Jim Russell

Left Field

1942—1951

BORN

October 1, 1918, in Fayette City, PA

BATS / THROWS

Both / Right

HT / WT

6-1 / 181

MLB DEBUT

September 12, 1942

FINAL GAME

October 1, 1951

PRIMARY TEAM

Pittsburgh Pirates

.267

BATTING AVERAGE

959

HITS

16.9

WAR

.360

ON-BASE PCT

67

17.0

WAR7

.400

SLUGGING

.760

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

2.8

WAR PER SEASON

Jim Russell

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Compared to Hall of Fame Left Fielders

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Russell	16.9	17.0	14.4	10.6	17.0	2.8
AVG HOFer	68.7	43.2	31.4	22.4	56.0	4.7

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does Jim Russell Rank?

Ranking Among Left Fielders by Wins Above Replacement

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

JAWS

Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 Left Fielders