What years did Russ Springer play?

Russ Springer played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2010.

Was Russ Springer a pitcher?

Yes. Russ Springer pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 775 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Russ Springer hit?

Russ Springer hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What teams did Russ Springer play for?

Russ Springer played for 10 teams: the New York Yankees (1992), the California Angels (1993–1995), the Philadelphia Phillies (1995–1996), the Houston Astros (1997, 2004–2006), the Arizona Diamondbacks (1998, 2000–2001), the Atlanta Braves (1998–1999), the St. Louis Cardinals (2003, 2007–2008), the Oakland Athletics (2009), the Tampa Bay Rays (2009), and the Cincinnati Reds (2010).

What were Russ Springer's career stats?

In 740 games, Russ Springer went 36-45 with a 4.52 ERA, 775 strikeouts, 856.1 innings pitched, and 9 saves.

What was Russ Springer's salary?

Russ Springer's last recorded salary was $3,300,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $3,500,000, in 2008, and his lowest was $112,500, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2009.

What position did Russ Springer play?

Russ Springer played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Russ Springer and how much did he weigh?

Russ Springer was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 195 pounds.

What was Russ Springer's career ERA?

Russ Springer finished with a 4.52 career ERA, going 36-45 with 775 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Russ Springer have?

Russ Springer recorded 775 career strikeouts.

Is Russ Springer in the Hall of Fame?

No. Russ Springer has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Russ Springer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-2010)

Russ Springer was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2010 for 10 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 19 seasons. Across 740 career appearances, he went 36-45 with a 4.52 ERA and 775 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 36–45

ERA 4.52

WHIP 1.37

SO 775

Pitcher PIV -659.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 195 lb
Born: 11/7/1968 in Alexandria, LA, USA
MLB Debut: 1992-04-17
Last Game: 2010-08-04

Full name: Russell Paul Springer

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Career Pitching Statistics

Russ Springer — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
36	45	740	27	1	0	9	856.1	824	430	121	349	775	4.52	-659.9

Career ERA 4.52 vs. league average 4.40 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Russ Springer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1992	NYA	AL	0	0	14	0	0	0	16.0	18	11	10	12	6.19	3.75 (-65%)	160.4
1993	CAL	AL	1	6	14	9	1	0	60.0	73	48	32	31	7.20	4.19 (-72%)	-2846.6
1994	CAL	AL	2	2	18	5	0	2	45.2	53	28	14	28	5.52	4.51 (-22%)	-998.8
1995	CAL	AL	1	2	19	6	0	1	51.2	60	35	25	38	6.10	4.45 (-37%)	-2184.1
1995	PHI	NL	0	0	14	0	0	0	26.2	22	11	10	32	3.71	4.45 (+17%)	-26.5
1996	PHI	NL	3	10	51	7	0	0	96.2	106	50	38	94	4.66	4.61 (-1%)	1380.3
1997	HOU	NL	3	3	54	0	0	3	55.1	48	26	27	74	4.23	4.39 (+4%)	1867.0
1998	ARI	NL	4	3	26	0	0	0	32.2	29	15	14	37	4.13	4.43 (+7%)	483.8
1998	ATL	NL	1	1	22	0	0	0	20.0	22	9	16	19	4.05	4.43 (+9%)	397.9
1999	ATL	NL	2	1	49	0	0	1	47.1	31	18	22	49	3.42	4.71 (+27%)	896.8
2000	ARI	NL	2	4	52	0	0	0	62.0	63	35	34	59	5.08	4.77 (-7%)	-790.2
2001	ARI	NL	0	0	18	0	0	1	17.2	20	14	4	12	7.13	4.42 (-61%)	-720.6
2003	SLN	NL	1	1	17	0	0	0	17.1	19	16	6	11	8.31	4.40 (-89%)	-1982.1
2004	HOU	NL	0	1	16	0	0	0	13.2	15	4	6	9	2.63	4.46 (+41%)	83.8
2005	HOU	NL	4	4	62	0	0	0	59.0	49	31	21	54	4.73	4.29 (-10%)	-150.4
2006	HOU	NL	1	1	72	0	0	0	59.2	46	23	16	46	3.47	4.53 (+23%)	-391.4
2007	SLN	NL	8	1	76	0	0	0	66.0	41	16	19	66	2.18	4.47 (+51%)	2747.1
2008	SLN	NL	2	1	70	0	0	0	50.1	39	13	18	45	2.32	4.32 (+46%)	1035.3
2009	OAK	AL	0	1	48	0	0	0	41.2	52	19	14	47	4.10	4.32 (+5%)	958.9
2009	TBA	AL	1	3	26	0	0	1	15.1	16	7	3	11	4.11	4.32 (+5%)	-580.5
2010	CIN	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.2	2	1	0	1	5.40	—	0.0
Career · 21 seasons			36	45	740	27	1	9	856.1	824	430	349	775	4.52	—	-660

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

Russ Springer — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
740	27	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	.074	.074	.074	.148	0

Career AVG .074 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 72.1% below league average.

Career OBP .074 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 77.9% below league average.

Career SLG .074 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 82.3% below league average.

Career OPS .148 vs. league average .754 across their career seasons — 80.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Russ Springer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1992	NYA	AL	14	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	CAL	AL	14	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	CAL	AL	18	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CAL	AL	19	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	PHI	NL	14	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	PHI	NL	51	17	1	1	12	.059	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	HOU	NL	54	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	ARI	NL	26	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	ATL	NL	22	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	ATL	NL	49	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	ARI	NL	52	5	0	1	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	ARI	NL	18	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SLN	NL	17	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	HOU	NL	16	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	HOU	NL	62	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	HOU	NL	72	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	SLN	NL	76	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	SLN	NL	70	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	OAK	AL	48	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	TBA	AL	26	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	CIN	NL	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 21 seasons			740	27	1	2	17	.074	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Russ Springer — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Russ Springer — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2005	NLCS	HOU	1	.000
2005	NLDS2	HOU	2	.000
2005	WS	HOU	2	.000
2004	NLDS2	HOU	2	.000
1999	NLCS	ATL	2	.000
1999	NLDS1	ATL	1	.000
1999	WS	ATL	2	.000
1997	NLDS2	HOU	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Russ Springer — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	14	0	0	14.1	15	7	6	14	4.40

Playoff Pitching by Year

Russ Springer — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2005	NLCS	HOU	0	0	1	1.0	0	0	1	1	0.00
2005	NLDS2	HOU	0	0	2	2.1	5	1	1	1	3.86
2005	WS	HOU	0	0	2	2.0	2	1	0	1	4.50
2004	NLDS2	HOU	0	1	2	2.0	3	4	1	5	18.00
1999	NLCS	ATL	1	0	2	2.0	0	0	1	1	0.00
1999	NLDS1	ATL	0	0	1	1.0	2	0	1	1	0.00
1999	WS	ATL	0	0	2	2.1	1	0	0	1	0.00
1997	NLDS2	HOU	0	0	2	1.2	2	1	1	3	5.40

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Russ Springer — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	372	10	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	368	17	1	2	0	0	.118

Pitching — Home / Away

Russ Springer — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	372	437.2	429	228	174	388	4.69
Away	368	418.2	395	202	175	387	4.34

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Russ Springer — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2010-08-04	CIN	PIT	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0
2010-08-02	CIN	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2009-09-30	TBR	BAL	SV	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
2009-09-29	TBR	BAL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009-09-27	TBR	TEX	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009-09-23	TBR	SEA	W	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009-09-20	TBR	TOR	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009-09-19	TBR	TOR	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009-09-18	TBR	TOR	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009-09-16	TBR	BAL	L	0.0	1	2	2	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Russ Springer — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	740	27	33	74	9	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Russ Springer — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1992	NYA	P	14	0	0	1	0	0
1993	CAL	P	14	9	3	2	0	0
1994	CAL	P	18	5	2	3	0	1
1995	CAL	P	19	6	0	6	0	1
1995	PHI	P	14	0	3	4	0	1
1996	PHI	P	51	7	3	10	2	0
1997	HOU	P	54	0	5	5	1	1
1998	ARI	P	26	0	2	0	1	0
1998	ATL	P	22	0	0	2	0	0
1999	ATL	P	49	0	1	4	0	0
2000	ARI	P	52	0	1	4	1	1
2001	ARI	P	18	0	1	3	1	0
2003	SLN	P	17	0	3	3	0	1
2004	HOU	P	16	0	1	2	0	0
2005	HOU	P	62	0	1	7	0	0
2006	HOU	P	72	0	3	6	1	0
2007	SLN	P	76	0	1	5	0	1
2008	SLN	P	70	0	2	7	2	0
2009	OAK	P	48	0	1	0	0	0
2009	TBA	P	26	0	0	0	0	0
2010	CIN	P	2	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Russ Springer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	740

Salary History

Russ Springer's recorded salaries total $15,387,500 over 14 seasons, 1993 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Springer's career ran from 1992 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 1992, 1999, 2004, and 2010.

Russ Springer — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	OAK	AL	$3,300,000
2008	SLN	NL	$3,500,000
2007	SLN	NL	$1,750,000
2006	HOU	NL	$750,000
2005	HOU	NL	$550,000
2003	SLN	NL	$450,000
2001	ARI	NL	$1,700,000
2000	ARI	NL	$1,725,000
1998	ARI	NL	$700,000
1997	HOU	NL	$400,000
1996	PHI	NL	$185,000
1995	CAL	AL	$140,000
1994	CAL	AL	$125,000
1993	CAL	AL	$112,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$15,387,500

College History

Russ Springer — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge	LA	1987, 1988, 1989

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Career Spans

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Russ Springer: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 17, 1992 and the final game on August 4, 2010, Russ Springer built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the New York Yankees (1992), the California Angels (1993 through 1995), the Philadelphia Phillies (1995 through 1996), the Houston Astros (1997 to 2006), the Arizona Diamondbacks (1998 through 2001), the Atlanta Braves (1998 to 1999), the St. Louis Cardinals (2003 through 2008), and the Oakland Athletics (2009), among other clubs in the table. At 195 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame, Springer is listed as a pitcher. Springer both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Springer was born on November 7, 1968, in Alexandria, LA, USA. The given name on file is Russell Paul Springer.

Springer pitched in 740 games, starting 27, and finished with a 36-45 record and 4.52 ERA. The totals include 775 strikeouts. Springer's 4.52 ERA was close to the 4.40 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 8, in 2007. 1996 produced Springer's most strikeouts, 94.

Frequently Asked Questions about Russ Springer

What years did Russ Springer play?: Russ Springer played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2010.
Was Russ Springer a pitcher?: Yes. Russ Springer pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 775 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Russ Springer hit?: Russ Springer hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams did Russ Springer play for?: Russ Springer played for 10 teams: the New York Yankees (1992), the California Angels (1993–1995), the Philadelphia Phillies (1995–1996), the Houston Astros (1997, 2004–2006), the Arizona Diamondbacks (1998, 2000–2001), the Atlanta Braves (1998–1999), the St. Louis Cardinals (2003, 2007–2008), the Oakland Athletics (2009), the Tampa Bay Rays (2009), and the Cincinnati Reds (2010).
What were Russ Springer's career stats?: In 740 games, Russ Springer went 36-45 with a 4.52 ERA, 775 strikeouts, 856.1 innings pitched, and 9 saves.
How much did Russ Springer earn in his career?: Russ Springer's recorded salaries total $15,387,500 over 14 seasons, 1993 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Springer's career ran from 1992 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 1992, 1999, 2004, and 2010.
What was Russ Springer's salary?: Russ Springer's last recorded salary was $3,300,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $3,500,000, in 2008, and his lowest was $112,500, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2009.
What position did Russ Springer play?: Russ Springer played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Russ Springer and how much did he weigh?: Russ Springer was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 195 pounds.
What was Russ Springer's career ERA?: Russ Springer finished with a 4.52 career ERA, going 36-45 with 775 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Russ Springer have?: Russ Springer recorded 775 career strikeouts.
Is Russ Springer in the Hall of Fame?: No. Russ Springer has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.