CF Bob Russell #30
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/06/1976
CF BOB RUSSELL #30 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
132 359 98 21 2 5 40 52 66 .273 .361 .384 0 4.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 55
Gap 45 50 45 45
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 55 65 55 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 75
Errors: - 65 70
Arm: 20 65 65
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 40
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 70
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: 45
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/05/1976 CHH Loss, 2-9 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/04/1976 CHH Win, 6-4 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
09/03/1976 CHH Win, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/02/1976 @ TOR Win, 6-4 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/01/1976 @ TOR Loss, 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1976 @ TOR Win, 3-1 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/29/1976 @ BAL Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1976 @ BAL Win, 4-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1976 @ BAL Loss, 3-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1976 @ CHH Win, 15-3 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Expects to be adored.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability
Birthday:12/23/1947
Born in:North Attleborough, MA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 7"
Weight:160 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$475,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 26 Days
Service This Yr:153 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 21st Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 132 359 98 21 2 5 40 44 52 66 .273 .361 .384 .746 .339 .111 124
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 88 425 1 1 0 10 7 6 138 28 0 2 0.0 51.8 4.89 4.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   142 36 7 0 4 17 20 23 27 2 1 1 .254 .357 .387 .744
Versus Right   217 62 14 2 1 23 24 29 39 4 6 0 .286 .364 .382 .746
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   18 3 2 0 0 1 2 4 4 1 0 0 .167 .304 .278 .582
April   35 9 3 0 1 7 4 3 6 1 0 0 .257 .308 .429 .736
May   79 22 5 0 2 11 12 13 15 1 1 0 .278 .376 .418 .794
June   79 18 5 0 1 6 7 13 11 2 2 0 .228 .330 .329 .659
July   80 28 3 2 1 14 11 15 17 1 0 0 .350 .448 .475 .923
August   72 19 4 0 0 1 9 5 14 0 4 1 .264 .321 .319 .640
September   14 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 .143 .278 .214 .492
Spring Training   42 7 3 0 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 .167 .200 .238 .438
Last Year   347 90 13 1 9 47 34 63 52 4 3 0 .259 .370 .380 .750
2 Years Ago   418 104 16 1 9 46 58 74 91 1 3 0 .249 .361 .356 .718
Career   1734 469 86 5 32 209 217 281 332 20 16 3 .270 .369 .381 .751
Home   166 48 12 1 3 23 27 28 28 3 2 0 .289 .386 .428 .813
Road   193 50 9 1 2 17 17 24 38 3 5 1 .259 .339 .347 .687
Grass   359 98 21 2 5 40 44 52 66 6 7 1 .273 .361 .384 .746
Day   202 50 10 1 1 20 22 33 34 4 4 0 .248 .347 .322 .669
Night   157 48 11 1 4 20 22 19 32 2 3 1 .306 .380 .465 .845
As Starter   301 82 16 2 5 28 34 36 50 4 4 1 .272 .348 .389 .737
As Reliever / Substitution   58 16 5 0 0 12 10 16 16 2 3 0 .276 .421 .362 .783
Pinch Hitting   9 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
Close/Late   92 25 7 0 1 12 12 15 22 1 2 0 .272 .370 .380 .751
Inning 1-3   105 29 9 0 1 10 11 10 18 1 2 0 .276 .336 .390 .727
Inning 4-6   122 28 4 2 1 10 11 21 21 3 3 1 .230 .340 .320 .660
Inning 7-9   124 40 7 0 3 19 21 20 26 1 2 0 .323 .414 .452 .865
Extra Innings   8 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .125 .200 .250 .450
0 Outs   126 33 6 1 1 3 16 14 17 1 6 0 .262 .333 .349 .683
1 Outs   120 31 8 0 2 22 20 22 20 5 1 1 .258 .365 .375 .740
2 Outs   113 34 7 1 2 15 8 16 29 0 0 0 .301 .388 .434 .821
Scoring Position   102 26 6 0 2 37 14 15 27 6 7 0 .255 .333 .373 .706
Bases Empty   184 58 13 2 3 3 22 28 25 0 0 0 .315 .406 .457 .862
Runner on 1st   73 14 2 0 0 0 8 9 14 0 0 1 .192 .289 .219 .508
Runner on 2nd   26 12 3 0 1 11 5 3 2 0 6 0 .462 .517 .692 1.210
Runner on 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 1 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 5 1 0 0 2 2 4 6 0 0 0 .147 .237 .176 .413
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 3 2 0 0 7 2 1 6 2 0 0 .214 .235 .357 .592
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 0 0 1 5 2 4 1 2 0 0 .200 .455 .800 1.255
Bases Loaded   15 5 0 0 0 12 2 2 5 2 0 0 .333 .368 .333 .702
Two Strikes   198 45 12 1 1 19 15 21 66 4 0 0 .227 .296 .313 .609
First Pitch   54 20 4 0 2 10 8 1 0 0 1 1 .370 .393 .556 .948
Count 0-1   24 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 .250 .292 .542
Count 0-2   18 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 1-0   27 9 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 .333 .333 .407 .741
Count 1-1   27 9 0 0 2 5 7 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .321 .556 .877
Count 1-2   61 17 6 0 1 6 5 0 24 1 0 0 .279 .274 .426 .700
Count 2-0   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Count 2-1   16 6 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 .375 .353 .562 .915
Count 2-2   59 11 1 1 0 3 2 0 21 1 0 0 .186 .183 .237 .421
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 5 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 0 0 0 0 4 17 0 0 0 0 .333 .826 .333 1.159
Full Count   60 15 5 0 0 8 7 21 14 2 0 0 .250 .434 .333 .767
Behind in Count   103 25 7 0 1 9 6 0 31 1 2 0 .243 .240 .340 .580
Ahead in Count   56 18 4 1 0 5 14 30 0 1 4 0 .321 .552 .429 .980
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   43 11 4 0 0 9 8 13 8 2 3 0 .256 .414 .349 .763
Batting 3rd   7 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .429 .500 .571 1.071
Batting 4th   39 12 4 0 1 7 5 6 9 0 0 0 .308 .400 .487 .887
Batting 5th   76 17 4 0 2 5 10 11 12 1 1 1 .224 .326 .355 .681
Batting 6th   66 17 2 0 1 11 6 6 16 1 2 0 .258 .315 .333 .648
Batting 7th   105 32 5 2 1 7 12 10 15 2 1 0 .305 .359 .419 .778
Batting 8th   17 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 .235 .350 .294 .644
Batting 9th   5 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .400 .571 .400 .971
Low Leverage   149 42 10 1 2 15 16 21 30 2 0 0 .282 .366 .403 .769
Medium Leverage   129 34 7 1 1 6 19 22 19 0 5 1 .264 .375 .357 .732
High Leverage   77 19 4 0 1 18 8 9 16 4 2 0 .247 .311 .338 .649
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
1971 San Francisco - MLB 23 8 15 5 1 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 .333 .500 .400 .900 166 187 0.2
1972 San Francisco - MLB 24 118 281 78 15 1 4 29 35 41 1 5 61 1 1 .278 .366 .381 .747 131 135 3.7
1973 San Francisco - MLB 25 135 314 94 20 0 5 47 44 47 0 4 61 0 2 .299 .386 .411 .797 128 135 3.1
1974 San Francisco - MLB 26 149 418 104 16 1 9 46 58 74 0 1 91 2 1 .249 .361 .356 .718 113 120 5.7
1975 San Francisco - MLB 27 140 347 90 13 1 9 47 34 63 0 4 52 1 1 .259 .370 .380 .750 114 120 4.6
1976 San Francisco - MLB 28 132 359 98 21 2 5 40 44 52 1 6 66 0 2 .273 .361 .384 .746 114 124 4.5
Total MLB 682 1734 469 86 5 32 209 217 281 3 20 332 4 8 .270 .369 .381 .751 119 127 21.8
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
1967 Total - 19 47 209 63 7 1 2 31 46 24 2 0 24 13 5 .301 .379 .373 .752 100 100 1.0
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
1971 San Francisco - MLB 23 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -127 -0.1
1972 San Francisco - MLB 24 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -136 0.9
1973 San Francisco - MLB 25 4 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750 387 429 0.5
1974 San Francisco - MLB 26 5 18 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .167 .167 .222 .389 15 5 2.4
1975 San Francisco - MLB 27 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -25 7 2.4
Total MLB 18 33 5 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 .152 .176 .273 .449 27 23
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 San Francisco - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 San Francisco - MLB 3B 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 .500 7.0 1.29 -0.2 .000
1971 San Francisco - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 1.027
1971 San Francisco - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 San Francisco - MLB CF 5 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 34.0 2.38 -0.6 .979
1971 San Francisco - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 San Francisco - MLB 2B 12 11 17 26 4 45 2 .956 72.0 5.38 -1.6 .918
1972 San Francisco - MLB 3B 13 10 2 15 1 18 1 .944 74.1 2.06 -0.9 1.047
1972 San Francisco - MLB SS 27 13 19 33 7 54 2 .963 107.0 4.37 -2.0 .943
1972 San Francisco - MLB CF 71 38 138 0 0 140 2 .986 397.0 3.13 +6.5 1.054
1972 San Francisco - MLB RF 14 14 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 107.0 1.35 +0.2 .971
1973 San Francisco - MLB 2B 34 31 58 66 21 126 2 .984 233.0 4.79 -2.2 .928
1973 San Francisco - MLB 3B 69 22 19 58 4 84 7 .917 289.0 2.40 -4.7 .895
1973 San Francisco - MLB SS 6 0 3 2 1 5 0 1.000 6.0 7.50 +0.1 1.047
1973 San Francisco - MLB CF 56 28 84 0 0 85 1 .988 293.0 2.58 +4.2 1.105
1974 San Francisco - MLB SS 3 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 5.0 9.00 +0.3 1.038
1974 San Francisco - MLB CF 146 123 374 15 0 393 4 .990 1104.2 3.17 +20.5 1.073
1975 San Francisco - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 San Francisco - MLB 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 San Francisco - MLB SS 6 0 4 5 1 9 0 1.000 18.0 4.50 -0.0 1.056
1975 San Francisco - MLB CF 129 88 320 10 1 333 3 .991 879.1 3.38 +19.1 1.092
1976 San Francisco - MLB 2B 2 0 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 -0.2 .774
1976 San Francisco - MLB 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.063
1976 San Francisco - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.2 1.031
1976 San Francisco - MLB CF 123 88 322 15 1 344 7 .980 907.2 3.34 +15.3 1.045
TOTAL 2B 48 42 79 95 25 178 4 .978 314.0 4.99 -3.9 .919
TOTAL 3B 87 33 22 74 5 105 9 .914 374.1 2.31 -5.7 .914
TOTAL SS 44 13 29 44 9 75 2 .973 139.0 4.73 -1.4 .968
TOTAL CF 530 369 1247 40 2 1304 17 .987 3615.2 3.20 +65.0 1.070
TOTAL RF 14 14 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 107.0 1.35 +0.2 .971
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 21, 49th overall pick) by the San Francisco Seagulls, out of college Crowder
10/20/1967 Named the #91 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 35 (55).
07/04/1968 Named the #91 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 45 (55).
04/07/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the San Francisco Seagulls development complex.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
02/09/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at center field at the San Francisco Seagulls development complex.
07/02/1970 Named the #89 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1970 Named the #79 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
04/06/1971 Named the #86 prospect in the MLB
07/01/1971 Named the #64 prospect in the MLB
10/25/1971 Named the #67 prospect in the MLB
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
02/29/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the San Francisco Seagulls development complex.
04/04/1972 Named the #78 prospect in the MLB
10/24/1972 Finished 3rd in 1972 MLB ABL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
05/21/1973 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $150,000 with the San Francisco Seagulls organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
03/04/1974 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the San Francisco Seagulls development complex.
04/10/1974 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,900,000 with the San Francisco Seagulls organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year WAR Rank
1974 5.5 9
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