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Russ Springer
Russell Paul Springer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 7, 1968 in Alexandria, LA
High School: Grant (Dry Prong, LA)
School: Louisiana State University
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 7th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Signed June 21, 1989. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1992
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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
1992 23 NYY AL 0 0 6.19 14 0 5 0 0 0 16.0 18 11 11 0 10 0 12 1 0 0 75 64 1.750 10.1 0.0 5.6 6.8 1.20
1993 24 CAL AL 1 6 .143 7.20 14 9 3 1 0 0 60.0 73 48 48 11 32 1 31 3 0 6 278 63 1.750 11.0 1.7 4.8 4.7 0.97
1994 25 CAL AL 2 2 .500 5.52 18 5 6 0 0 2 45.2 53 28 28 9 14 0 28 0 0 2 198 88 1.467 10.4 1.8 2.8 5.5 2.00
1995 26 TOT MLB 1 2 .333 5.29 33 6 6 0 0 1 78.1 82 48 46 16 35 4 70 7 0 2 350 86 1.494 9.4 1.8 4.0 8.0 2.00
1995 26 CAL AL 1 2 .333 6.10 19 6 3 0 0 1 51.2 60 37 35 11 25 1 38 5 0 1 238 77 1.645 10.5 1.9 4.4 6.6 1.52
1995 26 PHI NL 0 0 3.71 14 0 3 0 0 0 26.2 22 11 11 5 10 3 32 2 0 1 112 114 1.200 7.4 1.7 3.4 10.8 3.20
1996 27 PHI NL 3 10 .231 4.66 51 7 12 0 0 0 96.2 106 60 50 12 38 6 94 1 0 5 437 92 1.490 9.9 1.1 3.5 8.8 2.47
1997 28 HOU NL 3 3 .500 4.23 54 0 13 0 0 3 55.1 48 28 26 4 27 2 74 4 0 4 241 95 1.355 7.8 0.7 4.4 12.0 2.74
1998 29 TOT NL 5 4 .556 4.10 48 0 14 0 0 0 52.2 51 26 24 4 30 4 56 1 0 5 232 102 1.538 8.7 0.7 5.1 9.6 1.87
1998 29 ARI NL 4 3 .571 4.13 26 0 13 0 0 0 32.2 29 16 15 4 14 1 37 1 0 3 140 101 1.316 8.0 1.1 3.9 10.2 2.64
1998 29 ATL NL 1 1 .500 4.05 22 0 1 0 0 0 20.0 22 10 9 0 16 3 19 0 0 2 92 103 1.900 9.9 0.0 7.2 8.6 1.19
1999 30 ATL NL 2 1 .667 3.42 49 0 8 0 0 1 47.1 31 20 18 5 22 2 49 2 0 0 194 131 1.120 5.9 1.0 4.2 9.3 2.23
2000 31 ARI NL 2 4 .333 5.08 52 0 10 0 0 0 62.0 63 36 35 11 34 6 59 2 0 3 282 94 1.565 9.1 1.6 4.9 8.6 1.74
2001 32 ARI NL 0 0 7.13 18 0 9 0 0 1 17.2 20 16 14 5 4 0 12 0 0 2 79 65 1.358 10.2 2.5 2.0 6.1 3.00
2003 34 STL NL 1 1 .500 8.31 17 0 4 0 0 0 17.1 19 16 16 8 6 0 11 1 0 1 77 50 1.442 9.9 4.2 3.1 5.7 1.83
2004 35 HOU NL 0 1 .000 2.63 16 0 3 0 0 0 13.2 15 4 4 1 6 0 9 1 0 2 62 165 1.537 9.9 0.7 4.0 5.9 1.50
2005 36 HOU NL 4 4 .500 4.73 62 0 11 0 0 0 59.0 49 34 31 9 21 3 54 3 0 2 246 89 1.186 7.5 1.4 3.2 8.2 2.57
2006 37 HOU NL 1 1 .500 3.47 72 0 17 0 0 0 59.2 46 23 23 10 16 1 46 4 0 2 240 128 1.039 6.9 1.5 2.4 6.9 2.88
2007 38 STL NL 8 1 .889 2.18 76 0 18 0 0 0 66.0 41 18 16 3 19 1 66 3 0 1 257 201 0.909 5.6 0.4 2.6 9.0 3.47
2008 39 STL NL 2 1 .667 2.32 70 0 9 0 0 0 50.1 39 14 13 4 18 0 45 1 0 2 205 183 1.132 7.0 0.7 3.2 8.0 2.50
2009 40 TOT AL 1 4 .200 4.11 74 0 20 0 0 1 57.0 68 27 26 9 17 3 58 1 0 0 256 107 1.491 10.7 1.4 2.7 9.2 3.41
2009 40 OAK AL 0 1 .000 4.10 48 0 11 0 0 0 41.2 52 20 19 5 14 2 47 0 0 0 191 107 1.584 11.2 1.1 3.0 10.2 3.36
2009 40 TBR AL 1 3 .250 4.11 26 0 9 0 0 1 15.1 16 7 7 4 3 1 11 1 0 0 65 110 1.239 9.4 2.3 1.8 6.5 3.67
17 Seasons 36 45 .444 4.52 738 27 168 1 0 9 854.2 822 457 429 121 349 33 774 35 0 39 3709 97 1.370 8.7 1.3 3.7 8.2 2.22
162 Game Avg. 3 4 .444 4.52 66 2 15 0 0 1 76 73 41 38 11 31 3 69 3 0 3 330 97 1.370 8.7 1.3 3.7 8.2 2.22
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
HOU (4 yrs) 8 9 .471 4.03 204 0 44 0 0 3 187.2 158 89 84 24 70 6 183 12 0 10 789 105 1.215 7.6 1.2 3.4 8.8 2.61
ARI (3 yrs) 6 7 .462 5.13 96 0 32 0 0 1 112.1 112 68 64 20 52 7 108 3 0 8 501 90 1.460 9.0 1.6 4.2 8.7 2.08
STL (3 yrs) 11 3 .786 3.03 163 0 31 0 0 0 133.2 99 48 45 15 43 1 122 5 0 4 539 142 1.062 6.7 1.0 2.9 8.2 2.84
CAL (3 yrs) 4 10 .286 6.35 51 20 12 1 0 3 157.1 186 113 111 31 71 2 97 8 0 9 714 73 1.633 10.6 1.8 4.1 5.5 1.37
ATL (2 yrs) 3 2 .600 3.61 71 0 9 0 0 1 67.1 53 30 27 5 38 5 68 2 0 2 286 121 1.351 7.1 0.7 5.1 9.1 1.79
PHI (2 yrs) 3 10 .231 4.45 65 7 15 0 0 0 123.1 128 71 61 17 48 9 126 3 0 6 549 96 1.427 9.3 1.2 3.5 9.2 2.63
TBR (1 yr) 1 3 .250 4.11 26 0 9 0 0 1 15.1 16 7 7 4 3 1 11 1 0 0 65 110 1.239 9.4 2.3 1.8 6.5 3.67
OAK (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.10 48 0 11 0 0 0 41.2 52 20 19 5 14 2 47 0 0 0 191 107 1.584 11.2 1.1 3.0 10.2 3.36
NYY (1 yr) 0 0 6.19 14 0 5 0 0 0 16.0 18 11 11 0 10 0 12 1 0 0 75 64 1.750 10.1 0.0 5.6 6.8 1.20
NL (13 yrs) 31 31 .500 4.05 599 7 131 0 0 5 624.1 550 306 281 81 251 28 607 25 0 30 2664 107 1.283 7.9 1.2 3.6 8.8 2.42
AL (5 yrs) 5 14 .263 5.78 139 20 37 1 0 4 230.1 272 151 148 40 98 5 167 10 0 9 1045 79 1.606 10.6 1.6 3.8 6.5 1.70

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
1997 28 HOU NL NLDS L ATL 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 8 1.800 10.8 0.0 5.4 16.2 3.00
1999 30 ATL NL NLDS W HOU 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 3.000 18.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
1999 30 ATL NL NLCS W NYM 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0.500 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
1999 30 ATL NL WS L NYY 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0.429 3.9 0.0 0.0 3.9
2004 35 HOU NL NLDS W ATL 0 1 .000 18.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 3 4 4 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 11 2.000 13.5 4.5 4.5 22.5 5.00
2005 36 HOU NL NLDS W ATL 0 0 3.86 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 2.571 19.3 0.0 3.9 3.9 1.00
2005 36 HOU NL NLCS W STL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
2005 36 HOU NL WS L CHW 0 0 4.50 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 4.5
4 Seasons (8 Series) 1 1 .500 4.40 14 0 4 0 0 0 14.1 15 7 7 1 6 0 14 1 0 0 63 1.465 9.4 0.6 3.8 8.8 2.33
4 NLDS 0 1 .000 7.71 7 0 1 0 0 0 7.0 12 6 6 1 4 0 10 1 0 0 36 2.286 15.4 1.3 5.1 12.9 2.50
2 NLCS 1 0 1.000 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 11 0.667 0.0 0.0 6.0 6.0 1.00
2 WS 0 0 2.08 4 0 2 0 0 0 4.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 0.692 6.2 0.0 0.0 4.2

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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
1995 26 PHI NL 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1996 27 PHI NL 51 19 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .059 .059 .059 .118 -69 1 1 0 2 0 0 1
1997 28 HOU NL 53 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 29 TOT NL 44 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 29 ARI NL 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 29 ATL NL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 30 ATL NL 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 31 ARI NL 51 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 -0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 32 ARI NL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 34 STL NL 17 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2004 35 HOU NL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 36 HOU NL 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 37 HOU NL 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 38 STL NL 72 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 39 STL NL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 40 TOT AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 40 OAK AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 40 TBR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 Seasons 580 31 27 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 .074 .074 .074 .148 -61 2 1 0 4 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .074 .074 .074 .148 -61 1 0 0 1 0 0
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
HOU (4 yrs) 197 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
ARI (3 yrs) 93 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -16 1 0 0 0 0 0
STL (3 yrs) 153 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
ATL (2 yrs) 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (2 yrs) 65 21 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .056 .056 .056 .111 -70 1 1 0 3 0 0
TBR (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (13 yrs) 574 31 27 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 .074 .074 .074 .148 -61 2 1 0 4 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1997 28 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 30 ATL NL NLDS HOU W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 30 ATL NL NLCS NYM W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 30 ATL NL WS NYY L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 35 HOU NL NLDS ATL W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 36 HOU NL NLDS ATL W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 36 HOU NL NLCS STL W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 36 HOU NL WS CHW L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (8 Series) 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 NLDS 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1992 NYY AL 23 P 14 0 16.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.56 0.07 1.000 1.74 0.56
1993 CAL AL 24 P 14 9 60.0 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 0.75 0.36 .960 1.78 0.56
1994 CAL AL 25 P 18 5 45.2 5 2 3 0 1 1.000 0.99 0.28 .960 1.71 0.52
1995 TOT MLB 26 P 33 6 78.4 13 3 10 0 2 1.000 1.49 0.39 .962 1.82 0.52
1995 CAL AL 26 P 19 6 51.2 6 0 6 0 1 1.000 1.05 0.32 .967 1.79 0.53
1995 PHI NL 26 P 14 0 26.2 7 3 4 0 1 1.000 2.36 0.50 .957 1.86 0.51
1996 PHI NL 27 P 51 7 96.2 15 3 10 2 0 .867 1.21 0.25 .960 1.84 0.52
1997 HOU NL 28 P 54 0 55.1 11 5 5 1 1 .909 1.63 0.19 .955 1.85 0.52
1998 TOT NL 29 P 48 0 52.2 5 2 2 1 0 .800 0.68 0.08 .960 1.85 0.54
1998 ARI NL 29 P 26 0 32.2 3 2 0 1 0 .667 0.55 0.08 .967 1.85 0.54
1998 ATL NL 29 P 22 0 20.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.90 0.09 .950 1.84 0.54
1999 ATL NL 30 P 49 0 47.1 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.95 0.10 .940 1.71 0.48
2000 ARI NL 31 P 52 0 62.0 6 1 4 1 1 .833 0.73 0.10 .967 1.74 0.48
2001 ARI NL 32 P 18 0 17.2 5 1 3 1 0 .800 2.04 0.22 .960 1.73 0.46
2003 STL NL 34 P 17 0 17.1 6 3 3 0 1 1.000 3.12 0.35 .950 1.87 0.48
2004 HOU NL 35 P 16 0 13.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.98 0.19 .967 1.84 0.47
2005 HOU NL 36 P 62 0 59.0 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 1.22 0.13 .962 1.75 0.46
2006 HOU NL 37 P 72 0 59.2 10 3 6 1 0 .900 1.36 0.13 .960 1.72 0.43
2007 STL NL 38 P 76 0 66.0 6 1 5 0 1 1.000 0.82 0.08 .967 1.68 0.40
2008 STL NL 39 P 70 0 50.1 11 2 7 2 0 .818 1.61 0.13 .964 1.73 0.43
2009 TOT AL 40 P 74 0 57.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.16 0.01 1.000 1.53 0.40
2009 OAK AL 40 P 48 0 41.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.22 0.02 1.000 1.53 0.40
2009 TBR AL 40 P 26 0 15.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.53 0.40
17 Seasons P 738 27 854.2 116 33 74 9 7 .922 1.13 0.14 .960 1.76 0.47
17 Seasons TOT 738 27 854.2 116 33 74 9 7 .922 1.13 0.14 .883 1.76 0.47
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

Games Played s c a p y
2009 AL  74 (4th)
Active  738 (12th)
Career  738 (64th)

Games Finished s c a p y
Active  168 (46th)

Oldest s c a p y
2009 AL  born 1968-11-07 (5th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2515), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 17 (674), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1352), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1989: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 7th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1989.

December 6, 1992: Traded by the New York Yankees with Jerry Nielsen and J.T. Snow to the California Angels for Jim Abbott.

August 15, 1995: Sent by the California Angels to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete an earlier deal made on August 8, 1995. The California Angels sent a player to be named later and Kevin Flora to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dave Gallagher.

December 20, 1996: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

December 30, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

November 18, 1997: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Houston Astros as the 61st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

June 23, 1998: Traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Atlanta Braves for Alan Embree.

November 2, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

December 3, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

November 7, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 28, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

June 29, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

November 4, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

November 10, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 2, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

October 30, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

December 8, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 30, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

January 29, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

August 8, 2009: Selected off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays from the Oakland Athletics.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1993California Angels$112,500
1994California Angels$125,000
1995California Angels$140,000
1996Philadelphia Phillies$185,000
1997Houston Astros$400,000
1998Arizona Diamondbacks$700,000
2000Arizona Diamondbacks$1,725,000
2001Arizona Diamondbacks$1,700,000
2003St. Louis Cardinals$450,000
2005Houston Astros$550,000
2006Houston Astros$750,000
2007St. Louis Cardinals$1,750,000
2008St. Louis Cardinals$3,500,000
2009Oakland Athletics$3,300,000
Career (may be incomplete)$15,387,500
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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