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Russ
Meyer		  
Nickname: Mad Monk
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: October 25, 1923 in Usa, IL, PERU
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1946   
All-Star Selections 1950   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1946 22 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8
1947 23 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
1948 24 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1949 25 PIT NL $ 3,964,286 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1950 26 PIT NL $ 3,964,286 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1951 27 PIT NL $ 3,964,286 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1952 28 PIT NL $ 5,280,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1953 29 PIT NL $ 5,280,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1954 30 PIT NL $ 5,280,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1955 31 PIT NL $ 5,280,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1956 32 PIT NL $ 750,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1957 33 PIT NL $ 750,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1958 34 PIT NL $ 750,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1959 35 PIT NL   8 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,280,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1946 22 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1947 23 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 24 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1949 25 PIT NL $ 3,964,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1950 26 PIT NL $ 3,964,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 27 PIT NL $ 3,964,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 28 PIT NL $ 5,280,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 29 PIT NL $ 5,280,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 30 PIT NL $ 5,280,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 31 PIT NL $ 5,280,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 32 PIT NL $ 750,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 33 PIT NL $ 750,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 34 PIT NL $ 750,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 35 PIT NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,280,000   1 1 1 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
1946 22 PIT NL 17 7 .708 33 33 8 2 0 246.7 249 99 17 84 91 3.61 .268 .326 .372 .699 18.4
1947 23 PIT NL 18 20 .474 41 41 7 2 0 282.0 336 177 22 150 100 5.65 .304 .384 .436 .820 6.5
1948 24 PIT NL 11 14 .440 33 33 13 1 0 251.0 230 106 19 102 102 3.80 .241 .313 .361 .674 19.2
1949 25 PIT NL 11 25 .306 39 39 12 0 0 296.0 314 168 34 121 121 5.11 .275 .342 .420 .762 8.2
1950 26 PIT NL 19 12 .613 36 36 8 0 0 273.3 265 111 23 117 118 3.65 .253 .328 .375 .703 21.1
1951 27 PIT NL 20 18 .526 44 44 11 1 0 325.7 367 185 32 135 181 5.11 .287 .352 .419 .771 14.4
1952 28 PIT NL 10 8 .556 32 22 4 0 2 153.0 166 67 9 63 92 3.94 .275 .343 .378 .721 9.3
1953 29 PIT NL 9 9 .500 88 6 0 0 11 126.7 134 77 20 67 80 5.47 .268 .352 .456 .808 5.4
1954 30 PIT NL 13 9 .591 33 33 7 1 0 238.0 229 110 23 115 128 4.16 .256 .340 .384 .724 14.5
1955 31 PIT NL 14 12 .538 37 31 4 1 0 221.7 251 148 28 92 105 6.01 .285 .351 .443 .794 0.8
1956 32 PIT NL 5 6 .455 51 8 3 0 3 107.3 115 53 9 49 48 4.44 .278 .354 .421 .776 5.1
1957 33 PIT NL 1 0 1.000 14 0 0 0 1 26.3 17 5 3 10 10 1.71 .189 .277 .289 .566 4.1
1958 34 PIT NL 4 14 .222 36 18 3 0 2 150.3 163 84 25 77 68 5.03 .277 .360 .452 .812 3.6
1959 35 PIT NL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 7.0 9 6 2 4 6 7.71 .321 .406 .571 .978 0.0
14 Years Sim 152 154 .497 523 344 80 8 19 2705.0 2845 1396 266 1186 1250 4.64 .272 .345 .407 .751 130.6
Season Average 10 11 .476 37 24 5 0 1 193.2 203 99 19 84 89 4.64 .272 .345 .407 .751  
Career Highs 20 25 1.000 88 44 13 2 11 325.7 367 185 34 150 181 7.71 .321 .406 .571 .978  
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   1338 679 136 506 642   .261 .327 .394 .721
vs LH   1507 717 130 680 608   .283 .364 .419 .783
Home 66 87 .431 266 170 39 7 11 1367.3 1472 710 144 568 648 4.67 .277 .347 .419 .766
Away 86 67 .562 257 174 41 1 12 1337.6 1373 686 122 618 602 4.62 .267 .345 .394 .740
Mar/Apr 23 29 .442 91 55 12 0 4 440.3 485 249 42 195 201 5.09 .284 .358 .421 .779
May 31 30 .508 90 74 17 3 0 554.3 566 267 50 235 262 4.34 .264 .337 .402 .739
June 26 21 .553 80 51 14 1 1 405.6 409 213 39 184 195 4.73 .262 .340 .394 .734
July 21 24 .467 79 50 13 0 2 393.0 409 196 44 170 172 4.49 .269 .343 .406 .749
August 20 25 .444 91 50 4 0 9 397.6 471 226 41 179 196 5.12 .295 .366 .430 .796
Sep/Oct 31 25 .554 92 64 21 4 7 514.0 505 245 50 223 224 4.29 .261 .337 .391 .729
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
1946 22 PIT NL 33 81 8 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 24 .136 .146 .160 .307 0.0 0.0
1947 23 PIT NL 41 92 6 10 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 23 .109 .146 .141 .287 -0.4 0.0
1948 24 PIT NL 33 78 3 11 3 0 0 9 0 0 3 32 .141 .173 .179 .352 1.0 0.0
1949 25 PIT NL 39 96 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 28 .073 .092 .073 .165 -3.6 0.0
1950 26 PIT NL 36 97 5 9 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 30 .093 .093 .124 .216 -2.8 0.0
1951 27 PIT NL 44 113 5 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 27 .097 .113 .115 .228 -2.8 0.0
1952 28 PIT NL 32 55 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 18 .091 .107 .109 .216 -1.3 0.0
1953 29 PIT NL 88 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.6 0.0
1954 30 PIT NL 33 77 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 26 .078 .101 .078 .179 -2.6 0.0
1955 31 PIT NL 37 69 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 .101 .114 .101 .216 -2.0 0.0
1956 32 PIT NL 51 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .059 .059 .059 .118 -0.8 0.0
1957 33 PIT NL 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1958 34 PIT NL 36 37 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .027 .027 .027 .054 -2.5 0.0
13 Years Sim 517 835 41 81 12 1 0 28 0 0 16 261 .097 .114 .114 .228 -18.6 0.0
162 Game Average 261 12 25 3 0 0 8 0 0 5 81 .097 .114 .114 .228 -5.8  
Career Highs 88 113 8 11 3 1 0 9 0 0 4 32 .141 .173 .179 .352 1.0  
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   470 24 51 6 0 0 14 0 0 12 148 .109 .131 .121 .252 -9.3
vs LH   365 17 30 6 1 0 14 0 0 4 113 .082 .092 .104 .196 -13.9
Home 264 393 14 31 8 0 0 13 0 0 9 132 .079 .100 .099 .199 -14.4
Away 253 442 27 50 4 1 0 15 0 0 7 129 .113 .127 .127 .254 -8.8
RISP   211 0 18 3 0 0 28 0 0 4 76 .085 .102 .100 .202 -7.5
Close/Late   63 3 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 22 .095 .109 .127 .236 -1.7
Mar/Apr 73 129 4 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 38 .070 .091 .085 .176 -5.6
May 74 177 12 18 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 45 .102 .112 .107 .219 -5.4
June 75 130 8 10 0 1 0 4 0 0 4 51 .077 .104 .092 .197 -4.6
July 49 115 5 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 37 .113 .136 .139 .275 -1.6
August 64 118 5 15 3 0 0 5 0 0 2 41 .127 .142 .153 .294 -1.0
Sep/Oct 73 166 7 16 3 0 0 5 0 0 2 49 .096 .107 .114 .222 -5.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1946 22 PIT NL P 33 33 246.7 20 54 0 5 1.000 2.70    
1947 23 PIT NL P 41 41 282.0 20 62 1 9 .988 2.62    
1948 24 PIT NL P 33 33 251.0 13 44 3 6 .950 2.04    
1949 25 PIT NL P 39 39 296.0 19 47 3 2 .957 2.01    
1950 26 PIT NL P 36 36 273.3 12 50 0 1 1.000 2.04    
1951 27 PIT NL P 44 44 325.7 21 54 1 6 .987 2.07    
1952 28 PIT NL P 32 22 153.0 7 23 1 2 .968 1.76    
1953 29 PIT NL P 88 6 126.7 6 23 2 0 .935 2.06    
1954 30 PIT NL P 33 33 238.0 24 40 5 5 .928 2.42    
1955 31 PIT NL P 37 31 221.7 21 43 0 2 1.000 2.60    
1956 32 PIT NL P 51 8 107.3 5 26 0 4 1.000 2.60    
1957 33 PIT NL P 14 0 26.3 0 4 0 1 1.000 1.37    
1958 34 PIT NL P 36 18 150.3 9 29 0 1 1.000 2.27    
1959 35 PIT NL P 6 0 7.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.57    
Career Totals   523 344 2705.0 179 499 16 44 .977 2.26    
Career Highs   88 44 325.7 24 62 5 9 1.000 2.70    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1952 28 PIT NL 2 0 1.000 8 0 0 0 4 13.3 7 0 0 5 5 0.00 .156 .240 .156 .396
1954 30 PIT NL 0 1 .000 3 3 1 0 0 24.0 19 11 4 6 10 4.13 .213 .263 .393 .656
1955 31 PIT NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0.3 2 3 0 1 0 81.82 .667 .750 1.333 2.083
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 1 .667 13 3 1 0 4 37.7 28 14 4 12 15 3.35 .204 .268 .336 .604
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1954 30 PIT NL 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .125 .000 .125
Career Post-Season Batting 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .125 .000 .125
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1946-9-3.61
1948-8-3.80
1950-7-3.65
 Wins
1946-10-17
1947-9-18
1950-8-19
1951-9-20
 Losses
1947-2-20
1948-9-14
1949-1-25
1951-9-18
 Winning Pct
1946-3-.708
1954-9-.591
 Saves
1953-6-11
 Games Pitched
1953-1-88
Games Started
1947-3-41
1951-1-44
 Complete Games
1948-6-13
 Shutouts
1946-9-2
1947-6-2
1951-8-1
1955-8-1
 Innings Pitched
1951-6-325.7
 Hits Allowed
1947-2-336
1949-6-314
1951-1-367
 Homeruns Allowed
1949-5-34
1951-9-32
Strikeouts
1951-4-181
 Walks Allowed
1947-2-150
1951-9-135
1954-10-115
 Hits per 9IP
1948-8-8.2
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1951-8-5.0
 WHiP
1948-9-1.32
1950-10-1.40
 OAVG
1948-4-.241
OOBP
1948-6-.313
1950-9-.328
 OSLG
1948-10-.361
 OOPS
1948-6-.674
1950-10-.703
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 57    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Ray Scarborough (948)
  2. Al Javery (937)
  3. Clay Bryant (937)
  4. Charley Schanz (935)
  5. Bill Voiselle (931)
  6. Danny Frisella (922)
  7. Claude Passeau (917)
  8. Hugh Mulcahy (916)
  9. Mort Cooper (909)
  10. Wes Ferrell (908)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Joey Jay (986)
  2. Bill Wight (984)
  3. Milt Pappas (983)
  4. Johnny Broaca (980)
  5. Ralph Branca (980)
  6. Danny McDevitt (979)
  7. Bob Kuzava (979)
  8. Herb Score (978)
  9. Seth Morehead (978)
  10. Ken Johnson (978)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1946
Earned first career win on 4/8/1946
Had first career hit on 5/5/1946, off Warren Spahn (STL)
Injured on 5/18/1946 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4-5 weeks
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1946
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,964,286 through salary arbitration
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,964,286 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,964,286 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1951, winning 2 games with a 0.51 ERA
6/1/1951: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $5,280,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 4/3/1952 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 6/24/1952 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 7/5/1952 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 6-7 weeks
Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 1952
6/1/1955: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $750,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1955, winning 2 games with a 4.24 ERA
Released by Pittsburgh on 5/1/1959
 
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