Russ Kemmerer
1954–1963 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, Washington Senators (1901-60)
302G
.128AVG
.197OBP
.162SLG
34H
2HR
16RBI
0SB
43–59W–L
1,067IP
504K
4.47ERA
109GS
8SV
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302 | 314 | 265 | 13 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | .128 | .197 | .162 | .359 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,066.7 | 302 | 109 | 24 | 43 | 59 | 8 | 1,144 | 588 | 530 | 103 | 389 | 504 | 0 | 0 | 4.47 | 1.437 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1954-09-01 to 1954-09-05
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1954-07-18 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1957-07-30 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1958-05-21 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 146 | 139 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 48 | .129 | .187 | .155 |
| Away | 156 | 175 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 64 | .128 | .177 | .168 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 27 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .095 | .222 | .143 |
| May | 59 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .095 | .137 | .119 |
| June | 53 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28 | .091 | .149 | .091 |
| July | 56 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | .146 | .232 | .208 |
| August | 53 | 72 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 30 | .115 | .139 | .131 |
| September | 54 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | .237 | .268 | .316 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 38 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | .132 | .265 | .158 |
| new-york-yankees | 36 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 | .105 | .163 | .132 |
| detroit-tigers | 33 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .128 | .133 | .128 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 32 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 18 | .163 | .196 | .326 |
| cleveland-guardians | 28 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .097 | .139 | .097 |
| chicago-white-sox | 26 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .094 | .162 | .094 |
| boston-red-sox | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .000 | .100 | .000 |
| los-angeles-angels-1961-64 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 |  Boston Red Sox | 19 | 21 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .143 | 75 | 37 |
| 1955 | Boston Red Sox | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 17 | 13 |
| 1957 | Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 40 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 6 | – | .065 | 176 | 81 |
| 1958 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 40 | 69 | 11 | – | 1 | – | .159 | 224 | 111 |
| 1959 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 37 | 60 | 8 | – | 5 | – | .133 | 206 | 89 |
| 1960 | Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 39 | 33 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | 138 | 86 |
| 1961 |  Chicago White Sox | 47 | 15 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .200 | 96 | 35 |
| 1962 | Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros | 56 | 11 | 4 | – | – | – | .364 | 96 | 40 |
| 1963 |  Houston Astros | 17 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | .286 | 36 | 12 |