Jack Russell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1926-1940)

W–L 85–141
ERA 4.46
WHIP 1.48
SO 418
Pitcher PIV 5672.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 178 lb
Born
10/24/1905 in Paris, TX, USA
Died
11/3/1990 in Clearwater, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1926-05-05
Last Game
1940-08-07
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Jack Erwin Russell

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
85 141 557 182 71 3 38 2050.7 2,454 1,017 83 571 418 4.46 5672.1

Career ERA 4.46 vs. league average 4.28 across their career seasons — near 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
1926 BOS AL 0 5 36 5 1 0 0 98.0 94 39 24 17 3.58 4.11 (+13%) 885.6
1927 BOS AL 4 9 34 15 4 1 0 147.0 172 67 40 25 4.10 4.08 (avg) -103.1
1928 BOS AL 11 14 32 26 10 2 0 201.3 233 86 41 27 3.84 4.13 (+7%) 1313.3
1929 BOS AL 6 18 35 32 13 0 0 227.3 263 99 40 37 3.92 4.60 (+15%) 1955.6
1930 BOS AL 9 20 35 30 15 0 0 229.7 302 139 53 35 5.45 4.80 (-14%) 863.7
1931 BOS AL 10 18 36 31 13 0 0 232.0 298 133 65 45 5.16 4.10 (-26%) 549.2
1932 BOS AL 1 7 11 6 1 0 0 39.7 61 30 15 7 6.81 4.13 (-65%) -433.7
1932 CLE AL 5 7 18 11 6 0 1 113.0 146 59 27 27 4.70 4.13 (-14%) 459.9
1933 WS1 AL 12 6 50 3 2 0 13 124.0 119 37 32 28 2.69 3.86 (+30%) 902.9
1934 WS1 AL 5 10 54 9 3 0 7 157.7 179 73 56 38 4.17 4.29 (+3%) -179.0
1935 WS1 AL 4 9 43 7 2 0 3 126.0 170 80 37 30 5.71 4.35 (-31%) -1031.0
1936 WS1 AL 3 2 18 5 1 0 3 49.7 66 35 25 6 6.34 4.59 (-38%) -1023.9
1936 BOS AL 0 3 23 2 0 0 0 40.0 57 25 16 9 5.62 4.59 (-23%) -170.9
1937 DET AL 2 5 25 0 0 0 4 40.3 63 34 20 10 7.59 4.34 (-75%) -1229.6
1938 CHN NL 6 1 42 0 0 0 3 102.3 100 38 30 29 3.34 4.35 (+23%) 2054.3
1939 CHN NL 4 3 39 0 0 0 3 68.7 78 28 24 32 3.67 4.28 (+14%) 925.3
1940 SLN NL 3 4 26 0 0 0 1 54.0 53 15 26 16 2.50 4.21 (+41%) -66.6
Career · 17 seasons 85 141 557 182 71 3 38 2,050.2 2,454 1,017 571 418 4.46 — 5,672

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
580 617 65 103 17 9 1 40 1 36 213 .167 .213 .229 .441 -2,160

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 40.1% below league average.

Career OBP .213 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 37.9% below league average.

Career SLG .229 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 42.4% below league average.

Career OPS .441 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — 40.3% 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
1926 BOS AL 36 21 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .190 — — — — 0.0
1927 BOS AL 35 48 5 6 0 2 0 4 0 0 16 .125 — — — — 0.0
1928 BOS AL 35 62 5 13 3 1 0 5 0 1 14 .210 .280 (-25%) .342 (-35%) .395 (-27%) .737 (-31%) -325.8
1929 BOS AL 37 70 5 9 0 0 0 2 0 5 22 .129 .289 (-56%) .353 (-47%) .415 (-69%) .769 (-59%) -694.0
1930 BOS AL 41 79 12 14 3 0 1 4 0 3 31 .177 .293 (-40%) .354 (-41%) .429 (-41%) .784 (-41%) -567.8
1931 BOS AL 41 82 12 16 7 0 0 5 1 2 28 .195 .276 (-29%) .338 (-37%) .388 (-28%) .726 (-32%) -441.9
1932 BOS AL 13 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .091 — — — — 0.0
1932 CLE AL 18 40 2 12 1 1 0 5 0 2 11 .300 — — — — 0.0
1933 WS1 AL 50 34 5 5 0 0 0 3 0 3 13 .147 — — — — 0.0
1934 WS1 AL 54 44 3 7 1 2 0 4 0 10 13 .159 — — — — -131.1
1935 WS1 AL 43 35 7 7 0 2 0 5 0 3 14 .200 — — — — 0.0
1936 WS1 AL 18 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 — — — — 0.0
1936 BOS AL 23 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 — — — — 0.0
1937 DET AL 25 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1938 CHN NL 42 32 4 7 1 1 0 3 0 2 15 .219 — — — — 0.0
1939 CHN NL 43 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 — — — — 0.0
1940 SLN NL 26 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 580 617 65 103 17 9 1 40 1 36 213 .167 — — — — -2,160

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
5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1938 WS CHN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1933 WS WS1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 5 0 0 12.0 9 1 1 7 0.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1938 WS CHN 0 0 2 0 0 1.7 1 0 1 0 0.00
1933 WS WS1 0 1 3 0 0 10.3 8 1 0 7 0.87

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2992913549019.168
Away2813263053118.163

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2821019.211924832732254.26
Away2751028.012605292981934.63

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1940-08-07 STLPITL 000000000
1940-08-02 STLNY1L 000000000
1940-07-13 STLNY1W 100000000
1940-07-06 STLPITL 000000000
1940-07-04 STLCHCL 000000000
1940-06-23 STLBSNL 000000000
1940-06-16 STLPHIW 200000001
1940-06-09 STLNY1L 000000000
1940-06-08 STLNY1L 100000001
1940-06-06 STLBROL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1940-08-07 STLPIT — 2.2221310
1940-08-02 STLNY1 L 0.0111001
1940-07-13 STLNY1 — 4.0211200
1940-07-06 STLPIT L 1.0231010
1940-07-04 STLCHC — 1.1311000
1940-06-23 STLBSN — 1.0322200
1940-06-16 STLPHI W 4.2200120
1940-06-09 STLNY1 — 0.2222100
1940-06-08 STLNY1 L 4.0533300
1940-06-06 STLBRO — 2.0110000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 557 0 132 610 28 30

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1926 BOS P 36 0 8 42 0 3
1927 BOS P 34 0 13 44 6 1
1928 BOS P 32 0 13 50 4 6
1929 BOS P 35 0 15 69 0 1
1930 BOS P 35 0 11 59 4 3
1931 BOS P 36 0 16 63 2 1
1932 BOS P 11 0 2 10 1 0
1932 CLE P 18 0 11 29 3 1
1933 WS1 P 50 0 6 46 0 5
1934 WS1 P 54 0 8 44 2 3
1935 WS1 P 43 0 6 39 2 2
1936 WS1 P 18 0 3 14 1 1
1936 BOS P 23 0 0 18 1 0
1937 DET P 25 0 1 13 0 0
1938 CHN P 42 0 12 32 1 1
1939 CHN P 39 0 3 23 1 0
1940 SLN P 26 0 4 15 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 557

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Jack Russell (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jack Taylor
    120-117, 4.22 ERA
  2. 96
    Dick Coffman
    72-95, 4.65 ERA
  3. 93
    Clint Brown
    89-93, 4.26 ERA
  4. 92
    Ad Gumbert
    123-102, 4.27 ERA
  5. 87
    Duke Esper
    101-100, 4.39 ERA
  6. 85
    Scott Stratton
    97-114, 3.87 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Russell

What years did Jack Russell play?
Jack Russell played in Major League Baseball from 1926 to 1940.
Was Jack Russell a pitcher?
Yes. Jack Russell pitched in the major leagues, recording 85 wins and 418 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jack Russell hit?
Jack Russell hit 1 career home runs with 103 hits.