Bill Russell stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1986

Shortstop

Age 78 · 6' 0"

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Bill Russell played 18 MLB seasons, 1969 to 1986.

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Career regular season

GP
2,181
AB
7,318
R
796
H
1,926
HR
46
RBI
627
SB
167
AVG
.263

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1969LAD9821235485154.226
1970LAD8127830720289.259
1971LAD9121129482156.227
1972LAD1294344711843414.272
1973LAD1626155516345615.265
1974LAD1605536114956514.269
1975LAD8425224520145.206
1976LAD1495545315256515.274
1977LAD1536348417645116.278
1978LAD1556257217934610.286
1979LAD153627721707566.271
1980LAD1304663812333413.264
1981LAD8226220610222.233
1982LAD1534976413634610.274
1983LAD1314514711113013.246
1984LAD8926225700194.267
1985LAD7616919440134.260
1986LAD10521621540187.250

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
49
AB
194
R
14
H
57
HR
0
RBI
18
SB
3
AVG
.294

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
8,020
TB
2,471
XBH
396
HBP
36
IBB
106
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1969LAD23873131100
1970LAD304101203100
1971LAD22369130200
1972LAD477159282900
1973LAD6662073312000
1974LAD6251942942500
1975LAD28265112600
1976LAD590190253900
1977LAD673228382100
1978LAD672228392800
1979LAD670225371200
1980LAD500159283000
1981LAD29074111300
1982LAD5761692541100
1983LAD502129154400
1984LAD29884130100
1985LAD1925271100
1986LAD24265112200

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
28.6
RC
825.8
RC/27
4.00
ISOP
.074
SECA
.154
BB/K
0.72
AB/HR
159.1
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1969LAD1.7243.9.1180.20.542.40
1970LAD1.933.94.3.1040.20.600
1971LAD0.218.53.1000.20.3105.50
1972LAD2.155.24.5.0940.20.5108.50
1973LAD2.666.43.8.0720.10.5153.80
1974LAD2.872.34.6.0810.21110.60
1975LAD1.020.22.7.0520.20.800
1976LAD2.5613.9.0690.10.5110.80
1977LAD2.872.64.1.0820.10.6158.50
1978LAD2.776.24.4.0780.10.9208.30
1979LAD-0.567.53.8.0880.10.689.60
1980LAD1.950.53.8.0770.10.4155.30
1981LAD0.422.72.9.0500.11.000
1982LAD4.6705.0660.22.1165.70
1983LAD1.541.83.1.0400.11.14510
1984LAD-0.1303.9.0530.11.000
1985LAD0.320.44.3.0470.2200
1986LAD0.222.83.6.0510.20.700

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
78 yearsOct 21, 1948
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1969
Birthplace
Pittsburg, KS

What were Bill Russell's career stats?

Bill Russell played 18 seasons for the Dodgers. He was a career .263 hitter with 1,926 hits, 46 home runs and 627 RBI. His best season was 1978: a .286 batting average, 3 home runs and 46 RBI.

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18 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1969 to 1986

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