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P Jeff Russell #4
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R
10/05/1997
P JEFF RUSSELL #4 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
31 22 4-16 0 8.27 140.1 194 41 56 64 1.78 -2.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 6 6 7 7
Movement 12 11 12 12
Control 15 14 15 16
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 7 8
Slider 6 8
Changeup 3 5
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 86-88 Mph
Stamina 15
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 5
Defense 8
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 19
Bunt for Hit: 11
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/25/1997 OAK Loss, 6-16 X 4.1 9 6 6 3 1 Loss
09/21/1997 SD Win, 6-5 X 7.1 11 4 3 1 2 Win
09/17/1997 @ WAS Loss, 4-7 X 3.0 6 7 7 1 0 Loss
09/12/1997 @ MON Loss, 4-8 X 4.2 6 6 3 7 3 Loss
09/08/1997 ARI Loss, 3-7 X 7.0 11 4 4 3 2 Loss
09/03/1997 @ SEA Loss, 4-5 X 5.1 8 5 5 1 1 Loss
08/31/1997 @ ARI Loss, 6-12 X 2.1 4 7 6 4 1 Loss
08/27/1997 BAL Win, 13-5 X 5.0 9 5 5 1 0 Win
08/23/1997 TOR Win, 7-5 X 7.0 7 5 5 5 1
08/18/1997 @ SD Loss, 6-13 X 3.1 10 10 10 3 1 Loss
Birthday:09/02/1961
Born in:Cincinnati, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Drafted:1982, 5th Pick in Round 2
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 31 22 4 16 0 8.27 140.1 194 141 129 41 56 64 2 9.1 1 3 13.6
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 2 0.0 9 6 16.74 12.44 4.10 3.59 7.15 1.78 164 -2.4 .310        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 282 99 28 1 20 67 29 28 5 2 3 .351 .411 .670 1.081      
vs. RHB 306 95 25 2 21 74 27 36 5 7 8 .310 .376 .611 .987      
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 1 0 12.46 4.1 9 6 6 1 3 1  
April 2 0 0 1 0 8.10 6.2 9 7 6 1 2 3  
May 6 0 0 0 0 7.11 12.2 18 10 10 4 3 8  
June 5 4 2 2 0 6.84 26.1 27 20 20 4 9 11  
July 5 5 0 4 0 6.35 34.0 39 27 24 10 9 23  
August 7 7 1 4 0 12.72 29.0 50 45 41 13 17 10  
September 6 6 1 5 0 7.96 31.2 51 32 28 9 16 9  
Career 65 34 6 26 0 7.40 248.0 323 220 204 57 100 133  
Home 20 13 4 8 0 7.44 94.1 125 83 78 21 33 40  
Road 11 9 0 8 0 9.98 46.0 69 58 51 20 23 24  
Grass 29 20 4 14 0 8.36 130.1 180 130 121 39 48 60  
Turf 2 2 0 2 0 7.20 10.0 14 11 8 2 8 4  
Day 16 11 1 8 0 10.30 64.2 103 79 74 26 23 31  
Night 15 11 3 8 0 6.54 75.2 91 62 55 15 33 33  
As Starter 22 22 4 15 0 8.69 117.0 166 124 113 36 51 50  
As Reliever / Substitution 9 0 0 1 0 6.17 23.1 28 17 16 5 5 14  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1983 Los Angeles - DBL 21 8 8 1 6 0 7.85 47.0 65 43 41 6 18 18 0 0 1.77 .339 4.67 0.3 51
1984 Los Angeles - DBL 22 17 3 1 2 0 5.05 46.1 47 27 26 10 22 35 1 0 1.49 .278 5.44 -0.5 80
1985 Los Angeles - DBL 23 1 1 0 1 0 2.57 7.0 7 3 2 0 0 6 0 0 1.00 .333 1.07 0.4 158
1986 Los Angeles - DBL 24 7 0 0 0 0 6.75 4.0 6 3 3 0 1 6 0 0 1.75 .545 0.63 0.2 62
1990 Los Angeles - DBL 28 1 0 0 1 0 8.10 3.1 4 3 3 0 3 4 0 0 2.10 .400 3.20 0.0 50
1997 Colorado - DBL 35 31 22 4 16 0 8.27 140.1 194 141 129 41 56 64 2 1 1.78 .310 7.15 -2.4 53
Total DBL 65 34 6 26 0 7.40 248.0 323 220 204 57 100 133 3 1 1.71 .316 6.03 -2.0 61
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1983 Nashville - CBL 21 20 20 9 5 0 2.76 147.0 130 52 45 11 26 86 3 0 1.06 .260 3.28 2.7 132
1984 Nashville - CBL 22 7 0 0 0 1 0.96 28.0 21 3 3 0 4 22 0 0 0.89 .280 1.91 1.0 451
1985 Nashville - CBL 23 26 1 2 1 1 4.15 73.2 80 39 34 3 25 51 0 0 1.43 .324 3.31 1.2 104
1986 Nashville - CBL 24 13 0 1 0 0 3.38 29.1 33 13 11 4 7 23 0 0 1.36 .326 4.01 0.2 127
1987 Nashville - CBL 25 28 28 13 8 0 4.46 195.2 222 105 97 28 40 129 5 0 1.34 .316 4.46 2.6 100
1988 Nashville - CBL 26 19 1 2 0 0 3.76 52.2 54 26 22 6 14 43 1 0 1.29 .300 3.84 0.6 115
1989 Nashville - CBL 27 27 23 9 7 0 4.42 158.2 177 94 78 21 36 104 4 0 1.34 .306 4.19 2.1 96
1990 Nashville - CBL 28 13 2 1 2 0 4.88 31.1 39 18 17 4 7 25 0 0 1.47 .340 4.00 0.4 91
1990 Rochester - CBL 28 9 9 2 5 0 5.77 53.0 59 36 34 8 14 39 1 0 1.38 .304 4.62 0.6 77
1990 Total - CBL 28 22 11 3 7 0 5.44 84.1 98 54 51 12 21 64 1 0 1.41 .317 0.00 0.0 0
1991 Rochester - CBL 29 26 22 9 7 0 5.42 146.0 157 93 88 29 41 104 2 1 1.36 .285 5.28 0.5 82
1995 Salt Lake City - AAA 33 38 6 1 6 0 6.38 108.2 171 98 77 20 28 95 0 0 1.83 .396 5.36 0.1 75
1996 Colorado Springs - AAA 34 24 24 9 12 0 4.85 157.2 199 90 85 19 33 86 2 0 1.47 .324 5.13 1.5 99
Total CBL 188 106 48 35 2 4.22 915.1 972 479 429 114 214 626 16 1 1.30 .300 4.13 112.7
Total HBL 62 30 10 18 0 5.47 266.1 370 188 162 39 61 181 2 0 1.62 .353 5.23 89.3
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1984 Nashville - CBL 22 1 0 0 0 0 10.80 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 1.80 .600 0.00 0.0 0
Total CBL 1 0 0 0 0 10.80 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 1.80 .600 1.26 40.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1983 Los Angeles - DBL P 8 8 3 10 0 14 1 .929 47.0 2.49 -0.5 .903
1983 Nashville - CBL P 20 20 3 21 0 25 1 .960 147.0 1.47 +0.1 1.051
1984 Los Angeles - DBL P 17 3 0 4 0 5 1 .800 46.1 0.78 -0.6 .782
1984 Nashville - CBL P 7 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 28.0 0.32 +0.1 .000
1985 Los Angeles - DBL P 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 .667 7.0 2.57 -0.6 .689
1985 Nashville - CBL P 26 1 4 12 1 17 1 .941 73.2 1.95 +0.6 1.020
1986 Los Angeles - DBL P 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.040
1986 Nashville - CBL P 13 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 29.1 1.23 -0.1 1.020
1987 Nashville - CBL P 28 28 11 33 2 44 0 1.000 195.2 2.02 +1.4 1.034
1988 Nashville - CBL P 19 1 2 9 0 11 0 1.000 52.2 1.88 +0.6 1.022
1989 Nashville - CBL P 27 23 5 28 1 34 1 .971 158.2 1.87 +0.3 1.021
1990 Los Angeles - DBL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
1990 Nashville - CBL P 13 2 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 31.1 2.30 +0.1 1.035
1990 Rochester - CBL P 9 9 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 53.0 1.02 +0.1 1.035
1991 Rochester - CBL P 26 22 4 19 0 24 1 .958 146.0 1.42 -0.6 .973
1995 Salt Lake City - AAA P 38 6 2 13 0 15 0 1.000 108.2 1.24 -0.7 .902
1996 Colorado Springs - AAA P 24 24 9 15 0 26 2 .923 157.2 1.37 -1.2 .944
1997 Colorado - DBL P 31 22 10 21 0 31 0 1.000 140.1 1.99 -0.7 .997
TOTAL P 315 170 61 199 5 269 9 .967 1429.2 1.64 -1.8 .991
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1982 Drafted in the 1982 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 25th overall pick) by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 13 (13).
04/04/1983 Named the #43 prospect in the DBL
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 13 (13).
04/02/1984 Named the #71 prospect in the DBL
08/23/1984 Injured (Forearm soreness), day-to-day for one week.
11/02/1984 Drafted in the 1984 expansion draft (Round 3, Pick 1, 9th overall pick) by the Boston Red Sox.
11/02/1984 Was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for SP Ed Hodge, RP Don Kainer, SS Bob Meacham.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 13 (13).
09/22/1986 Injured (Flu), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 14 (14).
07/20/1990 Was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Baltimore Orioles, along with CF Kirby Puckett, 3B Bill Spiers, in exchange for 3B Chris Sabo, SP Urbano Lugo.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 13 (13).
08/16/1991 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Toledo Mud Hens with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
12/25/1991 Released by the Baltimore Orioles.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 15 (15).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 15 (15).
10/25/1995 Released by the Minnesota organization.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 10 (11); Control: 15 (15).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 16 (16).
06/10/1997 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/14/1997 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year L Rank
1997 16 8
Year HRA Rank
1997 41 6
Year SHO Rank
1997 1 9
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