James Russell
James Clayton Russell
Born: January 8, 1986
Cincinnati, OH US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 37 (2004 June Amateur Draft, Seattle Mariners)
Draft: Round 17 (2005 June Amateur Draft, Seattle Mariners)
Draft: Round 14 (2007 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Heritage HS (TX)
Navarro College
Texas
Career: 2007-2021
Major League Statistics
James Russell compiled a career record of 38 wins and 34 losses and a 3.69 ERA in his 182-game pitching career with the Cubs, Peoria Chiefs, Daytona Cubs, Tennessee Smokies, Mesa Solar Sox, Iowa Cubs, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Yucatan Leones, Texas AirHogs, Sugar Land Skeeters, Toledo Mud Hens, Tijuana Toros and Union Laguna Algodoneros. He began playing during the 2007 season and last took the field during the 2021 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.51 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 36 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 |
| 2008 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.36 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86.3 | 111 | 64 | 61 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 390 |
| 2009 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 45 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 161 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.43 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.7 | 71 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 287 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 0 | 0 | 5.73 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.45 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.29 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.7 | 88 | 43 | 38 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 348 |
| 2017 | AAA | MEX | Yucatan Leones | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.03 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 128 |
| 2017 | Ind | AA | Texas AirHogs | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.79 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 58.0 | 62 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 235 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2018 | Ind | ATLL | Sugar Land Skeeters | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.36 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106.7 | 94 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 424 |
| 2019 | AAA | MEX | Tijuana Toros | 8 | 4 | .667 | 3.26 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88.3 | 90 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 358 |
| 2021 | Ind | MEX | Union Laguna Algodoneros | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.67 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.3 | 40 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 |
| Totals | 38 | 34 | .528 | 3.69 | 182 | 110 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 676.3 | 703 | 305 | 277 | 81 | 147 | 1 | 517 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 2839 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 18 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .000 | .188 | .000 | .188 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 26 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .125 | .222 | .250 | .472 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Ind | ATLL | Sugar Land Skeeters | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 119 | 42 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | .062 | .205 | .094 | .299 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2007 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Daytona Cubs | P | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .875 |
| 2008 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | P | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .889 | .889 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 26 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .462 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | P | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .818 |
| 2009 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | P | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .273 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Iowa Cubs | P | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | P | 29 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .655 |
| 2017 | Ind | AA | Texas AirHogs | P | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 |
| 2017 | AAA | MEX | Yucatan Leones | P | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.400 |
| 2018 | Ind | ATLL | Sugar Land Skeeters | P | 20 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2019 | AAA | MEX | Tijuana Toros | P | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .316 |
| 2021 | Ind | MEX | Union Laguna Algodoneros | P | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 |
| Totals | 181 | 28 | 91 | 3 | 4 | .975 | .657 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | R | Arizona League | Cubs | CHN | August 21, 2007 | August 21, 2007 |
| 2007 | A | Midwest League | Peoria Chiefs | CHN | August 25, 2007 | August 30, 2007 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Daytona Cubs | CHN | April 5, 2008 | August 29, 2008 |
| 2008 | AA | Southern League | Tennessee Smokies | CHN | May 2, 2008 | August 3, 2008 |
| 2009 | AA | Southern League | Tennessee Smokies | ARI | April 9, 2009 | May 26, 2009 |
| 2009 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | June 1, 2009 | September 7, 2009 |
| 2009 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Mesa Solar Sox | October 14, 2009 | November 17, 2009 | |
| 2010 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | June 14, 2010 | June 25, 2010 |
| 2015 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | April 13, 2015 | September 6, 2015 |
| 2016 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | April 25, 2016 | September 3, 2016 |
| 2017 | Ind | American Association | Texas AirHogs | May 18, 2017 | July 2, 2017 | |
| 2017 | AAA | Mexican League | Yucatan Leones | July 9, 2017 | August 6, 2017 | |
| 2018 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | April 30, 2018 | May 4, 2018 |
| 2018 | Ind | Atlantic League | Sugar Land Skeeters | May 31, 2018 | September 14, 2018 | |
| 2019 | AAA | Mexican League | Tijuana Toros | April 10, 2019 | August 29, 2019 | |
| 2021 | Ind | Mexican | Union Laguna Algodoneros | May 21, 2021 | June 29, 2021 |
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