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William Ellis Russell

First name: Bill

Last name: Russell

Birthdate: 1948-10-21

Bats: R   Throws: R

RetroID: russb001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1969LAN3.00.53.51.93.00.69
1970LAN3.80.64.42.13.41.010
1971LAN2.80.83.60.11.22.44
1972LAN6.02.28.32.24.63.614
1973LAN8.33.111.44.07.34.122
1974LAN7.72.910.63.76.83.820
1975LAN3.51.44.90.01.53.54
1976LAN7.52.710.22.95.94.318
1977LAN8.32.711.13.46.64.420
1978LAN8.42.811.22.86.15.118
1979LAN8.52.711.2-0.33.08.29
1980LAN6.32.28.61.74.24.413
1981LAN3.71.45.10.11.63.45
1982LAN7.12.79.84.17.02.821
1983LAN6.42.28.60.83.35.310
1984LAN3.91.25.1-0.51.04.03
1985LAN2.40.63.00.71.61.45
1986LAN3.10.73.80.21.32.54
Career100.733.4134.429.969.464.8209

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1969LAN238-5-3111110-200118.41.3-0.20.11.214
1970LAN304-8-6031114-200139.61.4-0.20.01.219
1971LAN223-10-9-10104000-58.6-0.60.00.0-0.610
1972LAN477-3-2-3-120450008.20.00.50.00.521
1973LAN666-20-164-1211770078.60.80.70.11.641
1974LAN625-7-43101570069.20.70.70.11.527
1975LAN282-17-15-2-3018300-118.3-1.30.30.0-1.019
1976LAN590-13-1131-13660018.10.10.60.10.827
1977LAN673-19-1735-101460049.10.40.60.11.135
1978LAN672-7-6-460-24600-28.9-0.20.60.10.525
1979LAN670-18-17-11-2-1-12600-329.6-3.30.60.1-2.69
1980LAN500-13-12110-17500-48.6-0.50.5-0.1-0.124
1981LAN290-13-120-3005300-108.3-1.20.30.0-0.915
1982LAN5760202109600148.91.60.6-0.12.129
1983LAN502-20-19-1-2235500-128.7-1.40.5-0.1-1.021
1984LAN298-5-4-1000-9200-148.3-1.70.20.0-1.50
1985LAN192-3-22100000018.70.10.00.00.14
1986LAN242-9-7-130-11000-59.0-0.60.00.0-0.66
Career8,020-190-16031566926300-38--4.46.30.42.3346

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1970 LAN SS 17 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1971 LAN 2B 980 165 2.0 2 1 5 10 0.4 -0.7 0 1
1971 LAN SS 49 7 0.0 0 0 -2 -2 0.2 0.0 0 0
1972 LAN SS 3238 676 6.0 6 4 21 20 -1.1 -0.2 -1 3
1973 LAN SS 4404 861 17.0 18 13 15 27 2.3 1.9 4 17
1974 LAN SS 4129 795 5.0 6 4 13 27 0.0 0.9 1 5
1975 LAN SS 2048 368 12.0 12 9 7 10 -0.9 0.2 -1 8
1976 LAN SS 4093 762 6.0 6 4 1 4 1.3 0.7 2 6
1977 LAN SS 4031 814 14.0 15 11 52 50 2.7 0.1 3 14
1978 LAN SS 4211 814 5.0 6 4 29 37 -0.7 0.7 0 4
1979 LAN SS 4082 752 -15.0 -14 -10 -12 -8 -2.0 -0.4 -2 -12
1980 LAN SS 3325 613 7.0 9 6 13 14 0.5 0.5 1 7
1981 LAN SS 2031 406 6.0 7 5 17 21 0.0 0.2 0 5
1982 LAN SS 3918 790 14.0 17 12 41 52 -1.1 -1.7 -3 9
1983 LAN SS 3118 622 6.0 8 6 29 30 0.4 -1.3 -1 5
1984 LAN 2B 48 8 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 0 -0.2 -0.1 0 -1
1984 LAN SS 1464 270 -7.0 -6 -4 -13 2 -0.3 -0.3 -1 -5
1985 LAN 2B 123 21 2.0 2 1 2 4 0.0 -0.5 0 1
1985 LAN 3B 20 2 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1985 LAN SS 504 104 -2.0 -2 -1 4 3 0.1 -0.4 0 -1
1986 LAN 2B 171 29 1.0 1 1 1 -3 -0.1 -0.1 0 1
1986 LAN 3B 30 1 0.0 0 0 -2 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1986 LAN SS 542 107 -2.0 -2 -1 0 -1 0.1 -0.8 -1 -2
2B 1322 223 4.0 4 2 7 11 0.1 -1.4 0 2
3B 50 3 0.0 0 0 -3 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
SS 45204 8764 72.0 86 62 215 286 1.5 0.1 1 63

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1969 LAN LF 36 7 1.0 1 1 4 4 1 2
1969 LAN CF 491 71 4.0 4 3 13 20 2 5
1969 LAN RF 633 98 3.0 3 3 2 29 0 3
1970 LAN LF 3 1 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1970 LAN CF 576 76 2.0 2 2 9 29 3 5
1970 LAN RF 911 162 9.0 9 8 14 67 1 9
1971 LAN LF 11 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
1971 LAN CF 166 26 1.0 1 1 4 8 0 1
1971 LAN RF 307 46 2.0 2 2 -1 11 0 2
1972 LAN LF 3 1 0.0 0 0 1 3 0 0
1972 LAN CF 8 1 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1972 LAN RF 12 2 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1
1974 LAN RF 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 LAN CF 439 51 -4.0 -4 -3 -6 14 0 -3
1985 LAN LF 390 34 0.0 0 0 -6 5 0 0
1986 LAN LF 395 49 2.0 2 2 8 21 1 3
1986 LAN CF 8 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 LAN RF 188 22 -1.0 -1 -1 -6 8 0 -1
LF 838 92 3.0 3 3 7 33 2 5
CF 1688 226 3.0 3 3 20 72 5 8
RF 2053 330 14.0 14 13 10 116 1 14

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1974LAN0.50.20.60.50.60.02
1977LAN0.60.20.80.00.20.61
1978LAN0.60.20.80.30.50.31
1981LAN0.80.31.10.81.10.13
1983LAN0.20.10.3-0.2-0.20.40
Career2.71.03.61.42.21.47

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1974LAN37001000100027.50.30.00.00.32
1977LAN45-3-310000000-29.6-0.20.00.0-0.21
1978LAN4633-1-2001000110.20.10.00.00.12
1981LAN64-1-11100210037.10.40.10.00.54
1983LAN17000-100-1000-27.2-0.30.00.0-0.30
Career209-1-12-20031002-0.30.10.00.49

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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