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Mike Griffin

Michael Joseph Griffin

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: March 20, 1865 in Utica, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1887
Teams (by GP): Grooms/Orioles/Bridegrooms/Athletics 1887-1898

Final Game: October 15, 1898
Died: April 10, 1908 in Utica, NY
Buried: St. Agnes Cemetery, Utica, NY
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Standard Batting

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
1887 22 BAL AA 136 595 532 142 160 32 13 3 94 94 55 .301 .375 .427 .801 128 227 8 *O
1888 23 BAL AA 137 602 542 103 139 21 11 0 46 46 55 .256 .331 .336 .666 117 182 5 *O
1889 24 BAL AA 137 625 531 152 148 21 14 4 48 39 91 29 .279 .387 .394 .781 125 209 3 *O6/4
1890 25 PHQ PL 115 560 489 127 140 29 6 6 54 30 64 19 .286 .377 .407 .784 106 199 7 *O
1891 26 BRO NL 134 579 521 106 139 36 9 3 65 65 57 31 .267 .340 .388 .728 114 202 1 *O
1892 27 BRO NL 129 524 452 103 125 17 11 3 66 49 68 36 .277 .376 .383 .759 132 173 4 *O/6
1893 28 BRO NL 95 429 362 85 103 21 7 6 59 30 59 23 .285 .396 .431 .827 124 156 8 *O/4
1894 29 BRO NL 108 494 406 123 145 29 4 5 76 39 78 14 .357 .466 .485 .951 137 197 5 5 *O
1895 30 BRO NL 132 637 524 140 174 38 7 4 65 27 93 30 .332 .442 .454 .896 139 238 10 10 *O/6
1896 31 BRO NL 122 556 493 101 152 27 9 4 51 23 48 25 .308 .380 .424 .804 117 209 9 6 *O
1897 32 BRO NL 134 637 534 136 169 25 11 2 56 16 81 13 .316 .416 .416 .832 125 222 10 12 *O
1898 33 BRO NL 134 610 537 88 161 18 6 2 40 15 60 13 .300 .379 .367 .745 113 197 8 5 *O
12 Yrs 1513 6848 5923 1406 1755 314 108 42 720 473 809 233 .296 .388 .407 .795 123 2411 78 38
162 Game Avg. 162 733 634 151 188 34 12 4 77 51 87 .296 .388 .407 .795 123 258 8
BRO (8 yrs) 988 4466 3829 882 1168 211 64 29 478 264 544 185 .305 .399 .416 .815 125 1594 55 38
BAL (3 yrs) 410 1822 1605 397 447 74 38 7 188 179 201 29 .279 .364 .385 .749 124 618 16
PHQ (1 yr) 115 560 489 127 140 29 6 6 54 30 64 19 .286 .377 .407 .784 106 199 7
NL (8 yrs) 988 4466 3829 882 1168 211 64 29 478 264 544 185 .305 .399 .416 .815 125 1594 55 38
AA (3 yrs) 410 1822 1605 397 447 74 38 7 188 179 201 29 .279 .364 .385 .749 124 618 16
PL (1 yr) 115 560 489 127 140 29 6 6 54 30 64 19 .286 .377 .407 .784 106 199 7

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1887 22 BAL AA 136 595 25 3 0 -4 -7 17 1.4 10 26 2.4 .510 .508 2.6 -0.7 30 $ *O
1888 23 BAL AA 137 602 13 1 0 0 -7 7 0.6 10 17 1.6 .505 .504 1.5 -0.7 17 $ *O
1889 24 BAL AA 137 625 27 -2 0 -3 -4 18 1.4 10 28 2.5 .511 .509 2.6 -0.5 31 $ *O6/4
1890 25 PHQ PL 115 560 8 -1 0 8 -6 9 0.8 10 19 1.8 .506 .504 1.1 0.3 11 $ *O
1891 26 BRO NL 134 579 11 5 0 10 -7 19 1.4 17 36 3.2 .513 .510 2.5 0.1 26 $ *O
1892 27 BRO NL 129 524 21 4 0 9 -7 27 2.4 16 43 4.1 .520 .516 3.3 0.2 34 $ *O/6
1893 28 BRO NL 95 429 16 1 0 6 -5 19 1.4 12 31 2.6 .515 .509 2.2 0.1 25 $ *O/4
1894 29 BRO NL 108 494 39 0 0 7 -6 41 2.8 14 56 4.3 .527 .518 3.9 0.1 49 $ *O
1895 30 BRO NL 132 637 45 -2 0 12 -7 47 3.6 18 65 5.4 .527 .522 4.5 0.4 53 $ *O/6
1896 31 BRO NL 122 556 15 -2 0 8 -6 15 1.2 16 31 2.9 .510 .508 2.2 0.1 23 $ *O
1897 32 BRO NL 134 637 30 -2 0 7 -7 28 2.3 18 47 4.1 .518 .515 3.6 0.0 40 $ *O
1898 33 BRO NL 134 610 14 -1 0 6 -6 12 1.1 19 31 3.0 .508 .507 2.5 -0.1 25 $ *O
12 Seasons 1513 6848 265 5 0 66 -76 260 20.3 171 430 37.9 .514 .511 32.5 -0.8 364 $
BRO (8 yrs) 988 4466 191 3 0 65 -51 208 16.2 131 340 29.6 .517 .513 24.7 0.9 275 $
BAL (3 yrs) 410 1822 65 3 0 -7 -19 42 3.3 29 71 6.5 .508 .507 6.7 -2.0 78 $
PHQ (1 yr) 115 560 8 -1 0 8 -6 9 0.8 10 19 1.8 .506 .504 1.1 0.3 11 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1887 22 BAL AA 595 372 83 5.8 92 .297 .301 .272 .375 .336 .427 .368 .801 .703 128 .621 21.2 2.1 1.032 .406 .126 5.8
1888 23 BAL AA 602 403 59 3.9 68 .256 .256 .240 .331 .297 .336 .317 .666 .614 117 .583 11.8 1.4 .715 .266 .079 .0
1889 24 BAL AA 625 383 80 5.4 90 .289 .279 .264 .387 .336 .394 .359 .781 .695 125 .623 21.0 2.1 .893 .360 .115 7.3
1890 25 PHQ PL 560 349 73 5.5 108 .289 .286 .285 .377 .364 .407 .396 .784 .760 106 .558 6.2 0.6 .860 .313 .121 10.0
1891 26 BRO NL 579 382 68 4.7 86 .279 .267 .256 .340 .330 .388 .349 .728 .679 114 .581 10.0 1.1 .851 .355 .121 5.7
1892 27 BRO NL 524 327 64 5.1 79 .295 .277 .248 .376 .321 .383 .332 .759 .654 132 .651 19.9 2.2 .899 .365 .106 5.7
1893 28 BRO NL 429 259 60 6.1 102 .291 .285 .280 .396 .357 .431 .381 .827 .737 124 .601 15.1 1.4 .977 .392 .146 10.0
1894 29 BRO NL 494 266 91 8.9 119 .362 .357 .305 .466 .375 .485 .430 .951 .805 137 .673 32.6 2.7 1.222 .416 .128 8.9
1895 30 BRO NL 637 360 103 7.4 105 .347 .332 .292 .442 .357 .454 .394 .896 .751 139 .660 39.0 3.5 1.051 .351 .122 7.0
1896 31 BRO NL 556 347 77 5.8 102 .319 .308 .290 .380 .354 .424 .387 .804 .740 117 .580 13.7 1.3 .848 .260 .116 6.8
1897 32 BRO NL 637 377 90 6.2 102 .322 .316 .290 .416 .354 .416 .386 .832 .740 125 .615 25.1 2.4 .901 .281 .099 3.6
1898 33 BRO NL 610 381 73 5.0 91 .305 .300 .278 .379 .342 .367 .356 .745 .699 113 .606 11.9 1.2 .745 .207 .067 3.5
12 Yrs 6848 4206 921 5.7 95 .303 .296 .274 .388 .343 .407 .370 .795 .713 123 .613 227.4 22.0 .905 .327 .111 77.2
162 Game Avg. 733 450 99 5.7 95 .303 .296 .274 .388 .343 .407 .370 .795 .713 123 .613 24 2 .905 .327 .111 8
BRO (8 yrs) 4466 2699 626 6.1 98 .315 .305 .280 .399 .348 .416 .376 .815 .724 125 .620 167.3 15.8 .923 .322 .111 52.3
BAL (3 yrs) 1822 1158 222 5.0 83 .280 .279 .259 .364 .323 .385 .348 .749 .671 124 .610 54.0 5.6 .876 .343 .107 13.5
PHQ (1 yr) 560 349 73 5.5 108 .289 .286 .285 .377 .364 .407 .396 .784 .760 106 .558 6.2 0.6 .860 .313 .121 10.0
NL (8 yrs) 4466 2699 626 6.1 98 .315 .305 .280 .399 .348 .416 .376 .815 .724 125 .620 167.3 15.8 .923 .322 .111 52.3
AA (3 yrs) 1822 1158 222 5.0 83 .280 .279 .259 .364 .323 .385 .348 .749 .671 124 .610 54.0 5.6 .876 .343 .107 13.5
PL (1 yr) 560 349 73 5.5 108 .289 .286 .285 .377 .364 .407 .396 .784 .760 106 .558 6.2 0.6 .860 .313 .121 10.0

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1887 22 136 595 532 142 160 32 13 3 94 94 55 .301 .375 .427 .801 128 227 8
1888 23 273 1197 1074 245 299 53 24 3 140 140 110 .278 .353 .381 .733 123 409 13
1889 24 410 1822 1605 397 447 74 38 7 188 179 201 29 .279 .364 .385 .749 124 618 16
1890 25 525 2382 2094 524 587 103 44 13 242 209 265 48 .280 .367 .390 .758 119 817 23
1891 26 659 2961 2615 630 726 139 53 16 307 274 322 79 .278 .362 .390 .752 118 1019 24
1892 27 788 3485 3067 733 851 156 64 19 373 323 390 115 .277 .364 .389 .753 120 1192 28
1893 28 883 3914 3429 818 954 177 71 25 432 353 449 138 .278 .368 .393 .761 121 1348 36
1894 29 991 4408 3835 941 1099 206 75 30 508 392 527 152 .287 .379 .403 .781 123 1545 41 5
1895 30 1123 5045 4359 1081 1273 244 82 34 573 419 620 182 .292 .386 .409 .796 125 1783 51 15
1896 31 1245 5601 4852 1182 1425 271 91 38 624 442 668 207 .294 .386 .411 .796 124 1992 60 21
1897 32 1379 6238 5386 1318 1594 296 102 40 680 458 749 220 .296 .389 .411 .800 124 2214 70 33
1898 33 1513 6848 5923 1406 1755 314 108 42 720 473 809 233 .296 .388 .407 .795 123 2411 78 38

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1887 22 160 651 590 118 153 31 12 3 78 90 53 0 .259 .329 .368 .697 69 136
1888 23 162 694 629 107 152 23 12 0 48 50 60 0 .242 .313 .316 .629 61 137
1889 24 159 677 586 131 143 20 14 4 41 38 88 34 .244 .346 .346 .692 69 137
1890 25 141 623 558 98 130 27 6 6 42 28 59 23 .233 .313 .335 .648 56 115
1891 26 157 653 593 102 145 38 9 3 62 68 59 36 .245 .314 .354 .668 66 134
1892 27 136 536 466 96 122 17 11 3 62 48 66 38 .262 .358 .365 .723 60 129
1893 28 117 492 424 75 104 21 7 6 52 30 60 28 .245 .350 .370 .720 53 95
1894 29 132 535 452 97 134 27 4 5 60 36 72 17 .296 .399 .407 .806 72 108
1895 30 161 715 600 124 174 38 7 4 58 27 93 37 .290 .394 .397 .791 91 132
1896 31 150 645 578 96 160 28 9 4 49 24 51 31 .277 .345 .377 .722 74 122
1897 32 161 722 614 130 176 26 11 2 54 17 84 16 .287 .381 .375 .756 86 134
1898 33 141 626 554 83 158 18 6 2 38 15 59 14 .285 .362 .350 .712 68 134
12 Yrs 1777 7569 6644 1257 1751 314 108 42 644 471 804 274 .264 .350 .362 .712 825 1513
162 Game Avg. 162 690 606 115 160 29 10 4 59 43 73 .264 .350 .362 .712 75 1513

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1895 NL  5.4 (6th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1895 NL  4.5 (10th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1894 NL  .466 (7th)
1895 NL  .442 (10th)
Career  .388 (113th)

Games Played s c a p y
1887 AA  136 (7th)
1888 AA  137 (3rd)
1895 NL  132 (8th)
1897 NL  134 (4th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1888 AA  602 (5th)
1889 AA  625 (9th)
1895 NL  637 (2nd)
1897 NL  637 (2nd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1887 AA  142 (3rd)
1889 AA  152 (1st)
1890 PL  127 (8th)
1895 NL  140 (7th)
1897 NL  136 (3rd)
Career  1,406 (89th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1887 AA  227 (9th)

Doubles s c a p y
1887 AA  32 (8th)
1890 PL  29 (10th)
1891 NL  36 (1st)
1895 NL  38 (4th)
1896 NL  27 (8th)

Triples s c a p y
1889 AA  14 (2nd)
Career  108 (130th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1888 AA  55 (8th)
1889 AA  91 (3rd)
1895 NL  93 (3rd)
1897 NL  81 (3rd)
Career  809 (240th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1887 AA  94 (6th)
1891 NL  65 (3rd)
Career  473 (42nd)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1887 AA  128 (9th)
1894 NL  136 (10th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1887 AA  83 (9th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1887 AA  21 (8th)
1894 NL  32 (9th)
1895 NL  39 (9th)
Career  227 (217th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1887 AA  2.1 (8th)
1894 NL  2.7 (8th)
1895 NL  3.5 (9th)
Career  22.0 (232nd)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1887 AA  48 (7th)
1891 NL  48 (5th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1889 AA  242 (10th)
1895 NL  277 (4th)
1897 NL  260 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1895 NL  10 (10th)
Career  78 (160th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1889 AA  18.3 (10th)
1897 NL  41.1 (4th)
1898 NL  41.3 (6th)
Career  20.8 (101st)

Outs Made s c a p y
1888 AA  403 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 5 (382), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 42 (599), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 54 (368), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 34 (224), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  9. Elmer Flick (863) *
  10. Mike Tiernan (863)
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  1. Jesse Burkett (973) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  3. Fred Snodgrass (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Fred Snodgrass (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Curt Welch (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Curt Welch (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Curt Welch (930)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Tommy McCarthy (927) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Tommy McCarthy (923) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Kip Selbach (915)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Kip Selbach (923)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Kip Selbach (928)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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