Reb Russell was born on Tuesday, March 12, 1889, in Jackson, Mississippi. Russell was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1913, with the Chicago White Sox. 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 Reb Russell baseball stats page.
"When Joe Jackson was asked who were the toughest pitchers he faced, he replied, 'Harry Krause and Reb Russell.'" - David L. Fleitz in Shoeless: The Life and Times of Joe Jackson (March 2001)
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Reb RussellReb Russell Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1913 | 24 | White Sox | 52 | 36 | 10 | 22 | 16 | .579 | 1.90 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 316.2 | 1,228 | 250 | 67 | 89 | 2 | 79 | - | 122 | 4 | 8 | 4 | - |
1914 | 25 | White Sox | 38 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 2.90 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 167.1 | 663 | 168 | 54 | 80 | 3 | 33 | - | 79 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - |
1915 | 26 | White Sox | 41 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 2.59 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 229.1 | 918 | 215 | 66 | 90 | 0 | 47 | - | 90 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
1916 | 27 | White Sox | 56 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2.42 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 264.1 | 983 | 207 | 71 | 88 | 1 | 42 | - | 112 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - |
1917 | 28 | White Sox | 35 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 1.95 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 189.1 | 731 | 170 | 41 | 61 | 1 | 32 | - | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1918 | 29 | White Sox | 19 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2.60 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 124.2 | 506 | 117 | 36 | 45 | 0 | 33 | - | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1919 | 30 | White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
7 Years | 242 | 148 | 57 | 81 | 59 | .579 | 2.33 | 81 | 24 | 13 | 1,291.2 | 5,031 | 1,128 | 335 | 453 | 7 | 267 | - | 495 | 19 | 19 | 4 | - |
Reb RussellReb Russell Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1913 | 24 | White Sox | 52 | 106 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | 29 | 4 | - | 1 | - | .189 | .204 | .321 |
1914 | 25 | White Sox | 46 | 64 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | 14 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .266 | .277 | .313 |
1915 | 26 | White Sox | 45 | 86 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - | 14 | 2 | - | 2 | - | .244 | .293 | .337 |
1916 | 27 | White Sox | 56 | 91 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | - | 1 | - | .143 | .152 | .165 |
1917 | 28 | White Sox | 39 | 68 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - | 10 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .279 | .300 | .412 |
1918 | 29 | White Sox | 27 | 50 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | - | .140 | .157 | .200 |
1919 | 30 | White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1922 | 33 | Pirates | 60 | 220 | 51 | 81 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 75 | 14 | - | 18 | 9 | - | 7 | - | .368 | .423 | .668 |
1923 | 34 | Pirates | 94 | 291 | 49 | 84 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 58 | 20 | - | 21 | 4 | - | 3 | - | .289 | .341 | .491 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
9 Years | 420 | 976 | 142 | 262 | 48 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 172 | 42 | 0 | 130 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .268 | .309 | .436 |
Reb RussellReb Russell Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1913 White Sox | P | 52 | 36 | 950 | 83 | 1.6 | 79 | 10 | 69 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.25 |
1914 White Sox | P | 38 | 23 | 502 | 56 | 1.5 | 53 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 2.85 |
1915 White Sox | P | 41 | 25 | 688 | 69 | 1.7 | 67 | 11 | 56 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.63 |
1916 White Sox | P | 56 | 25 | 793 | 77 | 1.4 | 75 | 4 | 71 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.55 |
1917 White Sox | LF | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1917 White Sox | P | 35 | 24 | 568 | 63 | 1.8 | 62 | 11 | 51 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.95 |
1918 White Sox | P | 19 | 15 | 374 | 30 | 1.6 | 30 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.17 |
1918 White Sox | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1919 White Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1922 Pirates | RF | 60 | 54 | 1,500 | 124 | 2.1 | 120 | 115 | 5 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.16 |
1923 Pirates | LF | 5 | 4 | 105 | 211 | 42.2 | 211 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 54.26 |
1923 Pirates | RF | 71 | 67 | 1,470 | 2,154 | 30.3 | 2,149 | 2,145 | 4 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .998 | 39.47 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 242 | 148 | 3,875 | 378 | 1.6 | 366 | 41 | 325 | 12 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.55 | |
RF Totals | 132 | 122 | 2,994 | 2,280 | 17.3 | 2,271 | 2,262 | 9 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 20.48 | |
LF Totals | 6 | 4 | 105 | 214 | 35.7 | 214 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 55.03 | |
9 Years | 380 | 274 | 6,974 | 2,872 | 7.6 | 2,851 | 2,517 | 334 | 21 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 11.04 |
Reb RussellReb Russell Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1913 White Sox | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 106.0 | 3.7 | 15.1 | 1.54 | 3.47 | 2.25 |
1914 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.6 | 9.1 | 2.39 | 4.25 | 1.77 |
1915 White Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.1 | 12.3 | 1.91 | 3.53 | 1.84 |
1916 White Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.1 | 15.2 | 2.67 | 3.81 | 1.43 |
1917 White Sox | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 1.69 | 2.57 | 1.52 |
1918 White Sox | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.3 | 16.7 | 1.15 | 2.74 | 2.38 |
1919 White Sox | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
1922 Pirates | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 18.3 | 12.2 | 2.9 | - | - | - |
1923 Pirates | 3 | 1 | .750 | 18 | 0 | n/a | 32.3 | 13.9 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
9 Years | 9 | 3 | .750 | 20 | 0 | n/a | 44.4 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 1.85 | 3.45 | 1.86 |
Reb RussellReb Russell Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1913 Chicago White Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1914 Chicago White Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1915 Chicago White Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1916 Chicago White Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1917 Chicago White Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1918 Chicago White Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1919 Chicago White Sox | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1922 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1923 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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