Russ Springer

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
36 45 740 27 1 0 9 856.3 824 430 121 349 775 4.52 -659.9

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

Season-by-Season Pitching

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
1992 NYA AL 0 0 14 0 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 0 60.0 73 48 32 31 7.20 4.19 (-72%) -2846.6
1994 CAL AL 2 2 18 5 0 0 2 45.7 53 28 14 28 5.52 4.51 (-22%) -998.8
1995 CAL AL 1 2 19 6 0 0 1 51.7 60 35 25 38 6.10 4.45 (-37%) -2184.1
1995 PHI NL 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 26.7 22 11 10 32 3.71 4.45 (+17%) -26.5
1996 PHI NL 3 10 51 7 0 0 0 96.7 106 50 38 94 4.66 4.61 (-1%) 1380.3
1997 HOU NL 3 3 54 0 0 0 3 55.3 48 26 27 74 4.23 4.39 (+4%) 1867.0
1998 ARI NL 4 3 26 0 0 0 0 32.7 29 15 14 37 4.13 4.43 (+7%) 483.8
1998 ATL NL 1 1 22 0 0 0 0 20.0 22 9 16 19 4.05 4.43 (+9%) 397.9
1999 ATL NL 2 1 49 0 0 0 1 47.3 31 18 22 49 3.42 4.71 (+27%) 896.8
2000 ARI NL 2 4 52 0 0 0 0 62.0 63 35 34 59 5.08 4.77 (-7%) -790.2
2001 ARI NL 0 0 18 0 0 0 1 17.7 20 14 4 12 7.13 4.42 (-61%) -720.6
2003 SLN NL 1 1 17 0 0 0 0 17.3 19 16 6 11 8.31 4.40 (-89%) -1982.1
2004 HOU NL 0 1 16 0 0 0 0 13.7 15 4 6 9 2.63 4.46 (+41%) 83.8
2005 HOU NL 4 4 62 0 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 0 59.7 46 23 16 46 3.47 4.53 (+23%) -391.4
2007 SLN NL 8 1 76 0 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 0 50.3 39 13 18 45 2.32 4.32 (+46%) 1035.3
2009 OAK AL 0 1 48 0 0 0 0 41.7 52 19 14 47 4.10 4.32 (+5%) 958.9
2009 TBA AL 1 3 26 0 0 0 1 15.3 16 7 3 11 4.11 4.32 (+5%) -580.5
2010 CIN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.7 2 1 0 1 5.40 — 0.0
Career · 21 seasons 36 45 740 27 1 0 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

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

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
1992 NYA AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 CAL AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 CAL AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 CAL AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 PHI NL 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 PHI NL 51 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .059 — — — — 0.0
1997 HOU NL 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 ARI NL 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 ATL NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 ATL NL 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 ARI NL 52 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
2001 ARI NL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 SLN NL 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 HOU NL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 HOU NL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 HOU NL 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 SLN NL 76 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 SLN NL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 OAK AL 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 TBA AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 CIN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 21 seasons 740 27 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 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

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

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2005 NLCS HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 NLDS2 HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 WS HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 NLDS2 HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 NLCS ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 NLDS1 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 WS ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 NLDS2 HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 14 0 0 14.3 15 7 6 14 4.40

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2005 NLCS HOU 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 1 0.00
2005 NLDS2 HOU 0 0 2 0 0 2.3 5 1 1 1 3.86
2005 WS HOU 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 1 4.50
2004 NLDS2 HOU 0 1 2 0 0 2.0 3 4 1 5 18.00
1999 NLCS ATL 1 0 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 1 1 0.00
1999 NLDS1 ATL 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 1 1 0.00
1999 WS ATL 0 0 2 0 0 2.3 1 0 0 1 0.00
1997 NLDS2 HOU 0 0 2 0 0 1.7 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home372100000.000
Away368171200.118

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home372437.24292281743884.69
Away368418.23952021753874.34

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2010-08-04 CINPIT — 0.2111000
2010-08-02 CINPIT — 1.0100010
2009-09-30 TBRBAL SV 0.2100010
2009-09-29 TBRBAL — 0.1000000
2009-09-27 TBRTEX — 1.0000010
2009-09-23 TBRSEA W 0.1100000
2009-09-20 TBRTOR — 0.2000000
2009-09-19 TBRTOR — 0.1000010
2009-09-18 TBRTOR — 0.1000010
2009-09-16 TBRBAL L 0.0122101

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 740 27 33 74 9 7

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

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Position Games
Pitcher 740

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 Career Earnings $15,387,500

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge LA 1987, 1988, 1989

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Alan Embree
    39-45, 4.59 ERA
  2. 90
    Dan Miceli
    43-52, 4.48 ERA
  3. 86
    Mike Trombley
    37-47, 4.48 ERA
  4. 85
    Matt Albers
    47-48, 4.35 ERA
  5. 79
    Mark Guthrie
    51-54, 4.05 ERA
  6. 78
    Aaron Heilman
    35-46, 4.40 ERA

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.