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Tom Grieve

Thomas Alan Grieve

Positions: Outfielder and Designated Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 4, 1948 in Pittsfield, MA
High School: Pittsfield HS (Pittsfield, MA)
Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 5, 1970 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): Rangers/Mets/Senators/Cardinals 1970-1979

Final Game: May 1, 1979 (Age 31)
Relatives: Father of Ben Grieve
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1970 22 WSA AL 47 131 116 12 23 5 1 3 10 0 0 14 38 .198 .290 .336 .626 77 39 1 1 0 0 0 97/8
1972 24 TEX AL 64 158 142 12 29 2 1 3 11 1 3 11 39 .204 .271 .296 .567 72 42 1 2 3 0 1 7/98
1973 25 TEX AL 66 136 123 22 38 6 0 7 21 1 0 7 25 .309 .348 .528 .877 150 65 4 1 4 1 0 798/D
1974 26 TEX AL 84 288 259 30 66 10 4 9 32 0 0 20 48 .255 .311 .429 .740 114 111 9 2 5 2 1 D7/93
1975 27 TEX AL 118 396 369 46 102 17 1 14 61 0 2 22 74 .276 .316 .442 .758 114 163 11 0 4 1 0 7D9/8
1976 28 TEX AL 149 600 546 57 139 23 3 20 81 4 1 35 119 .255 .301 .418 .718 108 228 18 4 8 7 5 D7/9
1977 29 TEX AL 79 255 236 24 53 9 0 7 30 1 0 13 57 .225 .273 .352 .624 69 83 4 3 2 1 1 97D
1978 30 NYM NL 54 110 101 5 21 3 0 2 8 0 1 9 23 .208 .273 .297 .570 63 30 3 0 0 0 0 9/37
1979 31 STL NL 9 19 15 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 .200 .368 .267 .635 76 4 0 0 0 0 1 /7
9 Yrs 670 2093 1907 209 474 76 10 65 254 7 7 135 424 .249 .301 .401 .702 100 765 51 13 26 12 9
162 Game Avg. 162 506 461 51 115 18 2 16 61 2 2 33 103 .249 .301 .401 .702 100 185 12 3 6 3 2
TEX (7 yrs) 607 1964 1791 203 450 72 10 63 246 7 6 122 400 .251 .302 .408 .710 103 731 48 13 26 12 8
NYM (1 yr) 54 110 101 5 21 3 0 2 8 0 1 9 23 .208 .273 .297 .570 63 30 3 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 9 19 15 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 .200 .368 .267 .635 76 4 0 0 0 0 1
AL (7 yrs) 607 1964 1791 203 450 72 10 63 246 7 6 122 400 .251 .302 .408 .710 103 731 48 13 26 12 8
NL (2 yrs) 63 129 116 6 24 4 0 2 8 0 1 13 24 .207 .287 .293 .580 65 34 3 0 0 0 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1970 22 WSA AL 47 131 -3 -1 0 -5 -2 -10 -1.2 4 -6 -0.7 .476 .493 -0.2 -0.7 -1 97/8
1972 24 TEX AL 64 158 -4 -1 0 -1 -2 -8 -1.0 6 -2 -0.4 .485 .494 -0.2 -0.4 -1 7/98
1973 25 TEX AL 66 136 9 0 -0 -3 -3 3 0.4 5 8 0.9 .505 .502 1.1 -0.5 11 798/D
1974 26 TEX AL 84 288 5 -0 -2 4 -5 2 0.2 10 12 1.2 .502 .501 0.7 -0.1 7 D7/93
1975 27 TEX AL 118 396 5 1 -0 -4 -7 -5 -0.5 14 9 0.9 .495 .497 1.3 -1.1 13 7D9/8
1976 28 TEX AL 149 600 4 -0 -2 2 -11 -8 -0.8 22 14 1.3 .494 .495 1.1 -1.0 12 D7/9
1977 29 TEX AL 79 255 -11 0 -0 -3 -4 -18 -1.9 9 -9 -1.0 .476 .488 -0.6 -0.7 -6 $80,000 97D
1978 30 NYM NL 54 110 -4 -0 -0 0 -1 -6 -0.6 4 -2 -0.3 .488 .496 -0.3 -0.1 -2 9/37
1979 31 STL NL 9 19 0 -0 0 -2 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .483 .499 0.1 -0.2 1 /7
9 Seasons 670 2093 -1 -1 -4 -10 -35 -51 -5.4 74 23 1.9 .491 .496 3.0 -4.8 33 $80,000
TEX (7 yrs) 607 1964 4 -1 -4 -9 -34 -44 -4.6 70 26 2.3 .492 .496 3.3 -4.6 35 $80,000
NYM (1 yr) 54 110 -4 -0 -0 0 -1 -6 -0.6 4 -2 -0.3 .488 .496 -0.3 -0.1 -2
STL (1 yr) 9 19 0 -0 0 -2 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .483 .499 0.1 -0.2 1

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1970 WSA AL 22 OF 39 31 15 258.1 49 46 0 3 0 .939 -5 -21 1.60 1.18 .980 2.14 2.13
1970 WSA AL 22 RF 24 20 10 168.2 30 29 0 1 0 .967 -3 -18 1.55 1.21 .975 1.98 1.97
1970 WSA AL 22 LF 16 10 5 83.2 17 15 0 2 0 .882 -2 -26 1.61 0.94 .978 1.81 1.80
1970 WSA AL 22 CF 1 1 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -40 0.00 0.00 2.55 2.60
1972 TEX AL 24 OF 49 35 28 318.1 67 60 6 1 0 .985 -1 -5 1.87 1.35 .983 2.22 2.21
1972 TEX AL 24 LF 45 35 28 298.0 68 61 6 1 0 .985 -1 -3 2.02 1.49 .980 1.89 1.89
1972 TEX AL 24 RF 5 0 0 14.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -17 1.26 0.40 .980 2.13 2.10
1972 TEX AL 24 CF 3 0 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -60 1.50 0.33 .990 2.70 2.63
1973 TEX AL 25 OF 59 32 21 320.1 68 68 0 0 0 1.000 -3 -10 1.91 1.15 .979 2.29 2.27
1973 TEX AL 25 LF 35 12 9 139.0 29 29 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -9 1.88 0.83 .977 2.00 1.99
1973 TEX AL 25 RF 19 14 10 127.0 28 28 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -3 1.98 1.47 .976 2.09 2.07
1973 TEX AL 25 CF 10 6 2 54.1 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -27 1.49 0.90 .983 2.78 2.77
1973 TEX AL 25 DH 4 1
1974 TEX AL 26 DH 40 34
1974 TEX AL 26 OF 38 34 21 270.1 67 62 5 0 1 1.000 4 20 2.23 1.76 .980 2.41 2.40
1974 TEX AL 26 LF 31 30 17 229.1 57 52 5 0 1 1.000 3 17 2.24 1.84 .974 2.12 2.11
1974 TEX AL 26 RF 7 4 4 41.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 1 35 2.20 1.43 .976 2.17 2.17
1974 TEX AL 26 1B 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 9.00 2.00 .990 9.90 9.70
1975 TEX AL 27 OF 63 51 42 464.0 97 93 3 1 0 .990 -4 -10 1.86 1.52 .979 2.37 2.36
1975 TEX AL 27 LF 46 36 28 328.0 77 75 2 0 0 1.000 2 6 2.11 1.67 .977 2.18 2.17
1975 TEX AL 27 DH 45 41
1975 TEX AL 27 RF 16 14 13 126.0 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 -4 -39 1.14 1.00 .976 2.11 2.10
1975 TEX AL 27 CF 2 1 1 10.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 -1 -156 1.80 1.00 .983 2.88 2.85
1976 TEX AL 28 DH 96 95
1976 TEX AL 28 OF 52 49 47 431.1 118 112 4 2 2 .983 2 6 2.42 2.23 .981 2.47 2.48
1976 TEX AL 28 LF 44 42 40 368.0 107 100 5 2 2 .981 1 5 2.57 2.39 .978 2.23 2.24
1976 TEX AL 28 RF 9 7 7 63.1 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 1 15 1.71 1.33 .980 2.20 2.22
1977 TEX AL 29 OF 60 52 30 443.1 84 77 5 2 1 .976 -3 -9 1.66 1.37 .978 2.34 2.32
1977 TEX AL 29 RF 32 27 20 235.2 47 44 3 0 1 1.000 -3 -14 1.79 1.47 .974 2.08 2.07
1977 TEX AL 29 LF 30 25 10 207.2 39 35 2 2 0 .949 -1 -4 1.60 1.23 .976 2.11 2.09
1977 TEX AL 29 DH 13 10
1978 NYM NL 30 OF 26 20 7 159.0 47 43 3 1 0 .979 1 5 2.60 1.77 .980 2.31 2.29
1978 NYM NL 30 RF 24 19 7 149.1 45 41 3 1 0 .978 0 2 2.65 1.83 .977 2.13 2.11
1978 NYM NL 30 1B 2 1 1 8.1 11 9 2 0 1 1.000 -0 -58 11.88 5.50 .992 9.94 9.90
1978 NYM NL 30 LF 2 1 0 9.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 50 2.79 1.50 .977 1.96 1.95
1979 STL NL 31 LF 5 5 1 33.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 -2 -55 1.36 1.00 .970 2.02 2.00
1979 STL NL 31 OF 5 5 1 33.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 -2 -55 1.91 1.40 .979 2.32 2.32
9 Seasons OF 391 309 212 2698.0 605 568 26 11 4 .982 -10 -4 1.98 1.52 .980 2.33 2.31
9 Seasons LF 254 196 138 1696.1 403 375 20 8 3 .980 1 1 2.10 1.56 .977 2.09 2.06
8 Seasons RF 136 105 71 925.1 190 181 7 2 1 .989 -8 -10 1.83 1.38 .976 2.09 2.08
4 Seasons CF 16 8 3 76.1 13 12 0 1 0 .923 -3 -47 1.41 0.75 .984 2.77 2.74
2 Seasons 1B 3 1 1 10.1 13 11 2 0 2 1.000 -0 -46 11.32 4.33 .992 9.93 9.83
9 Seasons TOT 394 310 213 2708.1 618 579 28 11 6 .982 -10 -5 2.02 1.54 .980 2.36 2.37
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Home Runs s c a p y
1976 AL  20 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1976 AL  119 (2nd)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1976 AL  18 (5th)

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1974 AL  1 (5th)
1976 AL  2 (2nd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1889), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2221), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Left Field (364th), 1.9 career WAR/3.5 7yr-peak WAR/2.7 JAWS
Average HOF LF (out of 19) = 64.9 career WAR/41.2 7yr-peak WAR/53.1 JAWS

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Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
197729Texas Rangers$80,000TSN salary survey, 4/23/77
Career to date (may be incomplete)$80,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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