Reb Russell
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1913-1923)
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 185 lb
- Died
- 9/30/1973 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1913-04-18
- Last Game
- 1923-09-30
Full name: Ewell Albert Russell
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | 59 | 242 | 148 | 81 | 24 | 13 | 1291.7 | 1,128 | 335 | 7 | 267 | 495 | 2.33 | 16730.5 |
Career ERA 2.33 vs. league average 2.90 across their career seasons — 19.4% better than league average.
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | CHA | AL | 22 | 16 | 52 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 316.7 | 250 | 67 | 79 | 122 | 1.90 | 3.07 (+38%) | 2892.8 |
| 1914 | CHA | AL | 8 | 12 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 167.3 | 168 | 54 | 33 | 79 | 2.90 | 2.93 (+1%) | 2314.0 |
| 1915 | CHA | AL | 11 | 10 | 41 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 229.3 | 215 | 66 | 47 | 90 | 2.59 | 2.90 (+11%) | 3451.4 |
| 1916 | CHA | AL | 18 | 11 | 56 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 264.3 | 207 | 71 | 42 | 112 | 2.42 | 2.78 (+13%) | 5026.3 |
| 1917 | CHA | AL | 15 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 189.3 | 170 | 41 | 32 | 54 | 1.95 | 2.69 (+28%) | 1917.8 |
| 1918 | CHA | AL | 7 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 124.7 | 117 | 36 | 33 | 38 | 2.60 | 2.83 (+8%) | 1128.3 |
| 1919 | CHA | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 7 seasons | 81 | 59 | 242 | 148 | 81 | 24 | 13 | 1,291.2 | 1,128 | 335 | 267 | 495 | 2.33 | — | 16,730 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420 | 976 | 142 | 262 | 48 | 25 | 22 | 172 | 9 | 42 | 130 | .268 | .309 | .436 | .745 | 896 |
Career AVG .268 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .309 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 5.2% below league average.
Career SLG .436 vs. league average .349 across their career seasons — +25.0% above league average.
Career OPS .745 vs. league average .675 across their career seasons — +10.4% above league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | CHA | AL | 52 | 106 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | .189 | .259 (-27%) | .325 (-37%) | .345 (-7%) | .670 (-22%) | -406.1 |
| 1914 | CHA | AL | 46 | 64 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .266 | .255 (+4%) | .322 (-14%) | .339 (-8%) | .661 (-11%) | -122.2 |
| 1915 | CHA | AL | 45 | 86 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | .244 | .250 (-3%) | .318 (-8%) | .332 (+1%) | .651 (-3%) | -63.0 |
| 1916 | CHA | AL | 56 | 91 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .143 | .248 (-43%) | .314 (-52%) | .326 (-50%) | .640 (-51%) | -670.2 |
| 1917 | CHA | AL | 39 | 68 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .279 | .248 (+12%) | .312 (-4%) | .323 (+27%) | .635 (+12%) | 74.2 |
| 1918 | CHA | AL | 27 | 50 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .140 | .255 (-45%) | .318 (-51%) | .326 (-39%) | .645 (-45%) | -336.1 |
| 1919 | CHA | AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1922 | PIT | NL | 60 | 220 | 51 | 81 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 75 | 4 | 14 | 18 | .368 | .285 (+29%) | .345 (+22%) | .397 (+68%) | .743 (+47%) | 1800.3 |
| 1923 | PIT | NL | 94 | 291 | 49 | 84 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 58 | 3 | 20 | 21 | .289 | .282 (+2%) | .344 (-1%) | .390 (+26%) | .734 (+13%) | 618.5 |
| Career · 9 seasons | 420 | 976 | 142 | 262 | 48 | 25 | 22 | 172 | 9 | 42 | 130 | .268 | — | — | — | — | 896 | ||
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
Playoff Batting by Year
Playoff Career Pitching
Playoff Pitching by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (664 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 217 | 467 | 52 | 127 | 10 | 89 | .272 |
| Away | 205 | 507 | 89 | 134 | 12 | 82 | .264 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 132 | 714.1 | 601 | 180 | 136 | 298 | 2.27 |
| Away | 110 | 575.2 | 535 | 164 | 135 | 203 | 2.56 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923-09-30 | PIT | CHC | L | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923-09-29 | PIT | CHC | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923-09-28 | PIT | CHC | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923-09-27 | PIT | CHC | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923-09-24 | PIT | PHI | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923-09-21 | PIT | NY1 | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923-09-19 | PIT | BSN | L | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923-09-18 | PIT | BSN | W | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923-09-15 | PIT | BRO | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923-09-09 | PIT | CIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919-06-13 | CHW | BOS | — | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918-08-31 | CHW | CLE | L | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1918-08-25 | CHW | MIN | L | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 1918-08-14 | CHW | BOS | L | 8.0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1918-08-11 | CHW | CLE | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918-08-06 | CHW | NYY | — | 8.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1918-08-01 | CHW | MIN | W | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1918-07-28 | CHW | BOS | W | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 1918-07-25 | CHW | BOS | W | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1918-07-19 | CHW | MIN | — | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF | 138 | 0 | 276 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| P | 242 | 0 | 41 | 325 | 12 | 9 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | CHA | P | 52 | 0 | 10 | 69 | 4 | 3 |
| 1914 | CHA | P | 38 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 0 |
| 1915 | CHA | P | 41 | 0 | 11 | 56 | 2 | 1 |
| 1916 | CHA | P | 56 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 2 | 2 |
| 1917 | CHA | OF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | CHA | P | 35 | 0 | 11 | 51 | 1 | 2 |
| 1918 | CHA | OF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | CHA | P | 19 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| 1919 | CHA | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | PIT | OF | 60 | 0 | 115 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 1923 | PIT | OF | 76 | 0 | 156 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 242 |
| Left Field | 6 |
| Right Field | 132 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 14th | 5.0 | 64 | 0 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Reb Russell (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Frequently Asked Questions about Reb Russell
- What years did Reb Russell play?
- Reb Russell played in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1923.
- Was Reb Russell a pitcher?
- Yes. Reb Russell pitched in the major leagues, recording 81 wins and 495 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Reb Russell hit?
- Reb Russell hit 22 career home runs with 262 hits.