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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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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

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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
1989 28 ATL NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 Season 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
162 Game Avg. 0 0 0.00 68 0 68 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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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

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Strikeouts s c a p y
1986 NL--103--9th

                                         

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

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Transactions

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft.

March 25, 1989: Purchased by the Atlanta Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies.

April 6, 1990: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

May 8, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 22, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

February 1, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 28, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

April 5, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 27, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

November 19, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

May 21, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

July 30, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

August 18, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

September 1, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 4, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Philadelphia Phillies$100,000
1988Philadelphia Phillies$150,000
1989Atlanta Braves$145,000
1993Texas Rangers$170,000
Career (may be incomplete)$565,000
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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