#15 Jim Russell, Centerfield, 31 yrs, Cincinnati Reds Friday, 10/20/1949 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Jim Russell
10/1/1918 31 USA,PA,FAYETTE CITY 6"1 191
Centerfield S R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Average Suffers Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,850,000 1949 6 Year(s), 27 Days (1059 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 83 Days (1287 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
Talent | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 10 10 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 10 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 8 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 9
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @NYN | L 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/24 | @NYN | W 9-7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/26 | @BRO | W 4-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/27 | @BRO | L 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/28 | CHC | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/29 | PIT | W 7-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/30 | STL | W 7-3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/1 | BSN | W 6-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #7 | | |
10/2 | @PHI | L 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #7 | | |
10/4 | BSN | L 2-5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 151 | 517 | 142 | 36 | 4 | 16 | 81 | 101 | 107 | 63 | .275 | .399 | .453 | .851 | .993 | .178 |
Projected | 151 | 517 | 142 | 36 | 4 | 16 | 81 | 101 | 107 | 63 | .275 | .399 | .453 | .851 | .993 | .178 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 148 | 632 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 234 | 56 | 54 | 11 | 83.1 | 106.7 | 7.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 179 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 47 | 34 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .390 | .469 | .859 |
vs. RHP | 338 | 93 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 57 | 54 | 73 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .275 | .403 | .444 | .847 |
Close/Late | 57 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .405 | .333 | .739 |
Scoring Position | 140 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .257 | .351 | .400 | .751 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 74 | 246 | 69 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 51 | 52 | 28 | .280 | .407 | .492 | .899 |
Road | 77 | 271 | 73 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 35 | .269 | .392 | .417 | .809 |
March/April | 25 | 84 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 15 | .202 | .333 | .238 | .571 |
May | 24 | 88 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 9 | .307 | .386 | .455 | .841 |
June | 25 | 84 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 9 | .250 | .417 | .369 | .786 |
July | 25 | 87 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 18 | 9 | .241 | .374 | .517 | .891 |
August | 25 | 82 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 9 | .378 | .470 | .732 | 1.202 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 92 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 12 | .272 | .412 | .413 | .825 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1942 | 42 | 119 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 1 | .218 | .333 | .395 | .728 | CIN |
1943 | 118 | 299 | 77 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 63 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 27 | 7 | .258 | .367 | .435 | .802 | CIN |
1944 | 101 | 157 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 5 | .229 | .378 | .306 | .683 | CIN |
1945 | 79 | 158 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 2 | .215 | .361 | .316 | .677 | CIN |
1946 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .214 | .421 | .429 | .850 | CIN |
1947 | 68 | 239 | 80 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 56 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 11 | .335 | .438 | .582 | 1.020 | CIN |
1948 | 155 | 538 | 137 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 108 | 114 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 62 | 10 | .255 | .389 | .414 | .803 | CIN |
1949 | 151 | 517 | 142 | 36 | 4 | 16 | 81 | 101 | 107 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 54 | 11 | .275 | .399 | .453 | .851 | CIN |
Total | 741 | 2041 | 535 | 129 | 24 | 55 | 299 | 413 | 416 | 14 | 16 | 239 | 227 | 49 | .262 | .388 | .430 | .818 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1942, AAA | 88 | 311 | 88 | 14 | 5 | 30 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 57 | 14 | 4 | .283 | .421 | .650 | 1.071 |
1945, AAA | 36 | 138 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 3 | .333 | .436 | .601 | 1.038 |
1946, AAA | 89 | 337 | 109 | 14 | 2 | 27 | 80 | 83 | 76 | 42 | 30 | 2 | .323 | .445 | .617 | 1.062 |
1947, AAA | 85 | 287 | 95 | 19 | 4 | 20 | 75 | 78 | 107 | 45 | 20 | 5 | .331 | .511 | .634 | 1.146 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1944 | 13 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .371 | .476 | .543 | 1.019 |
1945 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .267 | .467 |
Total | 19 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .320 | .404 | .460 | .864 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 50 | 49 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 1.000 | 394.2 | 1.71 | | | | |
Centerfield | 103 | 99 | 228 | 12 | 5 | 243 | 3 | .988 | 897.0 | 2.44 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1942... Had first career hit on 7/15/1942, off Paul Erickson (STL)... Hit first career homerun on 7/21/1942, off Bill Swift (BRO)... Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1944... 1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 6/4/1947 with a Spasms Back, out for 3 weeks... 1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,850,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 3/4/1948 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks... 1/31/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,850,000 through salary arbitration...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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BB 1948 - 114 - 5th
| SB 1948 - 62 - 3rd
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