Hank Griffin

James Linton Griffin (Pepper)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: July 11, 1886 in Whitehouse, TX (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1911
Teams (by GP): Rustlers/Braves/Cubs 1911-1912

Final Game: May 20, 1912
Died: February 11, 1950 in Terrell, TX
Buried: Elmo Cemetery, Elmo, TX
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1909	22	-min	C	13	9	.591		23						210.0	149	83			67							1.029	6.4		2.9			AUG · SALL
1910	23	-min	A	11	12	.478		24																								ATA · SOUA
1911	24	TOT	NL	0	6	.000	5.38	16	7	5	1	0	0	83.2	97	72	50	4	37	31	6	1	3	362	71	1.602	10.4	0.4	4.0	3.3	0.84
1911	24	CHC	NL	0	0		18.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	2	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	7	27	4.000	9.0	9.0	27.0	9.0	0.33
1911	24	BSN	NL	0	6	.000	5.23	15	6	5	1	0	0	82.2	96	70	48	3	34	30	6	1	3	355	72	1.573	10.5	0.3	3.7	3.3	0.88
1912	25	BSN	NL	0	0		27.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	1.2	3	5	5	0	3	0	1	0	2	10	16	3.600	16.2	0.0	16.2	0.0	0.00
1913	26	-min	AA	2	2	.500	3.54	20	3					56.0	46	31	22		25							1.268	7.4		4.0			VEN · PCL
2 Seasons				0	6	.000	5.80	19	7	6	1	0	0	85.1	100	77	55	4	40	31	7	1	5	372	66	1.641	10.5	0.4	4.2	3.3	0.78
162 Game Avg.				0	16	.000	5.80	50	18	16	3	0	0	223	262	201	144	10	105	81	18	3	13	973	66	1.641	10.5	0.4	4.2	3.3	0.78

BSN (2 yrs)				0	6	.000	5.66	18	6	6	1	0	0	84.1	99	75	53	3	37	30	7	1	5	365	67	1.613	10.6	0.3	3.9	3.2	0.81
CHC (1 yr)				0	0		18.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	2	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	7	27	4.000	9.0	9.0	27.0	9.0	0.33

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1911	24	CHC	NL	1.0	1	2	1	0	1.0	-1	-0.2	$
1911	24	BSN	NL	82.2	6	70	47	-3	1.0	-23	-1.2	$
1912	25	BSN	NL	1.2	0	5	1	0	1.0	-4	-0.4	$
2 Seasons				85.1	7	77	49	-3	1.0	-28	-1.8	$

BSN (2 yrs)				84.1	6	75	48	-3	1.0	-27	-1.6	$
CHC (1 yr)				1.0	1	2	1	0	1.0	-1	-0.2	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos
1908	21	-min	D		23	23		4								.174	.174							ARG · ARSL
1909	22	-min	C	27	83	83		14								.169	.169							AUG · SALL
1910	23	-min	A	24	71	71		13								.183	.183							ATA · SOUA
1911	24	TOT	NL	16	31	30	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.233	.258	.233	.491	34	7	0	0	1
1911	24	CHC	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	/1
1911	24	BSN	NL	15	31	30	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.233	.258	.233	.491	34	7	0	0	1
1912	25	BSN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	/1
1913	26	-min	AA	21	14	14		2	0	0	0					.143	.143	.143	.286		2			VEN · PCL
2 Seasons				19	31	30	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.233	.258	.233	.491	34	7	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	264	256	9	60	0	0	0	0	0	9	26	.233	.258	.233	.491	34	60	0	0

BSN (2 yrs)				18	31	30	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.233	.258	.233	.491	34	7	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
1911	24	BSN	NL	31	-3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
1 Season				31	-3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG
1911	TOT	NL	24	P	16	83.2	29	3	24	2	.931	2.90	1.69	.943	2.78	2.74
1911	CHC	NL	24	P	1	1.0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		2.70	2.70
1911	BSN	NL	24	P	15	82.2	29	3	24	2	.931	2.94	1.80	.943	2.78	2.74
1912	BSN	NL	25	P	3	1.2	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		2.70	2.53
	2 Seasons			P	19	85.1	29	3	24	2	.931	2.85	1.42	.943	2.77	2.71
	2 Seasons			TOT	19	85.1	29	3	24	2	.931	2.85	1.42	.943	2.77	2.71

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-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1950 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 1950 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 1919 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) 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 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Transactions

September 1, 1910: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1910 rule 5 draft.
June 10, 1911: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Al Kaiser, Johnny Kling and Orlie Weaver to the Boston Rustlers for Bill Collins, Cliff Curtis, Wilbur Good and Peaches Graham.

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Name and misspellings: James Hank henry Linton Pepper griffen Griffin

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