .167 .037 .000
1992 31 TEX AL 13 10 0 0.0 92 .143 .100 .256 .231 .324 .100 .380 .331 .704 -3 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .333 .100 .000
1993 32 TEX AL 24 17 3 4.7 99 .364 .227 .262 .292 .332 .409 .400 .701 .732 90 .490 -0.4 0.0 .647 .273 .182 .0
10 Seasons 1189 883 116 3.5 97 .298 .225 .263 .282 .331 .371 .393 .653 .725 79 .414 -33.6 -3.4 .566 .223 .145 5.5
162 Game Avg. 430 319 42 3.5 97 .298 .225 .263 .282 .331 .371 .393 .653 .725 79 .414 -33.6 -3.4 .566 .223 .145 2
PHI (5 yrs) 814 599 89 4.0 99 .299 .232 .265 .292 .334 .416 .397 .707 .731 92 .470 -10.6 -1.0 .629 .265 .184 3.7
TEX (4 yrs) 206 149 19 3.4 95 .331 .235 .259 .293 .328 .310 .389 .603 .717 69 .380 -8.0 -0.8 .514 .160 .075 1.5
ATL (1 yr) 169 135 8 1.6 92 .257 .182 .256 .225 .324 .233 .381 .458 .705 30 .154 -15.1 -1.6 .343 .101 .050 .0
NL (6 yrs) 983 734 97 3.6 98 .291 .223 .264 .280 .332 .383 .394 .663 .727 82 .421 -25.7 -2.6 .577 .236 .160 3.8
AL (4 yrs) 206 149 19 3.4 95 .331 .235 .259 .293 .328 .310 .389 .603 .717 69 .380 -8.0 -0.8 .514 .160 .075 1.5

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
1984 23 PHI NL 114 1.8% 29.0% 10.5% 9.7% 39% 2.75 3.0 49.5 9.0 0.62 59%
1985 24 PHI NL 234 3.9% 30.8% 7.7% 9.0% 45% 4.00 3.0 24.0 9.4 0.92 58%
1986 25 PHI NL 348 3.7% 29.6% 7.2% 10.3% 47% 4.12 3.1 24.2 5.3 0.79 58%
1987 26 PHI NL 65 4.6% 26.2% 4.6% 6.2% 44% 5.67 3.6 20.7 7.8 1.35 65%
1988 27 PHI NL 53 3.8% 28.3% 5.7% 5.7% 25% 5.00 3.3 24.5 12.3 0.94 0.92 60% 21% 18.2% 35%
1989 28 ATL NL 169 1.2% 31.4% 4.7% 2.4% 14% 6.63 3.0 79.5 17.7 0.66 0.67 62% 14% 5.4% 40%
1990 29 TEX AL 140 1.4% 29.3% 7.9% 4.3% 17% 3.73 3.1 64.0 16.0 0.59 0.73 61% 24% 4.3% 13%
1991 30 TEX AL 29 0.0% 24.1% 3.5% 0.0% 0% 7.00 3.9 27.0 0.75 0.80 72% 5% 0.0% 42%
1992 31 TEX AL 13 0.0% 30.8% 7.7% 0.0% 0% 4.00 2.5 5.0 1.33 2.00 54% 14% 0.0% 33%
1993 32 TEX AL 24 4.2% 41.7% 8.3% 8.3% 40% 5.00 2.2 22.0 7.3 0.50 0.40 46% 17% 14.3% 13%
10 Seasons 1189 2.9% 29.9% 7.1% 7.3% 36% 4.23 3.1 32.0 8.4 0.68 0.81 60% 17% 6.3% 29%
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
1984 23 PHI NL 2 0 24% 32 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 80% 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0
1985 24 PHI NL 2 0 23% 79 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 55% 6 3 3 0 0 0 5 1 3
1986 25 PHI NL 4 0 24% 106 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 55% 9 6 3 4 1 3 9 3 6
1987 26 PHI NL 0 0 22% 8 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 27 PHI NL 1 0 21% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
1989 28 ATL NL 2 0 33% 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 31% 9 6 3 2 2 0 5 3 2
1990 29 TEX AL 1 0 32% 43 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 33% 3 3 0 3 2 1 6 3 3
1991 30 TEX AL 0 0 75% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 60% 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1
1992 31 TEX AL 0 0 33% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 32 TEX AL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
10 Seasons 12 0 26% 367 3 3 50% 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 15 43% 38 25 13 12 6 6 29 13 15
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
1984 23 PHI NL 114 41% 28 9 4 1 3 1.57 2 0 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 30 2 7% 13 5 38% 83 10 12% 10 6 60% 4 1 25% 0
1985 24 PHI NL 234 46% 47 15 4 1 1 1.37 9 1 3 5 4 6 3 0 0 0 45 5 11% 26 6 23% 131 14 11% 9 2 22% 9 3 33% 0
1986 25 PHI NL 348 40% 76 4 1 0 1 2.19 13 0 14 9 4 8 5 0 2 1 50% 70 6 9% 32 11 34% 252 47 19% 21 10 48% 18 6 33% 0
1987 26 PHI NL 65 60% 9 6 2 1 2 1.63 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 14 4 29% 5 2 40% 43 5 12% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1988 27 PHI NL 53 58% 12 1 0 7 0 0 0 1.78 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 10 2 20% 3 1 33% 35 2 6% 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1989 28 ATL NL 169 41% 29 6 0 18 1 0 0 1.58 2 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0% 33 4 12% 17 3 18% 92 8 9% 5 1 20% 5 2 40% 0
1990 29 TEX AL 140 69% 35 7 1 10 3 0 2 2.12 2 0 5 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 100% 30 3 10% 10 4 40% 99 6 6% 6 3 50% 11 4 36% 0
1991 30 TEX AL 29 52% 3 1 0 6 1 0 0 0.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 6 1 17% 17 1 6% 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 0
1992 31 TEX AL 13 46% 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1.36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 12 2 17% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0
1993 32 TEX AL 24 46% 5 0 0 5 2 0 2 1.48 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0% 1 0 0% 22 2 9% 0 0 3 1 33% 0
10 Seasons 1189 47% 245 15 1 83 18 3 11 1.56 34 1 35 22 12 19 15 0 5 2 40% 248 26 10% 115 34 30% 786 97 12% 56 25 45% 59 18 31% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 27 PHI NL 51 175 3.43 122 70% 21% 24% 28% 27% 79% 0% 55% 70% 47% 2% 1 0 6% 3 1 2% 1 0 29% 2 1 0
1989 28 ATL NL 152 559 3.68 373 67% 24% 24% 27% 25% 76% 2% 51% 68% 39% 2% 3 0 13% 20 12 4% 6 4 30% 17 0 1
1990 29 TEX AL 131 502 3.83 310 62% 27% 25% 22% 26% 73% 4% 45% 66% 31% 4% 5 1 9% 12 3 6% 8 4 23% 9 0 1
1991 30 TEX AL 29 110 3.79 69 63% 26% 22% 22% 30% 74% 0% 46% 71% 45% 3% 1 0 10% 3 1 3% 1 1 14% 0 0 0
1992 31 TEX AL 13 57 4.38 32 56% 25% 22% 31% 22% 75% 0% 42% 71% 15% 8% 1 0 23% 3 1 0% 0 0 25% 0 0 0
1993 32 TEX AL 24 89 3.71 63 71% 35% 21% 25% 19% 65% 0% 46% 68% 42% 0% 0 0 8% 2 1 8% 2 1 60% 0 0 0
6 Seasons 400 1492 3.73 969 65% 25% 24% 25% 25% 74% 2% 48% 68% 37% 3% 11 1 11% 43 19 5% 18 10 29% 28 1 2
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
1984 23 39 114 99 11 28 8 1 2 11 0 1 12 33 .283 .351 .444 .795 121 44 2 0 0 3 2
1985 24 120 348 315 33 75 20 1 11 34 2 1 30 105 .238 .302 .413 .714 97 130 7 0 0 3 2
1986 25 213 696 630 68 151 41 3 24 94 2 2 55 208 .240 .301 .429 .729 98 270 13 3 1 7 4
1987 26 237 761 692 73 160 42 3 27 102 2 3 58 225 .231 .291 .418 .708 92 289 17 3 1 7 4
1988 27 259 814 741 78 172 43 3 29 106 2 3 61 240 .232 .292 .416 .707 92 308 19 4 1 7 4
1989 28 333 983 900 92 201 45 3 31 115 2 3 69 293 .223 .280 .383 .663 82 345 23 5 1 8 5
1990 29 401 1123 1028 108 236 49 3 33 123 3 3 80 334 .230 .286 .379 .666 83 390 26 5 2 8 7
1991 30 423 1152 1055 111 239 49 3 33 124 3 3 81 341 .227 .283 .373 .655 80 393 26 5 2 9 7
1992 31 430 1165 1065 112 240 49 3 33 126 3 3 82 345 .225 .282 .370 .652 79 394 26 6 2 10 7
1993 32 448 1189 1087 113 245 50 3 34 129 3 3 84 355 .225 .282 .371 .653 79 403 26 6 2 10 7

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
1984 23 39 115 100 12 29 8 1 2 12 0 12 33 .290 .357 .450 .807 17 39
1985 24 81 235 217 23 48 12 0 9 24 2 18 72 .221 .281 .401 .682 25 81
1986 25 93 347 315 35 76 21 2 13 61 0 25 103 .241 .300 .444 .744 42 93
1987 26 24 62 60 5 7 1 0 2 8 0 2 17 .117 .145 .233 .378 2 24
1988 27 22 54 50 6 13 1 0 2 5 0 3 15 .260 .315 .400 .715 6 22
1989 28 74 172 161 16 31 2 0 2 10 0 9 53 .193 .238 .242 .481 9 74
1990 29 68 142 130 17 37 4 0 2 9 1 12 41 .285 .345 .362 .707 16 68
1991 30 22 32 29 6 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 .172 .219 .172 .391 1 22
1992 31 7 19 12 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 3 4 .250 .474 .250 .724 1 7
1993 32 18 24 22 1 5 1 0 1 3 0 2 10 .227 .292 .409 .701 3 18
10 Seasons 448 1202 1096 123 254 50 3 33 138 3 88 355 .232 .291 .373 .664 122 448
162 Game Avg. 162 435 396 44 92 18 1 12 50 1 32 128 .232 .291 .373 .664 44 448

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1986 NL--103--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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