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Steve Grilli

Stephen Joseph Grilli

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: May 2, 1949 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Christian Brothers HS (Memphis, TN)
School: Gannon University (Erie, PA)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1970. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 19, 1975
Teams (by GP): Tigers/BlueJays 1975-1979

Final Game: September 17, 1979
Relatives: Father of Jason Grilli
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Standard Pitching

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
1975 26 DET AL 0 0 1.35 3 0 3 0 0 0 6.2 3 2 1 0 6 1 5 0 0 1 29 312 1.350 4.1 0.0 8.1 6.8 0.83
1976 27 DET AL 3 1 .750 4.64 36 0 24 0 0 3 66.0 63 43 34 5 41 5 36 5 2 5 301 80 1.576 8.6 0.7 5.6 4.9 0.88
1977 28 DET AL 1 2 .333 4.83 30 2 13 0 0 0 72.2 71 42 39 8 49 2 49 3 0 5 326 89 1.651 8.8 1.0 6.1 6.1 1.00
1979 30 TOR AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0.429 3.9 0.0 0.0 3.9
4 Yrs 4 3 .571 4.51 70 2 40 0 0 3 147.2 138 87 74 13 96 8 91 8 2 11 664 90 1.585 8.4 0.8 5.9 5.5 0.95
162 Game Avg. 4 3 .571 4.51 66 2 38 0 0 3 139 130 82 70 12 91 8 86 8 2 10 627 90 1.585 8.4 0.8 5.9 5.5 0.95
DET (3 yrs) 4 3 .571 4.58 69 2 40 0 0 3 145.1 137 87 74 13 96 8 90 8 2 11 656 88 1.603 8.5 0.8 5.9 5.6 0.94
TOR (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0.429 3.9 0.0 0.0 3.9

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1975 26 DET AL 6.2 3 0 2 2.70 4.44 -0.31 -0.37 106.1 4.65 1 0.2 .9 -0.0 0.2 2 .554 .501 $
1976 27 DET AL 66.0 36 0 43 5.86 4.06 -0.23 -0.33 106.1 4.20 -12 -1.3 1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -6 .463 .492 $
1977 28 DET AL 72.2 30 2 42 5.20 4.74 -0.09 -0.31 106.5 4.81 -3 -0.3 .7 -0.1 0.2 5 .489 .498 $
1979 30 TOR AL 2.1 1 0 0 0.00 5.03 0.06 -0.40 104.0 4.75 1 0.1 .5 -0.0 0.1 2 .635 .501 $
4 Seasons 147.2 70 2 87 5.30 4.43 -0.16 -0.33 106.2 4.53 -13 -1.4 .9 -0.3 -0.4 3 .480 .498 $
DET (3 yrs) 145.1 69 2 87 5.39 4.42 -0.16 -0.32 106.3 4.52 -14 -1.5 .9 -0.2 -0.5 1 .478 .497 $
TOR (1 yr) 2.1 1 0 0 0.00 5.03 0.06 -0.40 104.0 4.75 1 0.1 .5 -0.0 0.1 2 .635 .501 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1975 26 DET AL 3 29 22 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 .136 .310 .136 .447 .167 3 1 0 0 1 1 1
1976 27 DET AL 36 302 245 43 63 14 5 5 2 2 41 36 .257 .368 .416 .785 .278 102 5 5 6 5 5 5
1977 28 DET AL 30 326 268 42 71 10 2 8 6 5 49 49 .265 .383 .407 .790 .297 109 7 3 5 1 2 0
1979 30 TOR AL 1 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 .167 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 Yrs 70 665 542 87 138 24 7 13 8 7 96 91 .255 .371 .397 .767 .281 215 13 8 12 7 8 6
162 Game Avg. 66 628 512 82 130 23 7 12 8 7 91 86 .255 .371 .397 .767 .281 203 12 8 11 7 8 6
MLB Averages .260 .326 .383 .709 .283

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1975 26 DET AL 1.7 0.2 30 0.2 0.4 -0.2 .63 0.1 0.1 4.2 0.5 0.63 1.6 0 2 1
1976 27 DET AL -8.2 -0.9 315 0.5 2.9 -2.4 .57 -0.6 1.4 -14.7 -1.5 0.57 -11.1 10 2 22
1977 28 DET AL -3.4 -0.3 344 -0.7 2.9 -3.6 .53 -0.5 -0.8 -4.8 -0.5 0.53 -3.6 4 5 19
1979 30 TOR AL 1.3 0.1 8 0.1 0.1 -0.0 .55 0.1 -0.0 1.3 0.1 0.55 1.5 0 0 1
4 Yrs -8.7 -0.9 697 0.0 6.2 -6.2 .55 -0.8 0.9 -14.1 -1.4 0.55 -11.6 14 9 43

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1977 28 DET AL 30 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 31.5 38 25 13 5 1 1 3.0 0.0 4.8
1 Yr 30 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 32 38 25 13 5 1 1 3.0 0.0 4.8
MLB Averages .500 53% 51 105 -13 4.3 4.2 6.4

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1975 26 DET AL 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 6 .631 0 2 1 0 0 3 2 1 2 1 2 0 6.7
1976 27 DET AL 36 36 24 3 1 4 3 1 75% 7 1 43 18 42% 8 .575 10 2 22 7 3 26 23 13 22 7 23 3 5.5
1977 28 DET AL 30 28 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 24 9 38% 7 .529 4 5 19 2 4 22 15 13 20 3 21 0 6.8
1979 30 TOR AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 .551 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 7.0
4 Yrs 70 68 40 4 2 4 3 1 75% 8 2 73 27 37% .555 14 9 43 9 7 52 41 27 45 11 47 3 6.1

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1975 26 DET AL 29 52% 0.0% 17.2% 20.7% 0.0% 0% 0.67 62% 9 1 11%
1976 27 DET AL 302 64% 1.7% 11.9% 13.6% 8.0% 38% 1.11 69% 75 5 7%
1977 28 DET AL 326 65% 2.5% 15.0% 15.0% 6.1% 28% 0.69 65% 67 7 10%
1979 30 TOR AL 8 63% 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 0.50 75% 1 0 0%
4 Yrs 665 64% 2.0% 13.7% 14.4% 6.6% 32% 0.86 67% 152 13 9%
MLB Averages 45% 1.9% 12.9% 8.6% 6.4% 28% 1.09 75% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1975 26 DET AL 29 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 20% 1 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1976 27 DET AL 302 63 5 0 24 3 2 4 1 38 17 5 45% 5 5 1 127 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 0
1977 28 DET AL 326 71 8 0 10 7 1 5 3 20 12 2 60% 0 5 0 138 6 5 55% 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 8 0
1979 30 TOR AL 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 665 138 13 0 40 10 3 9 4 63 30 8 48% 6 11 1 281 8 7 53% 7 6 1 1 0 0 2 0 28 0
MLB Averages 52% 65%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1975 26 0 0 1.35 3 0 3 0 0 0 6.2 3 2 1 0 6 1 5 0 0 1 29 312 1.350 4.1 0.0 8.1 6.8 0.83 312
1976 27 3 1 .750 4.33 39 0 27 0 0 3 72.2 66 45 35 5 47 6 41 5 2 6 330 87 1.555 8.2 0.6 5.8 5.1 0.87 87
1977 28 4 3 .571 4.58 69 2 40 0 0 3 145.1 137 87 74 13 96 8 90 8 2 11 656 88 1.603 8.5 0.8 5.9 5.6 0.94 88
1978 29 4 3 .571 4.58 69 2 40 0 0 3 145.1 137 87 74 13 96 8 90 8 2 11 656 88 1.603 8.5 0.8 5.9 5.6 0.94 88
1979 30 4 3 .571 4.51 70 2 40 0 0 3 147.2 138 87 74 13 96 8 91 8 2 11 664 90 1.585 8.4 0.8 5.9 5.5 0.95 90

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1975 26 0 0 1.29 7.0 3 1 1 0 6 5 0 1.286 3.9 7.7 6.4 0.83 0.0 3
1976 27 2 4 .333 5.66 62.0 67 43 39 5 44 34 5 1.790 9.7 6.4 4.9 0.77 0.7 36
1977 28 3 4 .429 5.03 68.0 70 42 38 8 48 46 3 1.735 9.3 6.4 6.1 0.96 1.1 30
1979 30 0 0 0.00 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 1
4 Yrs 5 8 .385 5.01 140.0 140 86 78 13 98 86 8 1.700 9.0 5.5 0.88 0.8 70

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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