What years did John Russell play?

John Russell played in Major League Baseball from 1917 to 1922.

Was John Russell a pitcher?

Yes. John Russell pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 19 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Russell hit?

John Russell hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.

John Russell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1917-1922)

W–L 2–7

ERA 5.40

WHIP 1.66

SO 19

Pitcher PIV -2069.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 195 lb
Born: 10/20/1894 in San Mateo, CA, USA
Died: 11/19/1930 in Ely, NV, USA
MLB Debut: 1917-07-04
Last Game: 1922-05-02

Full name: John Albert Russell

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	7	21	11	5	0	1	90.0	103	54	4	46	19	5.40	-2069.7

Career ERA 5.40 vs. league average 3.50 across their career seasons — 54.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1917	BRO	NL	0	1	5	1	1	0	16.0	12	8	6	1	4.50	2.69 (-67%)	-561.5
1918	BRO	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	2	1	0	18.00	—	0.0
1921	CHA	AL	2	5	11	9	4	0	66.3	82	39	35	15	5.29	4.02 (-32%)	-1508.2
1922	CHA	AL	0	1	4	1	0	1	6.7	7	5	4	3	6.75	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			2	7	21	11	5	1	90.0	103	54	46	19	5.40	—	-2,070

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
21	30	1	11	2	0	0	2	0	3	8	.367	.424	.433	.858	0

Career AVG .367 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — +35.2% above league average.

Career OBP .424 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — +27.6% above league average.

Career SLG .433 vs. league average .366 across their career seasons — +18.5% above league average.

Career OPS .858 vs. league average .698 across their career seasons — +22.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1917	BRO	NL	5	4	0	1	0	1	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	BRO	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1921	CHA	AL	11	25	1	10	2	1	2	7	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1922	CHA	AL	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			21	30	1	11	2	2	3	8	.367	—	—	—	—	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	14	16	1	7	0	1	.438
Away	7	14	0	4	0	1	.286

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	14	53.0	56	24	27	12	4.08
Away	7	37.0	46	27	19	7	6.57

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1922-05-02	CHW	CLE	L	1	0	0	0
1922-05-01	CHW	DET	W	0	0	0	0
1922-04-15	CHW	SLA	L	0	0	0	0
1922-04-13	CHW	SLA	L	0	0	0	0
1921-10-01	CHW	CLE	W	0	0	0	0
1921-09-26	CHW	PHA	L	3	2	0	1
1921-09-21	CHW	MIN	L	4	0	0	2
1921-09-14	CHW	NYY	L	3	1	1	1
1921-09-11	CHW	DET	L	0	0	0	0
1921-09-07	CHW	SLA	L	2	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1922-05-02	CHW	CLE	L	4.0	4	4	4	3	1	0
1922-05-01	CHW	DET	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1922-04-15	CHW	SLA	—	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0
1922-04-13	CHW	SLA	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1921-10-01	CHW	CLE	—	1.0	4	4	4	1	1	0
1921-09-26	CHW	PHA	L	8.0	9	3	3	5	2	0
1921-09-21	CHW	MIN	L	8.0	7	4	4	2	2	0
1921-09-14	CHW	NYY	—	6.0	7	7	4	7	1	2
1921-09-11	CHW	DET	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
1921-09-07	CHW	SLA	L	5.0	13	9	9	1	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	21	0	5	20	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A
1917	BRO	P	5	1	3
1918	BRO	P	1	0	0
1921	CHA	P	11	3	14
1922	CHA	P	4	1	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	21

Frequently Asked Questions about John Russell

What years did John Russell play?: John Russell played in Major League Baseball from 1917 to 1922.
Was John Russell a pitcher?: Yes. John Russell pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 19 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Russell hit?: John Russell hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.