John
Russell
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: January 5, 1961 in Usa, OK, OKLAHOMA CITY
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1984 23 MIA NL     3 3 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2
1985 24 MIA NL     4 4 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1986 25 MIA NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1987 26 MIA NL     4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1988 27 MIA NL     4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1990 29 DET AL     4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
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
1984 23 AA   84 341 49 95 16 3 19 47 0 1 28 82 .279 .333 .510 .844 56.1  
    A   53 193 33 52 8 0 16 37 1 1 33 45 .269 .376 .560 .936 40.3  
1985 24 AA   129 546 48 115 17 3 20 50 2 1 46 119 .211 .272 .363 .635 56.0  
1986 25 MIA NL 56 104 6 17 3 0 3 5 0 0 8 30 .163 .223 .279 .502 6.3 0.0
1987 26 AA   112 454 74 116 22 1 19 53 0 0 44 96 .256 .321 .434 .755 63.8  
    A   25 103 17 33 8 1 4 16 0 1 12 25 .320 .391 .534 .925 19.6  
1988 27 AA   137 507 59 127 20 1 27 76 1 0 64 105 .250 .335 .454 .788 79.3  
1990 29 AA   136 523 81 133 13 3 37 88 1 0 49 121 .254 .318 .503 .821 85.2  
1 Years Sim 56 104 6 17 3 0 3 5 0 0 8 30 .163 .223 .279 .502 6.3 0.0
5 Years AA 598 2371 311 586 88 11 122 314 4 2 231 523 .247 .316 .448 .764 340.2  
2 Years A 78 296 50 85 16 1 20 53 1 2 45 70 .287 .379 .551 .930 59.9  
7 Years Minors 676 2667 361 671 104 12 142 367 5 4 276 593 .252 .323 .459 .782 400.2  
162 Game Average 300 17 49 8 0 8 14 0 0 23 86 .163 .223 .279 .502 18.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   66 2 12 2 0 2 4 0 0 4 21 .182 .229 .303 .532 4.5
vs LH   38 4 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 9 .132 .214 .237 .451 1.9
Home 20 35 3 7 3 0 2 3 0 0 3 9 .200 .263 .457 .720 4.4
Away 36 69 3 10 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 21 .145 .203 .188 .391 2.0
RISP   26 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .038 .074 .038 .113 -1.6
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Close/Late   14 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .143 .200 .143 .343 0.2
Mar/Apr 10 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .091 .231 .091 .322 0.2
May 12 28 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .214 .267 .214 .481 1.6
June 16 31 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 .097 .152 .129 .281 -0.3
July 7 15 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 .067 .176 .267 .443 0.8
August 8 14 2 6 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 3 .429 .429 1.000 1.429 4.6
Sep/Oct 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1986 25 MIA NL 3B 41 13 170.3 11 44 2 2 .965 2.91 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    RF 10 7 63.0 17 1 0 0 1.000 2.57 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    C 4 4 33.0 29 0 0 0 1.000 7.91 5 0 .000 0 0.3
    LF 1 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 0 0 .000 0  
  3B 41 13 170.3 11 44 2 2 .965 2.91 0 0 .000 0 0.5
  RF 10 7 63.0 17 1 0 0 1.000 2.57 0 0 .000 0 0.3
  C 4 4 33.0 29 0 0 0 1.000 7.91 5 0 .000 0 0.3
  LF 1 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 0 0 .000 0  
Career Totals   56 24 272.3 58 45 2 2 .981 3.40 5 0 .000 0 1.1
Career Highs   56 24 272.3 58 45 2 2 .981 3.40 5 0 .000 0  
History
Drafted in 4th round, 81st overall pick, by Miami in 1984
Injured on 4/11/1985 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Had first career hit on 4/28/1986, off John Mitchell (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 7/21/1986, off Bill Landrum (KCR)
Released by Miami on 2/14/1989
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 3/3/1990 to a minor league contract
Injured on 5/25/1990 with a Broken Ribs, out for 2-3 weeks