NAME     : Russ Johnson
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 2/22/1973
  AGE      : 30
  HEIGHT   : 5"10
  WEIGHT   : 185
 
  POSITION : Third Base
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $2,280,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : Some ability
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Second Base : E  (Fielding Pct. : .999)
  Range at Third Base : D  (Fielding Pct. : .942)
  Range at Shortstop :  E  (Fielding Pct. : .953)

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : D
  Stealing Ability : E
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Pull Hitter
 
  Getting Hits         : 5  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)
  Hitting Doubles      : 4  (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 2  (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Fair)
  Getting BB's         : 7  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 3  (VS. RHP : 3, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Fair)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .221  1  15  86  19  7  1  12  0  0  20  19 .361 .360 
  vs RHP        .200  1  11  70  14  5  0  10  0  0  16  16 .345 .314 
  vs LHP        .313  0   4  16   5  2  1   2  0  0   4   3 .409 .563 
  At Home       .265  0   7  34   9  5  0   5  0  0  12   8 .438 .412 
  Away          .192  1   8  52  10  2  1   7  0  0   8  11 .290 .327 
  R.I.S.P.      .200  0  14  25   5  2  1   0  0  0   6   6 .314 .360 
  Pinch Hitting .226  0   7  31   7  3  1   6  0  0  11   6 .391 .387 
  Close/Late    .063  0   3  16   1  0  0   2  0  0   8   5 .321 .063 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .333  1   5  12   4  0  1   3  0  0   1   0 .385 .750 
  Apr/Mar       .100  0   3  10   1  0  0   1  0  0   0   3 .083 .100 
  May           .063  0   2  16   1  0  0   1  0  0   2   7 .150 .063 
  June          .273  0   1  22   6  2  0   5  0  0   6   3 .429 .364 
  July          .280  0   4  25   7  5  0   2  0  0   9   5 .471 .480 
  August        .308  1   5  13   4  0  1   3  0  0   3   1 .438 .692 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1997  .300  2   9  21  60  18  1  0   7  1  1   6  14 .364 .417   HOU
  1998  .231  0   0   8  13   3  1  0   2  1  0   1   5 .286 .308   HOU
  1999  .282  5  23  83 156  44 10  0  24  2  3  20  31 .364 .442   HOU
  2000  .254  2  17  74 185  47  8  0  28  4  1  25  30 .343 .330   TBA
  2000  .178  0   3  26  45   8  0  0   4  1  1   2  10 .213 .178   HOU
  2001  .294  4  33  85 248  73 19  2  32  2  2  34  57 .379 .435   TBA
  2002  .317  1  17 109 189  60 14  1  26  0  1  31  42 .414 .418   TB,SF,PIT
 
  Total AB  : 982
  Total AVG : .277
  Total Hits: 272
  Total HR  : 15
  Total RBI : 117
  Total Runs: 135
  Total SB  : 11
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Tampa Bay to San Francisco on 3/31/2002... Traded from San Francisco to Pittsburgh on 4/15/2002...