Jim Russell

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 181lb (185cm, 82kg)

Born: October 1, 1918 in Fayette City, PA us

Died: November 24, 1987 in Orlando, FL

Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Fayette City, PA

Debut: September 12, 1942 (Age 23-346d, 7,384th in MLB history)
vs. BSN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1951 (Age 33-000d)
vs. NYG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: James William Russell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.9

AB

3595

R

554

H

959

BA

.267

HR

RBI

428

SB

OBP

.360

SLG

.400

OPS

.760

OPS+

108

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Games by Position

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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	Pos	Awards
1938	19	NYY-min	D	77	300	300		96	17	10	4						.320	.320	.483	.803		145					BUT,BVR · PASA
1939	20	SLB-min	D	115	445	445		148	32	9	7						.333	.333	.492	.825		219					MYF · KITL
1940	21	SLB-min	C	109	394	394		105	20	2	17						.266	.266	.457	.723		180					YNG,SJS · MATL,MICH
1941	22	SLB-min	B,A1	149	560	560		205	62	10	12						.366	.366	.577	.943		323					MRD,MEM · SEAL,SOUA
1942	23	TTO	AA	99	373	312	52	92	19	2	2	40	14	7	54	35	.295	.402	.388	.790		121	4	2	5		TTO · IL
1942	23	PIT	NL	5	15	14	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	4	.071	.133	.071	.205	-40	1	0	0	0	/8
1943	24	PIT	NL	146	613	533	79	138	19	11	4	44	12		77	67	.259	.354	.358	.712	102	191	13	1	3	*7/398
1944	25	PIT	NL	152	663	580	109	181	34	14	8	66	6		79	63	.312	.399	.460	.859	137	267	8	5	0	*7/89	MVP-29
1945	26	PIT	NL	146	588	510	88	145	24	8	12	77	15		71	40	.284	.377	.433	.810	121	221	7	5	3	*7/8
1946	27	PIT	NL	146	592	516	68	143	29	6	8	50	11		67	54	.277	.362	.403	.765	114	208	11	2	6	*87/3
1947	28	PIT	NL	128	548	478	68	121	21	8	8	51	7		63	58	.253	.343	.381	.723	89	182	12	2	5	*89/7
1948	29	BSN	NL	89	375	322	44	85	18	1	9	54	4		46	31	.264	.361	.410	.771	109	132	8	3	3	8/7
1949	30	BSN	NL	130	486	415	57	96	22	1	8	54	3		64	68	.231	.337	.347	.684	88	144	9	2	5	*87
1950	31	BRO	NL	77	246	214	37	49	8	2	10	32	1		31	36	.229	.329	.425	.755	94	91	6	1	0	7/8
1951	32	BRO-min	AAA	110	427	346	55	99	25	4	9	67	6		78	57	.286	.420	.460	.880		159		2	1		MTL · IL
1951	32	BRO	NL	16	18	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	.000	.278	.000	.278	-19	0	2	1	0	/7
1952	33	POR	Opn	142	514	440	66	111	21	2	7	43	13		69	53	.252	.354	.357	.710		157		0	5		POR · PCL
1953	34	POR	Opn	142	548	470	61	123	21	2	6	37	8		69	43	.262	.356	.353	.709		166	15	0	9		POR · PCL
10 Yrs				1035	4144	3595	554	959	175	51	67	428	59	0	503	427	.267	.360	.400	.760	108	1437	76	22	25
162 Game Avg.				162	649	563	87	150	27	8	10	67	9		79	67	.267	.360	.400	.760	108	225	12	3	4

PIT (6 yrs)				723	3019	2631	414	729	127	47	40	288	51		358	286	.277	.367	.407	.774	113	1070	51	15	17
BSN (2 yrs)				219	861	737	101	181	40	2	17	108	7		110	99	.246	.347	.374	.722	97	276	17	5	8
BRO (2 yrs)				93	264	227	39	49	8	2	10	32	1	0	35	42	.216	.326	.401	.727	88	91	8	2	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Jim Russell

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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