Russ Christopher

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1942-1948)

W–L 54–64
ERA 3.37
WHIP 1.33
SO 424
Pitcher PIV 1767.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 170 lb
Born
9/12/1917 in Richmond, CA, USA
Died
12/5/1954 in Richmond, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1942-04-14
Last Game
1948-10-01
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Russell Ormand Christopher

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
54 64 241 97 46 3 35 999.7 931 374 38 399 424 3.37 1767.3

Career ERA 3.37 vs. league average 3.71 across their career seasons — 9.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1942 PHA AL 4 13 30 18 10 0 1 165.0 154 70 99 58 3.82 3.57 (-7%) -3260.1
1943 PHA AL 5 8 24 15 5 0 2 133.0 120 51 58 56 3.45 3.50 (+1%) 83.4
1944 PHA AL 14 14 35 24 13 1 1 215.3 200 71 63 84 2.97 3.57 (+17%) 1753.8
1945 PHA AL 13 13 33 27 17 2 2 227.3 213 80 75 100 3.17 3.67 (+14%) 1230.3
1946 PHA AL 5 7 30 13 1 0 0 119.3 119 57 44 79 4.30 3.59 (-20%) 1843.2
1947 PHA AL 10 7 44 0 0 0 12 80.7 70 26 33 33 2.90 3.97 (+27%) 455.3
1948 CLE AL 3 2 45 0 0 0 17 59.0 55 19 27 14 2.90 4.10 (+29%) -338.7
Career · 7 seasons 54 64 241 97 46 3 35 999.2 931 374 399 424 3.37 — 1,767

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
242 316 17 50 8 3 2 22 0 17 95 .158 .201 .222 .423 -1,163

Career AVG .158 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 39.0% below league average.

Career OBP .201 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 39.0% below league average.

Career SLG .222 vs. league average .360 across their career seasons — 38.5% below league average.

Career OPS .423 vs. league average .690 across their career seasons — 38.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1942 PHA AL 30 56 2 5 0 1 0 3 0 1 17 .089 .253 (-65%) .323 (-67%) .349 (-64%) .672 (-66%) -564.2
1943 PHA AL 24 45 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 2 13 .156 — — — — 0.0
1944 PHA AL 35 81 4 18 5 1 1 6 0 2 18 .222 .261 (-15%) .325 (-26%) .357 (-3%) .683 (-14%) -211.5
1945 PHA AL 34 76 5 13 1 0 1 4 0 6 28 .171 .260 (-34%) .328 (-30%) .354 (-37%) .683 (-33%) -387.6
1946 PHA AL 30 36 2 5 1 1 0 5 0 1 9 .139 — — — — 0.0
1947 PHA AL 44 16 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 .125 — — — — 0.0
1948 CLE AL 45 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 7 seasons 242 316 17 50 8 3 2 22 0 17 95 .158 — — — — -1,163

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1948 WS CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1948 WS CLE 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1201601230112.188
Away122156520110.128

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home120520.14541731792442.99
Away121479.14772002191793.76

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1948-10-01 CLEDET — 0.1110100
1948-09-20 CLEPHA SV 2.1200110
1948-09-19 CLEPHA W 1.1200000
1948-09-14 CLENYY — 0.2000100
1948-09-13 CLESLA — 0.2100000
1948-09-12 CLESLA — 1.0000010
1948-09-12 CLESLA SV 0.1000000
1948-09-04 CLESLA — 1.2100000
1948-08-27 CLENYY — 2.0433100
1948-08-26 CLEBOS — 0.1100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 241 0 93 314 9 20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1942 PHA P 30 0 10 60 2 5
1943 PHA P 24 0 11 61 1 5
1944 PHA P 35 0 27 58 3 5
1945 PHA P 33 0 26 71 1 4
1946 PHA P 30 0 7 38 1 1
1947 PHA P 44 0 10 13 1 0
1948 CLE P 45 0 2 13 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 241

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1945 Most Valuable Player AL 32th 1.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Russ Christopher (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Billy Loes
    80-63, 3.89 ERA
  2. 93
    Bob Klinger
    66-61, 3.68 ERA
  3. 87
    Johnny Morrison
    103-80, 3.65 ERA
  4. 86
    Dave Wickersham
    68-57, 3.66 ERA
  5. 85
    Ike Delock
    84-75, 4.03 ERA
  6. 84
    Ron Robinson
    48-39, 3.63 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Russ Christopher

What years did Russ Christopher play?
Russ Christopher played in Major League Baseball from 1942 to 1948.
Was Russ Christopher a pitcher?
Yes. Russ Christopher pitched in the major leagues, recording 54 wins and 424 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Russ Christopher hit?
Russ Christopher hit 2 career home runs with 50 hits.