Mike Griffin

Michael Leroy Griffin

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: June 26, 1957 in Colusa, CA
High School: Woodland HS (Woodland, CA)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 1979
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Yankees/Cubs/Padres/Reds 1979-1989

Final Game: June 30, 1989
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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
1976	19	TEX-min	A																										AVL · WCRS
1977	20	TEX-min	A	27	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333		0		0	0	0			AVL · WCRS
1978	21	TEX-min	AA	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			TUL · TL
1979	22	NYY-min	AA,AAA	23	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0			WHA,CLB · EL,IL
1979	22	NYY	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1980	23	NYY-min	AAA	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			CLB · IL
1980	23	NYY	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1981	24	NYY-min	AAA	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		CLB · IL
1981	24	TOT	MLB	18	15	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.154	.154	.154	.308	-14	2	0	0	2	0	0	1
1981	24	NYY	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1981	24	CHC	NL	16	15	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.154	.154	.154	.308	-14	2	0	0	2	0	0	1
1982	25	WSN-min	AAA	28	7	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.200	.333	.200	.533		1		0	1	0	0		WCH · AA
1982	25	SDP	NL	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1983	26	TEX-min	AAA	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		OKC · AA
1984	27	TEX-min	AAA	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		OKC · AA
1985	28	KCR-min	AAA	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		OMA · AA
1986	29	KCR-min	AAA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		OMA · AA
1987	30	BAL-min	AAA	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		ROC · IL
1987	30	BAL	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1988	31	BAL-min	AAA	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		ROC · IL
1989	32	CIN-min	AAA	41	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0	0		NVL · AA
1989	32	CIN	NL	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	466	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1
6 Yrs				67	17	15	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.200	.200	.200	.400	13	3	0	0	2	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	41	36	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	.200	.200	.200	.400	13	7	0	0	5	0	0

NYY (3 yrs)				18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
SDP (1 yr)				7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	466	1	0	0	0	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				16	15	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.154	.154	.154	.308	-14	2	0	0	2	0	0
BAL (1 yr)				23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (4 yrs)				41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (3 yrs)				26	17	15	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.200	.200	.200	.400	13	3	0	0	2	0	0

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
1979	22	NYY	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1980	23	NYY	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1981	24	NYY	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1981	24	CHC	NL	16	15	-2	0	0	0	2	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.496	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$	1
1982	25	SDP	NL	7	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$	/1

1987	30	BAL	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$65,000	1

1989	32	CIN	NL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.526	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$	/1
6 Seasons				67	17	-2	0	0	0	2	-0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$65,000

NYY (3 yrs)				18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
SDP (1 yr)				7	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$
CIN (1 yr)				3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.526	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$
CHC (1 yr)				16	15	-2	0	0	0	2	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.496	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$
BAL (1 yr)				23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$65,000

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
1981	24	TOT	MLB	15	13	0	0.0	95	.400	.154	.267	.154	.333	.154	.383	.308	.716	-14	.000	-2.0	-0.2	.182	.000	.000
1981	24	CHC	NL	15	13	0	0.0	95	.400	.154	.267	.154	.333	.154	.383	.308	.716	-14	.000	-2.0	-0.2	.182	.000	.000
1982	25	SDP	NL	1	1	0	0.0	91		.000	.261	.000	.323	.000	.379	.000	.702	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

1989	32	CIN	NL	1	0	1		94	1.000	1.000	.258	1.000	.326	1.000	.385	2.000	.711	466	.000	0.5	0.0		.000	.000
6 Yrs				17	14	1	1.9	95	.500	.200	.266	.200	.332	.200	.383	.400	.715	13	.201	-1.8	-0.2	.250	.000	.000
162 Game Avg.				41	34	2	1.9	95	.500	.200	.266	.200	.332	.200	.383	.400	.715	13	.201	-1.8	-0.2	.250	.000	.000

SDP (1 yr)				1	1	0	0.0	91		.000	.261	.000	.323	.000	.379	.000	.702	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
CIN (1 yr)				1	0	1		94	1.000	1.000	.258	1.000	.326	1.000	.385	2.000	.711	466		0.5	0.0		.000	.000
CHC (1 yr)				15	13	0	0.0	95	.400	.154	.267	.154	.333	.154	.383	.308	.716	-14	.000	-2.0	-0.2	.182	.000	.000

NL (3 yrs)				17	14	1	1.9	95	.500	.200	.266	.200	.332	.200	.383	.400	.715	13	.200	-1.8	-0.2	.250	.000	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
1981	24	TOT	MLB	15	0.0%	53.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		1.6				4.00	33%
1981	24	CHC	NL	15	0.0%	53.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		1.6				4.00	33%
1982	25	SDP	NL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0					0%

1989	32	CIN	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%					0.00		100%	0%		100%
6 Yrs				17	0.0%	52.9%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		1.7			0.00	4.00	35%	0%		100%
MLB Averages					2.1%	13.9%	8.5%	6.7%	29%	1.65	6.4	42.0	8.4	0.81	1.08	74%	20%	6.8%	29%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1979	22	NYY	AL	0.0	0.0
1980	23	NYY	AL	0.0	0.0
1981	24	TOT	MLB	-2.0	-0.2	15	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	.75	-0.2	-0.0	-2.8	-0.3	0.96	-2.4	0
1981	24	NYY	AL	0.0	0.0
1981	24	CHC	NL	-2.0	-0.2	15	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	.75	-0.2	-0.0	-2.8	-0.3	0.96	-2.4	0
1982	25	SDP	NL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.63	-0.0	-0.0	-0.2	-0.0	0.86	-0.3	0

1987	30	BAL	AL	0.0	0.0

1989	32	CIN	NL	0.5	0.0	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	.36	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.38	0.3	0
6 Yrs				-1.8	-0.2	17	-0.2	0.0	-0.3	.72	-0.2	-0.1	-2.9	-0.3	0.92	-2.4	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1981	24	TOT	MLB	0	0	0%	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1981	24	CHC	NL	0	0	0%	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982	25	SDP	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1989	32	CIN	NL	0	0	0%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
6 Yrs				0	0	0%	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1981	24	TOT	MLB	15	33%	2			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	67%	3	0	0%	4	1	25%	8	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
1981	24	CHC	NL	15	33%	2			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	67%	3	0	0%	4	1	25%	8	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
1982	25	SDP	NL	1	100%	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

1989	32	CIN	NL	1	100%	1	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
6 Yrs				17	41%	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	67%	3	0	0%	4	1	25%	8	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
MLB Averages					59%																			78%			11%			35%			15%			52%			55%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1989	32	CIN	NL	1	1	1.00	1	100%	0%	0%	0%	100%	100%		100%	100%	100%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
1 Yr				1	1	1.00	1	100%	0%	0%	0%	100%	100%		100%	100%	100%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.60		62%	24%	14%	27%	34%	75%	2%	47%	81%	32%	6%			15%			8%			26%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	H	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	SH
1981	24	34	15	13	2	8	.154	.154	.154	.308	-14	2	2
1982	25	41	16	14	2	9	.143	.143	.143	.286	-20	2	2
1983	26	41	16	14	2	9	.143	.143	.143	.286	-20	2	2
1984	27	41	16	14	2	9	.143	.143	.143	.286	-20	2	2
1985	28	41	16	14	2	9	.143	.143	.143	.286	-20	2	2
1986	29	41	16	14	2	9	.143	.143	.143	.286	-20	2	2
1987	30	64	16	14	2	9	.143	.143	.143	.286	-20	2	2
1988	31	64	16	14	2	9	.143	.143	.143	.286	-20	2	2
1989	32	67	17	15	3	9	.200	.200	.200	.400	13	3	2

Neutralized Batting

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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
1981	24	27	23	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	18
1982	25	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	7

1989	32	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	3
3 Yrs		37	25	22	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	.045	.045	.045	.091	1	28
162 Game Avg.		162	109	96	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	.045	.045	.045	.091	4	28

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