Bill Russell
1969–1986 · bats R / throws R · Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS
2,181G
.263AVG
.310OBP
.338SLG
More career statistics
1,926H
46HR
627RBI
167SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
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 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1977-05-07 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1986-09-09 | 1 in 96 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 | – | – |