Was Russell Awkard a pitcher?

No. Russell Awkard was a position player (Right Fielder).

How many home runs did Russell Awkard hit?

Russell Awkard hit 2 career home runs with 38 hits.

Russell Awkard

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .284

HR 2

RBI 15

H 38

OPS .744

PIV 19

Position: Right Fielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 150 lb
Born: 10/7/1917 in Howard County, MD, USA
Died: 4/1/2002 in Louisville, KY, USA

Full name: Russell Alfred Awkard

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
143.0	130.0	25.0	36.0	3.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	11.0	0	0	.277	.338	.377	.715

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
32	134	26	38	4	2	2	15	0	14	0	.284	.356	.388	.744	19

Career AVG .284 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — +7.1% above league average.

Career OBP .356 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +6.5% above league average.

Career SLG .388 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .744 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1940	NE	NN2	1	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	NYC	NN2	24	98	20	24	4	2	2	11	13	.245	.267 (-8%)	.335 (+1%)	.387 (avg)	.722 (+1%)	0.0
1941	NE	NN2	7	31	6	12	0	0	0	4	1	.387	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			32	134	26	38	4	2	2	15	14	.284	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	5	24	4	6	1	1	.250
Away	18	72	17	19	1	2	.264

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
1941-08-10	NW2	BLG	W	6	2	3	0	0	0
1941-05-11	NW2	NY6	L	5	1	1	0	0	0
1940-09-08	NY6	BLG	L	4	0	1	0	0	0
1940-08-25	NY6	BLG	L	3	1	2	1	1	1
1940-07-28	NY6	PH5	W	4	0	0	0	0	1
1940-07-07	NY6	PH5	L	4	1	1	0	0	0
1940-07-06	NY6	PH5	L	4	0	1	0	0	0
1940-07-06	NY6	PH5	W	5	3	1	0	1	1
1940-06-29	NY6	NW2	W	3	0	0	0	0	0
1940-06-27	NY6	NW2	L	4	0	1	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	32	31	45	2	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1940	NE	OF	1	1	2	0	0
1940	NYC	OF	24	23	34	2	1
1941	NE	OF	7	7	9	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Left Field	2
Center Field	4
Right Field	26

Frequently Asked Questions about Russell Awkard

Was Russell Awkard a pitcher?: No. Russell Awkard was a position player (Right Fielder).
How many home runs did Russell Awkard hit?: Russell Awkard hit 2 career home runs with 38 hits.