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Tom Griffin
Thomas James Griffin

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.

Debut April 10, 1969
  vs. SDP 7.0 IP, 3 H, 8 SO, 5 BB, 2 ER, L
Final Game May 11, 1982
Born February 22, 1948 in Los Angeles, CA

Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1969 21 HOU NL  11  10  31  31   6   3   0  0  188.3  156   80   74  19   93  200   7   6   810   4   4  3.54  3.53  100 1.322
 1970 22 HOU NL   3  13  23  20   2   1   1  0  111.3  118   72   71   9   72   72   3  13   511   1   0  5.74  3.89   68 1.707
 1971 23 HOU NL   0   6  10   6   0   0   0  0   37.7   44   22   20   4   20   29   2   4   177   1   0  4.78  3.37   70 1.699
 1972 24 HOU NL   5   4  39   5   1   1  10  3   94.3   92   39   34   7   38   83   3   5   409   5   0  3.24  3.35  103 1.378
 1973 25 HOU NL   4   6  25  12   4   0   5  0   99.7   83   51   46  10   46   69   2   5   418   6   0  4.15  3.63   87 1.294
 1974 26 HOU NL  14  10  34  34   8   3   0  0  211.0  202   97   83  14   89  110   5  11   918   7   3  3.54  3.48   98 1.379
 1975 27 HOU NL   3   8  17  13   3   1   1  0   79.3   89   52   47  11   46   56   2   8   363   5   2  5.33  3.38   63 1.702
 1976 28 TOT NL   9   6  31  13   2   0   2  0  112.0  100   56   51   4   79   69   2   9   505   3   0  4.10  3.26   79 1.598
         HOU NL   5   3  20   2   0   0   2  0   41.7   44   29   28   4   37   33   1   3   201   2   0  6.05  3.19   53 1.944
         SDP NL   4   3  11  11   2   0   0  0   70.3   56   27   23   0   42   36   1   6   304   1   0  2.94  3.30  112 1.393
 1977 29 SDP NL   6   9  38  20   0   0   4  0  151.3  144   88   75  17   88   79   5   4   672   8   6  4.46  3.56   80 1.533
 1978 30 CAL AL   3   4  24   4   0   0   9  0   56.0   63   39   25   8   31   35   1   2   269   2   0  4.02  3.63   90 1.679
 1979 31 SFG NL   5   6  59   3   0   0  13  2   94.3   83   46   41   9   46   82   4   5   407   8   0  3.91  3.52   90 1.367
 1980 32 SFG NL   5   1  42   4   0   0   8  0  107.7   80   35   33   8   49   79   8   4   447   6   3  2.76  3.54  128 1.198
 1981 33 SFG NL   8   8  22  22   3   1   0  0  129.3  121   62   54   8   57   83   7   5   557   8   2  3.76  3.42   91 1.376
 1982 34 PIT NL   1   3   6   4   0   0   0  0   22.3   32   23   22   5   15    8   1   0   113   2   0  8.87  3.75   42 2.104
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 14 Yr WL% .450  77  94 401 191  29  10  53  5 1494.7 1407  762  676 133  769 1054  52  81  6576  66  20  4.07  3.51   86 1.456
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8  10  46  21   3   1   6  0  171.7  161   87   77  15   88  121   5   9   755   7   2  4.07  3.51   86 1.456
 Career High     14  13  59  34   8   3  13  3  211.0  202   97   83  19   93  200   8  13   918   8   6  2.76  3.89  128 1.198
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1969 21 HOU NL  31   62    6    9   1  0   2    8   0  0   5  35  .145  .203  .258   30   16   4   2   0   0   1
 1970 22 HOU NL  23   33    1    2   1  0   0    1   0  0   1  13  .061  .088  .091  -51    3   4   0   0   0   0
 1971 23 HOU NL  10    9    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .111  .200  .111   -9    1   0   0   0   0   2
 1972 24 HOU NL  39   25    3    7   3  0   1    2   0  0   0   9  .280  .280  .520  125   13   3   0   0   0   1
 1973 25 HOU NL  25   28    1    3   2  0   1    1   0  0   0   9  .107  .138  .286   15    8   4   0   0   1   1
 1974 26 HOU NL  37   68   11   20   5  0   2    8   0  0   2  24  .294  .324  .456  121   31   9   0   0   1   1
 1975 27 HOU NL  17   22    2    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   6  .136  .174  .136  -10    3   2   0   0   0   1
 1976 28 TOT NL  32   31    2    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   9  .065  .094  .065  -53    2   4   0   0   0   0
         HOU NL  20    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .000  .167  .000  -47    0   1   0   0   0   0
         SDP NL  12   26    2    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   7  .077  .077  .077  -54    2   3   0   0   0   0
 1977 29 SDP NL  39   45    2    6   3  0   2    4   0  0   0  23  .133  .130  .333   25   15   3   1   0   0   0
 1979 31 SFG NL  59   14    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   6  .071  .071  .071  -60    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1980 32 SFG NL  44   18    1    2   0  0   1    1   0  0   0   7  .111  .111  .278    7    5   2   0   0   0   0
 1981 33 SFG NL  22   41    1    8   1  0   1    5   0  0   2  12  .195  .227  .293   48   12   6   1   0   0   1
 1982 34 PIT NL   6    9    0    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   3  .222  .222  .222   23    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons     408  405   31   66  16  0  10   32   0  0  13 158  .163  .191  .277   31  112  42   4   0   2   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        161   12   26   6  0   4   13   0  0   5  63  .163  .191  .277   31   44  17   2   0   1   3
 Career High     59   68   11   20   5  0   2    8   0  0   5  35                          31   9   2   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1969 21 HOU NL   73   60    4   1.8    93| .145  .257| .203  .327| .258  .381| .461  .708|  30  .175  -5.9  -0.6   0%
 1970 22 HOU NL   38   35    0   0.0   100| .061  .262| .088  .334| .091  .400| .179  .735| -51  .000  -7.0  -0.7   0%
 1971 23 HOU NL   10   10    0   0.0    91| .111  .257| .200  .323| .111  .377| .311  .700|  -9  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1972 24 HOU NL   28   22    3   3.7    90| .280  .254| .280  .322| .520  .376| .800  .698| 125  .455   0.7   0.1   0%
 1973 25 HOU NL   33   30    1   0.9    96| .107  .261| .138  .330| .286  .389| .424  .719|  15  .054  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1974 26 HOU NL   80   58   10   4.6    91| .294  .258| .324  .329| .456  .372| .780  .701| 121  .540   1.6   0.2   0%
 1975 27 HOU NL   25   22    1   1.2    90| .136  .257| .174  .327| .136  .371| .310  .698| -10  .091  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1976 28 TOT NL   36   33    0   0.0    85| .065  .253| .094  .318| .065  .360| .159  .678| -53  .000  -6.0  -0.6   0%
         HOU NL    7    6    0   0.0    84| .000  .252| .167  .317| .000  .359| .167  .676| -47  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
         SDP NL   29   27    0   0.0    85| .077  .253| .077  .318| .077  .361| .154  .679| -54  .000  -5.1  -0.5   0%
 1977 29 SDP NL   49   43    2   1.3    94| .133  .257| .130  .323| .333  .392| .463  .715|  25  .085  -4.6  -0.5   0%
 1979 31 SFG NL   15   14    0   0.0    94| .071  .260| .071  .325| .071  .386| .142  .711| -60  .000  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 1980 32 SFG NL   20   18    1   1.5    93| .111  .263| .111  .325| .278  .382| .389  .707|   7  .130  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 1981 33 SFG NL   50   41    3   2.0    90| .195  .260| .227  .325| .293  .373| .520  .698|  48  .207  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1982 34 PIT NL    9    7    0   0.0    98| .222  .270| .222  .334| .222  .393| .444  .726|  23  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons      466  393   25   1.7    92| .163  .258| .191  .326| .277  .380| .468  .706|  31  .159 -38.4  -3.7   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1969 21 HOU NL P 31 8 16 2 1 .923 .956 0.77 0.78 1.15 1.95 31 188.3 1970 22 HOU NL P 23 8 10 1 0 .947 .952 0.78 0.71 1.46 1.85 20 111.3 1971 23 HOU NL P 10 0 10 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.78 2.39 1.91 6 37.7 1972 24 HOU NL P 39 3 11 2 0 .875 .952 0.36 0.73 1.34 1.78 5 94.3 1973 25 HOU NL P 25 7 14 0 0 1.000 .950 0.84 0.73 1.89 1.88 12 100.0 1974 26 HOU NL P 34 19 35 8 2 .871 .944 1.59 0.71 2.30 1.88 34 211.0 1975 27 HOU NL P 17 5 14 1 2 .950 .945 1.12 0.72 2.16 1.86 13 79.3 1976 28 TOT NL P 31 6 16 3 1 .880 .952 0.71 0.72 1.77 1.88 13 112.0 HOU NL P 20 2 6 1 1 .889 .952 0.40 0.72 1.73 1.88 2 41.7 SDP NL P 11 4 10 2 0 .875 .952 1.27 0.72 1.79 1.88 11 70.3 1977 29 SDP NL P 38 6 16 3 2 .880 .948 0.58 0.67 1.31 1.85 20 151.3 1978 30 CAL AL P 24 3 12 2 0 .882 .955 0.62 0.85 2.41 1.90 4 56.0 1979 31 SFG NL P 59 5 19 1 1 .960 .952 0.41 0.66 2.29 1.80 3 94.3 1980 32 SFG NL P 42 6 17 0 1 1.000 .950 0.55 0.69 1.92 1.91 4 107.7 1981 33 SFG NL P 22 9 29 3 0 .927 .960 1.73 0.68 2.65 1.97 22 129.3 1982 34 PIT NL P 6 0 6 1 0 .857 .952 1.00 0.70 2.42 1.98 4 22.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1969 21 HOU NL P 31 8 16 2 1 .923 .956 0.77 0.78 1.15 1.95 31 188.3 1970 22 HOU NL P 23 8 10 1 0 .947 .952 0.78 0.71 1.46 1.85 20 111.3 1971 23 HOU NL P 10 0 10 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.78 2.39 1.91 6 37.7 1972 24 HOU NL P 39 3 11 2 0 .875 .952 0.36 0.73 1.34 1.78 5 94.3 1973 25 HOU NL P 25 7 14 0 0 1.000 .950 0.84 0.73 1.89 1.88 12 100.0 1974 26 HOU NL P 34 19 35 8 2 .871 .944 1.59 0.71 2.30 1.88 34 211.0 1975 27 HOU NL P 17 5 14 1 2 .950 .945 1.12 0.72 2.16 1.86 13 79.3 1976 28 TOT NL P 31 6 16 3 1 .880 .952 0.71 0.72 1.77 1.88 13 112.0 HOU NL P 20 2 6 1 1 .889 .952 0.40 0.72 1.73 1.88 2 41.7 SDP NL P 11 4 10 2 0 .875 .952 1.27 0.72 1.79 1.88 11 70.3 1977 29 SDP NL P 38 6 16 3 2 .880 .948 0.58 0.67 1.31 1.85 20 151.3 1978 30 CAL AL P 24 3 12 2 0 .882 .955 0.62 0.85 2.41 1.90 4 56.0 1979 31 SFG NL P 59 5 19 1 1 .960 .952 0.41 0.66 2.29 1.80 3 94.3 1980 32 SFG NL P 42 6 17 0 1 1.000 .950 0.55 0.69 1.92 1.91 4 107.7 1981 33 SFG NL P 22 9 29 3 0 .927 .960 1.73 0.68 2.65 1.97 22 129.3 1982 34 PIT NL P 6 0 6 1 0 .857 .952 1.00 0.70 2.42 1.98 4 22.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 401 85 225 27 10 .920 .951 0.77 0.71 1.87 1.88 191 1495.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 401 85 225 27 10 .920 .951 0.77 0.71 1.87 1.88 191 1495
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Strikeouts/9IP
1969 NL-9.56-1
1981 NL-5.78-10

Shutouts
1974 NL-3-8

Bases On Balls Allow.
1969 NL-93-7
1976 NL-79-10
1977 NL-88-6
1981 NL-57-8

Wild Pitches
1970 NL-13-6
1974 NL-11-5

Hit Batsmen
1980 NL-8-1
1981 NL-7-1

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2555) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3867) Pitching - 5.0 (1323) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 2.0 (1587) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

January 29, 1966: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft.

August 3, 1976: Selected off waivers by the San Diego Padres from the Houston Astros.

October 28, 1977: Granted Free Agency.

January 27, 1978: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

November 2, 1978: Released by the California Angels.

April 4, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

December 11, 1981: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Doe Boyland.

May 15, 1982: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.


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