Russ Christopher Stats

Russ Christopher was born on Wednesday, September 12, 1917, in Richmond, California. Christopher was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 14, 1942, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Russ Christopher baseball stats page.

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Russ Christopher
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Russell Ormand Christopher
Nickname:   Daddy or Russ
Born On:   09-12-1917
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Richmond, California
Zodiac:   Virgo
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-05-1954
Place of Death Data Died In:   Richmond, California
Cemetery:   Sunset Mausoleum, Kensington, California
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-14-1942 (Age 24)
Last Game:   10-01-1948
Draft:   Not Applicable
Russ Christopher

Russ Christopher Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1942 Athletics 30 18 10 4 13 .235 3.82 10 0 1 165.0 718 154 70 78 8 99 - 58 2 3 0 -
1943 Athletics 24 15 8 5 8 .385 3.45 5 0 2 133.0 569 120 51 58 3 58 - 56 2 3 1 -
1944 Athletics 35 24 10 14 14 .500 2.97 13 1 1 215.1 903 200 71 91 6 63 - 84 5 9 1 -
1945 Athletics 33 27 5 13 13 .500 3.17 17 2 2 227.1 949 213 80 92 9 75 - 100 0 9 0 -
1946 Athletics 30 13 13 5 7 .417 4.30 1 0 0 119.1 520 119 57 71 5 44 - 79 0 3 0 -
1947 Athletics 44 0 38 10 7 .588 2.90 0 0 12 80.2 333 70 26 30 4 33 - 33 1 0 0 -
1948 Indians 45 0 28 3 2 .600 2.90 0 0 17 59.0 255 55 19 21 3 27 - 14 1 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
7 Years 241 97 112 54 64 .458 3.37 46 3 35 999.2 4,247 931 374 441 38 399 - 424 11 27 2 -
Russ Christopher

Russ Christopher Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1942 Athletics 30 56 2 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 - 17 3 - 0 0 .089 .105 .125
1943 Athletics 24 45 2 7 1 0 0 0 2 2 - 13 1 - 0 1 .156 .191 .178
1944 Athletics 35 81 4 18 5 1 1 0 6 2 - 18 1 - 0 0 .222 .241 .346
1945 Athletics 34 76 5 13 1 0 1 0 4 6 - 28 6 - 0 0 .171 .232 .224
1946 Athletics 30 36 2 5 1 1 0 0 5 1 - 9 1 - 0 1 .139 .162 .222
1947 Athletics 44 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 - 7 2 - 0 0 .125 .263 .125
1948 Indians 45 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 2 - 0 0 .000 .250 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 242 316 17 50 8 3 2 0 22 17 - 95 16 - 0 2 .158 .201 .222
Russ Christopher

Russ Christopher Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1942 Athletics P 30 18 495 72 2.4 70 10 60 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .972 3.82 -
1943 Athletics P 24 15 399 73 3.0 72 11 61 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .986 4.87 -
1944 Athletics P 35 24 646 88 2.5 85 27 58 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .966 3.55 -
1945 Athletics P 33 27 682 98 3.0 97 26 71 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .990 3.84 -
1946 Athletics P 30 13 358 46 1.5 45 7 38 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .978 3.39 -
1947 Athletics P 44 0 242 24 0.5 23 10 13 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.57 -
1948 Indians P 45 0 177 15 0.3 15 2 13 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.29 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 241 97 2,999 416 1.7 407 93 314 9 20 n/a n/a n/a .978 3.66 --
7 Years 241 97 2,999 416 1.7 407 93 314 9 20 n/a n/a n/a .978 3.66 --
Russ Christopher

Russ Christopher Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1942 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.3 18.7 0.59 3.16 5.40
1943 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.5 22.5 0.97 3.79 3.92
1944 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 81.0 4.5 13.5 1.33 3.51 2.63
1945 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 76.0 2.7 19.0 1.33 3.96 2.97
1946 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 7.2 1.80 5.96 3.32
1947 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.3 8.0 1.00 3.68 3.68
1948 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.52 2.14 4.12
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 158.0 3.3 14.4 1.06 3.82 3.59
Russ Christopher

Russ Christopher Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1942 Philadelphia Athletics 24 Undetermined - -
1943 Philadelphia Athletics 17 Undetermined - -
1944 Philadelphia Athletics 17 Undetermined - -
1945 Philadelphia Athletics 17 Undetermined n/a -
1946 Philadelphia Athletics 17 Undetermined - -
1947 Philadelphia Athletics 17 Undetermined - -
1948 Cleveland Indians 18 Undetermined - Stats


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