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Ross Grimsley

Ross Albert Grimsley Jr.

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 7, 1950 in Topeka, KS
High School: Frayser HS (Memphis, TN)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1969 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: May 16, 1971
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Reds/Expos/Indians 1971-1982
Agents: Jerry Kapstein [*]
Final Game: September 24, 1982
Relatives: Son of Ross Grimsley
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All-Star

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
1971 21 CIN NL 26 60 51 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 16 .118 .167 .118 .284 -16 6 2 0 6 0 0 1
1972 22 CIN NL 30 78 66 5 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 29 .121 .134 .121 .256 -25 8 0 0 11 0 0 1
1973 23 CIN NL 39 90 82 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 37 .061 .061 .061 .122 -65 5 2 0 8 0 0 1
1974 24 BAL AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 25 BAL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 26 BAL AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 27 BAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 28 MON NL 36 105 90 5 13 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 20 .144 .170 .156 .326 -7 14 1 1 11 1 0 1 AS,CYA-7
1979 29 MON NL 32 58 55 4 11 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 10 .200 .200 .236 .436 20 13 0 0 3 0 0 1
1980 30 TOT MLB 25 9 9 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .333 .556 54 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 30 MON NL 11 9 9 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .333 .556 54 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 30 CLE AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 32 BAL AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Yrs 346 400 353 21 45 4 0 0 15 0 0 6 116 .127 .144 .139 .283 -19 49 5 1 39 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 187 165 10 21 2 0 0 7 0 0 3 54 .127 .144 .139 .283 -19 23 2 0 18 0 0
BAL (5 yrs) 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MON (3 yrs) 79 172 154 10 26 4 0 0 12 0 0 2 34 .169 .184 .195 .378 6 30 1 1 14 1 0
CIN (3 yrs) 95 228 199 11 19 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 82 .095 .113 .095 .209 -39 19 4 0 25 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 172 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 174 400 353 21 45 4 0 0 15 0 0 6 116 .127 .144 .139 .283 -19 49 5 1 39 1 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 Awards
1971 21 CIN NL 26 60 -7 -0 0 0 6 -0 -0.0 2 2 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1972 22 CIN NL 30 78 -12 0 0 0 8 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .488 .498 -0.4 0.0 -1 $ 1
1973 23 CIN NL 39 90 -18 1 0 0 10 -7 -0.8 3 -5 -0.8 .479 .495 -0.8 0.0 -5 $29,000 1
1974 24 BAL AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $42,000 1
1975 25 BAL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1976 26 BAL AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1977 27 BAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $70,000 1
1978 28 MON NL 36 105 -13 -1 0 0 12 -2 -0.2 3 2 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 2 $229,167 1 AS,CYA-7
1979 29 MON NL 32 58 -6 -1 0 0 7 0 0.0 2 2 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $229,167 1
1980 30 MON NL 11 9 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .505 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $229,167 1
1980 30 CLE AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1982 32 BAL AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $229,167 1
11 Seasons 346 400 -57 -1 1 0 45 -12 -1.2 12 0 -1.2 .496 .499 -1.3 0.2 0 $1,057,668
BAL (5 yrs) 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $341,167
MON (3 yrs) 79 172 -20 -1 1 0 20 -1 -0.1 5 4 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 4 $687,501
CIN (3 yrs) 95 228 -36 1 1 0 24 -11 -1.2 7 -4 -1.1 .487 .497 -1.2 0.0 -4 $29,000
CLE (1 yr) 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

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 PwrSpd
1971 21 CIN NL 60 53 1 0.5 88 .171 .118 .254 .167 .319 .118 .372 .284 .691 -16 .022 -7.7 -0.8 .191 .059 .000
1972 22 CIN NL 78 69 2 0.8 87 .216 .121 .250 .134 .317 .121 .369 .256 .686 -25 .047 -10.6 -1.1 .155 .015 .000
1973 23 CIN NL 90 87 0 0.0 92 .111 .061 .257 .061 .325 .061 .382 .122 .706 -65 .000 -18.1 -1.9 .063 .000 .000
1978 28 MON NL 105 90 3 0.9 93 .183 .144 .260 .170 .327 .156 .382 .326 .709 -7 .056 -13.0 -1.4 .218 .033 .011
1979 29 MON NL 58 47 3 1.7 99 .244 .200 .268 .200 .333 .236 .397 .436 .730 20 .152 -6.2 -0.6 .295 .036 .036
1980 30 TOT MLB 9 7 1 3.9 95 .400 .222 .267 .222 .329 .333 .387 .556 .716 54 .457 -0.6 -0.1 .429 .111 .111
1980 30 MON NL 9 7 1 3.9 95 .400 .222 .267 .222 .329 .333 .387 .556 .716 54 .457 -0.6 -0.1 .429 .111 .111
11 Yrs 400 353 10 0.8 92 .189 .127 .258 .144 .324 .139 .380 .283 .705 -19 .042 -56.3 -5.9 .179 .028 .011
162 Game Avg. 187 165 5 0.8 92 .189 .127 .258 .144 .324 .139 .380 .283 .705 -19 .042 -56.3 -5.9 .179 .028 .011
MON (3 yrs) 172 144 7 1.3 95 .215 .169 .263 .184 .329 .195 .388 .378 .717 6 .103 -19.8 -2.1 .256 .039 .026
CIN (3 yrs) 228 209 3 0.4 89 .162 .095 .254 .113 .321 .095 .375 .209 .695 -39 .013 -36.4 -3.9 .125 .020 .000
NL (6 yrs) 400 353 10 0.8 92 .189 .127 .258 .144 .324 .139 .380 .283 .705 -19 .042 -56.3 -5.9 .179 .028 .011

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1972 22 CIN NL NLCS PIT W 1 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .750 1.250 3 0 0 0 0 0
1972 22 CIN NL WS OAK L 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1973 23 CIN NL NLCS NYM L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 24 BAL AL ALCS OAK L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (4 Series) 9 7 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .500 .833 3 0 0 1 0 0
1 ALCS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 3 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .750 1.250 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1978 MON NL 28 DNP

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
1971 21 CIN NL 60 0.0% 26.7% 5.0% 0.0% 0% 5.33 3.2 51.0 3.50 58%
1972 22 CIN NL 78 0.0% 37.2% 1.3% 0.0% 0% 29.00 2.3 66.0 1.69 47%
1973 23 CIN NL 90 0.0% 41.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.2 82.0 2.40 50%
1978 28 MON NL 105 0.0% 19.1% 1.9% 1.0% 8% 10.00 4.5 22.5 4.00 68%
1979 29 MON NL 58 0.0% 17.2% 0.0% 3.5% 18% 5.5 6.9 0.95 78%
1980 30 TOT MLB 9 0.0% 44.4% 0.0% 11.1% 50% 2.3 2.00 56%
1980 30 MON NL 9 0.0% 44.4% 0.0% 11.1% 50% 2.3 2.00 56%
11 Yrs 400 0.0% 29.0% 1.5% 1.0% 9% 19.33 3.0 23.5 2.29 60%
MLB Averages 1.9% 13.2% 8.5% 6.2% 27% 1.55 6.8 46.4 8.8 1.10 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1971 21 CIN NL -7.7 -0.8 61 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 .80 -0.6 0.0 -6.2 -0.7 0.98 -6.9 0
1972 22 CIN NL -10.6 -1.1 79 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 .78 -1.3 -0.0 -13.3 -1.5 0.96 -12.7 0
1973 23 CIN NL -18.1 -1.9 90 -1.5 0.3 -1.7 .81 -1.9 0.0 -18.3 -2.0 0.89 -19.2 0
1974 24 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1975 25 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1976 26 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1977 27 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1978 28 MON NL -13.2 -1.4 106 -1.0 0.7 -1.7 .91 -1.3 0.3 -12.1 -1.3 0.98 -13.1 0
1979 29 MON NL -6.2 -0.6 59 -0.1 0.9 -1.0 .96 -0.5 0.3 -2.7 -0.3 1.10 -4.6 0
1980 30 TOT MLB -0.6 -0.1 9 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 1.17 -0.1 -0.0 -1.1 -0.1 0.93 -0.8 0
1980 30 MON NL -0.6 -0.1 9 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 1.17 -0.1 -0.0 -1.1 -0.1 0.93 -0.8 0
1980 30 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1982 32 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
11 Yrs -56.4 -6.0 404 -4.2 2.7 -6.9 .86 -5.6 0.8 -53.6 -5.8 0.97 -57.2 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1971 21 CIN NL 2 0 33% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 60% 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1
1972 22 CIN NL 0 0 56% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50% 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1
1973 23 CIN NL 1 0 60% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 60% 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
1978 28 MON NL 1 0 31% 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0% 4 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
1979 29 MON NL 0 0 36% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20% 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
1980 30 TOT MLB 0 0 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1980 30 MON NL 0 0 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
11 Yrs 4 0 40% 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 39% 14 8 6 4 3 1 8 4 3

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
1971 21 CIN NL 60 75% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 67% 12 2 17% 14 3 21% 36 2 6% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1972 22 CIN NL 78 78% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 69% 17 0 0% 23 9 39% 51 1 2% 5 0 0% 6 2 33% 0
1973 23 CIN NL 90 60% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 73% 16 2 13% 18 2 11% 50 1 2% 3 0 0% 4 1 25% 0
1978 28 MON NL 105 71% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 11 92% 18 1 6% 19 8 42% 68 5 7% 3 3 100% 3 2 67% 0
1979 29 MON NL 58 79% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 11 0 0% 8 1 13% 52 8 15% 3 2 67% 3 2 67% 0
1980 30 TOT MLB 9 56% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1980 30 MON NL 9 56% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
11 Yrs 400 72% 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 52 39 75% 75 5 7% 84 23 27% 262 17 6% 15 5 33% 17 7 41% 0
MLB Averages 55% 78% 11% 34% 14% 50% 54%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1971 21 26 60 51 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 16 .118 .167 .118 .284 -16 6 2 0 6 0 0
1972 22 56 138 117 8 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 45 .120 .149 .120 .268 -21 14 2 0 17 0 0
1973 23 95 228 199 11 19 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 82 .095 .113 .095 .209 -39 19 4 0 25 0 0
1974 24 135 228 199 11 19 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 82 .095 .113 .095 .209 -39 19 4 0 25 0 0
1975 25 170 228 199 11 19 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 82 .095 .113 .095 .209 -39 19 4 0 25 0 0
1976 26 198 228 199 11 19 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 82 .095 .113 .095 .209 -39 19 4 0 25 0 0
1977 27 232 228 199 11 19 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 82 .095 .113 .095 .209 -39 19 4 0 25 0 0
1978 28 268 333 289 16 32 1 0 0 7 0 0 6 102 .111 .131 .114 .245 -29 33 5 1 36 1 0
1979 29 300 391 344 20 43 3 0 0 15 0 0 6 112 .125 .142 .134 .276 -21 46 5 1 39 1 0
1980 30 325 400 353 21 45 4 0 0 15 0 0 6 116 .127 .144 .139 .283 -19 49 5 1 39 1 0
1981 31 325 400 353 21 45 4 0 0 15 0 0 6 116 .127 .144 .139 .283 -19 49 5 1 39 1 0
1982 32 346 400 353 21 45 4 0 0 15 0 0 6 116 .127 .144 .139 .283 -19 49 5 1 39 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1971 21 26 60 51 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 3 16 .118 .167 .118 .284 1 26
1972 22 31 81 69 5 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 30 .116 .129 .116 .245 1 30
1973 23 39 90 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 39
1978 28 36 107 92 7 15 1 0 0 5 0 2 20 .163 .188 .174 .361 3 36
1979 29 32 59 56 5 12 2 0 0 9 0 0 10 .214 .214 .250 .464 3 32
1980 30 25 10 10 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .300 .300 .500 .800 1 25
6 Yrs 189 407 360 21 44 5 0 0 16 0 6 117 .122 .139 .136 .275 9 188
162 Game Avg. 162 349 309 18 38 4 0 0 14 0 5 100 .122 .139 .136 .275 8 188

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1988 BBWAA ()

All-Star Games
1978

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1978 NL (7, 6%)
0.06 Career Shares (205th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1972 NL  11 (9th)

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