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James Russell

Philadelphia Phillies National League East

Age: 30
B/T: L/L
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 205 lb
Number: #40

Born: January 8, 1986 in Cincinnati, OH, United States
MLB debut: April 5, 2010

dbWAR: .5
IP: 4.1
ERA: 18.69
FIP: 10.76
K/9: 8.3
FIP−: 257

James Russell was a relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 2016 he struck out 4 batters over 4.1 innings across 7 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 18.69 was 346.2% higher than the league average of 4.19. Stripping out defence, his 10.76 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 30.8% of swings (13.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 18.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 14.8%. His -0.3 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.

League context

Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2016 regular season.

FIP10.76

K/98.3

WHIP3.23

WAR-.3

WAR by season

Pitching Regular season

Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.


2016	PHI	7	0	4.1	0	0	0	9	9	4	5	18.69	10.76	3.23	8.3	10.4	446	257	-0.3
2015	CHC	49	0	34.0	0	2	1	42	20	20	9	5.29	3.90	1.50	5.3	2.4	134	98	0.2
2014	CHC/ATL	66	1	57.2	0	2	1	45	19	42	20	2.97	3.44	1.13	6.6	3.1	79	92	0.5
2013	CHC	74	0	52.2	1	6	0	46	21	37	18	3.59	4.45	1.22	6.3	3.1	93	115	-0.0
2012	CHC	77	0	69.1	7	1	2	67	25	55	23	3.25	3.48	1.30	7.1	3.0	81	87	0.8
2011	CHC	64	5	67.2	1	6	0	76	31	43	14	4.12	4.77	1.33	5.7	1.9	105	121	-0.3
2010	CHC	57	0	49.0	1	1	0	55	27	42	11	4.96	5.20	1.35	7.7	2.0	122	127	-0.3

Batting Regular season

Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.


2015	CHC	1	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	—	0.0%	100.0%	.000	-0.3	-125	-0.0
2014	ATL	1	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0%	0.0%	.000	-0.5	-124	-0.0
2012	CHC	1	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0%	0.0%	.000	-0.2	-118	-0.0
2011	CHC	5	8	1	3	.125	.125	.125	.000	.200	0.0%	37.5%	.112	-1.3	-44	-0.0
2010	CHC	4	4	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0%	50.0%	.000	-1.0	-119	-0.1

Platoon splits

How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.

Season

Opponent batting by the side the hitter bats from, 2016. Counted from play-by-play, so totals can differ from the box-score season line by a plate appearance or two.
Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	K%
vs LHB	11	9	4	1	2	1	.444	.545	.778	.555	9.1%
vs RHB	16	12	5	1	3	3	.417	.500	.750	.504	18.8%

Pitch sequencing

What James Russell throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.

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Pitch arsenal

What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.

Season


Slider	32.8%	38	82.8	1,002	44.7%	28.6%	6	—	—
Four-Seam Fastball	27.6%	32	89.8	2,402	68.8%	40.0%	2	—	—
Sinker	13.8%	16	89.0	2,391	50.0%	12.5%	3	—	—
Curveball	9.5%	11	75.3	944	18.2%	14.3%	6	—	—
Changeup	9.5%	11	82.8	2,262	9.1%	50.0%	1	—	—

James Russell's arsenal by usage. Velocity is average release speed in mph, spin in rpm, and whiff rate is misses per swing — the cleanest single measure of whether a pitch beats hitters. BAA and OPS are what hitters did against each pitch, credited to the one that ended the plate appearance, and are left blank under 15 at-bats.

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How these are computed

wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.