Russ Canzler
Russell Michael Canzler
Born: April 11, 1986
Berwick, PA US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, LF, OF, P, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 220
Draft: Round 30 (2004 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Hazleton Area HS (PA)
Career: 2004-2015
Major League Statistics
Russ Canzler compiled a career batting average of .275 with 141 home runs and 651 RBI in his 1214-game career with the Cubs, Boise Hawks, Peoria Chiefs, Daytona Cubs, Tennessee Smokies, Durham Bulls, Columbus Clippers, Norfolk Tides, Indianapolis Indians, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and Lehigh Valley IronPigs. He began playing during the 2004 season and last took the field during the 2015 campaign.
 Cubs |
 Boise Hawks |
 Peoria Chiefs |
 Daytona Cubs |
 Tennessee Smokies |
 Durham Bulls |
 Columbus Clippers |
 Indianapolis Indians |
 Norfolk Tides |
 Lehigh Valley IronPigs |
 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.40 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 32 | 119 | 105 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 35 | .248 | .310 | .352 | .663 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 49 | 188 | 157 | 22 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 41 | .299 | .387 | .427 | .814 | 67 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2006 | Short Season A | NORW | Boise Hawks | 73 | 311 | 280 | 49 | 74 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 61 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 70 | .264 | .319 | .543 | .862 | 152 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | 125 | 503 | 460 | 60 | 124 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 12 | 8 | 35 | 88 | .270 | .321 | .376 | .697 | 173 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | 98 | 361 | 326 | 47 | 89 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 59 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 70 | .273 | .327 | .463 | .790 | 151 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 90 | 267 | 233 | 27 | 60 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 41 | .258 | .346 | .399 | .745 | 93 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | 28 | 108 | 100 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 24 | .270 | .315 | .430 | .745 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 112 | 411 | 355 | 68 | 102 | 28 | 4 | 21 | 66 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 95 | .287 | .372 | .566 | .938 | 201 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | 131 | 549 | 474 | 78 | 149 | 40 | 4 | 18 | 83 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 129 | .314 | .401 | .530 | .930 | 251 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 130 | 539 | 487 | 68 | 129 | 36 | 3 | 22 | 79 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 128 | .265 | .328 | .487 | .815 | 237 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 39 | 148 | 129 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 | .194 | .277 | .240 | .517 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 86 | 374 | 323 | 46 | 89 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 76 | .276 | .369 | .430 | .799 | 139 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 61 | 242 | 213 | 32 | 61 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 52 | .286 | .360 | .545 | .904 | 116 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 51 | 199 | 175 | 25 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 45 | .263 | .332 | .389 | .720 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 109 | 432 | 394 | 46 | 108 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 78 | .274 | .333 | .416 | .750 | 164 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 1214 | 4751 | 4211 | 603 | 1156 | 280 | 32 | 141 | 651 | 49 | 43 | 457 | 997 | .275 | .345 | .457 | .802 | 1923 | 103 | 24 | 11 | 48 | 14 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 3B | 18 | 13 | 31 | 11 | 1 | .800 | 2.444 |
| 2005 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 1B | 41 | 343 | 21 | 6 | 31 | .984 | 8.878 |
| 2006 | Short Season A | NORW | Boise Hawks | 1B | 68 | 621 | 21 | 10 | 54 | .985 | 9.441 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | 1B | 98 | 770 | 47 | 9 | 67 | .989 | 8.337 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | LF | 16 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.938 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | OF | 16 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.938 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | 1B | 75 | 620 | 30 | 3 | 65 | .995 | 8.667 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | LF | 14 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 1.357 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | OF | 14 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 1.357 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | RF | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .714 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 1B | 51 | 366 | 21 | 6 | 41 | .985 | 7.588 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | 1B | 24 | 226 | 26 | 2 | 25 | .992 | 1.500 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | OF | 17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .706 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | LF | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .700 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | RF | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 3B | 56 | 30 | 92 | 17 | 6 | .878 | 2.179 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 1B | 27 | 175 | 14 | 3 | 19 | .984 | 7.000 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | OF | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | LF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | OF | 68 | 122 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .984 | 1.809 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | RF | 41 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .968 | 1.488 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | 3B | 40 | 25 | 68 | 13 | 6 | .877 | 2.325 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | LF | 33 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.879 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | 1B | 17 | 139 | 13 | 4 | 14 | .974 | 8.941 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 3B | 8 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 3 | .929 | 3.250 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 1B | 47 | 373 | 38 | 6 | 40 | .986 | 8.745 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | OF | 47 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .963 | 1.681 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | LF | 36 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .949 | 1.556 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | RF | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.091 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 1B | 9 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 7.444 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | OF | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 3B | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 2.250 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 1B | 35 | 279 | 21 | 1 | 26 | .997 | 8.571 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | RF | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | OF | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 1.357 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | LF | 13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 1.385 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 3B | 10 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 2 | .903 | 2.800 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 2B | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.000 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | OF | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 1.750 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | RF | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 1.857 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 3B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 1.200 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | LF | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 3B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | OF | 19 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .967 | 1.526 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 1B | 17 | 113 | 14 | 3 | 10 | .977 | 7.471 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 1B | 15 | 118 | 9 | 1 | 11 | .992 | 8.467 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | RF | 15 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.333 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | RF | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.222 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 1B | 40 | 310 | 32 | 3 | 30 | .991 | 8.550 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .250 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 3B | 24 | 11 | 33 | 3 | 2 | .936 | 1.833 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | OF | 13 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 1.615 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1211 | 5338 | 612 | 132 | 472 | .978 | 4.913 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | Arizona League | Cubs | CHN | July 11, 2004 | August 30, 2004 |
| 2005 | R | Arizona League | Cubs | CHN | June 22, 2005 | August 30, 2005 |
| 2006 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Boise Hawks | CHN | June 19, 2006 | September 6, 2006 |
| 2007 | A | Midwest League | Peoria Chiefs | CHN | April 5, 2007 | September 3, 2007 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Daytona Cubs | CHN | April 4, 2008 | August 31, 2008 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Daytona Cubs | CHN | April 9, 2009 | May 9, 2009 |
| 2009 | AA | Southern League | Tennessee Smokies | ARI | May 11, 2009 | September 7, 2009 |
| 2010 | AA | Southern League | Tennessee Smokies | CHN | April 8, 2010 | September 5, 2010 |
| 2011 | AAA | International League | Durham Bulls | TBA | April 7, 2011 | September 5, 2011 |
| 2012 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | CLE | April 5, 2012 | August 31, 2012 |
| 2013 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | BAL | April 5, 2013 | July 5, 2013 |
| 2013 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | July 14, 2013 | September 2, 2013 |
| 2014 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | April 3, 2014 | June 19, 2014 |
| 2014 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | June 26, 2014 | September 1, 2014 |
| 2015 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | April 10, 2015 | September 7, 2015 |
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