Jeff Russell
[edit] Biography
Born on September 2, 1961 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jeff Russell (Jeffrey Lee Russell) played for the Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 14 year career. Russell broke into the bigs on August 13, 1983 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a 3.03 ERA in 68.1 innings pitched in 1983, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jeff Russell's best season was 1989, when he posted a 1.98 ERA, notched 38 saves and struck out 77 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1983
| CIN
| N
| 10
| 10
| 4
| 5
| 3.03
| 40
| 30
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 68.1
| 58
| 7
| 22
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1984
| CIN
| N
| 33
| 30
| 6
| 18
| 4.26
| 101
| 97
| 86
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 181.2
| 186
| 15
| 65
| 8
| 3
| 4
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| 13
| 13
| 3
| 6
| 7.55
| 44
| 55
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 62
| 85
| 10
| 27
| 1
| 2
| 2
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| 37
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 3.40
| 54
| 40
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 82
| 74
| 11
| 31
| 2
| 5
| 1
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| 52
| 2
| 5
| 4
| 4.44
| 56
| 56
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 97.1
| 109
| 9
| 52
| 5
| 6
| 2
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| 34
| 24
| 10
| 9
| 3.82
| 88
| 86
| 80
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 188.2
| 183
| 15
| 66
| 3
| 5
| 7
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| 71
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 1.98
| 77
| 21
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 72.2
| 45
| 4
| 24
| 5
| 6
| 3
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 4.26
| 16
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 25.1
| 23
| 1
| 16
| 5
| 2
| 0
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| 68
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 3.29
| 52
| 36
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 79.1
| 71
| 11
| 26
| 1
| 6
| 1
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| 51
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1.91
| 43
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 56.2
| 51
| 3
| 22
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .00
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9.2
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| TOT
| A
| 59
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 1.63
| 48
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 66.1
| 55
| 3
| 25
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| 1993
| BOS
| A
| 51
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2.70
| 45
| 16
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 46.2
| 39
| 1
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4.97
| 10
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 12.2
| 13
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| BOS
| A
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5.14
| 18
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 28
| 30
| 3
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1994
| TOT
| A
| 42
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 5.09
| 28
| 25
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 40.2
| 43
| 5
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| 37
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3.03
| 21
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 32.2
| 36
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| 55
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 3.38
| 23
| 22
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 56
| 58
| 5
| 22
| 3
| 3
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 43
| 40
| 10
| 23
| 3.92
| 141
| 127
| 109
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 250
| 244
| 22
| 87
| 11
| 4
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 546
| 39
| 46
| 50
| 3.70
| 552
| 398
| 349
| 5
| 0
| 186
| 849.2
| 821
| 78
| 328
| 32
| 42
| 24
|
| Total
|
|
| 589
| 79
| 56
| 73
| 3.75
| 693
| 525
| 458
| 11
| 2
| 186
| 1099.2
| 1065
| 100
| 415
| 43
| 46
| 28
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1983
| CIN
| N
| P
| 10
| 10
| 68.1
| 2
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 1
| .923
|
| 1984
| CIN
| N
| P
| 33
| 30
| 181.2
| 7
| 34
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 20
| 9
| 0
| .953
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| P
| 13
| 13
| 62
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 82
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| P
| 52
| 2
| 97.1
| 11
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 3
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| P
| 34
| 24
| 188.2
| 12
| 37
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 25
| 6
| 1
| .907
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| P
| 71
| 0
| 72.2
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| P
| 27
| 0
| 25.1
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| P
| 68
| 0
| 79.1
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| P
| 51
| 0
| 56.2
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 9.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| TOT
| A
| P
| 59
| 0
| 66.1
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| BOS
| A
| P
| 51
| 0
| 46.2
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| P
| 13
| 0
| 12.2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| BOS
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 28
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| TOT
| A
| P
| 42
| 0
| 40.2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 32.2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| P
| 55
| 0
| 56
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 589
| 79
| 1099.2
| 71
| 192
| 10
| 17
| 0
| 10
| 100
| 34
| 5
| .963
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1983
| CIN
| N
| 10
| 21
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 3
| .143
| .182
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1984
| CIN
| N
| 34
| 57
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 7
| .140
| .194
| .175
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 27
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| TEX
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| TEX
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| TOT
| A
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| BOS
| A
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| CLE
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| BOS
| A
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| TOT
| A
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 44
| 78
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 10
| .141
| .190
| .218
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 33
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 547
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 591
| 79
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 10
| .139
| .188
| .215
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 33
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1979).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Texas Rangers (July 23, 1985) completing trade in which Texas Rangers traded Buddy Bell to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Duane Walker and a player to be named later (July 19, 1985).
- Traded by Texas Rangers with Ruben Sierra, Bobby Witt and cash to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Jose Canseco (August 31, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 26, 1992).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (March 1, 1993).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Chris Nabholz and Steve Farr (July 1, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 26, 1994).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (April 11, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 11, 1995).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (March 22, 1996).
- Granted free agency (November 18, 1996).
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