Bill Russell was born on Thursday, October 21, 1948, in Pittsburg, Kansas. Russell was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 7, 1969, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. 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 Bill Russell baseball stats page.
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Bill RussellBill 'Ropes' Russell Autograph on a 1986 Topps Baseball Card (#506 | Checklist) |
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Bill RussellBill 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 |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Bill RussellBill 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 |
1969 | 21 | Dodgers | 98 | 212 | 35 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .226 | .301 | .344 |
1970 | 22 | Dodgers | 81 | 278 | 30 | 72 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .259 | .303 | .363 |
1971 | 23 | Dodgers | 91 | 211 | 29 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .227 | .265 | .327 |
1972 | 24 | Dodgers | 129 | 434 | 47 | 118 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 64 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .272 | .326 | .366 |
1973 | 25 | Dodgers | 162 | 615 | 55 | 163 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 34 | 20 | 63 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 9 | .265 | .301 | .337 |
1974 | 26 | Dodgers | 160 | 553 | 61 | 149 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 53 | 25 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 18 | .269 | .336 | .351 |
1975 | 27 | Dodgers | 84 | 252 | 24 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .206 | .277 | .258 |
1976 | 28 | Dodgers | 149 | 554 | 53 | 152 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 21 | 9 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | .274 | .301 | .343 |
1977 | 29 | Dodgers | 153 | 634 | 84 | 176 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 24 | 1 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | .278 | .304 | .360 |
1978 | 30 | Dodgers | 155 | 625 | 72 | 179 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 30 | 8 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17 | .286 | .320 | .365 |
1979 | 31 | Dodgers | 153 | 627 | 72 | 170 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 24 | 2 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 20 | .271 | .297 | .359 |
1980 | 32 | Dodgers | 130 | 466 | 38 | 123 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .264 | .295 | .341 |
1981 | 33 | Dodgers | 82 | 262 | 20 | 61 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | .233 | .284 | .282 |
1982 | 34 | Dodgers | 153 | 497 | 64 | 136 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 63 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 | .274 | .357 | .340 |
1983 | 35 | Dodgers | 131 | 451 | 47 | 111 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 33 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .246 | .302 | .286 |
1984 | 36 | Dodgers | 89 | 262 | 25 | 70 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .267 | .329 | .321 |
1985 | 37 | Dodgers | 76 | 169 | 19 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .260 | .333 | .308 |
1986 | 38 | Dodgers | 105 | 216 | 21 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .250 | .302 | .301 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
18 Years | 2,181 | 7,318 | 796 | 1,926 | 293 | 57 | 46 | 0 | 627 | 483 | 106 | 667 | 132 | 51 | 36 | 174 | .263 | .310 | .338 |
Bill RussellBill 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 |
1969 Dodgers | CF | 24 | 16 | 510 | 57 | 2.4 | 56 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.96 |
1969 Dodgers | LF | 8 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 0.8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.86 |
1969 Dodgers | RF | 61 | 29 | 921 | 71 | 1.2 | 69 | 68 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.02 |
1970 Dodgers | CF | 24 | 20 | 537 | 56 | 2.3 | 56 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.82 |
1970 Dodgers | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1970 Dodgers | RF | 57 | 47 | 1,305 | 125 | 2.2 | 122 | 116 | 6 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.52 |
1970 Dodgers | SS | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1971 Dodgers | 2B | 41 | 35 | 924 | 196 | 4.8 | 189 | 81 | 108 | 7 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 5.52 |
1971 Dodgers | CF | 10 | 6 | 162 | 20 | 2.0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.33 |
1971 Dodgers | LF | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1971 Dodgers | RF | 35 | 10 | 441 | 34 | 1.0 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 |
1971 Dodgers | SS | 6 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 1.2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 3.00 |
1972 Dodgers | CF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1972 Dodgers | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1972 Dodgers | RF | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1972 Dodgers | SS | 121 | 118 | 3,180 | 670 | 5.5 | 636 | 197 | 439 | 34 | 69 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 5.40 |
1973 Dodgers | SS | 162 | 162 | 480 | 834 | 5.1 | 803 | 243 | 560 | 31 | 106 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 45.17 |
1974 Dodgers | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1974 Dodgers | SS | 160 | 154 | 4,137 | 724 | 4.5 | 685 | 194 | 491 | 39 | 68 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 4.47 |
1975 Dodgers | SS | 83 | 81 | 2,031 | 335 | 4.0 | 324 | 94 | 230 | 11 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 4.31 |
1976 Dodgers | SS | 149 | 145 | 3,903 | 755 | 5.1 | 727 | 251 | 476 | 28 | 90 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 5.03 |
1977 Dodgers | SS | 153 | 149 | 3,960 | 786 | 5.1 | 757 | 234 | 523 | 29 | 102 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 5.16 |
1978 Dodgers | SS | 155 | 151 | 4,002 | 809 | 5.2 | 778 | 245 | 533 | 31 | 91 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 5.25 |
1979 Dodgers | SS | 150 | 148 | 3,888 | 700 | 4.7 | 670 | 218 | 452 | 30 | 70 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 4.65 |
1980 Dodgers | SS | 129 | 120 | 3,243 | 585 | 4.5 | 566 | 179 | 387 | 19 | 57 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 4.71 |
1981 Dodgers | SS | 80 | 78 | 2,007 | 403 | 5.0 | 389 | 128 | 261 | 14 | 49 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 5.23 |
1982 Dodgers | SS | 150 | 146 | 3,855 | 747 | 5.0 | 718 | 216 | 502 | 29 | 64 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 5.03 |
1983 Dodgers | SS | 127 | 122 | 3,162 | 606 | 4.8 | 584 | 192 | 392 | 22 | 61 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 4.99 |
1984 Dodgers | 2B | 5 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 2.0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.43 |
1984 Dodgers | CF | 18 | 16 | 402 | 34 | 1.9 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.28 |
1984 Dodgers | SS | 65 | 56 | 1,434 | 255 | 3.9 | 246 | 81 | 165 | 9 | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 4.63 |
1985 Dodgers | 2B | 8 | 5 | 135 | 28 | 3.5 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 5.40 |
1985 Dodgers | 3B | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
1985 Dodgers | LF | 21 | 15 | 420 | 23 | 1.1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 1.41 |
1985 Dodgers | SS | 23 | 19 | 507 | 99 | 4.3 | 91 | 27 | 64 | 8 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .919 | 4.85 |
1986 Dodgers | 2B | 8 | 6 | 192 | 39 | 4.9 | 38 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 5.34 |
1986 Dodgers | 3B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1986 Dodgers | CF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1986 Dodgers | LF | 28 | 12 | 396 | 36 | 1.3 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
1986 Dodgers | RF | 20 | 9 | 264 | 13 | 0.7 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.33 |
1986 Dodgers | SS | 32 | 14 | 525 | 104 | 3.3 | 100 | 36 | 64 | 4 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 5.14 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
SS Totals | 1,746 | 1,664 | 40,392 | 8,421 | 4.8 | 8,082 | 2,536 | 5,546 | 339 | 909 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 5.40 | |
RF Totals | 178 | 95 | 2,952 | 245 | 1.4 | 240 | 232 | 8 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.20 | |
CF Totals | 78 | 58 | 1,623 | 169 | 2.2 | 168 | 161 | 7 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 2.79 | |
LF Totals | 62 | 27 | 870 | 67 | 1.1 | 66 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.05 | |
2B Totals | 62 | 47 | 1,293 | 273 | 4.4 | 264 | 114 | 150 | 9 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 5.51 | |
3B Totals | 6 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.53 | |
18 Years | 2,132 | 1,892 | 47,181 | 9,176 | 4.3 | 8,821 | 3,107 | 5,714 | 355 | 936 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 5.05 |
Bill RussellBill 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 |
1969 Dodgers | 4 | 1 | .800 | 23 | 10 | n/a | 42.4 | 4.7 | 14.1 | - | - | - |
1970 Dodgers | 9 | 1 | .900 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.9 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
1971 Dodgers | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3 | 15 | n/a | 105.5 | 5.4 | 14.1 | - | - | - |
1972 Dodgers | 14 | 7 | .667 | 5 | 3 | n/a | 108.5 | 6.8 | 12.8 | - | - | - |
1973 Dodgers | 15 | 7 | .682 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 153.8 | 9.8 | 11.0 | - | - | - |
1974 Dodgers | 14 | 5 | .737 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 110.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
1975 Dodgers | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.0 | 18.0 | - | - | - |
1976 Dodgers | 15 | 5 | .750 | 0 | 3 | n/a | 110.8 | 12.0 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
1977 Dodgers | 16 | 7 | .696 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 158.5 | 14.7 | 12.4 | - | - | - |
1978 Dodgers | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 208.3 | 18.4 | 13.6 | - | - | - |
1979 Dodgers | 6 | 9 | .400 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 89.6 | 14.6 | 11.2 | - | - | - |
1980 Dodgers | 13 | 2 | .867 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 155.3 | 10.6 | 13.7 | - | - | - |
1981 Dodgers | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.1 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
1982 Dodgers | 10 | 2 | .833 | 4 | 1 | n/a | 165.7 | 16.6 | 10.8 | - | - | - |
1983 Dodgers | 13 | 9 | .591 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 451.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | - | - | - |
1984 Dodgers | 4 | 4 | .500 | 7 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.9 | 13.8 | - | - | - |
1985 Dodgers | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | 6 | n/a | 0.0 | 18.8 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
1986 Dodgers | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 37 | 9 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.4 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
18 Years | 167 | 69 | .708 | 121 | 53 | n/a | 159.1 | 11.0 | 11.7 | - | - | - |
Bill RussellBill Russell Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1969 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1970 Los Angeles Dodgers | 31, 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1971 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1975 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | $72,500.00 | Stats | - |
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | $100,000.00 | - | Stats |
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | $145,000.00 | - | Stats |
1979 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1980 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1982 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1983 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1984 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1985 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | $450,000.00 | - | - |
1986 Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | $450,000.00 | - | - |
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