Bill Russell
1969–1986 · bats R / throws R · Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS
2,181G
.263AVG
.310OBP
.338SLG
1,926H
46HR
627RBI
167SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,181 | 8,021 | 7,318 | 796 | 1,926 | 293 | 57 | 46 | 627 | 483 | 667 | 167 | 69 | 36 | 51 | 2,471 | .263 | .310 | .338 | .648 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1976-04-24 to 1976-05-15
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1971-06-09 | 1 in 934 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1979-07-27 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | 3 stolen bases | 1986-09-09 | 1 in 2,019 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1090 | 3922 | 939 | 21 | 314 | 250 | 326 | .263 | .303 | .332 |
| Away | 1091 | 4099 | 987 | 25 | 313 | 233 | 341 | .263 | .298 | .343 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 296 | 1125 | 275 | 8 | 90 | 85 | 90 | .273 | .320 | .355 |
| May | 350 | 1344 | 335 | 12 | 115 | 79 | 117 | .271 | .308 | .360 |
| June | 350 | 1330 | 326 | 11 | 113 | 65 | 121 | .264 | .294 | .345 |
| July | 374 | 1337 | 318 | 6 | 108 | 80 | 109 | .259 | .298 | .328 |
| August | 408 | 1546 | 369 | 6 | 110 | 86 | 128 | .262 | .294 | .333 |
| September | 383 | 1288 | 287 | 3 | 88 | 86 | 98 | .248 | .290 | .307 |
| October | 20 | 51 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .327 | .353 | .327 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 247 | 911 | 186 | 5 | 60 | 56 | 77 | .226 | .266 | .294 |
| houston-astros | 245 | 886 | 181 | 2 | 71 | 64 | 81 | .227 | .277 | .288 |
| san-diego-padres | 244 | 908 | 230 | 4 | 63 | 61 | 64 | .279 | .320 | .339 |
| san-francisco-giants | 239 | 859 | 210 | 4 | 71 | 50 | 75 | .267 | .303 | .344 |
| atlanta-braves | 234 | 858 | 217 | 4 | 69 | 54 | 64 | .278 | .316 | .345 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 172 | 631 | 160 | 3 | 43 | 43 | 55 | .278 | .322 | .350 |
| chicago-cubs | 167 | 616 | 155 | 3 | 38 | 25 | 52 | .269 | .292 | .343 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 164 | 613 | 155 | 2 | 42 | 34 | 47 | .273 | .308 | .342 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 98 | 212 | 48 | 5 | 15 | 4 | .226 | – | – | |
| 1970 | 81 | 278 | 72 | – | 28 | 9 | .259 | – | – | |
| 1971 | 91 | 211 | 48 | 2 | 15 | 6 | .227 | – | – | |
| 1972 | 129 | 434 | 118 | 4 | 34 | 14 | .272 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 162 | 615 | 163 | 4 | 56 | 15 | .265 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 160 | 553 | 149 | 5 | 65 | 14 | .269 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 84 | 252 | 52 | – | 14 | 5 | .206 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 149 | 554 | 152 | 5 | 65 | 15 | .274 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 153 | 634 | 176 | 4 | 51 | 16 | .278 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 155 | 625 | 179 | 3 | 46 | 10 | .286 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 153 | 627 | 170 | 7 | 56 | 6 | .271 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 130 | 466 | 123 | 3 | 34 | 13 | .264 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 82 | 262 | 61 | – | 22 | 2 | .233 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 153 | 497 | 136 | 3 | 46 | 10 | .274 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 131 | 451 | 111 | 1 | 30 | 13 | .246 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 89 | 262 | 70 | – | 19 | 4 | .267 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 76 | 169 | 44 | – | 13 | 4 | .260 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 105 | 216 | 54 | – | 18 | 7 | .250 | – | – |