Ben Grieve
Benjamin Grieve
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: May 4, 1976 in Arlington, TX
High School: James W. Martin (Arlington, TX)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1997
Final Game: October 2, 2005
Relatives: Son of Tom Grieve
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1997 OAK AL 21 OF 24 22 208.1 40 39 1 0 1 1.000 -6.5 -37.4 -4.5 -0.5 -4.0 -2 1.73 1.67 .982 2.32 2.02
1997 OAK AL 21 RF 24 22 208.1 40 39 1 0 1 1.000 -6.5 -37.4 -4.5 -0.5 -4.0 -2 1.73 1.67 .978 2.18 1.79
1998 OAK AL 22 OF 151 150 1280.2 269 261 6 2 0 .993 -20.5 -19.2 -17.5 -7.4 -10.1 -3 1.88 1.77 .985 2.31 2.02 AS,RoY-1
1998 OAK AL 22 RF 151 150 1280.2 272 262 8 2 0 .993 -20.5 -19.2 -17.5 -7.4 -10.1 -3 1.90 1.79 .983 2.14 1.81 AS,RoY-1
1998 OAK AL 22 DH 3 AS,RoY-1
1999 OAK AL 23 OF 137 132 1038.2 241 232 6 3 2 .988 -19.3 -22.3 -16.3 -1.2 -15.1 -3 2.06 1.74 .984 2.30 2.03
1999 OAK AL 23 LF 131 127 989.2 228 220 5 3 1 .987 -17.8 -21.6 -14.8 -1.5 -13.3 -3 2.05 1.72 .985 2.08 1.73
1999 OAK AL 23 RF 8 5 49.0 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -36.7 -1.5 0.3 -1.8 0 2.39 1.63 .985 2.11 1.82
1999 OAK AL 23 DH 4
2000 OAK AL 24 LF 144 144 1161.1 246 237 6 3 0 .988 -7.1 -7.3 -4.1 -0.6 -3.5 -3 1.88 1.69 .985 2.16 1.76
2000 OAK AL 24 OF 144 144 1161.1 248 239 6 3 0 .988 -7.1 -7.3 -4.1 -0.6 -3.5 -3 1.90 1.70 .985 2.36 2.02
2000 OAK AL 24 DH 12
2001 TBD AL 25 OF 120 118 1012.1 248 240 4 4 0 .984 -7.1 -8.4 -3.1 -7.2 4.0 -4 2.17 2.03 .984 2.30 2.01
2001 TBD AL 25 RF 64 62 540.2 120 117 0 3 0 .975 -7.9 -17.5 -2.9 -2.7 -0.3 -5 1.95 1.83 .982 2.09 1.82
2001 TBD AL 25 LF 56 56 471.2 128 123 4 1 0 .992 0.8 2.0 -0.2 -4.5 4.3 1 2.42 2.27 .980 2.14 1.72
2001 TBD AL 25 DH 32
2002 TBD AL 26 OF 118 117 1039.1 258 249 6 3 2 .988 -7.5 -8.7 -6.5 -5.2 -1.3 -1 2.21 2.16 .985 2.35 2.05
2002 TBD AL 26 RF 118 117 1039.1 258 249 6 3 2 .988 -7.5 -8.7 -6.5 -5.2 -1.3 -1 2.21 2.16 .982 2.12 1.82
2002 TBD AL 26 DH 16
2003 TBD AL 27 DH 37
2003 TBD AL 27 OF 10 10 85.0 19 17 1 1 1 .947 -0.8 -11.3 -0.8 -0.3 -0.5 0 1.91 1.80 .984 2.35 2.08
2003 TBD AL 27 RF 10 10 85.0 19 17 1 1 1 .947 -0.8 -11.3 -0.8 -0.3 -0.5 0 1.91 1.80 .979 2.11 1.79
2004 TOT NL 28 OF 69 66 484.0 113 109 0 4 0 .965 -7.2 -17.9 -3.2 -3.9 0.7 -4 2.03 1.58 .982 2.16 1.85
2004 TOT NL 28 RF 68 66 483.0 112 108 0 4 0 .964 -7.4 -18.4 -3.4 -3.9 0.5 -4 2.01 1.59 .980 2.09 1.71
2004 MIL NL 28 OF 65 64 470.1 110 106 0 4 0 .964 -6.5 -16.6 -3.5 -3.9 0.4 -3 2.03 1.63 .983 2.16 1.85
2004 MIL NL 28 RF 65 64 470.1 110 106 0 4 0 .964 -6.5 -16.6 -3.5 -3.9 0.4 -3 2.03 1.63 .980 2.09 1.71
2004 MIL NL 28 DH 1
2004 CHC NL 28 OF 4 2 13.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -61.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 -1 1.98 0.75 .967 2.17 1.85
2004 CHC NL 28 RF 3 2 12.2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -85.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 -1 1.42 0.67 1.000 2.06 1.70
2004 CHC NL 28 LF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 240.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.50
2005 CHC NL 29 LF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.93 1.50
2005 CHC NL 29 OF 1 1 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.19 1.90
9 Seasons OF 774 760 6316.2 1436 1386 30 20 6 .986 -76.0 -14.4 -56.0 -26.3 -29.8 -20 2.02 1.83 .984 2.31 2.01
7 Seasons RF 443 432 3686.0 834 804 17 13 4 .984 -52.1 -17.0 -37.1 -19.7 -17.5 -15 2.00 1.85 .982 2.12 1.80
5 Seasons LF 333 328 2630.2 603 581 15 7 1 .988 -23.9 -10.9 -18.9 -6.6 -12.3 -5 2.04 1.79 .984 2.13 1.74
7 Seasons DH 105
9 Seasons TOT 776 760 6316.2 1437 1385 32 20 5 .986 -76.0 -14.4 -56.0 -26.3 -29.8 -20 2.02 1.83 .969 2.12 1.77
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1997 OAK AL 21 24 22 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 24 0 2 0
1998 OAK AL 22 155 153 155 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 151 3 2 0
1999 OAK AL 23 148 136 148 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 131 0 8 137 4 9 1
2000 OAK AL 24 158 155 158 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 144 0 0 144 11 3 0
2001 TBD AL 25 154 150 154 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 64 120 32 2 0
2002 TBD AL 26 136 133 136 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 118 16 3 0
2003 TBD AL 27 55 46 55 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 36 9 0
2004 MIL NL 28 108 65 108 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 65 1 42 0
2004 CHC NL 28 15 2 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 12 0
2005 CHC NL 29 23 1 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 22 0
9 Seasons 976 863 976 774 0 0 0 0 0 0 333 0 443 774 103 106 1
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1997 OAK AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 20 8 0 8 1 0 8 4 0 3 0 1 2 2 0 41 15 36.6% 25 1 2.4% 0 992 53% 74% 39% 106 37%
1998 OAK AL 22 2 0 2 0 2 6 0 3 1 2 50 26 0 27 8 1 21 10 1 19 7 0 23 9 0 140 60 42.9% 77 2 1.4% 4 5831 52% 77% 40% 514 52%
1999 OAK AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 4 50.0% 3 1 12.5% 0 243 49% 74% 38% 26 50%
2001 TBD AL 25 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 19 0 9 0 0 7 5 0 8 0 0 13 4 0 70 28 40.0% 42 0 0.0% 0 2452 57% 74% 40% 222 54%
2002 TBD AL 26 3 0 2 1 1 6 0 1 3 1 54 30 2 23 9 0 17 10 0 16 3 1 23 11 0 133 63 47.4% 67 3 2.3% 3 4804 56% 76% 43% 489 52%
2003 TBD AL 27 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 11 7 63.6% 4 0 0.0% 1 407 58% 76% 35% 34 50%
2004 MIL NL 28 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 11 0 17 3 0 12 8 0 8 1 0 7 3 0 65 26 40.0% 39 0 0.0% 0 2081 62% 74% 37% 238 45%
2004 CHC NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 55 53% 73% 38% 5 40%
7 Seasons 13 0 11 2 6 15 1 4 4 5 185 98 2 88 23 1 70 40 2 57 11 2 71 31 0 471 203 43.1% 260 7 1.5% 8 16865 55% 76% 40% 1634 50%
MLB Averages 46.9% 2.4% 56% 74% 38% 51%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1999 OAK AL 23 3 0 3 0 1 5 0 1 1 2 40 35 0 34 10 2 39 21 0 11 4 0 16 14 0 140 84 60.0% 53 2 1.4% 3 4517 51% 76% 39% 490 46%
2000 OAK AL 24 3 0 3 0 1 6 1 4 1 1 48 39 0 44 14 0 44 25 1 15 3 0 17 16 0 168 97 57.7% 69 1 0.6% 5 5322 53% 75% 37% 554 44%
2001 TBD AL 25 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 16 14 0 15 3 0 16 12 2 10 1 0 9 9 0 66 39 59.1% 25 2 3.0% 2 2208 51% 75% 42% 246 51%
2004 CHC NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100% 33% 33% 1 100%
2005 CHC NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 54% 75% 18% 0
5 Seasons 7 0 6 1 2 15 1 6 2 4 104 88 0 93 27 2 99 58 3 36 8 0 42 39 0 374 220 58.8% 147 5 1.3% 10 12078 52% 75% 39% 1291 46%
MLB Averages 61.9% 2.4% 56% 74% 38% 47%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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