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

Born: February 22, 1948 in Los Angeles, CA
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1969
Final Game: May 11, 1982
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1969 21 HOU NL 11 10 .524 3.54 31 31 0 6 3 0 188.1 156 80 74 19 93 4 200 7 4 6 810 100 1.322 7.5 0.9 4.4 9.6 2.15
1970 22 HOU NL 3 13 .188 5.74 23 20 1 2 1 0 111.1 118 72 71 9 72 1 72 3 0 13 511 68 1.707 9.5 0.7 5.8 5.8 1.00
1971 23 HOU NL 0 6 .000 4.78 10 6 0 0 0 0 37.2 44 22 20 4 20 1 29 2 0 4 177 70 1.699 10.5 1.0 4.8 6.9 1.45
1972 24 HOU NL 5 4 .556 3.24 39 5 10 1 1 3 94.1 92 39 34 7 38 5 83 3 0 5 409 103 1.378 8.8 0.7 3.6 7.9 2.18
1973 25 HOU NL 4 6 .400 4.15 25 12 5 4 0 0 99.2 83 51 46 10 46 6 69 2 0 5 418 87 1.294 7.5 0.9 4.2 6.2 1.50
1974 26 HOU NL 14 10 .583 3.54 34 34 0 8 3 0 211.0 202 97 83 14 89 7 110 5 3 11 918 98 1.379 8.6 0.6 3.8 4.7 1.24
1975 27 HOU NL 3 8 .273 5.33 17 13 1 3 1 0 79.1 89 52 47 11 46 5 56 2 2 8 363 63 1.702 10.1 1.2 5.2 6.4 1.22
1976 28 TOT NL 9 6 .600 4.10 31 13 2 2 0 0 112.0 100 56 51 4 79 3 69 2 0 9 505 79 1.598 8.0 0.3 6.3 5.5 0.87
1976 28 HOU NL 5 3 .625 6.05 20 2 2 0 0 0 41.2 44 29 28 4 37 2 33 1 0 3 201 53 1.944 9.5 0.9 8.0 7.1 0.89
1976 28 SDP NL 4 3 .571 2.94 11 11 0 2 0 0 70.1 56 27 23 0 42 1 36 1 0 6 304 112 1.393 7.2 0.0 5.4 4.6 0.86
1977 29 SDP NL 6 9 .400 4.46 38 20 4 0 0 0 151.1 144 88 75 17 88 8 79 5 6 4 672 80 1.533 8.6 1.0 5.2 4.7 0.90
1978 30 CAL AL 3 4 .429 4.02 24 4 9 0 0 0 56.0 63 39 25 8 31 2 35 1 0 2 269 90 1.679 10.1 1.3 5.0 5.6 1.13
1979 31 SFG NL 5 6 .455 3.91 59 3 13 0 0 2 94.1 83 46 41 9 46 8 82 4 0 5 407 90 1.367 7.9 0.9 4.4 7.8 1.78
1980 32 SFG NL 5 1 .833 2.76 42 4 8 0 0 0 107.2 80 35 33 8 49 6 79 8 3 4 447 128 1.198 6.7 0.7 4.1 6.6 1.61
1981 33 SFG NL 8 8 .500 3.76 22 22 0 3 1 0 129.1 121 62 54 8 57 8 83 7 2 5 557 91 1.376 8.4 0.6 4.0 5.8 1.46
1982 34 PIT NL 1 3 .250 8.87 6 4 0 0 0 0 22.1 32 23 22 5 15 2 8 1 0 0 113 42 2.104 12.9 2.0 6.0 3.2 0.53
14 Seasons 77 94 .450 4.07 401 191 53 29 10 5 1494.2 1407 762 676 133 769 66 1054 52 20 81 6576 86 1.456 8.5 0.8 4.6 6.3 1.37
162 Game Avg. 9 11 .450 4.07 46 22 6 3 1 1 172 162 88 78 15 88 8 121 6 2 9 755 86 1.456 8.5 0.8 4.6 6.3 1.37
HOU (8 yrs) 45 60 .429 4.20 199 123 19 24 9 3 863.1 828 442 403 78 441 31 652 25 9 55 3807 84 1.470 8.6 0.8 4.6 6.8 1.48
SFG (3 yrs) 18 15 .545 3.48 123 29 21 3 1 2 331.1 284 143 128 25 152 22 244 19 5 14 1411 100 1.316 7.7 0.7 4.1 6.6 1.61
SDP (2 yrs) 10 12 .455 3.98 49 31 4 2 0 0 221.2 200 115 98 17 130 9 115 6 6 10 976 87 1.489 8.1 0.7 5.3 4.7 0.88
PIT (1 yr) 1 3 .250 8.87 6 4 0 0 0 0 22.1 32 23 22 5 15 2 8 1 0 0 113 42 2.104 12.9 2.0 6.0 3.2 0.53
CAL (1 yr) 3 4 .429 4.02 24 4 9 0 0 0 56.0 63 39 25 8 31 2 35 1 0 2 269 90 1.679 10.1 1.3 5.0 5.6 1.13
NL (13 yrs) 74 90 .451 4.07 377 187 44 29 10 5 1438.2 1344 723 651 125 738 64 1019 51 20 79 6307 86 1.447 8.4 0.8 4.6 6.4 1.38
AL (1 yr) 3 4 .429 4.02 24 4 9 0 0 0 56.0 63 39 25 8 31 2 35 1 0 2 269 90 1.679 10.1 1.3 5.0 5.6 1.13
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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
1969 21 HOU NL 31 73 62 6 9 1 0 2 8 0 0 5 35 .145 .203 .258 .461 30 16 1 0 4 2 0 1
1970 22 HOU NL 23 38 33 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .061 .088 .091 .179 -51 3 0 0 4 0 0 1
1971 23 HOU NL 10 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 .200 .111 .311 -9 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
1972 24 HOU NL 39 28 25 3 7 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 9 .280 .280 .520 .800 125 13 1 0 3 0 0 1
1973 25 HOU NL 25 33 28 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 .107 .138 .286 .424 15 8 1 1 4 0 0 1
1974 26 HOU NL 37 80 68 11 20 5 0 2 8 0 0 2 24 .294 .324 .456 .780 121 31 1 1 9 0 0 1
1975 27 HOU NL 17 25 22 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .136 .174 .136 .310 -10 3 1 0 2 0 0 1
1976 28 TOT NL 32 36 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .065 .094 .065 .158 -53 2 0 0 4 0 0 1
1976 28 HOU NL 20 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 -47 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1976 28 SDP NL 12 29 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .077 .077 .077 .154 -54 2 0 0 3 0 0 1
1977 29 SDP NL 39 49 45 2 6 3 0 2 4 0 0 0 23 .133 .130 .333 .464 25 15 0 0 3 1 0 1
1979 31 SFG NL 59 15 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .071 .071 .071 .143 -60 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1980 32 SFG NL 44 20 18 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 .111 .111 .278 .389 7 5 0 0 2 0 0 1
1981 33 SFG NL 22 50 41 1 8 1 0 1 5 0 0 2 12 .195 .227 .293 .520 48 12 1 0 6 1 0 1
1982 34 PIT NL 6 9 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .222 .222 .222 .444 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
14 Seasons 384 466 405 31 66 16 0 10 32 0 0 13 158 .163 .191 .277 .468 31 112 8 2 42 4 0
162 Game Avg. 162 197 171 13 28 7 0 4 14 0 0 5 67 .163 .191 .277 .468 31 47 3 1 18 2 0
HOU (8 yrs) 202 294 252 24 45 12 0 6 20 0 0 11 100 .179 .217 .298 .515 45 75 7 2 27 2 0
SFG (3 yrs) 125 85 73 3 11 1 0 2 6 0 0 2 25 .151 .171 .247 .418 18 18 1 0 9 1 0
SDP (2 yrs) 51 78 71 4 8 3 0 2 4 0 0 0 30 .113 .111 .239 .351 -2 17 0 0 6 1 0
PIT (1 yr) 6 9 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .222 .222 .222 .444 23 2 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1969 HOU NL 21 P 31 31 188.1 26 8 16 2 1 .923 0.0 0.0 1.15 0.77 .958 1.95 0.78
1970 HOU NL 22 P 23 20 111.1 19 8 10 1 0 .947 0.0 0.0 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 0.0 0.0 2.39 1.00 .950 1.91 0.78
1972 HOU NL 24 P 39 5 94.1 16 3 11 2 0 .875 0.0 0.0 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 0.0 0.0 1.89 0.84 .948 1.88 0.73
1974 HOU NL 26 P 34 34 211.0 62 19 35 8 2 .871 0.0 0.0 2.30 1.59 .948 1.88 0.71
1975 HOU NL 27 P 17 13 79.1 20 5 14 1 2 .950 0.0 0.0 2.16 1.12 .945 1.86 0.72
1976 TOT NL 28 P 31 13 112.0 25 6 16 3 1 .880 0.0 0.0 1.77 0.71 .956 1.88 0.72
1976 HOU NL 28 P 20 2 41.2 9 2 6 1 1 .889 0.0 0.0 1.73 0.40 .956 1.88 0.72
1976 SDP NL 28 P 11 11 70.1 16 4 10 2 0 .875 0.0 0.0 1.79 1.27 .956 1.88 0.72
1977 SDP NL 29 P 38 20 151.1 25 6 16 3 2 .880 0.0 0.0 1.31 0.58 .952 1.85 0.67
1978 CAL AL 30 P 24 4 56.0 17 3 12 2 0 .882 0.0 0.0 2.41 0.63 .959 1.90 0.85
1979 SFG NL 31 P 59 3 94.1 25 5 19 1 1 .960 0.0 0.0 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 0.0 0.0 1.92 0.55 .948 1.91 0.69
1981 SFG NL 33 P 22 22 129.1 41 9 29 3 0 .927 0.0 0.0 2.64 1.73 .961 1.97 0.68
1982 PIT NL 34 P 6 4 22.1 7 0 6 1 0 .857 0.0 0.0 2.42 1.00 .957 1.97 0.70
14 Seasons P 401 191 1495.0 337 85 225 27 10 .920 0.0 0.0 1.87 0.77 .953 1.88 0.71
14 Seasons TOT 401 191 1495.0 337 85 225 27 10 .920 0.0 0.0 1.87 0.77 .873 1.88 0.71

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1969 NL--9.557--1st
1981 NL--5.776--10th
Career--6.347--162nd

Shutouts s c a p y
1974 NL--3--8th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1969 NL--93--7th
1976 NL--79--10th
1977 NL--88--6th
1981 NL--57--8th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1970 NL--13--6th
1974 NL--11--5th
Career--81--153rd

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1980 NL--8--1st
1981 NL--7--1st

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2875), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1611), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3892), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 5 (1327), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

January 29, 1966: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft.

August 3, 1976: Selected off waivers by the San Diego Padres from the Houston Astros.

October 28, 1977: Granted Free Agency.

January 27, 1978: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

November 2, 1978: Released by the California Angels.

April 4, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

December 11, 1981: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Doe Boyland.

May 15, 1982: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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