John Russell

Positions: Catcher, Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: January 5, 1961 in Oklahoma City, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Norman HS (Norman, OK) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (13th) of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK).

High School: Norman HS (Norman, OK)

School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

Debut: June 22, 1984 (Age 23-169d, 14,906th in major league history)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1993 (Age 32-270d)
vs. KCR 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: John William Russell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.2

1087

245

.225

113

RBI

129

OBP

.282

SLG

.371

OPS

.653

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	35-33 / in Starts: 14-16
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	49 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 140 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	99 (48-35-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 140 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	86 (42-28-15)

Most Driven In
R Sierra	2
Self	2
P Incaviglia	1
J Franco	1
S Buechele	1
M Stanley	1
C Espy	0
R Palmeiro	0

Most Driven In By
J Kunkel	3
Self	2
J Huson	2
S Buechele	2
B Haselman	1
H Baines	1
M Stanley	1
J Daugherty	1

1990 Batting Game Log

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1990 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	334	35 (34)	May 18	TEX	@	BAL	L,1-13	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	6	.01	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.05	PH C
2	335	40 (4)	May 23	TEX	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	6	.92	-0.062	.47	-0.02%	-0.54	DH
3	336	42 (1)	May 25	TEX		BAL	L,2-12	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.26	C
4	337	43	May 26	TEX		BAL	L,5-7	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	6						C
5	338	44	May 27	TEX		BAL	L,2-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	8						3B
6	339	47 (2)	May 30	TEX		BOS	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	2						C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	340	53 (5)	Jun 6	TEX		OAK	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	3						C
8	341	56 (2)	Jun 9	TEX	@	CAL	L,3-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.636	1.000	7	.55	-0.019	.06	0.00%	0.16	C
9	342	57	Jun 10	TEX	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.467	.733	6	.60	-0.060	.05	0.00%	-0.95	C
10	343	58	Jun 11	TEX	@	OAK	W,5-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.611	.927	7	.35	0.066	.04	0.01%	0.69	C
11	344	59	Jun 12	TEX	@	OAK	W,6-5	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.364	.619	.983	8	.97	0.066	.16	0.01%	0.34	C
12	345	60	Jun 13	TEX	@	OAK	L,2-3	GS-10	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.385	.565	.950	6	1.59	-0.019	.32	0.00%	-0.07	DH
13	346	61	Jun 14	TEX	@	SEA	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.269	.345	.500	.845	7	1.63	-0.158	.20	-0.01%	-1.41	C
14	347	63 (1)	Jun 16	TEX	@	SEA	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.344	.483	.827	6	.80	0.064	.10	0.01%	0.58	C
15	348	64	Jun 17	TEX	@	SEA	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.306	.424	.730	6	1.32	-0.130	.12	-0.01%	-1.35	C
16	349	65	Jun 18	TEX		MIN	W,7-1	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.316	.429	.744	7	1.11	-0.048	.07	0.00%	-0.19	1B
17	350	67 (1)	Jun 20	TEX		MIN	W,8-0	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.417	.724	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
18	351	68	Jun 22	TEX		SEA	W,5-2	GS-7	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.333	.462	.795	7	1.04	0.099	.13	0.01%	1.03	C
19	352	69	Jun 23	TEX		SEA	L,6-8	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.326	.442	.768	6	1.07	-0.067	.19	-0.01%	-0.62	C
20	353	70	Jun 24	TEX		SEA	L,5-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.319	.432	.751	1	.08	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.29	C
21	354	71	Jun 25	TEX	@	MIN	L,1-9	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.306	.413	.719	7	.87	-0.048	.09	0.00%	-0.61	PR C
22	355	72	Jun 26	TEX	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.308	.408	.716	7	1.32	-0.007	.11	0.00%	-0.18	C
23	356	73	Jun 27	TEX	@	MIN	W,9-2	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.278	.316	.407	.723	7	.64	0.027	.03	0.00%	0.12	C
24	357	74	Jun 28	TEX	@	MIN	W,8-6	GS-4	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.339	.436	.775	6	.66	0.077	.05	0.00%	1.01	DH
25	358	75	Jun 29	TEX	@	BOS	W,4-3	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.344	.439	.783	1	3.25	-0.060	.26	0.00%	-0.01	PH C
26	359	76	Jun 30	TEX	@	BOS	W,6-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.298	.344	.439	.783	7						PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	360	77	Jul 1	TEX	@	BOS	L,4-15	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.333	.424	.757	7	.10	-0.005	.01	0.00%	-0.47	PH C
28	361	79 (1)	Jul 3	TEX		BAL	W,7-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.328	.417	.745	5	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
29	362	80	Jul 4	TEX		BAL	L,4-9	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.338	.426	.765	9	.51	0.020	.03	0.00%	0.38	C
30	363	81	Jul 5	TEX		BAL	W,3-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.333	.419	.753	8	.98	-0.025	.07	0.00%	-0.43	C
31	364	83 (1)	Jul 7	TEX		BOS	W,7-4	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.328	.413	.741	8	.25	-0.013	.02	0.00%	-0.40	PH C
32	365	84	Jul 8	TEX		BOS	W,4-3	11-GF(11)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.338	.413	.751	8	4.93	0.022	.61	0.00%	0.27	PH
33	366	85	Jul 12	TEX	@	DET	W,11-1	8-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.343	.415	.758	7	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.22	PH
34	367	86	Jul 13	TEX	@	DET	W,7-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.338	.409	.747	1	2.13	-0.089	.33	-0.01%	-0.48	PH
35	368	88 (1)	Jul 15	TEX	@	DET	L,2-3	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.347	.418	.765	9	2.39	0.110	.45	0.01%	0.94	PH
36	369	92 (3)	Jul 20	TEX		DET	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.347	.414	.761	6	.34	-0.024	.02	0.00%	-0.35	DH
37	370	93	Jul 21	TEX		DET	L,1-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.342	.408	.751	1	.03	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
38	371	95 (1)	Jul 23	TEX		NYY	W,3-2	1-GF	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.325	.387	.712	7	.89	-0.043	.09	0.00%	-0.64	C
39	372	96	Jul 24	TEX		NYY	W,4-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.325	.387	.712	7						C
40	373	97	Jul 25	TEX		NYY	W,9-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.321	.382	.703	9	.88	-0.025	.10	0.00%	-0.32	PH
41	374	99 (1)	Jul 28	TEX	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG(13)	6	6	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.280	.322	.390	.712	5	1.88	-0.003	.24	0.00%	-0.21	C
42	375	100	Jul 29	TEX	@	TOR	L,8-10	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.274	.315	.381	.696	5	.83	0.007	.13	0.00%	0.16	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
43	376	103 (2)	Aug 1	TEX	@	MIL	W,8-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.274	.315	.381	.696	2						PR C
44	377	104	Aug 2	TEX		TOR	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.326	.391	.717	6	1.14	0.022	.34	0.00%	0.32	C
45	378	105	Aug 3	TEX		TOR	W,9-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.333	.389	.722	6	.87	-0.056	.23	-0.01%	-0.28	C
46	379	107 (1)	Aug 5	TEX		TOR	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.330	.383	.713	6	1.16	-0.026	.39	-0.01%	-0.29	C
47	380	111 (3)	Aug 9	TEX	@	CLE	W,13-5	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.333	.385	.719	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.43	PH LF
48	381	113 (1)	Aug 10 (2)	TEX	@	CHW	L,1-5	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.330	.381	.712	5	.46	-0.013	.08	0.00%	-0.22	LF
49	382	118 (4)	Aug 17 (1)	TEX		CHW	W,1-0	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.321	.370	.691	7	1.03	-0.077	.05	0.00%	-0.48	DH
50	383	119	Aug 17 (2)	TEX		CHW	L,2-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.321	.370	.691	5						PH
51	384	121 (1)	Aug 19	TEX		CHW	L,2-4	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.324	.366	.690	6	.75	0.015	.02	0.00%	0.10	DH
52	385	123 (1)	Aug 21	TEX		SEA	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.324	.365	.690	7	1.58	0.010	.03	0.00%	0.39	DH
53	386	125 (1)	Aug 24	TEX		MIN	W,2-0	7-8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.330	.365	.696	9	2.15	0.021	.03	0.00%	0.23	PH
54	387	126	Aug 25	TEX		MIN	L,5-8	5-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.333	.377	.711	7	.80	0.049	.02	0.00%	0.26	LF
55	388	128 (1)	Aug 27	TEX	@	CAL	L,3-7	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.342	.380	.722	8	1.50	0.044	.05	0.00%	0.36	DH
56	389	130 (1)	Aug 29	TEX	@	CAL	L,2-9	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.333	.369	.703	8	2.10	-0.031	.02	0.00%	-0.36	DH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
57	390	134 (3)	Sep 3	TEX		CLE	W,6-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.333	.369	.703	3						1B
58	391	137 (2)	Sep 6	TEX		KCR	W,12-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.331	.366	.697	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.29	PH LF
59	392	141 (3)	Sep 10	TEX	@	NYY	W,1-0	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.328	.363	.691	1	3.27	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.35	PH
60	393	142	Sep 11	TEX	@	NYY	L,4-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.274	.328	.363	.691	1						PH
61	394	143	Sep 12	TEX	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.270	.328	.357	.685	2	1.62	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.08	DH
62	395	144	Sep 14	TEX		MIL	W,2-1	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.325	.353	.679	5	1.77	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
63	396	146 (1)	Sep 16	TEX		MIL	L,3-5	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.331	.359	.690	9	4.65	0.131	.00	0.00%	0.66	PH
64	397	147	Sep 17	TEX	@	SEA	W,10-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.274	.331	.359	.690	1						LF
65	398	149 (1)	Sep 19	TEX	@	SEA	W,6-5	GS-7	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.336	.358	.694	6	1.46	-0.026	.00	0.00%	0.26	1B
66	399	153 (3)	Sep 24	TEX		CAL	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.328	.350	.678	8	1.68	-0.139	.00	0.00%	-1.25	DH
67	400	158 (4)	Sep 29	TEX		OAK	L,3-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.326	.347	.673	5	.22	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.32	PH
68	401	162 (3)	Oct 3	TEX	@	MIL	L,3-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.331	.352	.682	5	1.31	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-0.57	LF
							35-33		140	128	16	35	4	0	2	8	11	2	41	0	1	0	1	3	1	0	.273	.331	.352	.682		1.10	-0.663	.11	-0.05%	-6.24

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