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 Fielding

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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 Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1984 PHI NL 23 OF 29 25 226.2 51 50 1 0 0 1.000 -3.8 -20.1 -3.8 -1.7 -2.1 0 2.02 1.76 .978 2.27 1.91
1984 PHI NL 23 RF 18 15 137.0 36 35 1 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -9.6 -1.1 -0.6 -0.5 0 2.36 2.00 .978 2.07 1.69
1984 PHI NL 23 LF 14 10 89.2 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -2.7 -36.1 -2.7 -1.1 -1.6 0 1.30 0.93 .969 2.03 1.53
1984 PHI NL 23 C 2 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 1.80 0.50 1.000 6.48 5.70 0 0 0 0
1985 PHI NL 24 LF 49 46 374.0 60 56 4 0 1 1.000 -4.3 -13.8 -5.3 -4.9 -0.4 1 1.44 1.22 .977 1.92 1.50
1985 PHI NL 24 OF 49 46 374.0 60 56 4 0 1 1.000 -4.3 -13.8 -5.3 -4.9 -0.4 1 1.44 1.22 .978 2.20 1.88
1985 PHI NL 24 1B 18 14 111.2 123 114 5 4 6 .967 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 0 9.59 6.61 .993 10.07 8.54
1986 PHI NL 25 C 89 82 754.0 550 498 39 13 10 .976 -16.0 -25.5 -16 6.41 6.03 .985 6.93 5.88 17 34 118 37 24%
1987 PHI NL 26 LF 10 10 80.1 23 22 0 1 0 .957 -1.2 -17.9 -0.2 0.4 -0.5 -1 2.46 2.20 .983 2.04 1.58
1987 PHI NL 26 OF 10 10 80.1 22 20 1 1 0 .955 -1.2 -17.9 -0.2 0.4 -0.5 -1 2.35 2.10 .982 2.18 1.83
1987 PHI NL 26 C 7 5 50.0 28 28 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -24.0 -1 5.04 4.00 .986 6.95 5.91 1 1 9 0 0%
1988 PHI NL 27 C 15 12 102.2 91 77 9 5 3 .945 -3.0 -35.1 -3 7.54 5.73 .988 6.57 5.58 3 6 22 7 24%
1989 ATL NL 28 C 45 29 286.0 204 178 24 2 1 .990 4.0 16.8 4 6.36 4.49 .986 6.67 5.56 2 14 21 18 46%
1989 ATL NL 28 OF 14 7 69.2 15 12 1 2 0 .867 -1.4 -24.1 -1.4 -0.7 -0.7 0 1.68 0.93 .980 2.33 1.96
1989 ATL NL 28 RF 14 7 66.2 14 12 1 1 0 .929 -1.4 -25.2 -1.4 -0.7 -0.7 0 1.76 0.93 .979 2.12 1.70
1989 ATL NL 28 1B 2 1 9.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.00 3.00 1.000 9.80 8.40
1989 ATL NL 28 3B 2 0 7.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.5 85.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0 3.86 1.50 .933 2.70 2.25
1989 ATL NL 28 LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.70
1989 ATL NL 28 P 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 0.60
1990 TEX AL 29 C 31 16 171.1 149 135 11 3 0 .980 -8.0 -56.0 -8 7.67 4.71 .991 6.42 5.36 4 13 26 2 7%
1990 TEX AL 29 DH 19
1990 TEX AL 29 LF 6 1 22.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 16.4 0.3 0.9 -0.6 0 2.05 0.83 .980 2.21 1.73
1990 TEX AL 29 OF 6 1 22.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 16.4 0.3 0.9 -0.6 0 2.05 0.83 .980 2.37 2.03
1990 TEX AL 29 1B 3 2 12.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -10.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 6.00 2.67 .988 9.60 8.37
1990 TEX AL 29 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1991 TEX AL 30 OF 8 3 25.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0 1.40 0.50 .975 2.38 2.02
1991 TEX AL 30 LF 6 3 21.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0 1.66 0.67 .975 2.16 1.72
1991 TEX AL 30 C 5 2 25.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 7.20 4.00 .990 6.48 5.28 1 1 1 0 0%
1991 TEX AL 30 DH 5
1991 TEX AL 30 RF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.75
1992 TEX AL 31 C 4 2 19.0 16 14 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 7.58 4.00 .988 6.21 5.25 0 1 3 2 40%
1992 TEX AL 31 OF 2 0 4.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.7 -210.0 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 2.48 2.15
1992 TEX AL 31 DH 1
1992 TEX AL 31 LF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 2.25 1.90
1992 TEX AL 31 RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 -360.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.90
1993 TEX AL 32 C 11 2 33.0 21 21 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 5.73 1.91 .990 6.57 5.46 2 2 1 1 50%
1993 TEX AL 32 1B 1 1 8.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 15.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 10.12 9.00 .989 9.56 8.20
1993 TEX AL 32 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1993 TEX AL 32 LF 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.25 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
1993 TEX AL 32 OF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.48 2.10
9 Seasons C 209 150 1446.0 1080 972 85 23 14 .979 -24.0 -19.9 -24 6.58 5.06 .987 6.77 5.66 30 72 201 67 25%
8 Seasons OF 119 92 806.1 158 147 7 4 1 .975 -11.1 -16.5 -11.1 -5.9 -5.1 0 1.72 1.29 .979 2.24 1.92
8 Seasons LF 88 70 596.2 107 101 4 2 1 .981 -8.0 -16.1 -8.0 -4.6 -3.3 0 1.58 1.19 .978 1.98 1.55
4 Seasons RF 35 22 209.2 50 47 2 1 0 .980 -3.1 -17.7 -3.1 -1.3 -1.8 0 2.10 1.40 .978 2.09 1.70
3 Seasons DH 25
4 Seasons 1B 24 18 140.2 146 137 5 4 6 .973 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 0 9.09 5.92 .993 9.98 8.49
3 Seasons 3B 4 0 9.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.5 66.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0 3.00 0.75 .933 2.70 2.28
1 Season P 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 0.60
10 Seasons TOT 357 260 2402.1 1387 1256 100 31 21 .978 -34.7 -17.3 -10.7 -6.1 -4.5 0 0 -24 5.08 3.80 .964 5.42 4.55 30 72 201 67 25%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1984 PHI NL 23 39 25 39 31 0 2 0 0 0 0 14 0 18 29 0 12 0
1985 PHI NL 24 81 60 81 66 0 0 18 0 0 0 49 0 0 49 0 18 1
1986 PHI NL 25 93 82 93 89 0 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
1987 PHI NL 26 24 15 24 17 0 7 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 7 0
1988 PHI NL 27 22 12 22 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
1989 ATL NL 28 74 37 74 63 1 45 2 0 2 0 1 0 14 14 0 19 5
1990 TEX AL 29 68 30 68 41 0 31 3 0 1 0 6 0 0 6 11 22 2
1991 TEX AL 30 22 5 22 12 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 8 0 9 2
1992 TEX AL 31 7 2 7 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 0
1993 TEX AL 32 18 3 18 14 0 11 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 0
10 Seasons 448 271 448 354 1 209 24 0 4 0 88 0 35 119 11 110 13
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- C*

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Pitching Stats Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA ERA RAvg Fld F2O% XI FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag SO Tot 1B 2B 3B K23 Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 263 n23 GB bFld bF2O%
1984 PHI NL 23 27 9.00 9.00 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 PHI NL 25 3470 3.88 4.38 36 97% 0 0 499 27 2 17 453 38 5 0 0 4 13 1 1 11 0 10 0 0 0 9 89%
1987 PHI NL 26 236 4.50 4.68 1 100% 0 0 28 1 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 PHI NL 27 498 4.82 5.00 9 89% 0 0 77 5 0 1 71 10 3 0 0 0 5 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 100%
1989 ATL NL 28 1241 3.97 4.53 11 82% 0 1 178 4 2 6 166 24 5 0 0 5 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 67%
1990 TEX AL 29 767 3.52 4.31 7 86% 0 0 136 2 0 1 133 10 4 0 0 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1991 TEX AL 30 99 2.88 3.24 1 100% 0 0 20 1 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 TEX AL 31 77 3.32 3.32 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 TEX AL 32 144 3.55 3.82 1 100% 0 0 21 1 0 0 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 6559 3.93 4.43 66 92% 0 1 974 41 4 25 904 85 17 0 0 13 23 1 4 18 1 14 0 1 1 15 87%
MLB Averages 3.90 4.35 95% 87%

Advanced Fielding -- C Baserunning*

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Year Tm Lg Age PB WP SBO SB CS CSctch CS% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS RBA RK SBlev CSlev
1984 PHI NL 23 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 PHI NL 25 17 34 1256 118 37 22 24% 99 34 18 2 1 1 1 0 204 40 1.54 1.28
1987 PHI NL 26 1 1 92 9 0 0 0% 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1.37
1988 PHI NL 27 3 6 170 22 7 7 24% 20 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 41 7 1.19 1.79
1989 ATL NL 28 1 14 424 21 18 13 46% 15 17 6 0 0 1 0 0 48 20 2.06 1.60
1990 TEX AL 29 4 13 261 26 2 1 7% 23 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 55 3 1.42 1.66
1991 TEX AL 30 1 1 26 1 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.28
1992 TEX AL 31 0 1 17 3 2 2 40% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0.91 0.61
1993 TEX AL 32 2 2 49 1 1 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 1.39 0.95
9 Seasons 29 72 2305 201 67 45 25% 169 60 31 5 1 2 1 0 375 75 1.52 1.41
MLB Averages 32% 1.30 1.27

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1984 PHI NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 432 71% 80% 22% 13 100%
1985 PHI NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 6 3 1 4 4 0 13 9 69.2% 3 1 7.7% 3 1680 57% 76% 23% 61 93%
1987 PHI NL 26 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 13 5 38.5% 8 0 0.0% 0 396 53% 75% 33% 44 52%
1989 ATL NL 28 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 0 0 0 11 45% 82% 45% 0
1990 TEX AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 4 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 99 53% 88% 51% 11 45%
1991 TEX AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 102 83% 77% 43% 5 80%
1992 TEX AL 31 1 0 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 9 44% 100% 33% 1 0%
1993 TEX AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 16 50% 69% 44% 1 100%
8 Seasons 2 0 2 0 1 4 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 8 4 0 4 1 0 10 5 1 10 10 0 34 22 64.7% 11 1 2.9% 3 2745 59% 77% 26% 136 76%
MLB Averages 59.6% 2.6% 56% 77% 35% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1984 PHI NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 0 6 3 50.0% 3 0 0.0% 1 626 67% 77% 22% 35 100%
1989 ATL NL 28 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 10 4 40.0% 6 0 0.0% 1 306 56% 77% 34% 32 41%
1991 TEX AL 30 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 0 0 0 19 53% 74% 26% 0
1992 TEX AL 31 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 0 0 0 12 75% 58% 42% 1 0%
4 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 5 3 0 16 7 43.8% 9 0 0.0% 2 963 63% 76% 26% 68 71%
MLB Averages 44.1% 2.7% 56% 77% 35% 59%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1985 PHI NL 24 526 69% 78% 27% 31 87% 0 112 4 106 2 18 5 5 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 3 6 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0
1989 ATL NL 28 36 42% 61% 17% 0 0 6 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 TEX AL 29 58 40% 81% 24% 2 50% 0 8 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 TEX AL 32 39 85% 74% 26% 1 100% 0 9 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 659 66% 77% 26% 34 85% 0 135 4 127 4 20 5 5 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 3 6 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0
MLB Averages 56% 77% 30% 94% 87%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1989 ATL NL 28 23 57% 78% 48% 3 100% 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 TEX AL 29 3 100% 67% 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 TEX AL 32 4 50% 75% 25% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 30 60% 77% 47% 3 100% 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 77% 30% 89% 71%

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1989 ATL NL 28 1 100% 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 1 100% 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 77% 30% 92% 87%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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