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Jim Russell
James William Russell

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 181 lb.

MLB Debut September 12, 1942
Final Game October 1, 1951
Born October 1, 1918 in Fayette City, PA
Died November 24, 1987 (age 69)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1943 24 NYA AL  151  521   77  114  15   9   7   42  23   9   72   69  .219  .315  .322  .637    99   168   2   4   0   3  13  
 1944 25 CHN NL  150  609  108  182  20  12  15   93   3   2   73   78  .299  .370  .445  .815   109   271   0   9   2   1  24  MVP-9
 1945 26 CHN NL  139  494   94  144  21   8  20   98  14   5   68   46  .291  .373  .488  .861   116   241   0   8   3   1  22  
 1946 27 CHN NL  137  506   62  126  19   7   9   67  13   4   65   65  .249  .331  .368  .699   103   186   0   8   1   1  17  
 1947 28 CHN NL  109  362   57   95  20  11   9   55   1   2   55   58  .262  .358  .453  .811   107   164   0   6   0   2  12  
 1948 29 BON NL   83  230   31   57  14   1   8   34   0   2   34   23  .248  .348  .422  .770   109    97   3   1   4   2   7  
 1949 30 BON NL   43  145   15   31   2   0   2   10   5   1   20   30  .214  .311  .269  .580    81    39   0   1   1   1   7  
 1950 31 BON NL   35   96   13   18   4   0   4   13   1   1   14   13  .188  .301  .354  .655    87    34   0   1   1   2   4  
         BRN NL    5    6    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .167  .143  .667  .810   105     4   0   1   0   0   0  
         TOT      40  102   14   19   4   0   5   15   1   1   14   13  .186  .292  .373  .664          38   0   2   1   2   4 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      852 2969  458  768 115  48  75  414  60  26  401  382  .259  .345  .406  .751        1204   5  39  12  13 106
 Per 600 PA           520   80  134  20   8  13   72  11   5   70   67                                 211   1   7   2   2  19
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With CHN      535 1971  321  547  80  38  53  313  31  13  261  247  .278  .358  .437  .796         862   0  31   6   5  75
   With BON      161  471   59  106  20   1  14   57   6   4   68   66  .225  .327  .361  .688         170   3   3   6   5  18
   With NYA      151  521   77  114  15   9   7   42  23   9   72   69  .219  .315  .322  .637         168   2   4   0   3  13
   With BRN        5    6    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .167  .143  .667  .810           4   0   1   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1035 3595  554  959 175  51  67  428  59   0  503  427  .267  .360  .400  .760        1437  25          22  76
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1943 24 NYA AL  25   56   3.5   0   0   0  .000   2   50   40  .800    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e3   -74   
 1944 25 CHN NL  20   98   5.7   0   0   0  .000   9   73   58  .795    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e5   -45   
 1945 26 CHN NL  10   87   6.2   4   1   0  .250   7   48   37  .771    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e10   50   
 1946 27 CHN NL  36   63   4.2  10   5   1  .500   7   43   31  .721    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e12  -67   
 1947 28 CHN NL  40   59   5.6   9   2   0  .222   3   43   30  .698    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e9    87   
 1948 29 BON NL  70   33   4.9  10   1   1  .100   0   26   26 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   1(-1)e4    -1   
 1949 30 BON NL   7   12   2.7   2   0   0  .000   0   13   10  .769    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e9  -103   
 1950 31 BON NL  60    9   3.2  10   1   0  .100   0    7    5  .714    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e3   -99   
         BRN NL  67    0   2.9   4   1   1  .250   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   2(+1)e3    55   
         TOT                    14   2   1  .143   0    7    5  .714    0    0  .000
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          421   4.8  49  11   3  .224  28  303  237  .782    0    0  .000                 -22   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 10.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1943 24 NYA AL  LF    79   162     2    1    0   .994    77   703.2   2.10
                 RF    73   149     3    1    0   .993    71   638.2   2.14
 1944 25 CHN NL  CF   149   380    17    9    2   .978   149  1343.2   2.66
                 LF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     6.0   3.00
 1945 26 CHN NL  RF   123   224     5    6    0   .974   121  1060.2   1.94
                 LF    23     6     1    1    0   .875     0    51.0   1.24
                 CF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   2.00
 1946 27 CHN NL  CF    74   182     5    2    0   .989    73   659.0   2.55
                 LF    57    99     1    5    1   .952    52   472.2   1.90
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
 1947 28 CHN NL  LF    54   116     1    2    1   .983    39   377.1   2.79
                 CF    34    85     5    1    0   .989    33   296.1   2.73
                 RF    14    22     1    0    0  1.000    14   120.1   1.72
 1948 29 BON NL  LF    45    73     2    0    0  1.000    42   375.2   1.80
                 CF    31    48     5    0    2  1.000    14   153.0   3.12
                 RF     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     1    10.0   2.70
 1949 30 BON NL  LF    31    56     2    0    1  1.000    30   264.1   1.97
                 CF     9    24     1    0    0  1.000     9    78.0   2.88
 1950 31 BON NL  CF    21    55     3    0    0  1.000    20   176.1   2.96
                 RF     4     7     0    0    0  1.000     4    36.0   1.75
         BRN NL  CF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   2.25
                 LF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 CF   320   777    36   12    4   .985   299  2719.1   2.69
                 LF   293   515     9    9    3   .983   240  2253.2   2.09
                 RF   216   405     9    7    0   .983   211  1868.2   1.99
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1943 WS    NYA SLN   L    4  12  5  5  0  0  0   0  4  0  .417  .562  .417  1
 1945 WS    CHN DEA   L    6  24  3  6  0  0  1   4  1  3  .250  .280  .375  1
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1943  NYA   88-66   Billy Vanson
 1944  CHN   96-58   Alan Boodman
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 1946  CHN   80-74   Alan Boodman
 1947  CHN   72-82   Alan Boodman
 1948  BON   70-84   Jim Pardee
 1949  BON   77-77   Jim Pardee
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 1950  BRN   96-58   Robert Rescigno

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