Jeff Russell stats

Last played for the Texas Rangers, 1996

Relief Pitcher · #40

Age 65 · 6' 4"

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Jeff Russell played 14 MLB seasons, 1983 to 1996.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
589
W
56
L
73
ERA
3.75
IP
1,099.2
K
693
BB
415
WHIP
1.35
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1983CIN10453.0368.140221.17
1984CIN336184.26181.2101651.38
1985TEX13367.5562.044271.81
1986TEX37523.4082.054311.28
1987TEX52544.4497.156521.65
1988TEX341093.82188.288661.32
1989TEX71641.9872.277240.95
1990TEX27154.2625.116161.54
1991TEX68643.2979.152261.22
1992TEX/ATH59431.6366.148251.21
1993BOS51142.7046.245141.14
1994BOS/CLE42165.0940.228161.45
1995TEX37103.0332.22191.38
1996TEX55333.3856.023221.43

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
5
W
1
L
0
ERA
5.40
IP
5.0
K
1
BB
4
WHIP
1.80

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
45
CG
11
SHO
2
K/9
5.7
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
46

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1983CIN8205.30001
1984CIN17425.00003
1985TEX3006.40002
1986TEX0005.90005
1987TEX0005.20006
1988TEX17504.20005
1989TEX0009.50006
1990TEX0005.70002
1991TEX0005.90006
1992TEX/ATH0006.50003
1993BOS0008.70002
1994BOS/CLE0006.20001
1995TEX0005.80001
1996TEX0003.70003

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
65 yearsSep 2, 1961
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1983
Birthplace
Cincinnati, OH

What were Jeff Russell's career stats?

Jeff Russell played 14 seasons for the Reds, the Rangers and the Red Sox. He had 56 wins and 693 strikeouts with a 3.75 ERA over 1,099.2 innings. His best season was 1988: 10 wins, a 3.82 ERA and 88 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1983 to 1996

Jeff Russell finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

All-time career rank

  • 63rd in saves (186)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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