Tommy Griffith

Thomas Herman Griffith

Position: Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 26, 1889 in Prospect, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: August 25, 1913
Teams (by GP): Robins/Reds/Cubs/Braves 1913-1925

Final Game: September 22, 1925
Died: April 13, 1967 in Cincinnati, OH
Cremated
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards
1913	BSN	NL	23	OF	35				70	55	7	8	1	.886		1.77	.960		2.21	0-0-35
1914	BSN	NL	24	OF	14				29	20	7	2	2	.931		1.93	.957		2.13	1-0-14
1915	CIN	NL	25	OF	160				248	225	11	12	1	.952		1.48	.959		2.12	2-0-160
1916	CIN	NL	26	OF	155				275	238	28	9	5	.967		1.72	.967		2.15	0-0-155
1917	CIN	NL	27	OF	100				189	165	19	5	3	.974		1.84	.963		2.20	0-0-100
1918	CIN	NL	28	OF	118	118	114		226	201	18	7	3	.969		1.86	.962		2.26	0-0-118
1918	CIN	NL	28	RF	115	115	111		218	195	17	6	3	.972		1.84	.962		1.86
1918	CIN	NL	28	LF	3	3	3		8	6	1	1	0	.875		2.33	.965		2.23
1919	BRO	NL	29	OF	125	120	113		241	210	20	11	3	.954		1.84	.964		2.26
1919	BRO	NL	29	RF	125	120	113		241	210	20	11	3	.954		1.84	.959		1.99
1920	BRO	NL	30	OF	92	87	75		143	132	7	4	1	.972		1.51	.964		2.34
1920	BRO	NL	30	RF	92	87	75		143	132	7	4	1	.972		1.51	.961		2.08
1921	BRO	NL	31	OF	124	121	103		249	215	27	7	5	.972		1.95	.965		2.40
1921	BRO	NL	31	RF	124	121	103		249	215	27	7	5	.972		1.95	.964		2.08
1922	BRO	NL	32	OF	82	79	68		189	167	13	9	4	.952		2.20	.962		2.40
1922	BRO	NL	32	RF	81	79	68		186	164	13	9	4	.952		2.19	.955		2.18
1923	BRO	NL	33	RF	128	120	113		247	215	14	18	4	.927		1.79	.958		2.18
1923	BRO	NL	33	OF	127	120	113		247	215	14	18	4	.927		1.80	.964		2.44
1924	BRO	NL	34	OF	139	128	116		227	210	9	8	3	.965		1.58	.965		2.39
1924	BRO	NL	34	RF	139	128	116		229	212	9	8	3	.965		1.59	.966		2.06
1925	TOT	NL	35	OF	62	58	56		128	111	9	8	1	.938		1.94	.967		2.48
1925	TOT	NL	35	RF	52	49	48		110	97	8	5	1	.955		2.02	.967		2.27
1925	BRO	NL	35	OF	2	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	1.000		1.00	.965		2.50
1925	BRO	NL	35	RF	2	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	1.000		1.00	.965		2.25
1925	CHC	NL	35	OF	60	58	56		126	109	9	8	1	.937		1.97	.967		2.48
1925	CHC	NL	35	RF	50	49	48		108	95	8	5	1	.954		2.06	.967		2.27
1925	CHC	NL	35	LF	6	5	5		9	8	0	1	0	.889		1.33	.967		2.27
1925	CHC	NL	35	CF	5	4	3		9	6	1	2	0	.778		1.40	.967		2.92
	13 Seasons			OF	1333	831	758		2461	2164	189	108	36	.956		1.77	.964		2.29	12-5-1438
	8 Seasons (incomplete)			RF	856	819	747		1623	1440	115	68	24	.958		1.82	.961		2.07
	2 Seasons (incomplete)			LF	9	8	8		17	14	1	2	0	.882		1.67	.966		2.26
	1 Season			CF	5	4	3		9	6	1	2	0	.778		1.40	.967		2.92
	13 Seasons			TOT	1333	831	758		2461	2164	189	108	36	.956		1.77	.964		2.29	12-5-1438
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G	Awards

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 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 1948 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 1918 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) 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.
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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	GS	Batting	Defense	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR
1913	BSN	NL	23	37		37		0	0	35	35
1914	BSN	NL	24	16		16		1	0	14	14
1915	CIN	NL	25	160		160		2	0	160	160
1916	CIN	NL	26	155		155		0	0	155	155
1917	CIN	NL	27	115		115		0	0	100	100
1918	CIN	NL	28	118		118		0	0	118	118
1919	BRO	NL	29	125	120	125	125	0	0	125	125	2	0
1920	BRO	NL	30	93	87	93	92	0	0	92	92	1	0
1921	BRO	NL	31	129	121	129	124	0	0	124	124	8	0
1922	BRO	NL	32	98	79	98	81	0	0	81	81	18	0
1923	BRO	NL	33	131	120	131	128	0	0	128	128	3	0
1924	BRO	NL	34	140	128	140	139	0	0	139	139	1	0
1925	CHC	NL	35	76	58	76	60	6	5	50	60	16	0
1925	BRO	NL	35	7	0	7	2	0	0	2	2	5	0
	13 Seasons			1400	713	1400	751	9	5	1323	1333	54	0

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Def. Games as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1918 NL 115 (3rd) 1919 NL 125 (2nd) 1921 NL 124 (4th) 1922 NL 81 (4th) 1923 NL 128 (4th) 1924 NL 139 (1st) Career 856 (84th)	Putouts as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1918 NL 195 (2nd) 1919 NL 210 (3rd) 1921 NL 215 (4th) 1922 NL 164 (4th) 1924 NL 212 (2nd)	Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1918 NL 17 (3rd) 1919 NL 20 (3rd) 1921 NL 27 (1st) 1922 NL 13 (4th) 1923 NL 14 (4th) 1924 NL 9 (5th) Career 115 (27th)	Errors Committed as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1918 NL 6 (4th) 1919 NL 11 (3rd) 1921 NL 7 (5th) 1922 NL 9 (4th) 1923 NL 18 (2nd) 1924 NL 8 (2nd) Career 68 (24th)
Def. Games as OF s c a p y 1915 NL 160 (1st) 1916 NL 155 (1st) 1924 NL 139 (3rd)	Assists as OF s c a p y 1916 NL 28 (2nd) 1918 NL 18 (4th) 1919 NL 20 (5th) 1921 NL 27 (3rd) Career 189 (63rd)	Errors Committed as OF s c a p y 1919 NL 11 (5th) 1923 NL 18 (3rd)	Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1918 NL 1.84 (3rd) 1919 NL 1.84 (5th) 1921 NL 1.95 (4th) 1922 NL 2.19 (1st)
Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y 1918 NL .972 (4th) 1919 NL .954 (3rd) 1920 NL .972 (3rd) 1921 NL .972 (5th) 1922 NL .952 (4th)

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