Jeff Russell played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1996, appearing in 589 games over 14 seasons. He recorded a total of 56 W and 73 L, an ERA of 3.75, 693 SO, a WHIP of 1.346, and a WAR of 14.7.
Jeff Russell Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Jeff Russell.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Jeff Russell |
| Date of Birth | September 2, 1961 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| MLB Debut | 1983 |
📊 Career Summary
Jeff Russell appeared in 589 games over 14 MLB seasons from 1983 to 1996. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 79 (MLB Rank: 1,796) |
| GF | 340 (MLB Rank: 97) |
| W | 56 (MLB Rank: 1,302) |
| L | 73 (MLB Rank: 984) |
| SV | 186 (MLB Rank: 64) |
| ERA | 3.75 (MLB Rank: 3,280) |
| IP | 1099.2 (MLB Rank: 1,181) |
| SHO | 2 (MLB Rank: 1,719) |
| CG | 11 (MLB Rank: 2,055) |
| SO | 693 (MLB Rank: 1,046) |
| BB | 415 (MLB Rank: 1,063) |
| H | 1,065 (MLB Rank: 1,223) |
| HR | 100 (MLB Rank: 938) |
| SO9 | 5.67 (MLB Rank: 4,414) |
| BB9 | 3.4 (MLB Rank: 7,033) |
| H9 | 8.72 (MLB Rank: 8,170) |
| HR9 | 0.82 (MLB Rank: 5,246) |
| WHIP | 1.346 (MLB Rank: 8,426) |
| WAR | 14.7 (MLB Rank: 871) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1996)
In his final season (1996), Jeff Russell recorded the following stats:
| GS | 0 |
| GF | 11 |
| W | 3 |
| L | 3 |
| SV | 3 |
| ERA | 3.38 |
| IP | 56 |
| SO | 23 |
| BB | 22 |
| H | 58 |
| HR | 5 |
| SO9 | 3.7 |
| BB9 | 3.54 |
| H9 | 9.32 |
| HR9 | 0.8 |
| WHIP | 1.429 |
| WAR | 1.6 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1988, 10 W
- Most SO: 1984, 101 SO
- Most IP: 1988, 188.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1992, 3.3 WAR
- Best ERA: 1992, 1.63 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Jeff Russell appeared in 2 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3, pitched 3 IP, struck out 1 batters, with 0 W and 0 L.
Jeff Russell Career Pitching Stats Overview
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | 4 | 5 | 3.03 | 0.444 | 0 | 40 | 68.1 | 0.9 | 1.171 | 7 | 58 | 22 | 30 | 23 | 126 | 3.88 | 5.3 | 1.82 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 282 |
1984 | 6 | 18 | 4.26 | 0.25 | 0 | 101 | 181.2 | 1.2 | 1.382 | 15 | 186 | 65 | 97 | 86 | 89 | 3.87 | 5 | 1.55 | 30 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.7 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 787 |
1985 | 3 | 6 | 7.55 | 0.333 | 0 | 44 | 62 | -1.3 | 1.806 | 10 | 85 | 27 | 55 | 52 | 56 | 4.76 | 6.4 | 1.63 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.3 | 3.9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 295 |
1986 | 5 | 2 | 3.4 | 0.714 | 2 | 54 | 82 | 0.7 | 1.28 | 11 | 74 | 31 | 40 | 31 | 127 | 4.37 | 5.9 | 1.74 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 338 |
1987 | 5 | 4 | 4.44 | 0.556 | 3 | 56 | 97.1 | 0.4 | 1.654 | 9 | 109 | 52 | 56 | 48 | 101 | 4.59 | 5.2 | 1.08 | 2 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.1 | 4.8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 442 |
1988 | 10 | 9 | 3.82 | 0.526 | 0 | 88 | 188.2 | 2.4 | 1.32 | 15 | 183 | 66 | 86 | 80 | 106 | 4.03 | 4.2 | 1.33 | 24 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 793 |
1989 | 6 | 4 | 1.98 | 0.6 | 38 | 77 | 72.2 | 2.5 | 0.95 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 201 | 2.47 | 9.5 | 3.21 | 0 | 71 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 278 |
1990 | 1 | 5 | 4.26 | 0.167 | 10 | 16 | 25.1 | -0.4 | 1.539 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 93 | 3.95 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 111 |
1991 | 6 | 4 | 3.29 | 0.6 | 30 | 52 | 79.1 | 0.9 | 1.223 | 11 | 71 | 26 | 36 | 29 | 124 | 4.37 | 5.9 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 336 |
1992 | 4 | 3 | 1.63 | 0.571 | 30 | 48 | 66.1 | 3.3 | 1.206 | 3 | 55 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 237 | 3.14 | 6.5 | 1.92 | 0 | 59 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 276 |
1993 | 1 | 4 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 33 | 45 | 46.2 | 1.4 | 1.136 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 173 | 2.3 | 8.7 | 3.21 | 0 | 51 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 189 |
1994 | 1 | 6 | 5.09 | 0.143 | 17 | 28 | 40.2 | 0.1 | 1.451 | 5 | 43 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 98 | 4.61 | 6.2 | 1.75 | 0 | 42 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 179 |
1995 | 1 | 0 | 3.03 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 32.2 | 1 | 1.378 | 3 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 162 | 3.84 | 5.8 | 2.33 | 0 | 37 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 139 |
1996 | 3 | 3 | 3.38 | 0.5 | 3 | 23 | 56 | 1.6 | 1.429 | 5 | 58 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 156 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 1.05 | 0 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 249 |