#2 Russ Springer, Reliever, 34 yrs, San Francisco Giants

#2 Russ Springer, Reliever, 34 yrs, San Francisco Giants
Sunday, 6/13/2003

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Russ Springer

11/7/1968
34
USA,LA,Alexandria
6"4
235

Reliever
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R

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Some ability
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Normal
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
2003
6 Year(s), 71 Days (1103 total Days)
71 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 71 Days (1103 total Days)
15 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	8	3	8	93-96 Mph
Versus LHB	8	3	8
Versus RHB	8	3	9
Talent	8	4	9

Pitching Ratings
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2
53
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	5	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	5	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	5	1	1	2
Talent	1	3	1	1	2

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1
3
2
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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), 1.000 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
4/28	@ARI	W 12-3		0.1	0	0	0	0	0
5/16	PIT	L 2-6		1	1	1	1	3	2
5/18	FLO	W 5-1		2	1	0	0	1	2
5/23	CIN	W 10-7		2.1	3	1	0	1	0	W
5/25	@STL	L 3-8		1.2	2	1	0	0	3
5/28	LAD	W 7-6		1.2	0	0	0	2	2	W
5/29	LAD	W 3-0		0.2	1	0	0	0	1
5/31	SD	L 4-11		1.2	2	1	1	2	1
6/3	ARI	L 7-14		1	1	1	1	1	1
6/5	@LAD	W 4-2		0.2	0	2	2	2	1

Pitching Stats 2003

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	14	0	3	0	0	2.95	18.1	16	8	6	15	21	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	36	0	8	0	0	2.95	47.0	41	21	15	39	54

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	3	0	1.$	14	2	15.7	7.9	10.3	7.4	9	3	33.3	9	4	44.4	4.52

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	39	11	5	0	1	8	6	8	9	0	0	1	.282	.408	.487	.895
vs. RHB	32	5	0	0	0	1	2	7	12	0	0	0	.156	.308	.156	.464

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	9	0	2	0	0	2.77	13.0	11	5	4	10	13
Road	5	0	1	0	0	3.38	5.1	5	3	2	5	8
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	3	0	0	0	0	10.80	3.1	3	4	4	5	3

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	5	0	1	0	0	1.59	5.2	5	1	1	3	8
May	7	0	2	0	0	1.64	11.0	10	4	2	9	11
June	2	0	0	0	0	16.21	1.2	1	3	3	3	2

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1997	61	0	5	3	2	3.88	69.2	47	32	30	9	41	81	0	0	1.26	.244	FLO
1998	45	0	2	2	3	4.42	55.0	50	30	27	6	29	58	0	0	1.44	.308	FLO
1999	57	0	2	0	1	6.51	56.2	52	46	41	8	59	59	0	0	1.96	.293	FLO
2000	12	0	1	1	2	4.50	18.0	16	11	9	1	22	21	0	0	2.11	.326	FLO
2001	72	0	5	1	2	5.42	88.0	89	58	53	10	59	86	0	0	1.68	.329	FLO
2002	94	0	5	7	3	5.82	94.1	102	68	61	13	62	83	0	0	1.74	.321	FLO
2003	14	0	3	0	0	2.95	18.1	16	8	6	1	15	21	0	0	1.69	.306	SF
Total	355	0	23	14	13	5.11	400.0	372	253	227	48	287	409	0	0	1.65	.305

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1989, A	29	2	3	2	0	2.10	30.0	28	7	7	1	9	17	0	0	1.23	.287
1989, AA	33	0	5	2	0	4.97	54.1	52	30	30	5	23	46	0	0	1.38	.301
1990, AA	56	0	1	5	1	3.92	82.2	73	38	36	8	51	65	0	0	1.50	.269
1991, AA	35	0	2	3	1	4.28	48.1	45	26	23	5	30	50	0	0	1.55	.303
1992, AA	40	0	6	2	1	2.18	66.0	43	18	16	5	29	66	0	0	1.09	.230
1993, AA	58	0	2	3	1	3.15	71.1	55	26	25	7	27	76	0	0	1.15	.279
1994, AA	60	0	2	0	2	3.23	55.2	43	24	20	5	31	66	0	0	1.33	.292
1995, AA	45	0	5	2	3	4.21	57.2	50	29	27	10	22	64	0	0	1.25	.282
1996, AAA	72	0	5	6	1	4.28	73.2	50	36	35	11	45	95	0	0	1.29	.262

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1997	61	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	FLO
1998	45	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	FLO
1999	57	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	FLO
2000	12	7	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	.143	.125	.286	.411	FLO
2001	72	12	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	8	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	FLO
2002	94	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	FLO
2003	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	SF
Total	355	43	2	1	0	0	3	3	3	23	0	0	.047	.106	.070	.176

Fielding Stats 2003

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

18.1

0.49

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 3/4/1989 to a minor league deal...
Traded from Seattle to St. Louis on 5/26/1989 (Going to STL: P Russ Springer, C Rich Gedman. Going to SEA: C Mike Lavalliere, SS Ozzie Smith)...
Injured on 4/13/1991 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week...
Earned first career win on 5/3/1997...
Had first career hit on 8/23/1997, off Pedro M. Martinez (PIT)...
Injured on 9/1/1998 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season...
Injured on 9/21/1998 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks...
2/2/2000: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
2/2/2001: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
2/2/2002: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 4/3/2003 to a minor league deal...

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