P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 205 lbs | Age: 39
Draft: 2007 | Rd. 14, No. 427, Chicago Cubs | Texas
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 0 2 2.97 66 1 1 57.2 42 1.13
2015 0 2 5.29 49 0 1 34 20 1.50
2016 0 0 18.69 7 0 0 4.1 4 3.23
7 Seasons 10 18 4.09 394 6 4 334.2 243 1.31
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 66 0-2 2.97 57.2 42 1.13
2015 49 0-2 5.29 34 20 1.50
2016 7 0-0 18.69 4.1 4 3.23
7 Seasons 394 10-18 4.09 334.2 243 1.31
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 29 557 119 4 3.4 2.7 87.8 112.5 14.5 31.9 .269 .377 .354 .298 .326 26.9 13.5 6.1 5.29 3.66
2016 30 116 18 1 5.6 3.7 89.9 105.6 17.2 38.9 .320 .562 .518 .420 .441 22.2 14.8 18.5 18.69 8.28
Player 673 137 5 3.6 2.9 88.1 112.5 14.8 32.8 .275 .400 .380 .316 .340 26.3 13.7 8.0
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Russell relies on 6 pitches.
Slider
(32.8%) ,
Four Seamer
(27.6%) ,
Sinker
(13.8%) ,
Curveball
(9.5%) ,
Changeup
(9.5%) ,
Cutter
(6.9%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 44.5 55.5 19.3 27.7 8.4 35.3 40.3 24.4 17.6 22.7 4.2 17.6 17.6 20.2
2016 33.3 66.7 33.3 33.3 0.0 44.4 11.1 44.4 27.8 0.0 5.6 16.7 11.1 38.9
Player 43.1 56.9 21.2 28.5 7.3 36.5 36.5 27.0 19.0 19.7 4.4 17.5 16.8 22.6
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 1.7 31.9 26.1 30.3 3.4 3.4 2.7
2016 0.0 22.2 33.3 27.8 0.0 5.6 3.7
Player 1.5 30.7 27.0 29.9 2.9 3.6 2.9
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2016 Curveball PHI L 11 75.9 55.3 -3.3 8.0GLV -1.3 -7.0 -1.4 8.0GLV 1.5
2016 Cutter PHI L 8 89.5 13.0 12.3 0.6GLV -1.7 22.1 13.8 0.6GLV 1.7
2016 4-Seam Fastball PHI L 32 90.4 14.2 2.9 6.9ARM 0.6 20.0 4.2 6.9ARM -2.7
2016 Sinker PHI L 16 89.6 18.1 -5.1 14.0ARM 0.9 16.6 -6.0 14.0ARM -1.6
2016 Changeup PHI L 11 83.4 20.4 -10.7 8.7ARM -3.4 19.8 -11.5 8.7ARM -6.3
2016 Slider PHI L 38 83.4 32.1 -5.8 4.1GLV -1.9 8.0 -6.6 4.1GLV 0.5
2015 Cutter CHC L 25 87.0 25.7 1.7 1.0ARM -3.3 11.0 3.0 1.0ARM -0.9
2015 4-Seam Fastball CHC L 222 90.6 15.3 1.4 8.1ARM 1.1 18.5 2.3 8.1ARM -0.6
2015 Sinker CHC L 89 90.1 20.1 -2.8 14.0ARM 0.5 14.1 -3.2 14.0ARM -1.6
2015 Changeup CHC L 75 83.1 26.3 -4.9 8.5ARM -4.1 14.0 -5.3 8.5ARM -6.5
2015 Slider CHC L 69 83.9 32.6 -5.2 3.4GLV -2.0 6.7 -5.6 3.4GLV -0.8
2015 Curveball CHC L 56 76.0 54.6 -3.6 7.5GLV -1.5 -6.6 -1.9 7.5GLV 0.6
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2010 219 835 -3 1 -4 -3 -9
2011 287 1,085 3 -3 -3 -4 -6
2012 285 1,156 1 8 -5 -5 -1
2013 208 826 2 8 -8 -2 0
2014 235 913 4 14 -6 -3 9
2015 142 536 -1 2 -4 -1 -3
2016 27 116 -4 -1 -1 0 -5
Player 1,403 5,467 2 30 -30 2 -15
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 557 49.1 73.0 85.6 27.4 75.0 43.4 61.5 49.2 17.2 7.9 83.7
2016 116 46.6 63.0 79.4 29.0 50.0 55.2 59.3 44.8 30.8 6.0 100.0
Player 673 48.6 71.3 84.7 27.7 70.2 45.5 61.1 48.4 19.3 7.6 86.0
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2015 20 42 42 21
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 20.31 2 1.0 1 0 0 1 50.0
Player 20.31 2 1.0 1 0 0 1 50.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2016 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .429 +.122 ↑ .307
xBA .320 +.051 ↑ .269
OBP .519 +.172 ↑ .347
xOBP .443 +.130 ↑ .313
SLG .762 +.273 ↑ .489
xSLG .562 +.185 ↑ .377
ISO .333 +.151 ↑ .182
xISO .242 +.133 ↑ .109
BABIP .438 +.099 ↑ .339
wOBA .518 +.164 ↑ .354
xwOBA .420 +.122 ↑ .298
wOBACON .586 +.192 ↑ .394
xwOBACON .441 +.115 ↑ .326
BACON .500 +.144 ↑ .356
xBACON .380 +.067 ↑ .313
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 22.2 -4.7 ↓ 26.9
Avg Exit Velocity 89.9 +2.1 ↑ 87.8
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 38.9 +7.0 ↑ 31.9
Barrel % 5.6 +2.2 ↑ 3.4
Avg Launch Angle 17.2 +2.7 ↑ 14.5
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle 0° -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
Attack Direction 0° -- --
Swing Path - Tilt 0° -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 90.1 -0.1 ↓ 90.2
Breaking Velocity 81.7 +1.3 ↑ 80.4
Offspeed Velocity 83.4 +0.3 ↑ 83.1
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 1 -3 ↓ 4
Popup % 0.0 -8.4 ↓ 8.4
Flyball % 33.3 +14.0 ↑ 19.3
Line Drive % 33.3 +5.6 ↑ 27.7
Groundball % 33.3 -11.2 ↓ 44.5
Pull % 44.4 +9.1 ↑ 35.3
Straight Away % 11.1 -29.2 ↓ 40.3
Opposite Field % 44.4 +20.0 ↑ 24.4
Weak Contact % 0.0 -1.7 ↓ 1.7
Pull Airball % 16.7 -0.9 ↓ 17.6
Topped Contact % 22.2 -9.7 ↓ 31.9
Under Contact % 33.3 +7.2 ↑ 26.1
Flare/Burner Contact % 27.8 -2.5 ↓ 30.3
Solid Contact % 0.0 -3.4 ↓ 3.4
HR/FB % 33.3 +20.3 ↑ 13.0
Popups 0 -10 ↓ 10
Flyballs 6 -17 ↓ 23
Line Drives 6 -27 ↓ 33
Groundballs 6 -47 ↓ 53
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 46.6 -2.5 ↓ 49.1
Out of Zone % 53.4 +2.5 ↑ 50.9
Edge % 55.2 +11.8 ↑ 43.4
Zone Swing % 63.0 -10.0 ↓ 73.0
Out of Zone Swing % 29.0 +1.6 ↑ 27.4
In Zone Contact % 79.4 -6.2 ↓ 85.6
Out of Zone Contact % 50.0 -25.0 ↓ 75.0
Whiff % 30.8 +13.6 ↑ 17.2
First Strike % 59.3 -2.2 ↓ 61.5
First Pitch Swing % 14.8 -20.3 ↓ 35.1
Swing % 44.8 -4.4 ↓ 49.2
Meatball Swing % 100.0 +16.3 ↑ 83.7
Meatball % 6.0 -1.9 ↓ 7.9
Zone Swing & Miss % 20.6 +6.2 ↑ 14.4
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 50.0 +25.0 ↑ 25.0
In Zone 54 -213 ↓ 267
Out of Zone 62 -215 ↓ 277
Edge 64 -172 ↓ 236
In Zone Swings 34 -161 ↓ 195
Out of Zone Swings 18 -58 ↓ 76
In Zone Swing & Misses 7 -21 ↓ 28
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 9 -10 ↓ 19
Basic
Pitches 116 -441 ↓ 557
PA 27 -121 ↓ 148
AB 21 -116 ↓ 137
Hits 9 -33 ↓ 42
Singles 6 -18 ↓ 24
Doubles 1 -13 ↓ 14
Triples 0 -1 ↓ 1
Home Runs 2 -1 ↓ 3
Walks 5 -4 ↓ 9
Strikeouts 4 -16 ↓ 20
K% 14.8 +1.3 ↑ 13.5
BB% 18.5 +12.4 ↑ 6.1
HBP 0 0 0
Batted Balls 18 -101 ↓ 119
Number of Fastballs 56 -280 ↓ 336
Number of Offspeed 11 -64 ↓ 75
Number of Breaking 49 -76 ↓ 125
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 25 .479 14 1 7.1 11 5 45.5
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2010 175 15.0 50.9% 4.0% 191 22.0 0.0% 10.5%
2011 276 14.4 59.4% 0.0% 194 21.0 0.5% 3.6%
2012 288 15.5 41.0% 0.0% 199 23.7 0.0% 10.6%
2013 205 17.0 21.5% 1.0% 131 26.5 0.0% 25.2%
2014 273 16.6 28.2% 1.5% 123 24.1 0.0% 16.3%
2015 152 17.6 28.3% 2.6% 83 24.1 3.6% 15.7%
2016 34 14.2 58.8% 0.0% 22 22.6 0.0% 22.7%

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Pitch Distribution

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