How Rip Russell's On Base Percentage (OBP) Compares to Similar Players

Rip Russell posted a career On Base Percentage (OBP) of .289, below the league average of .328 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best On Base Percentage (OBP) season came in 1941, posting .333, near the league average of .328 that year. The lowest point came in 1946 at .247, well below the league average of .333 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .282 in 1942 to .247 in 1946 and .267 in 1947. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average fell below league norms across 6 seasons.

Rip Russell Lifetime On Base Percentage (OBP)

Stats similar to On Base Percentage (OBP) for Rip Russell
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Career0.289
Season Avg.0.289
162 Game Avg.0.289
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Rip Russell On Base Percentage (OBP) Per Season

Rip Russell's On Base Percentage (OBP) for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Rip Russell On Base Percentage (OBP) per season line chart

Rip Russell On Base Percentage (OBP) by Team

Rip Russell's career On Base Percentage (OBP) totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Rip Russell career On Base Percentage (OBP) by team bar chart

Rip Russell On Base Percentage (OBP) Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Rip Russell's career On Base Percentage (OBP) shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Rip Russell On Base Percentage (OBP) year-over-year waterfall chart

Rip Russell On Base Percentage (OBP) Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Rip Russell's seasonal On Base Percentage (OBP) 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.
Rip Russell On Base Percentage (OBP) distribution box chart versus comparable players

Rip Russell On Base Percentage (OBP) — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Rip Russell's MLB career with On Base Percentage (OBP) 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.
Rip Russell On Base Percentage (OBP) season-by-season breakdown table