Rip Russell
1939–1947 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, PIR
425G
.245AVG
.287OBP
.356SLG
344H
29HR
196RBI
4SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 425 | 1,522 | 1,402 | 133 | 344 | 52 | 8 | 29 | 196 | 83 | 142 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 499 | .245 | .287 | .356 | .643 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1942-05-26 to 1942-06-05
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1942-06-30 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1946-05-18 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 2 doubles | 1939-06-29 | 1 in 99 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 208 | 724 | 170 | 15 | 95 | 48 | 66 | .259 | .301 | .373 |
| Away | 217 | 798 | 174 | 14 | 101 | 35 | 76 | .234 | .262 | .341 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 27 | 76 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | .258 | .289 | .318 |
| May | 85 | 317 | 66 | 6 | 42 | 16 | 30 | .227 | .259 | .323 |
| June | 89 | 318 | 68 | 5 | 42 | 22 | 27 | .236 | .283 | .337 |
| July | 80 | 300 | 69 | 8 | 44 | 18 | 28 | .249 | .290 | .401 |
| August | 69 | 238 | 55 | 5 | 32 | 10 | 20 | .246 | .273 | .357 |
| September | 74 | 270 | 69 | 5 | 31 | 11 | 26 | .272 | .296 | .378 |
| October | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 51 | 177 | 41 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 18 | .247 | .277 | .398 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 49 | 180 | 44 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 14 | .257 | .256 | .386 |
| boston-braves | 49 | 175 | 44 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 8 | .282 | .326 | .397 |
| new-york-giants | 46 | 184 | 33 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 24 | .199 | .255 | .301 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 46 | 163 | 38 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 18 | .250 | .288 | .289 |
| cincinnati-reds | 40 | 141 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | .260 | .305 | .331 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 38 | 145 | 46 | 4 | 27 | 6 | 8 | .333 | .359 | .507 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 19 | 62 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | .250 | .274 | .393 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 |  Chicago Cubs | 143 | 542 | 148 | 9 | 82 | 2 | .273 | – | – |
| 1940 | Chicago Cubs | 68 | 215 | 53 | 5 | 33 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 1941 | Chicago Cubs | 6 | 17 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .294 | – | – |
| 1942 | Chicago Cubs | 102 | 302 | 73 | 8 | 42 | – | .242 | – | – |
| 1946 |  Boston Red Sox | 80 | 274 | 57 | 6 | 35 | 1 | .208 | – | – |
| 1947 | Boston Red Sox | 26 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 3 | – | .154 | – | – |