NAME     : Russell Branyan
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 12/19/1975
  AGE      : 27
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 195
 
  POSITION : Third Base
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $2,000,000 through 2005
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at First Base : E  (Fielding Pct. : .950)
  Range at Third Base : D  (Fielding Pct. : .956)
  Range at Leftfield :  E  (Fielding Pct. : .983)
  Outfield Arm : C

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : E
  Stealing Ability : E
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Pull Hitter
 
  Getting Hits         : 3  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Fair)
  Hitting Doubles      : 5  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 8  (VS. RHP : 9, VS. LHP : 8, Talent Brilliant)
  Getting BB's         : 5  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 1  (VS. RHP : 1, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Poor)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .239 23  71 398  95 27  5  66  2  0  75 135 .363 .505 
  vs RHP        .226 19  57 305  69 19  4  49  2  0  60 119 .354 .502 
  vs LHP        .280  4  14  93  26  8  1  17  0  0  15  16 .391 .516 
  At Home       .222 11  27 198  44  9  2  26  1  0  32  63 .335 .455 
  Away          .255 12  44 200  51 18  3  40  1  0  43  72 .385 .555 
  R.I.S.P.      .208  5  38 106  22  3  0   0  0  0  25  42 .366 .377 
  Pinch Hitting .000  0   0   1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   1 .000 .000 
  Close/Late    .184  0   8  38   7  2  1   2  0  0  14  12 .396 .289 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .136  1   5  22   3  1  0   3  0  0   4   9 .269 .318 
  Apr/Mar       .298  4  20  84  25  9  0  16  1  0  18  26 .423 .548 
  May           .186  4   8  97  18  2  2  16  1  0  18  30 .325 .371 
  June          .202  9  18  89  18  4  0  12  0  0  13  30 .298 .551 
  July          .312  5  19  93  29  9  3  19  0  0  20  31 .430 .634 
  August        .143  1   6  35   5  3  0   3  0  0   6  18 .268 .314 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1998  .000  0   0   1   4   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   2 .000 .000   CLE
  1999  .211  1   6  11  38   8  2  0   4  0  0   3  19 .268 .342   CLE
  2000  .238 16  38  67 193  46  7  2  32  0  0  22  76 .316 .544   CLE
  2001  .232 20  54 113 315  73 16  2  48  1  1  38 132 .314 .486   CLE
  2002  .225 34  89 147 373  84 17  5  64  0  0  39 127 .299 .571   CLE,CIN
 
  Total AB  : 1321
  Total AVG : .232
  Total Hits: 306
  Total HR  : 94
  Total RBI : 258
  Total Runs: 214
  Total SB  : 3
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Released by Cleveland on 3/31/2002... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 6/27/2002... Drove in 6 runs against Milwaukee on 8/30/2002...