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| Name | Team | Age |
| Russ Smith | Retired (2014, Age 36) | 62 |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 14 (1999) |
C | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Jimmy Ryan League | 0 | 9 years (151 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 12/13/1977 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.4 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1999 | Minors | 48.00 | 6 / 11 | 6 / 7 | 4 / 4 | 4 / 5 | 11 / 11 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 3 | 35 / 48 | |||
| 2000 | Minors | 48.00 | 8 / 10 | 4 / 7 | 6 / 8 | 2 / 5 | 5 / 5 | 2 / 3 | 3 / 10 | 30 / 48 | |||
| 2001 | Minors | 48.00 | 2 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 4 | 4 / 10 | 3 / 7 | 2 / 8 | 18 / 48 | |||
| 2002 | Minors | 46.00 | 1 / 4 | 4 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 5 / 10 | 3 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 6 / 9 | 21 / 46 | |||
| 2003 | Minors | 41.00 | 2 / 6 | 2 / 2 | 3 / 6 | 2 / 8 | 5 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 9 | 14 / 41 | |||
| 2004 | Minors | 15.00 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 7 / 15 | |||
| 2004 | Majors | 42.36 | 135 | 27 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 2 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 2 | 6 / 42 |
| 2005 | Majors | 46.20 | 162 | 32 | 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 5 | 3 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 7 | 6 / 46 |
| 2006 | Majors | 43.83 | 162 | 41 | 0 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 9 | 2 / 43 |
| 2007 | Majors | 43.40 | 162 | 32 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 2 / 6 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 9 | 3 / 43 |
| 2008 | Majors | 38.83 | 135 | 43 | 27 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 3 / 38 |
| 2009 | Majors | 64.43 | 162 | 128 | 0 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 11 | 3 / 3 | 0 / 14 | 1 / 4 | 4 / 64 |
| 2010 | Majors | 64.69 | 162 | 130 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 14 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 64 |
| 2011 | Majors | 46.19 | 162 | 61 | 0 | -3 / 4 | -6 / 7 | -1 / 6 | -6 / 6 | -5 / 7 | -2 / 8 | -2 / 8 | -25 / 46 |
| 2012 | Majors | 40.14 | 162 | 55 | 0 | -3 / 7 | -3 / 6 | 0 / 2 | -5 / 7 | -4 / 7 | 0 / 3 | -1 / 8 | -16 / 40 |
| 2013 | Majors | 36.96 | 162 | 47 | 0 | -5 / 8 | -8 / 6 | -4 / 5 | -6 / 1 | -7 / 5 | -2 / 5 | -2 / 6 | -34 / 36 |
| 2014 | Majors | 9.49 | 43 | 13 | 0 | -6 / 2 | -5 / 1 | -3 / 3 | -5 / 0 | -3 / 1 | -4 / 2 | -2 / 0 | -28 / 9 |
| Total | 1609 | 609 | 27 | 6 / 114 | 3 / 109 | 16 / 94 | -4 / 100 | 15 / 105 | -1 / 94 | 11 / 101 | 46 / 717 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2014-11-01 | Russ Smith has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 2014-05-29 | The New York red stix have waived Russ Smith. |
| 2014-05-20 | The New York red stix have promoted Vern Schroll to the major league team. The New York red stix have designated Russ Smith for assignment. |
| 2011-04-22 | Trade #1234457 has been completed between the New York red stix and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Joe Cort from the New York red stix in exchange for Russ Smith. |
| 2009-03-01 | The Chicago Cubs have placed Russ Smith on the trade block. |
| 2008-08-31 | Russ Smith of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 32 days. |
| 2004-05-01 | The Chicago Bleacher Bums have promoted Russ Smith to the major league team. The Chicago Bleacher Bums have promoted Roger Cox to the major league team. The Chicago Bleacher Bums have sent Bill Kuhn to the minors. The Chicago Bleacher Bums have designated Jess Neitzke for assignment. |