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Bill russell

Bill Russell

#93 RANKED AT POSITION
1969—1986
Shortstop
BORN
October 21, 1948, in Pittsburg, KS
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-0 / 175
PRIMARY TEAM
Los Angeles Dodgers
.263
BATTING AVERAGE
2181
GAMES
31.6
WAR
.310
ON-BASE PCT
796
RUNS
21.3
WAR7
.338
SLUGGING
1926
HITS
10.9
WAR3
.648
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
46
HOME RUNS
2.3
WAR PER SEASON
Made himself into a shortstop; served as part of long-running Dodgers infield with Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, and Ron Cey.
3-TIME
ALL-STAR
1981
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Shortstops

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Russell
CAREER
31.6
LONG PEAK
21.3
PRIME
12.4
SHORT PEAK
10.9
JAWS
26.5
WAR PER
2.3
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
67.7
LONG PEAK
43.1
PRIME
30.3
SHORT PEAK
21.6
JAWS
55.4
WAR PER
4.9

Where Does Bill Russell Rank Among Shortstops?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
93
CAREER
72
LONG PEAK
NR
PRIME
NR
SHORT PEAK
NR
JAWS
78
RANKING
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CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Shortstops Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Russell
Average HOF Shortstop
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.031.621.312.410.926.42.367.743.130.321.655.44.9Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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