Jim Russell Stats

Jim Russell was born on Tuesday, October 1, 1918, in Fayette City, Pennsylvania. Russell was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 12, 1942, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jim Russell baseball stats page.
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Jim Russell

Jim Russell Autograph on a 1949 Bowman Reprint (#235)

Jim Russell Autograph on a 1949 Bowman Reprint (#235)
 

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Birth Name:   James William Russell
Nickname:   Jim or Jimmy
Born On:   10-01-1918  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Fayette City, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-24-1987 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Orlando, Florida
Cemetery:   Mount Auburn Cemetery, Fayette City, Pennsylvania
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   181
First Game:   09-12-1942 (Age 23)
Last Game:   10-01-1951
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jim Russell

Jim Russell Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Jim Russell

Jim Russell Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1942 24 Pirates 5 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 0 - 0 0 .071 .133 .071
1943 25 Pirates 146 533 79 138 19 11 4 0 44 77 - 67 3 - 1 13 .259 .354 .358
1944 26 Pirates 152 580 109 181 34 14 8 1 66 79 - 63 0 - 5 8 .312 .399 .460
1945 27 Pirates 146 510 88 145 24 8 12 0 77 71 - 40 3 - 5 7 .284 .377 .433
1946 28 Pirates 146 516 68 143 29 6 8 0 50 67 - 54 6 - 2 11 .277 .362 .403
1947 29 Pirates 128 478 68 121 21 8 8 0 51 63 - 58 5 - 2 12 .253 .343 .381
1948 30 Braves 89 322 44 85 18 1 9 1 54 46 - 31 3 - 3 8 .264 .361 .410
1949 31 Braves 130 415 57 96 22 1 8 1 54 64 - 68 5 - 2 9 .231 .337 .347
1950 32 Dodgers 77 214 37 49 8 2 10 0 32 31 - 36 0 - 1 6 .229 .329 .425
1951 33 Dodgers 16 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 6 0 - 1 2 .000 .278 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 1,035 3,595 554 959 175 51 67 3 428 503 - 427 25 - 22 76 .267 .360 .400
Jim Russell

Jim Russell Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1942 Pirates CF 3 3 81 12 4.0 12 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.00
1943 Pirates 1B 6 3 78 38 6.3 38 38 0 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 13.15
1943 Pirates CF 2 0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1943 Pirates LF 134 127 3,123 1,300 9.7 1,300 1,284 16 - 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 11.24
1943 Pirates OF 134 - - 38 0.3 38 285 16 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00
1943 Pirates RF 4 4 27 3 0.8 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1944 Pirates OF 149 - - 370 2.5 365 345 20 5 7 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00
1945 Pirates OF 140 - - 331 2.4 322 313 9 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00
1946 Pirates 1B 5 - - 46 9.2 45 43 2 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00
1946 Pirates OF 134 - - 326 2.4 315 308 7 11 1 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00
1947 Pirates OF 119 - - 356 3.0 349 343 6 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00
1948 Braves OF 84 - - 251 3.0 249 246 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00
1949 Braves OF 120 - - 279 2.3 272 269 3 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00
1950 Dodgers OF 55 - - 135 2.5 134 131 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00
1951 Dodgers LF 4 - - 3 0.8 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
OF Totals 935 0 0 2,086 2.2 2,044 2,240 67 45 18 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00
LF Totals 138 127 3,123 1,303 9.4 1,303 1,287 16 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 11.27
1B Totals 11 3 78 84 7.6 83 81 2 1 9 n/a n/a n/a .988 28.73
CF Totals 5 3 81 12 2.4 12 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.00
RF Totals 4 4 27 3 0.8 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
10 Years 1,093 137 3,309 3,488 3.2 3,445 3,623 85 46 30 n/a n/a n/a .988 30.26
Jim Russell

Jim Russell Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1942 Pirates 0 - - 2 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 0.0 - - -
1943 Pirates 12 - - 7 1 n/a 133.3 8.0 12.1 - - -
1944 Pirates 6 - - 3 1 n/a 72.5 9.2 8.8 - - -
1945 Pirates 15 - - 6 1 n/a 42.5 12.8 6.6 - - -
1946 Pirates 11 - - 6 1 n/a 64.5 9.6 10.3 - - -
1947 Pirates 7 - - 9 0 n/a 59.8 8.2 9.4 - - -
1948 Braves 4 - - 5 0 n/a 35.8 10.4 6.0 - - -
1949 Braves 3 - - 15 1 n/a 51.9 6.1 7.7 - - -
1950 Dodgers 1 - - 25 1 n/a 21.4 5.9 6.7 - - -
1951 Dodgers 0 0 .000 14 0 n/a 0.0 2.2 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 59 0 1.000 92 6 n/a 53.7 8.4 8.4 - - -
Jim Russell

Jim Russell Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1942 Pittsburgh Pirates - Undetermined - -
1943 Pittsburgh Pirates 32 Undetermined - -
1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 32 Undetermined - -
1945 Pittsburgh Pirates 32 Undetermined n/a -
1946 Pittsburgh Pirates 32 Undetermined - -
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 17 Undetermined - -
1948 Boston Braves 5 Undetermined - -
1949 Boston Braves 5 Undetermined - -
1950 Brooklyn Dodgers 37 Undetermined - -
1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 37 Undetermined - -




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Did you know that on July 26, 1950, Jim Russell hit a home run batting righty versus Harry Brecheen and another lefty against George Munger making Russell the first Major League player in history to hit home runs from each side of the plate more than once?

In 1944 Jim Russell batted a career best .312, ninth in the National League. One of his eight home runs that season was a pinch hit grand slam - the first ever by a Pittsburgh Pirate - on August 20 versus the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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