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Jeff Russell

Jeff Russell

1983–1996  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'4", 200 lb  ·  b. 1961 Cincinnati, OH

Also in Triple-A  ·  Double-A  ·  High-A

Career 56–73 · 3.75 ERA · 693 SO · 1099.2 IP · 591 G · 11 H · 1 HR · 10 RBI · .139 AVG

Seasons leading his league
1
0 best in baseball 1 league only
1 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1989 Best season

Spanning 1989–1989, peaking at 1 titles in 1989.

Team records #2 Rangers career SV #7 Rangers 1989 SV

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,919th League titles 1
  • 5,915th Top-5 finishes 1

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Saves 1 1st — 1989 AL 38

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1989 1 SV 38

Pitching

  led the league   14 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1983 CIN NL 4 5 3.03 10 10 0 68.1 58 23 7 22 40 1.17
1984 CIN NL 6 18 4.26 33 30 0 181.2 186 86 15 65 101 1.38
1985 TEX AL 3 6 7.55 13 13 0 62.0 85 52 10 27 44 1.81
1986 TEX AL 5 2 3.40 37 0 2 82.0 74 31 11 31 54 1.28
1987 TEX AL 5 4 4.44 52 2 3 97.1 109 48 9 52 56 1.65
1988 TEX AL 10 9 3.82 34 24 0 188.2 183 80 15 66 88 1.32
1989 TEX AL 6 4 1.98 71 0 38 72.2 45 16 4 24 77 0.95
1990 TEX AL 1 5 4.26 27 0 10 25.1 23 12 1 16 16 1.54
1991 TEX AL 6 4 3.29 68 0 30 79.1 71 29 11 26 52 1.22
1992 TEX +1 AL 4 3 1.63 59 0 30 66.1 55 12 3 25 48 1.21
1993 BOS AL 1 4 2.70 51 0 33 46.2 39 14 1 14 45 1.14
1994 BOS +1 AL 1 6 5.09 42 0 17 40.2 43 23 5 16 28 1.45
1995 TEX AL 1 0 3.03 37 0 20 32.2 36 11 3 9 21 1.38
1996 TEX AL 3 3 3.38 55 0 3 56.0 58 21 5 22 23 1.43
Career — — 56 73 3.75 589 79 186 1099.2 1,065 458 100 415 693 1.35

Batting

14 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1983 CIN NL 10 21 1 3 1 0 1 3 1 6 0 .143 .182 .333 .515
1984 CIN NL 34 57 2 8 2 0 0 7 4 27 0 .140 .194 .175 .369
1985 TEX AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1986 TEX AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1987 TEX AL 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1988 TEX AL 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1989 TEX AL 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1990 TEX AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1991 TEX AL 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1992 TEX +1 AL 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1993 BOS AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1994 BOS +1 AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1995 TEX AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1996 TEX AL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Career — — 591 79 3 11 3 0 1 10 5 33 0 .139 .188 .215 .403

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1983 CIN NL P 10 10 68.1 2 10 1 0 13 .923 1.20
1984 CIN NL P 33 30 181.2 7 34 2 4 43 .953 1.24
1985 TEX AL P 13 13 62.0 6 10 0 1 16 1.000 1.23
1986 TEX AL P 37 0 82.0 6 17 0 3 23 1.000 0.62
1987 TEX AL P 52 2 97.1 11 17 0 2 28 1.000 0.54
1988 TEX AL P 34 24 188.2 12 37 5 3 54 .907 1.44
1989 TEX AL P 71 0 72.2 6 14 0 3 20 1.000 0.28
1990 TEX AL P 27 0 25.1 1 5 1 0 7 .857 0.22
1991 TEX AL P 68 0 79.1 6 18 1 1 25 .960 0.35
1992 TEX AL P 59 0 66.1 8 8 0 0 16 1.000 0.27
1993 BOS AL P 51 0 46.2 2 10 0 0 12 1.000 0.24
1994 BOS AL P 42 0 40.2 1 2 0 0 3 1.000 0.07
1995 TEX AL P 37 0 32.2 2 2 0 0 4 1.000 0.11
1996 TEX AL P 55 0 56.0 1 8 0 0 9 1.000 0.16
Career — — P 589 79 1099.2 71 192 10 17 273 .963 0.45