Adrian Beltre vs. Branch Russell — Career Comparison

Adrian Beltre
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanTexas RangersAmerican LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanPlatinum GloveGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Branch Russell
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Adrian Beltre and Branch Russell are closely matched on the surface stats. Branch Russell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.861 vs .825) and on-base percentage (.393 vs .345). Adrian Beltre had the advantage in slugging (.480 vs .468). By the career numbers, Branch Russell had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Adrian Beltre and Branch Russell

Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2933
145.08
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
767
135.63
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12130
600
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
3393
600
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11068
547.47
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
2881
509.46
Adrian Beltre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Branch Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Adrian Beltre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Branch Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3166
156.6
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
889
157.21
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2015
99.67
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
620
109.64
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
636
31.46
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
136
24.05
Adrian Beltre
Career
Per 600 PA
38
1.88
Branch Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
13.44
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
23.59
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
57
10.08
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1151
56.93
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
269
47.57
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1764.33
87.27
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
571.07
100.99
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5309
262.61
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
1348
238.37
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4111
203.35
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1290
228.12
Adrian Beltre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Branch Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Adrian Beltre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.819
0.819
Branch Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Adrian Beltre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Branch Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Adrian Beltre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.775
0.775
Branch Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.918
0.918
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1524
75.38
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
635
112.29
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1707
84.44
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
484
85.59
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2754
136.22
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1062
187.8
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1791.41
88.61
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
602.57
106.56
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
4.8
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
5.48
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
41.95
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
65.43
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
5.54
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Beltre
Career
Per 600 PA
1732
85.67
Branch Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.88
Adrian Beltre
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Branch Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
678.6
678.6
Adrian Beltre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Branch Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
74
Adrian Beltre
Career
Per 600 PA
14
0.69
Branch Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
19.63
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
5.09
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Beltre
Career
Per 600 PA
279
13.8
Branch Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
5.99
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
14.15
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.08
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
8.06
Branch Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
14.15
Adrian Beltre
Career
Per 600 PA
74.23
74.23
Branch Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Adrian Beltre and Branch Russell

Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Branch Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2767
1.04
Branch Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
1.22
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
1.02
Branch Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
1.03
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71565
27
Branch Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17738
27
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23855
9
Branch Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5912.2
9
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2200
0.83
Branch Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
1.54
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5187
1.96
Branch Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
0.87
Adrian Beltre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
0.12
Branch Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.16
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7698
2.9
Branch Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1687
2.57
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7387
2.79
Branch Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1585
2.41
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Branch Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.95
93.95
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Branch Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.984
1.984
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.05
98.05
Branch Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.48
84.48
Adrian Beltre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
0.2
Branch Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.11
Adrian Beltre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Branch Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Beltre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Branch Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Beltre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Branch Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Beltre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Branch Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0