Brian Johnson vs. Rip Russell — Career Comparison

Brian Johnson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Rip Russell
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Brian Johnson and Rip Russell are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 90 for Brian Johnson, 89 for Rip Russell), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 99 vs 97). The overall lean goes to Brian Johnson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Brian Johnson and Rip Russell

Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
183.63
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
425
167.54
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1539
600
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
1522
600
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1415
551.66
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1402
552.69
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.662
0.662
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
136.84
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
344
135.61
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
236
92.01
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
100.53
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.39
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
52
20.5
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.34
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.15
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.1
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
11.43
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
44.83
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
89
35.09
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164.9
64.29
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
139.3
54.92
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
222.22
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
499
196.71
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
172.71
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
429
169.12
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
132
51.46
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
52.43
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
76.41
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
192
75.69
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
279
108.77
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
116.69
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163.35
63.68
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
147.38
58.1
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.68
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.79
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
80
31.19
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
32.72
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
268
104.48
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
55.98
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.72
10.72
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
6.24
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
13.8
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
16.37
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
15.77
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.39
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.58
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.17
Rip Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.39
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.56
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.97
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80

Fielding Stats for Brian Johnson and Rip Russell

Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rip Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.17
Rip Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1
Rip Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9903
27
Rip Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3301
9
Rip Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2629
7.17
Rip Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2398
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.43
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Rip Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2807
7.65
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2823
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
7.6
Rip Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2765
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Rip Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.95
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.509
6.509
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7.681
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.98
85.98
Rip Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.7
Rip Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.29
Rip Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0