CF Bob Russell #30
San Francisco Seagulls MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/19/1977
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CF BOB RUSSELL #30 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
143 332 86 14 0 6 35 37 61 .259 .333 .355 1 1.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 45 55
BABIP 60 60 55 60
Avoid K's 40 40 40 50
Gap 40 45 40 45
Power 40 45 40 40
Eye 60 65 55 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 70
Errors: - 60 70
Arm: 20 60 65
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 40
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 70
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: 40
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
10/17/1977 STL Loss, 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/16/1977 STL Win, 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
10/14/1977 @ MON Win, 11-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11/1977 MON Loss, 2-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/10/1977 MON Loss, 4-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/09/1977 MON Win, 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/07/1977 @ MON Win, 7-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/06/1977 @ MON Win, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/04/1977 LAP Win, 6-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/02/1977 @ LAP Win, 6-4 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Russell will take credit he does not deserve.
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:155 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$475,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 26 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 21st Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 143 332 86 14 0 6 35 27 37 61 .259 .333 .355 .689 .307 .096 93
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 74 382 2 0 0 10 7 4 118 20 1 1 50.0 40.1 4.04 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   89 24 3 0 2 10 13 17 14 1 2 2 .270 .394 .371 .765
Versus Right   243 62 11 0 4 25 14 20 47 3 5 0 .255 .308 .350 .658
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
April   66 14 1 0 1 5 3 5 14 1 1 0 .212 .264 .273 .537
May   65 19 3 0 1 9 8 7 10 1 0 0 .292 .356 .385 .741
June   56 15 3 0 1 6 5 9 12 0 1 2 .268 .388 .375 .763
July   49 11 0 0 0 4 1 8 10 1 3 0 .224 .328 .224 .552
August   56 14 5 0 2 9 4 4 9 1 1 0 .250 .295 .446 .742
September   40 13 2 0 1 2 6 4 6 0 1 0 .325 .386 .450 .836
Spring Training   51 15 2 1 1 6 6 5 7 0 1 2 .294 .379 .431 .811
Postseason   27 8 2 0 0 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 .296 .310 .370 .681
Last Year   408 107 23 2 5 44 47 55 72 6 8 2 .262 .348 .365 .713
2 Years Ago   347 90 13 1 9 47 34 63 52 4 3 0 .259 .370 .380 .750
Career   2115 564 102 5 38 248 247 321 399 24 24 6 .267 .361 .374 .735
Home   161 46 6 0 3 20 14 18 25 2 2 0 .286 .354 .379 .732
Road   171 40 8 0 3 15 13 19 36 2 5 2 .234 .314 .333 .648
Grass   332 86 14 0 6 35 27 37 61 4 7 2 .259 .333 .355 .689
Day   174 42 8 0 4 22 14 21 36 3 3 0 .241 .318 .356 .675
Night   158 44 6 0 2 13 13 16 25 1 4 2 .278 .350 .354 .705
As Starter   267 67 9 0 5 25 20 26 46 2 5 2 .251 .320 .341 .661
As Reliever / Substitution   65 19 5 0 1 10 7 11 15 2 2 0 .292 .385 .415 .800
Pinch Hitting   8 2 1 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 .250 .455 .375 .830
Close/Late   121 40 6 0 5 19 15 14 27 1 2 0 .331 .397 .504 .901
Inning 1-3   86 20 1 0 0 3 5 6 13 0 2 1 .233 .290 .244 .535
Inning 4-6   95 20 5 0 0 9 3 9 16 1 3 1 .211 .283 .263 .546
Inning 7-9   137 43 8 0 5 19 17 21 28 3 2 0 .314 .398 .482 .879
Extra Innings   14 3 0 0 1 4 2 1 4 0 0 0 .214 .267 .429 .695
0 Outs   116 30 3 0 4 9 16 12 15 1 4 0 .259 .326 .388 .714
1 Outs   107 25 3 0 1 11 7 13 28 3 3 2 .234 .320 .290 .610
2 Outs   109 31 8 0 1 15 4 12 18 0 0 0 .284 .355 .385 .741
Scoring Position   99 22 3 0 2 29 7 14 21 4 7 1 .222 .314 .313 .627
Bases Empty   184 54 10 0 3 3 17 14 33 0 0 1 .293 .347 .397 .743
Runner on 1st   49 10 1 0 1 3 3 9 7 0 0 0 .204 .328 .286 .613
Runner on 2nd   36 6 0 0 0 2 1 2 8 0 4 0 .167 .211 .167 .377
Runner on 3rd   11 4 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 .364 .385 .636 1.021
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 5 2 0 1 6 2 8 6 0 2 0 .238 .448 .476 .924
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 2 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .154 .250 .154 .404
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 .143 .300 .143 .443
Bases Loaded   11 4 1 0 0 8 1 0 2 1 0 0 .364 .333 .455 .788
Two Strikes   165 32 3 0 1 13 12 25 61 2 0 2 .194 .304 .230 .534
First Pitch   37 12 3 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 3 0 .324 .316 .486 .802
Count 0-1   33 10 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 .303 .303 .394 .697
Count 0-2   21 7 0 0 0 5 2 0 6 1 0 0 .333 .318 .333 .652
Count 1-0   25 9 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .360 .360 .600 .960
Count 1-1   31 11 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 .355 .344 .484 .828
Count 1-2   53 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 27 1 0 1 .132 .145 .151 .296
Count 2-0   9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 2-1   21 8 1 0 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .381 .381 .714 1.095
Count 2-2   49 11 1 0 1 4 4 0 16 0 0 0 .224 .224 .306 .531
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 3 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 1 0 .273 .529 .273 .802
Full Count   42 7 1 0 0 0 6 25 12 0 0 1 .167 .485 .190 .676
Behind in Count   107 24 4 0 0 11 4 0 33 2 2 1 .224 .227 .262 .489
Ahead in Count   66 21 4 0 3 11 9 12 0 0 2 0 .318 .423 .515 .938
Batting Leadoff   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   57 11 1 0 0 3 4 4 12 0 1 1 .193 .258 .211 .469
Batting 3rd   13 6 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 .462 .533 .462 .995
Batting 4th   21 7 2 0 0 4 1 5 5 1 1 0 .333 .444 .429 .873
Batting 5th   9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Batting 6th   113 25 1 0 1 8 5 14 22 0 3 0 .221 .307 .257 .564
Batting 7th   90 27 6 0 4 16 9 10 11 2 2 1 .300 .369 .500 .869
Batting 8th   18 6 2 0 1 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .611 .944
Batting 9th   11 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 .182 .308 .273 .580
Low Leverage   136 36 7 0 1 6 8 18 21 2 1 1 .265 .350 .338 .689
Medium Leverage   105 23 3 0 1 6 9 9 19 1 4 1 .219 .284 .276 .561
High Leverage   90 26 4 0 4 23 10 10 21 1 2 0 .289 .356 .467 .823
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 28 150 408 107 23 2 5 44 47 55 2 6 72 0 2 .262 .348 .365 .713 113 116 4.5
1977 San Francisco - MLB 29 143 332 86 14 0 6 35 27 37 2 4 61 1 1 .259 .333 .355 .689 83 93 1.7
Total MLB 843 2115 564 102 5 38 248 247 321 6 24 399 5 9 .267 .361 .374 .735 114 120 23.5
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
1976 San Francisco - MLB 28 16 41 7 0 1 2 7 4 6 0 1 8 0 0 .171 .271 .366 .637 89 84 2.4
1977 San Francisco - MLB 29 14 27 8 2 0 0 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 .296 .310 .370 .681 80 87 1.1
Total MLB 48 101 20 3 1 3 12 9 8 0 2 17 0 0 .198 .252 .337 .589 68 66
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 141 101 362 17 1 387 8 .979 1027.2 3.32 +16.8 1.046
1977 San Francisco - MLB C 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1977 San Francisco - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 San Francisco - MLB 3B 4 3 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 25.0 2.88 +0.3 1.069
1977 San Francisco - MLB CF 128 70 179 11 1 193 3 .984 785.1 2.18 +5.0 1.043
TOTAL C 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 2B 48 42 79 95 25 178 4 .978 314.0 4.99 -3.9 .919
TOTAL 3B 91 36 24 80 5 113 9 .920 399.1 2.34 -5.3 .925
TOTAL SS 44 13 29 44 9 75 2 .973 139.0 4.73 -1.4 .968
TOTAL CF 676 452 1466 53 3 1540 21 .986 4521.0 3.02 +71.4 1.066
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).
10/24/1976 Wins the 1976 World Series with the San Francisco Seagulls.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
09/13/1977 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 2 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year WAR Rank
1974 5.5 9
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