Jim Russell
1942–1951 · bats B / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, CDA, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,035G
.267AVG
.360OBP
.400SLG
More career statistics
959H
67HR
428RBI
59SB
7Rare 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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 0 | 48 |
| Batting · Doubles | 175 | 176 |
| Batting · Hits | 959 | 957 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 427 | 428 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,145 | 4,144 |
| Batting · Runs | 556 | 557 |
| Batting · RBI | 428 | 434 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 59 | 61 |
| Batting · Walks | 503 | 501 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,035 | 4,145 | 3,595 | 556 | 959 | 175 | 51 | 67 | 428 | 503 | 427 | 59 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1,437 | .267 | .360 | .400 | .760 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1944-08-20 to 1944-09-02
37longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1946-09-01 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1944-06-30 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1946-09-01 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 521 | 2019 | 495 | 30 | 223 | 261 | 177 | .286 | .374 | .428 |
| Away | 514 | 2125 | 462 | 37 | 211 | 240 | 251 | .247 | .330 | .373 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 80 | 337 | 68 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 43 | .231 | .326 | .361 |
| May | 166 | 681 | 160 | 13 | 81 | 74 | 65 | .266 | .344 | .415 |
| June | 199 | 811 | 178 | 14 | 87 | 112 | 83 | .260 | .358 | .391 |
| July | 207 | 841 | 213 | 8 | 76 | 88 | 71 | .286 | .358 | .406 |
| August | 192 | 759 | 181 | 18 | 92 | 94 | 79 | .276 | .362 | .425 |
| September | 184 | 692 | 152 | 9 | 59 | 89 | 84 | .256 | .348 | .377 |
| October | 7 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .250 | .304 | .350 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 155 | 629 | 141 | 8 | 64 | 84 | 54 | .261 | .358 | .389 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 153 | 617 | 143 | 11 | 56 | 59 | 75 | .259 | .327 | .383 |
| new-york-giants | 147 | 582 | 115 | 10 | 61 | 90 | 68 | .237 | .352 | .372 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 145 | 539 | 117 | 5 | 43 | 61 | 55 | .246 | .330 | .358 |
| chicago-cubs | 141 | 563 | 121 | 6 | 58 | 75 | 57 | .254 | .348 | .358 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 127 | 522 | 138 | 12 | 62 | 59 | 62 | .305 | .377 | .479 |
| boston-braves | 124 | 520 | 141 | 9 | 62 | 54 | 37 | .306 | .375 | .445 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 43 | 172 | 41 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 20 | .273 | .349 | .467 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | .071 | – | – |
| 1943 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 146 | 533 | 138 | 4 | 46 | 12 | .259 | – | – |
| 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 580 | 181 | 8 | 69 | 7 | .312 | – | – |
| 1945 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 146 | 510 | 145 | 12 | 78 | 15 | .284 | – | – |
| 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 146 | 516 | 142 | 8 | 50 | 11 | .275 | – | – |
| 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 128 | 478 | 121 | 8 | 51 | 7 | .253 | – | – |
| 1948 |  Boston Braves | 89 | 322 | 85 | 9 | 54 | 5 | .264 | – | – |
| 1949 | Boston Braves | 130 | 415 | 95 | 8 | 54 | 3 | .229 | – | – |
| 1950 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 77 | 214 | 49 | 10 | 32 | 1 | .229 | – | – |
| 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 16 | 13 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |