How James Russell's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
James Russell totaled 1,430 career Batters Faced, above the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Batters Faced season came in 2011, posting 292, well above the relief pitcher average of 182.9 that year. The lowest point came in 2016 at 27, well below the relief pitcher average of 165.3 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 238 in 2014 to 148 in 2015 and 27 in 2016, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 27 to 292 — though the career average remained above league norms.
James Russell Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for James Russell
| James Russell
Batters Faced | James Russell
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 1430 | 38.46 |
| Season Avg. | 204.29 | 38.46 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 587.97 | 38.46 |
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James Russell Batters Faced Per Season
James Russell's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
James Russell Batters Faced by Team
James Russell's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
James Russell Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of James Russell's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
James Russell Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes James Russell's seasonal Batters Faced alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
James Russell Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of James Russell's MLB career with Batters Faced alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
