Jeff
Russell
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: September 2, 1961 in Usa, OH, CINCINNATI
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1987   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1983 21 LAD NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8
1984 22 LAD NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 7 7 7 7 8 8
1985 23 LAD NL $ 300,000 5 4 5 5 7 8 7 7 8 7
1986 24 LAD NL $ 300,000 5 4 5 5 7 8 8 7 8 8
1987 25 LAD NL $ 1,305,000 6 4 5 5 7 8 7 8 8 8
1988 26 LAD NL $ 1,742,857 6 4 5 5 7 8 7 7 8 8
1989 27 LAD NL $ 2,207,143 6 5 5 5 7 8 7 7 8 7
1990 28 LAD NL $ 4,000,000 6 5 6 5 7 8 7 7 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,000,000 6 5 6 5 7 8 8 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1983 21 LAD NL 3 6 .333 11 11 0 0 0 70.7 71 31 6 26 37 3.95 .263 .326 .419 .744 3.7
    AAA   7 4 .636 36 2 0 0 18 55.7 46 14 2 18 44 2.26 .223 .286 .306 .592  
1984 22 LAD NL 7 18 .280 30 30 1 0 0 187.0 193 92 19 64 95 4.43 .263 .320 .415 .735 4.8
1985 23 LAD NL 8 13 .381 32 32 1 0 0 203.0 189 80 5 70 97 3.55 .244 .306 .326 .631 11.9
1986 24 LAD NL 5 14 .263 32 32 0 0 0 164.3 178 92 16 51 89 5.04 .270 .322 .395 .717 3.2
1987 25 LAD NL 5 8 .385 76 0 0 0 43 81.0 84 33 5 27 44 3.67 .263 .322 .361 .682 11.2
1988 26 LAD NL 8 14 .364 34 32 0 0 0 182.0 190 81 9 57 94 4.01 .269 .323 .380 .703 7.9
1989 27 LAD NL 11 7 .611 34 34 0 0 0 198.0 200 82 18 62 113 3.73 .257 .316 .380 .697 11.4
1990 28 LAD NL 10 13 .435 34 34 0 0 0 179.3 189 95 19 52 105 4.77 .271 .321 .419 .740 7.0
8 Years Sim 57 93 .380 283 205 2 0 43 1265.3 1294 586 97 409 674 4.17 .262 .318 .385 .704 61.0
1 Years AAA 7 4 .636 36 2 0 0 18 55.7 46 14 2 18 44 2.26 .223 .286 .306 .592  
Season Average 7 11 .389 35 25 0 0 5 158.2 161 73 12 51 84 4.17 .262 .318 .385 .704  
Career Highs 11 18 .611 76 34 1 0 43 203.0 200 95 19 70 113 5.04 .271 .326 .419 .744  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   526 245 49 161 379   .234 .285 .349 .635
vs LH   768 341 48 248 295   .285 .346 .415 .761
Home 29 42 .408 146 102 1 0 22 638.6 633 259 48 209 338 3.65 .257 .315 .375 .690
Away 28 51 .354 137 103 1 0 21 626.7 661 327 49 200 336 4.70 .267 .322 .395 .717
Mar/Apr 5 14 .263 43 30 1 0 10 181.3 180 88 15 62 85 4.37 .257 .317 .381 .698
May 10 16 .385 46 34 0 0 7 195.7 189 81 9 74 104 3.73 .250 .316 .353 .669
June 11 16 .407 40 31 0 0 4 168.0 210 118 19 50 90 6.32 .300 .347 .443 .790
July 10 15 .400 45 32 0 0 9 209.3 211 87 16 57 100 3.74 .262 .311 .381 .692
August 10 16 .385 54 40 0 0 6 249.3 253 104 21 83 136 3.75 .260 .318 .389 .707
Sep/Oct 11 16 .407 55 38 1 0 7 261.6 251 108 17 83 159 3.72 .251 .308 .372 .680
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1983 21 LAD NL P 11 11 70.7 8 12 0 1 1.000 2.55    
1984 22 LAD NL P 30 30 187.0 14 33 2 0 .959 2.26    
1985 23 LAD NL P 32 32 203.0 11 23 1 0 .971 1.51    
1986 24 LAD NL P 32 32 164.3 10 18 0 1 1.000 1.53    
1987 25 LAD NL P 76 0 81.0 6 14 0 2 1.000 2.22    
1988 26 LAD NL P 34 32 182.0 15 23 0 0 1.000 1.88    
1989 27 LAD NL P 34 34 198.0 15 30 0 3 1.000 2.05    
1990 28 LAD NL P 34 34 179.3 14 16 0 1 1.000 1.51    
Career Totals   283 205 1265.3 93 169 3 8 .989 1.86    
Career Highs   76 34 203.0 15 33 2 3 1.000 2.55    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1984-4-18
Saves
1987-1-43
Games Pitched
1987-4-76
Games Started
1989-6-34
OSLG
1985-7-.326
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 64th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1972
Injured on 7/27/1972 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 5/30/1973 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/19/1973 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for 5 days
Injured on 8/6/1973 with a Bruised Heel, out for 5 days
Injured on 8/25/1976 with a Broken Ribs, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 4/17/1977 with a Bruised Heel, out for 5 days
Injured on 7/12/1981 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for 5 days
Drafted in 1st round, 21st overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1983
Earned first career win on 8/1/1983
Injured on 6/7/1984 with a Inflamed Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,305,000 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,742,857 through salary arbitration
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,207,143 through salary arbitration
9/22/1989: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $4,000,000 per year, for 3 years