Home | Players | Teams | Leagues | Managers | Leaderboards | Win Shares | Awards | Help
Russ
Van Atta		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 194
 
Born: June 21, 1906 in Usa, NJ, AUGUSTA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1933 27 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6
1934 28 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6
1935 29 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 5
1936 30 MIN AL $ 350,000 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
1937 31 MIN AL $ 725,000 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
1938 32 MIN AL $ 725,000 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4
1939 33 MIN AL $ 725,000 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 725,000 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1933 27 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1934 28 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1935 29 MIN AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1936 30 MIN AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1937 31 MIN AL $ 725,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1938 32 MIN AL $ 725,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1939 33 MIN AL $ 725,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 725,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
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
1933 27 MIN AL 7 5 .583 67 0 0 0 5 73.3 73 27 2 25 34 3.31 .261 .323 .400 .723 8.7
1934 28 MIN AL 6 10 .375 62 8 1 0 11 117.7 142 61 4 54 43 4.67 .299 .367 .387 .755 7.6
1935 29 MIN AL 2 9 .182 54 1 0 0 10 68.7 84 46 3 30 21 6.03 .302 .367 .432 .799 2.3
1936 30 MIN AL 3 6 .333 31 0 0 0 13 41.3 41 19 4 15 15 4.14 .263 .324 .410 .734 6.4
1937 31 MIN AL 0 2 .000 4 0 0 0 2 3.0 7 5 2 0 1 15.00 .438 .438 .875 1.313 0.0
    AAA   6 8 .429 40 0 0 0 19 49.0 51 14 4 20 43 2.57 .258 .326 .328 .654  
1938 32 AAA   3 12 .200 45 0 0 0 22 51.7 60 27 6 25 45 4.70 .297 .374 .411 .785  
1939 33 AAA   3 7 .300 46 0 0 0 28 55.3 49 13 6 15 45 2.11 .236 .287 .356 .643  
5 Years Sim 18 32 .360 218 9 1 0 41 304.0 347 158 15 124 114 4.68 .288 .352 .410 .762 25.0
3 Years AAA 12 27 .308 131 0 0 0 69 156.0 160 54 16 60 133 3.12 .263 .329 .365 .694  
Season Average 3 6 .333 43 1 0 0 8 60.8 69 31 3 24 22 4.68 .288 .352 .410 .762  
Career Highs 7 10 .583 67 8 1 0 13 117.7 142 61 4 54 43 15.00 .438 .438 .875 1.313  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   239 110 14 86 75   .318 .388 .455 .843
vs LH   108 48 1 38 39   .238 .297 .336 .633
Home 9 13 .409 116 4 1 0 17 170.3 207 85 5 69 62 4.49 .303 .367 .417 .783
Away 9 19 .321 102 5 0 0 24 133.7 140 73 10 55 52 4.92 .269 .339 .401 .740
Mar/Apr 3 7 .300 35 0 0 0 9 45.7 54 21 3 14 14 4.14 .298 .349 .436 .785
May 2 8 .200 45 0 0 0 9 59.0 75 34 4 27 22 5.19 .314 .383 .464 .848
June 4 4 .500 33 2 1 0 7 49.0 55 26 0 19 17 4.78 .285 .349 .358 .707
July 5 6 .455 31 7 0 0 4 76.0 84 39 6 39 33 4.62 .278 .361 .401 .761
August 2 3 .400 41 0 0 0 9 41.7 40 16 1 15 19 3.46 .253 .318 .367 .685
Sep/Oct 2 4 .333 33 0 0 0 3 32.6 39 22 1 10 9 6.07 .295 .345 .424 .769
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1933 27 MIN AL 67 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
1934 28 MIN AL 62 23 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 .087 .087 .174 .261 -0.7 0.0
1935 29 MIN AL 54 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 0.0 0.0
1936 30 MIN AL 31 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.5 0.1
1937 31 AAA   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
4 Years Sim 214 37 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 .135 .135 .216 .351 0.0 0.1
1 Years AAA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 28 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .135 .135 .216 .351 0.0  
Career Highs 67 23 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 .333 .333 .500 .750 0.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   21 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .190 .333 0.0
vs LH   16 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .250 .375 0.2
Home 115 20 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .150 .150 .300 .450 0.6
Away 99 17 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .118 .118 .118 .235 -0.4
RISP   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Mar/Apr 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 29 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .500 .833 0.8
June 18 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3
July 21 19 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 .053 .053 .158 .211 -0.7
August 15 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
Sep/Oct 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1933 27 MIN AL P 67 0 73.3 4 12 1 2 .941 1.96    
1934 28 MIN AL P 62 8 117.7 3 23 3 1 .897 1.99    
1935 29 MIN AL P 54 1 68.7 1 13 1 0 .933 1.84    
1936 30 MIN AL P 31 0 41.3 7 5 0 0 1.000 2.61    
1937 31 MIN AL P 4 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
Career Totals   218 9 304.0 16 53 5 3 .932 2.04    
Career Highs   67 8 117.7 7 23 3 2 1.000 3.00    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1934-4-11
1935-6-10
1936-7-13
 Games Pitched
1933-2-67
1934-4-62
1935-8-54
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Ray Sadecki (971)
  2. Hank Aguirre (967)
  3. Bob Weiland (964)
  4. Bill Miller (963)
  5. Bill Wilkinson (961)
  6. Ted Bowsfield (961)
  7. Israel Sanchez (960)
  8. Atlee Hammaker (959)
  9. Lefty Weinert (958)
  10. John Burrows (958)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1933
Earned first career win on 5/13/1933
Had first career hit on 8/19/1933, off Tony Kaufmann (OAK)
2/1/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $725,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $725,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $725,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/31/1939 with a Sore Back, out for one week
 
For questions or to report errors, please send us a note.