Russ Van Atta

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 184lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: June 21, 1906 in Augusta, NJ us

Died: October 10, 1986 in Andover, NJ

Buried: Frankford Plains Cemetery, Newton, NJ

High School: Augusta HS (Augusta, NJ)

School: Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA)

Last Game: May 11, 1939 (Age 32-324d)
vs. NYY 4.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 7 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1933 season

Full Name: Russell Van Atta

Nicknames: Sheriff

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

ERA

5.60

207

712.1

339

WHIP

1.693

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1928	22	-5.4	Hartford	EL	A		8	4	.667	2.37	2.94	24						95.0	85	31	25		35							1.263	8.1		3.3
1929	23	-6.1	St. Paul	AA	AA		4	9	.308	4.93	6.42	34						115.0	127	82	63		49							1.530	9.9		3.8
1930	24	-5.3	St. Paul	AA	AA		3	5	.375	5.34	7.09	29						113.0	137	89	67		50							1.655	10.9		4.0
1931	25	-3.3	St. Paul	AA	AA		13	5	.722	5.06	5.83	35						162.0	189	105	91		62							1.549	10.5		3.4
1932	26	-2.5	St. Paul	AA	AA		22	17	.564		4.54	51						303.0	318	153			123							1.455	9.4		3.7
1933	27	-1.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	12	4	.750	4.18	4.64	26	22	3	10	2	1	157.0	160	81	73	8	63	3	76	1	0	3	687	1.420	9.2	0.5	3.6	4.4	1.21
1934	28	-0.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	5	.375	6.34	7.06	28	9	9	0	0	0	88.0	107	69	62	3	46	1	39	2	1	1	403	1.739	10.9	0.3	4.7	4.0	0.85
1935	29		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SLB-NYY	9	16	.360	5.30	6.22	58	17	25	1	0	3	175.0	206	121	103	10	91	7	90	3	0	4	811	1.697	10.6	0.5	4.7	4.6	0.99
1935	29	0.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	0		3.86	9.64	5	0	2	0	0	0	4.2	5	5	2	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	23	1.929	9.6	0.0	7.7	5.8	0.75
1935	29	0.9	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	9	16	.360	5.34	6.13	53	17	23	1	0	3	170.1	201	116	101	10	87	7	87	3	0	4	788	1.691	10.6	0.5	4.6	4.6	1.00
1936	30	1.4	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	4	7	.364	6.60	7.41	52	9	20	2	0	2	122.2	164	101	90	9	68	8	59	2	0	3	591	1.891	12.0	0.7	5.0	4.3	0.87
1937	31	2.2	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	1	2	.333	5.52	6.29	16	6	4	1	0	0	58.2	74	41	36	2	32	2	34	0	0	2	280	1.807	11.4	0.3	4.9	5.2	1.06
1938	32	3.3	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	4	7	.364	6.06	6.49	25	12	5	3	1	0	104.0	118	75	70	7	61	5	35	1	0	3	481	1.721	10.2	0.6	5.3	3.0	0.57
1939	33	4.9	Toronto	IL	AA		0	1	.000			2
1939	33	4.6	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	0	0		11.57	12.86	2	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	9	10	9	0	7	0	6	1	1	0	38	2.286	11.6	0.0	9.0	7.7	0.86
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		33	41	.446	5.60	6.29	207	76	66	17	3	6	712.1	838	498	443	39	368	26	339	10	2	16	3291	1.693	10.6	0.5	4.6	4.3	0.92
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		50	41	.549			175						788.0	856	460	246		319
All Levels (12 Seasons)							83	82	.503			382	76	66	17	3	6	1500.1	1694	958	689	39	687	26	339	10	2	16	3291

AA (5 seasons)					Minors		42	37	.532			151						693.0	771	429	221		284
A (1 season)					Minors		8	4	.667	2.37	2.94	24						95.0	85	31	25		35							1.263	8.1		3.3