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Russ
Christopher		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 195
 
Born: September 12, 1917 in Usa, CA, RICHMOND
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1942 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1943 25 NYA AL   7 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 5
1944 26 NYA AL   7 4 5 5 5 6 6 4 5 4
1945 27 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 5 6 6 4 5 5
1946 28 NYA AL   7 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5
1947 29 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5
1948 30 NYA AL $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
1949 31 NYA AL $ 550,000 7 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 6
1950 32 NYA AL   7 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
1951 33 BSN NL $ 540,000 7 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 550,000 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1942 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1943 25 NYA AL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1944 26 NYA AL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1945 27 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1946 28 NYA AL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1947 29 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 30 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1949 31 NYA AL $ 550,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1950 32 NYA AL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 33 BSN NL $ 540,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 550,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1942 24 NYA AL 6 8 .429 28 17 3 0 0 120.3 142 81 11 46 37 6.06 .298 .355 .475 .830 1.4
    AAA   4 1 .800 7 7 1 0 0 53.3 47 14 2 14 48 2.36 .229 .279 .327 .605  
1943 25 AAA   5 5 .500 13 13 0 0 0 96.0 105 32 5 29 48 3.00 .282 .333 .389 .722  
    AA   4 6 .400 12 12 3 0 0 86.0 85 25 2 23 76 2.62 .259 .308 .341 .649  
1944 26 AA   14 5 .737 22 22 2 2 0 166.7 118 44 11 49 145 2.38 .196 .257 .282 .539  
1945 27 NYA AL 1 1 .500 12 1 0 0 1 22.3 32 20 4 13 6 8.06 .330 .409 .536 .945 0.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 11 0 0 0 0 22.0 23 11 3 14 14 4.50 .271 .374 .459 .833  
1946 28 AAA   1 1 .500 15 0 0 0 0 16.0 19 7 1 5 12 3.94 .311 .364 .426 .790  
1947 29 NYA AL 0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 0 8.7 14 8 1 6 1 8.31 .350 .435 .625 1.060 0.0
    AAA   0 2 .000 52 0 0 0 7 50.3 39 16 3 22 31 2.86 .215 .300 .271 .571  
1948 30 NYA AL 6 27 .182 41 41 7 0 0 286.7 298 147 28 131 90 4.62 .268 .346 .390 .736 16.4
1949 31 NYA AL 3 5 .375 12 12 2 0 0 77.0 82 48 7 51 23 5.61 .278 .381 .414 .795 2.8
    AAA   9 8 .529 23 23 1 1 0 161.0 146 67 13 79 101 3.75 .245 .333 .349 .682  
1950 32 NYA AL 2 6 .250 16 10 1 0 0 67.0 89 51 13 21 30 6.85 .324 .370 .564 .934 0.0
    AAA   5 4 .556 16 16 0 0 0 95.3 127 50 8 53 58 4.72 .324 .404 .459 .864  
6 Years Sim 18 47 .277 118 81 13 0 1 582.0 657 355 64 268 187 5.49 .286 .360 .442 .801 20.6
7 Years AAA 24 21 .533 137 59 2 1 7 494.0 506 197 35 216 312 3.59 .267 .342 .377 .720  
2 Years AA 18 11 .621 34 34 5 2 0 252.7 203 69 13 72 221 2.46 .218 .274 .303 .578  
9 Years Minors 42 32 .568 171 93 7 3 7 746.7 709 266 48 288 533 3.21 .251 .320 .353 .673  
Season Average 3 7 .300 19 13 2 0 0 97.0 109 59 10 44 31 5.49 .286 .360 .442 .801  
Career Highs 6 27 .500 41 41 7 0 1 286.7 298 147 28 131 90 8.31 .350 .435 .625 1.060  
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   258 144 23 93 101   .254 .317 .380 .697
vs LH   399 211 41 175 86   .311 .394 .490 .884
Home 9 25 .265 62 42 4 0 1 296.7 357 201 37 137 92 6.10 .301 .373 .467 .841
Away 9 22 .290 56 39 9 0 0 285.3 300 154 27 131 95 4.86 .270 .347 .414 .762
Mar/Apr 6 5 .545 13 13 2 0 0 93.7 93 48 8 45 32 4.61 .263 .347 .394 .741
May 1 13 .071 14 14 2 0 0 88.3 116 76 13 42 28 7.74 .309 .378 .513 .891
June 2 5 .286 22 7 1 0 0 67.0 72 34 6 32 19 4.57 .278 .357 .409 .767
July 3 4 .429 24 10 2 0 0 72.3 72 37 5 31 22 4.60 .265 .340 .382 .722
August 4 12 .250 28 22 4 0 1 157.0 195 109 22 78 55 6.25 .308 .383 .483 .866
Sep/Oct 2 8 .200 17 15 2 0 0 103.7 109 51 10 40 31 4.43 .271 .337 .413 .750
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
1942 24 NYA AL 28 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14 .061 .088 .061 .149 -1.8 0.0
1945 27 NYA AL 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1947 29 NYA AL 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1948 30 NYA AL 41 93 5 13 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 31 .140 .140 .151 .290 -1.5 0.0
1949 31 NYA AL 12 27 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .148 .179 .148 .327 0.4 0.0
1950 32 NYA AL 16 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .045 .045 .045 .091 -1.4 0.0
6 Years Sim 118 180 9 20 1 0 0 5 0 2 2 66 .111 .121 .117 .238 -4.7 0.0
162 Game Average 247 12 27 1 0 0 6 0 2 2 90 .111 .121 .117 .238 -6.5  
Career Highs 41 93 5 13 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 31 .148 .179 .151 .327 0.4  
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   134 9 16 1 0 0 5 0 2 2 50 .119 .132 .127 .259 -3.1
vs LH   46 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 .087 .087 .087 .174 -2.0
Home 57 88 3 10 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 35 .114 .124 .114 .237 -2.5
Away 56 92 6 10 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 31 .109 .118 .120 .238 -2.6
RISP   46 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 16 .109 .109 .109 .217 -1.4
Close/Late   13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
Mar/Apr 13 33 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .182 .182 .182 .364 0.4
May 14 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 .115 .148 .115 .264 -0.7
June 11 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.7
July 10 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.9
August 28 50 4 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 19 .100 .100 .100 .200 -1.8
Sep/Oct 17 35 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 17 .086 .111 .114 .225 -1.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1942 24 NYA AL P 28 17 120.3 9 28 1 4 .974 2.77    
1945 27 NYA AL P 12 1 22.3 0 6 0 0 1.000 2.42    
1947 29 NYA AL P 9 0 8.7 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.12    
1948 30 NYA AL P 41 41 286.7 20 65 1 9 .988 2.67    
1949 31 NYA AL P 12 12 77.0 5 16 1 1 .955 2.45    
1950 32 NYA AL P 16 10 67.0 5 13 0 1 1.000 2.42    
Career Totals   118 81 582.0 39 131 3 15 .983 2.63    
Career Highs   41 41 286.7 20 65 1 9 1.000 3.12    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1948-1-27
 Games Started
1948-7-41
 Innings Pitched
1948-7-286.7
 Hits Allowed
1948-7-298
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Hank Borowy (961)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1942
Earned first career win on 4/4/1942
Had first career hit on 4/26/1942, off Johnny Vander meer (BSN)
Injured on 7/5/1942 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/9/1943 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 7/27/1944 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 5-6 weeks
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $550,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $550,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/23/1950 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 9/10/1950 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Released by New York (A) on 10/3/1950
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/4/1951 to a 2-year deal worth $540,000 per year
 
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