Tom Griffin
Thomas James Griffin
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: February 22, 1948 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Grant (Van Nuys, CA)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1969
Final Game: May 11, 1982
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1969 HOU NL 21 P 31 31 188.1 26 8 16 2 1 .923 1.15 0.77 .958 1.95 0.78
1970 HOU NL 22 P 23 20 111.1 19 8 10 1 0 .947 1.46 0.78 .953 1.85 0.71
1971 HOU NL 23 P 10 6 37.2 10 0 10 0 0 1.000 2.39 1.00 .950 1.91 0.78
1972 HOU NL 24 P 39 5 94.1 16 3 11 2 0 .875 1.34 0.36 .956 1.78 0.73
1973 HOU NL 25 P 25 12 100.0 21 7 14 0 0 1.000 1.89 0.84 .948 1.88 0.73
1974 HOU NL 26 P 34 34 211.0 62 19 35 8 2 .871 2.30 1.59 .948 1.88 0.71
1975 HOU NL 27 P 17 13 79.1 20 5 14 1 2 .950 2.16 1.12 .945 1.86 0.72
1976 TOT NL 28 P 31 13 112.0 25 6 16 3 1 .880 1.77 0.71 .956 1.88 0.72
1976 HOU NL 28 P 20 2 41.2 9 2 6 1 1 .889 1.73 0.40 .956 1.88 0.72
1976 SDP NL 28 P 11 11 70.1 16 4 10 2 0 .875 1.79 1.27 .956 1.88 0.72
1977 SDP NL 29 P 38 20 151.1 25 6 16 3 2 .880 1.31 0.58 .952 1.85 0.67
1978 CAL AL 30 P 24 4 56.0 17 3 12 2 0 .882 2.41 0.63 .959 1.90 0.85
1979 SFG NL 31 P 59 3 94.1 25 5 19 1 1 .960 2.29 0.41 .952 1.80 0.66
1980 SFG NL 32 P 42 4 107.2 23 6 17 0 1 1.000 1.92 0.55 .948 1.91 0.69
1981 SFG NL 33 P 22 22 129.1 41 9 29 3 0 .927 2.64 1.73 .961 1.97 0.68
1982 PIT NL 34 P 6 4 22.1 7 0 6 1 0 .857 2.42 1.00 .957 1.97 0.70
14 Seasons P 401 191 1495.0 337 85 225 27 10 .920 1.87 0.77 .953 1.88 0.71
14 Seasons TOT 401 191 1495.0 337 85 225 27 10 .920 1.87 0.77 .873 1.88 0.71

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1969 HOU NL 21 31 31 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 HOU NL 22 23 20 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 HOU NL 23 10 6 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 HOU NL 24 39 5 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 HOU NL 25 25 12 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 HOU NL 26 37 34 37 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
1975 HOU NL 27 17 13 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 HOU NL 28 20 2 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 SDP NL 28 12 11 12 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1977 SDP NL 29 39 20 39 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1978 CAL AL 30 24 0 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 SFG NL 31 59 3 59 59 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 SFG NL 32 44 4 44 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
1981 SFG NL 33 22 22 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 PIT NL 34 6 4 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons 408 187 384 401 401 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1969 HOU NL 21 805 63% 20% 16 88% 0 6 1 4 14 12 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 67%
1970 HOU NL 22 526 72% 18% 13 85% 0 7 2 4 10 8 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 75%
1971 HOU NL 23 185 72% 26% 11 100% 0 0 0 0 11 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 HOU NL 24 414 71% 21% 11 91% 0 3 1 2 10 9 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 100%
1973 HOU NL 25 440 73% 20% 13 85% 0 5 0 5 13 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1974 HOU NL 26 966 79% 31% 39 87% 2 19 1 15 34 25 2 8 0 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 6 100%
1975 HOU NL 27 390 73% 21% 17 82% 0 4 0 3 14 10 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 5 100%
1976 HOU NL 28 211 66% 23% 9 89% 0 2 0 1 8 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 100%
1976 SDP NL 28 324 76% 22% 12 83% 1 4 1 3 10 8 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 50%
1977 SDP NL 29 711 76% 19% 19 74% 0 7 1 4 15 7 3 3 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 100%
1978 CAL AL 30 279 76% 23% 14 86% 1 3 0 2 12 11 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 100%
1979 SFG NL 31 442 70% 23% 18 100% 0 5 0 3 20 14 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 100%
1980 SFG NL 32 474 71% 23% 17 94% 1 6 1 4 16 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 100%
1981 SFG NL 33 597 75% 22% 34 85% 0 9 2 6 30 25 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1982 PIT NL 34 121 80% 32% 7 86% 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons 6885 73% 23% 250 87% 5 80 10 56 223 169 19 27 0 10 17 10 10 7 8 2 47 91%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 90% 87%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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