3B Greg Russell #4
Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/20/1972
3B GREG RUSSELL #4 - AGE: 24 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
155 551 122 22 0 13 61 52 108 .221 .288 .332 0 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 45 45 50 45
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 40
Errors: - 50 60
Arm: 25 55 55
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: 50 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: 25
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/1972 MIL Win, 4-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1972 MIL Loss, 0-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1972 MIL Win, 7-2 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0
09/21/1972 CLE Win, 10-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1972 CLE Win, 7-3 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
09/19/1972 CLE Loss, 2-8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1972 @ LAB Loss, 2-3 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/16/1972 @ LAB Win, 5-4 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 0
09/15/1972 @ LAB Loss, 2-7 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/14/1972 @ MIL Loss, 3-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He has good leadership skills and never shows any lack of effort. He is popular in the clubhouse.
High: Leader, Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:05/28/1948
Born in:West Canton, NC
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$83,760
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 18th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 155 551 122 22 0 13 61 43 52 108 .221 .288 .332 .620 .285 .111 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 155 605 0 5 0 17 0 2 183 35 0 2 0.0 50.3 3.02 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   76 16 2 0 3 9 7 4 15 0 0 0 .211 .250 .355 .605
Versus Right   475 106 20 0 10 52 36 48 93 2 0 0 .223 .293 .328 .622
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   78 15 4 0 1 4 3 11 17 0 0 0 .192 .292 .282 .574
May   103 24 3 0 3 11 10 10 27 0 0 0 .233 .301 .350 .650
June   100 20 3 0 4 14 8 7 20 1 0 0 .200 .250 .350 .600
July   92 20 5 0 0 8 5 10 14 1 0 0 .217 .291 .272 .563
August   91 21 5 0 3 14 9 8 14 0 0 0 .231 .293 .385 .678
September   87 22 2 0 2 10 8 6 16 0 0 0 .253 .301 .345 .646
Spring Training   62 11 2 0 2 5 6 6 7 0 0 0 .177 .250 .306 .556
Last Year   534 144 27 2 19 72 67 62 101 4 2 0 .270 .343 .434 .778
2 Years Ago   532 143 21 1 16 62 71 65 105 3 0 0 .269 .347 .402 .749
Career   2221 579 99 7 61 263 256 236 412 13 9 2 .261 .331 .394 .724
Home   267 68 11 0 7 40 27 27 45 1 0 0 .255 .322 .375 .697
Road   284 54 11 0 6 21 16 25 63 1 0 0 .190 .255 .292 .547
Grass   551 122 22 0 13 61 43 52 108 2 0 0 .221 .288 .332 .620
Day   326 70 12 0 9 34 25 31 67 2 0 0 .215 .281 .334 .616
Night   225 52 10 0 4 27 18 21 41 0 0 0 .231 .297 .329 .626
As Starter   551 122 22 0 13 61 43 52 108 2 0 0 .221 .288 .332 .620
Close/Late   128 21 5 0 4 10 11 13 26 0 0 0 .164 .241 .297 .538
Inning 1-3   159 45 9 0 5 27 12 17 28 2 0 0 .283 .348 .434 .782
Inning 4-6   208 45 7 0 3 18 15 16 41 0 0 0 .216 .272 .293 .566
Inning 7-9   170 30 6 0 4 15 14 18 37 0 0 0 .176 .255 .282 .538
Extra Innings   14 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .200 .357 .557
0 Outs   173 34 8 0 2 9 16 19 38 1 0 0 .197 .275 .277 .552
1 Outs   178 41 8 0 4 21 13 18 34 1 0 0 .230 .299 .343 .642
2 Outs   200 47 6 0 7 31 14 15 36 0 0 0 .235 .288 .370 .658
Scoring Position   142 34 7 0 1 42 12 22 24 2 0 0 .239 .337 .310 .647
Bases Empty   309 67 12 0 7 7 22 22 64 0 0 0 .217 .269 .324 .593
Runner on 1st   100 21 3 0 5 12 9 8 20 0 0 0 .210 .269 .390 .659
Runner on 2nd   55 14 3 0 1 12 5 14 5 0 0 0 .255 .406 .364 .769
Runner on 3rd   13 5 1 0 0 7 1 0 4 1 0 0 .385 .357 .462 .819
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 7 2 0 0 6 2 4 5 0 0 0 .206 .289 .265 .554
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 2 1 0 0 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .133 .235 .200 .435
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 1 0 0 .083 .143 .083 .226
Bases Loaded   13 5 0 0 0 8 2 1 3 0 0 0 .385 .429 .385 .813
Two Strikes   251 42 10 0 4 19 11 18 108 0 0 0 .167 .223 .255 .478
First Pitch   89 24 3 0 4 13 10 5 0 0 0 0 .270 .309 .438 .747
Count 0-1   45 14 2 0 1 7 4 0 0 2 0 0 .311 .298 .422 .720
Count 0-2   41 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 19 0 0 0 .073 .073 .098 .171
Count 1-0   43 8 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .186 .279 .465
Count 1-1   50 11 2 0 2 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .220 .380 .600
Count 1-2   82 10 2 0 2 5 2 0 43 0 0 0 .122 .122 .220 .341
Count 2-0   24 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .208 .375
Count 2-1   35 14 2 0 1 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .543 .943
Count 2-2   63 13 3 0 1 7 2 0 28 0 0 0 .206 .206 .302 .508
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 5 1 0 0 2 5 20 0 0 0 0 .357 .735 .429 1.164
Full Count   65 16 4 0 1 4 7 18 18 0 0 0 .246 .410 .354 .763
Behind in Count   168 27 5 0 3 15 6 0 62 2 0 0 .161 .159 .244 .403
Ahead in Count   116 31 5 0 2 15 12 29 0 0 0 0 .267 .414 .362 .776
Batting Leadoff   7 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Batting 2nd   7 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
Batting 4th   10 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Batting 5th   27 6 2 0 0 4 3 1 3 0 0 0 .222 .250 .296 .546
Batting 6th   136 31 7 0 1 13 7 7 27 0 0 0 .228 .266 .301 .567
Batting 7th   364 79 13 0 11 40 29 40 68 2 0 0 .217 .293 .343 .637
Low Leverage   225 50 7 0 5 10 15 22 48 0 0 0 .222 .291 .320 .611
Medium Leverage   219 50 9 0 6 27 18 23 39 2 0 0 .228 .299 .352 .651
High Leverage   104 22 6 0 2 24 10 7 21 0 0 0 .212 .261 .327 .588
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 Chicago - MLB 20 16 55 9 1 0 1 5 7 5 0 0 11 0 0 .164 .233 .236 .470 48 48 -0.2
1969 Chicago - MLB 21 150 549 161 28 4 12 63 68 52 2 4 87 0 1 .293 .354 .424 .779 126 123 2.3
1970 Chicago - MLB 22 148 532 143 21 1 16 62 71 65 0 3 105 2 1 .269 .347 .402 .749 106 107 1.8
1971 Chicago - MLB 23 150 534 144 27 2 19 72 67 62 0 4 101 0 0 .270 .343 .434 .778 124 123 3.5
1972 Chicago - MLB 24 155 551 122 22 0 13 61 43 52 0 2 108 0 2 .221 .288 .332 .620 80 85 -0.2
Total MLB 619 2221 579 99 7 61 263 256 236 2 13 412 2 4 .261 .331 .394 .724 107 108 7.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1966 Total - 18 20 87 40 11 0 3 25 35 11 0 3 7 7 3 .460 .505 .690 1.195 100 100 1.9
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 Chicago - MLB 21 13 49 13 5 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 12 0 0 .265 .280 .367 .647 87 85 -1.2
1970 Chicago - MLB 22 13 48 9 3 0 0 4 5 7 0 0 10 0 0 .188 .291 .250 .541 51 56 -0.6
Total MLB 26 97 22 8 0 0 9 6 8 0 0 22 0 0 .227 .286 .309 .595 68 70
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Chicago - MLB 3B 16 16 11 25 2 39 3 .923 132.0 2.45 -0.7 .955
1969 Chicago - MLB 3B 150 150 113 289 27 434 32 .926 1331.2 2.72 -13.3 .930
1970 Chicago - MLB 3B 147 147 96 294 23 410 20 .951 1306.1 2.69 -6.2 .966
1971 Chicago - MLB 2B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.2 4.91 +0.0 .993
1971 Chicago - MLB 3B 149 149 112 313 19 442 17 .962 1304.1 2.93 -4.9 .995
1972 Chicago - MLB 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 1.2 21.60 +0.1 1.027
1972 Chicago - MLB 3B 155 155 106 263 22 392 23 .941 1353.1 2.45 -12.9 .955
TOTAL 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 1.2 21.60 +0.1 1.027
TOTAL 2B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.2 4.91 +0.0 .993
TOTAL 3B 617 617 438 1184 93 1717 95 .945 5427.2 2.69 -38.1 .961
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 18, 46th overall pick) by the Baltimore Lords, out of high school Wauconda (Wauconda; Wauconda, IL).
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 25 (50); Eye: 30 (50).
03/19/1967 Injured (heat exhaustion),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/11/1967 Named the #99 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1967 Named the #56 prospect in the MLB
07/31/1967 Was traded by the Baltimore Lords to the Chicago Traders, along with CF Fran Precourt, a 2nd round draft pick, and a 3rd round draft pick, in exchange for SP Pete Veirs and SP Wade English.
10/20/1967 Named the #84 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 25 (50); Eye: 40 (55).
04/09/1968 Named the #88 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1968 Named the #47 prospect in the MLB
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 45 (55).
04/08/1969 Named the #49 prospect in the MLB
07/14/1969 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $83,760.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1969 150 6
1971 149 9
1972 155 2
Year H Rank
1969 161 8
Year K Rank
1971 101 10
1972 108 9
Year IBB Rank
1969 6 8
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