Russ Meyer
1946–1959 · bats B / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies
319G
.114AVG
.154OBP
.140SLG
55H
1HR
25RBI
0SB
94–73W–L
1,532IP
675K
3.98ERA
219GS
5SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319 | 569 | 484 | 26 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | .114 | .154 | .140 | .294 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,531.7 | 319 | 219 | 65 | 94 | 73 | 5 | 1,607 | 761 | 678 | 135 | 544 | 675 | 0 | 0 | 3.98 | 1.404 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1947-06-23 to 1947-06-28
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1951-08-07 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1948-06-15 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 3 home runs allowed | 1953-09-04 | 1 in 112 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 157 | 262 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 59 | .126 | .145 | .139 |
| Away | 162 | 307 | 27 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 88 | .103 | .127 | .142 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 28 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | .143 | .130 | .167 |
| May | 62 | 102 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 27 | .058 | .088 | .058 |
| June | 70 | 123 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 26 | .168 | .171 | .187 |
| July | 63 | 116 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 35 | .107 | .129 | .146 |
| August | 53 | 90 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | .116 | .167 | .159 |
| September | 42 | 92 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 22 | .091 | .120 | .130 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 56 | 136 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 34 | .143 | .147 | .188 |
| new-york-giants | 43 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | .153 | .214 | .153 |
| chicago-cubs | 42 | 120 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 38 | .086 | .117 | .105 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 31 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .125 | .119 | .188 |
| cincinnati-reds | 31 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .116 | .170 | .116 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 29 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .051 | .045 | .051 |
| boston-braves | 25 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .118 | .140 | .235 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 22 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .042 | .040 | .042 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 |  Chicago Cubs | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | .200 | 17 | 10 |
| 1947 | Chicago Cubs | 23 | 12 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .250 | 45 | 23 |
| 1948 | Chicago Cubs | 29 | 56 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .107 | 164 | 89 |
| 1949 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | 70 | 10 | – | 4 | – | .143 | 213 | 78 |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | 50 | 7 | – | – | – | .140 | 159 | 74 |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | 48 | 5 | – | 4 | – | .104 | 168 | 65 |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | 79 | 7 | 1 | 6 | – | .089 | 232 | 92 |
| 1953 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 75 | 11 | – | 2 | – | .147 | 191 | 106 |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 36 | 47 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .043 | 180 | 70 |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 18 | 27 | 1 | – | 2 | – | .037 | 73 | 26 |
| 1956 | Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds | 21 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | .083 | 58 | 29 |
| 1957 |  Boston Red Sox | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1.000 | 5 | 1 |
| 1959 |  Kansas City Athletics | 18 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 24 | 12 |