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Lee Grissom

Lee Theo Grissom

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 23, 1907 in Sherman, TX(All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1934 (Age 26)
Teams (by GP): Reds/Phillies/Dodgers/Yankees 1934-1941

Final Game: September 24, 1941 (Age 33)
Died: October 4, 1998 in Corning, CA
Buried: Sunset Hill Cemetery, Corning, CA
Relatives: Brother of Marv Grissom
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All-Star

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
1934 26 CIN NL 0 1 .000 15.43 4 1 2 0 0 0 7.0 13 12 12 0 7 4 0 0 0 42 27 2.857 16.7 0.0 9.0 5.1 0.57
1935 27 CIN NL 1 1 .500 3.86 3 3 0 1 0 0 21.0 31 10 9 0 4 13 0 0 0 97 104 1.667 13.3 0.0 1.7 5.6 3.25
1936 28 CIN NL 1 1 .500 6.29 6 4 1 0 0 0 24.1 33 18 17 1 9 13 0 0 1 113 62 1.726 12.2 0.4 3.3 4.8 1.44
1937 29 CIN NL 12 17 .414 3.26 50 30 16 14 5 6 223.2 193 89 81 7 93 149 4 2 8 939 114 1.279 7.8 0.3 3.7 6.0 1.60 AS,MVP-19
1938 30 CIN NL 2 3 .400 5.29 14 7 3 0 0 0 51.0 60 38 30 4 22 16 2 0 2 230 70 1.608 10.6 0.7 3.9 2.8 0.73
1939 31 CIN NL 9 7 .563 4.10 33 21 5 3 0 0 153.2 145 77 70 14 56 53 1 0 4 648 95 1.308 8.5 0.8 3.3 3.1 0.95
1940 32 TOT MLB 2 5 .286 2.64 19 10 6 3 1 0 78.1 63 30 23 3 36 57 0 0 1 330 154 1.264 7.2 0.3 4.1 6.5 1.58
1940 32 NYY AL 0 0 0.00 5 0 5 0 0 0 4.2 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 19 1.286 7.7 0.0 3.9 1.9 0.50
1940 32 BRO NL 2 5 .286 2.81 14 10 1 3 1 0 73.2 59 30 23 3 34 56 0 0 1 311 145 1.262 7.2 0.4 4.2 6.8 1.65
1941 33 TOT NL 2 13 .133 3.85 33 19 7 2 0 1 142.2 130 72 61 6 78 79 2 0 8 626 96 1.458 8.2 0.4 4.9 5.0 1.01
1941 33 BRO NL 0 0 2.38 4 1 2 0 0 1 11.1 10 3 3 2 8 5 0 0 0 52 161 1.588 7.9 1.6 6.4 4.0 0.63
1941 33 PHI NL 2 13 .133 3.97 29 18 5 2 0 0 131.1 120 69 58 4 70 74 2 0 8 574 93 1.447 8.2 0.3 4.8 5.1 1.06
8 Yrs 29 48 .377 3.89 162 95 40 23 6 7 701.2 668 346 303 35 305 384 9 2 24 3025 98 1.387 8.6 0.4 3.9 4.9 1.26
162 Game Avg. 8 13 .377 3.89 43 25 11 6 2 2 186 177 92 80 9 81 102 2 1 6 800 98 1.387 8.6 0.4 3.9 4.9 1.26
CIN (6 yrs) 25 30 .455 4.10 110 66 27 18 5 6 480.2 475 244 219 26 191 248 7 2 15 2069 93 1.386 8.9 0.5 3.6 4.6 1.30
BRO (2 yrs) 2 5 .286 2.75 18 11 3 3 1 1 85.0 69 33 26 5 42 61 0 0 1 363 146 1.306 7.3 0.5 4.4 6.5 1.45
PHI (1 yr) 2 13 .133 3.97 29 18 5 2 0 0 131.1 120 69 58 4 70 74 2 0 8 574 93 1.447 8.2 0.3 4.8 5.1 1.06
NYY (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 5 0 5 0 0 0 4.2 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 19 1.286 7.7 0.0 3.9 1.9 0.50
NL (8 yrs) 29 48 .377 3.91 157 95 35 23 6 7 697.0 664 346 303 35 303 383 9 2 24 3006 97 1.387 8.6 0.5 3.9 4.9 1.26
AL (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 5 0 5 0 0 0 4.2 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 19 1.286 7.7 0.0 3.9 1.9 0.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1934 26 CIN NL 7.0 4 1 12 15.43 5.08 -0.42 0.00 100.2 5.52 -8 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -7 .334 .496
1935 27 CIN NL 21.0 3 3 10 4.29 4.40 -0.13 0.00 96.0 4.35 0 0.0 -0.0 0.2 2 .500 .500
1936 28 CIN NL 24.1 6 4 18 6.66 4.27 -0.08 0.00 102.6 4.46 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -4 .407 .497
1937 29 CIN NL 223.2 50 30 89 3.58 4.63 -0.07 0.00 94.7 4.46 22 2.3 1.0 -0.1 4.3 42 .547 .514 AS,MVP-19
1938 30 CIN NL 51.0 14 7 38 6.71 4.39 0.30 0.00 99.4 4.07 -15 -1.4 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -10 .399 .491
1939 31 CIN NL 154.0 33 21 77 4.50 4.41 0.39 0.00 99.3 3.99 -8 -0.8 1.0 -0.1 0.5 5 .475 .495
1940 32 NYY AL 4.2 5 0 0 0.00 5.27 0.27 0.00 87.2 4.36 2 0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.3 3 .544 .501 $7,500
1940 32 BRO NL 73.2 14 10 30 3.67 4.37 -0.06 0.00 106.3 4.70 9 1.0 1.0 -0.0 1.6 15 .570 .506
1941 33 BRO NL 11.1 4 1 3 2.38 4.23 0.35 0.00 104.0 4.03 2 0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.3 3 .560 .501
1941 33 PHI NL 131.1 29 18 69 4.73 4.43 -0.30 0.00 101.5 4.80 2 0.2 1.0 -0.1 1.4 13 .506 .501
8 Seasons 702.0 162 95 346 4.44 4.48 0.02 0.00 99.0 4.42 0 0.5 1.0 -0.3 6.6 61 .503 .500 $7,500
CIN (6 yrs) 481.0 110 66 244 4.57 4.51 0.11 0.00 97.2 4.28 -15 -1.1 1.0 -0.2 3.0 28 .490 .499
BRO (2 yrs) 85.0 18 11 33 3.49 4.35 -0.01 0.00 106.0 4.61 11 1.2 1.0 -0.0 2.0 18 .568 .504
PHI (1 yr) 131.1 29 18 69 4.73 4.43 -0.30 0.00 101.5 4.80 2 0.2 1.0 -0.1 1.4 13 .506 .501
NYY (1 yr) 4.2 5 0 0 0.00 5.27 0.27 0.00 87.2 4.36 2 0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.3 3 .544 .501 $7,500

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1939 31 CIN NL WS L NYY 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.750 0.0 0.0 6.8 0.0 0.00
1 WS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.750 0.0 0.0 6.8 0.0 0.00

All-Star Pitching

Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1937 CIN NL 29 0 0 0 9.00 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 2.000 18.0 0.0 0.0 18.0

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%
1934 26 CIN NL 42 0.0% 9.5% 16.7% 71%
1935 27 CIN NL 97 0.0% 13.4% 4.1% 3.1% 10% 82%
1936 28 CIN NL 113 0.9% 11.5% 8.0% 79%
1937 29 CIN NL 941 0.7% 15.8% 9.9% 3.1% 15% 72%
1938 30 CIN NL 230 1.7% 7.0% 9.6% 78%
1939 31 CIN NL 648 2.2% 8.2% 8.6% 3.4% 15% 79%
1940 32 TOT MLB 330 0.9% 17.3% 10.9% 3.0% 16% 70%
1940 32 NYY AL 19 0.0% 5.3% 10.5% 79%
1940 32 BRO NL 311 1.0% 18.0% 10.9% 3.2% 17% 69%
1941 33 TOT NL 626 1.0% 12.6% 12.5% 1.9% 9% 72%
1941 33 BRO NL 52 3.9% 9.6% 15.4% 67%
1941 33 PHI NL 574 0.7% 12.9% 12.2% 1.7% 8% 73%
8 Yrs 3027 1.2% 12.7% 10.1% 2.4% 11% 74%
MLB Averages 1.5% 8.9% 8.7% 3.2% 13% 79%

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+
1934 26 0 1 .000 15.43 4 1 2 0 0 0 7.0 13 12 12 0 7 4 0 0 0 42 27 2.857 16.7 0.0 9.0 5.1 0.57 27
1935 27 1 2 .333 6.75 7 4 2 1 0 0 28.0 44 22 21 0 11 17 0 0 0 139 60 1.964 14.1 0.0 3.5 5.5 1.55 60
1936 28 2 3 .400 6.54 13 8 3 1 0 0 52.1 77 40 38 1 20 30 0 0 1 252 61 1.854 13.2 0.2 3.4 5.2 1.50 61
1937 29 14 20 .412 3.88 63 38 19 15 5 6 276.0 270 129 119 8 113 179 4 2 9 1191 97 1.388 8.8 0.3 3.7 5.8 1.58 97
1938 30 16 23 .410 4.10 77 45 22 15 5 6 327.0 330 167 149 12 135 195 6 2 11 1421 92 1.422 9.1 0.3 3.7 5.4 1.44 92
1939 31 25 30 .455 4.10 110 66 27 18 5 6 480.2 475 244 219 26 191 248 7 2 15 2069 93 1.386 8.9 0.5 3.6 4.6 1.30 93
1940 32 27 35 .435 3.90 129 76 33 21 6 6 559.0 538 274 242 29 227 305 7 2 16 2399 99 1.369 8.7 0.5 3.7 4.9 1.34 99
1941 33 29 48 .377 3.89 162 95 40 23 6 7 701.2 668 346 303 35 305 384 9 2 24 3025 98 1.387 8.6 0.4 3.9 4.9 1.26 98

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
1934 26 0 0 13.50 8.0 13 13 12 0 7 5 0 2.500 14.6 7.9 5.6 0.71 0.0 4
1935 27 1 1 .500 3.68 22.0 31 10 9 0 4 14 0 1.591 12.7 1.6 5.7 3.50 0.0 3
1936 28 1 1 .500 6.12 25.0 34 19 17 1 9 13 0 1.720 12.2 3.2 4.7 1.44 0.4 6
1937 29 14 11 .560 3.50 226.0 206 98 88 7 99 151 4 1.350 8.2 3.9 6.0 1.53 0.3 50
1938 30 2 3 .400 5.54 52.0 64 36 32 4 23 16 2 1.673 11.1 4.0 2.8 0.70 0.7 14
1939 31 8 9 .471 4.27 156.0 153 82 74 15 59 54 1 1.359 8.8 3.4 3.1 0.92 0.9 33
1940 32 6 3 .667 2.52 82.0 65 26 23 3 37 59 0 1.244 7.1 4.1 6.5 1.59 0.3 19
1941 33 7 8 .467 4.09 143.0 137 72 65 6 82 79 2 1.531 8.6 5.2 5.0 0.96 0.4 33
8 Yrs 39 36 .520 4.03 714.0 703 356 320 36 320 391 9 1.433 8.9 4.9 1.22 0.5 162

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1937 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1937 NL (19, 3%)
0.03 Career Shares (1270th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1937 NL  4.3 (4th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 NL  7.766 (2nd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 NL  5.996 (2nd)

Games Played s c a p y
1937 NL  50 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1937 NL  6 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1937 NL  149 (2nd)

Games Started s c a p y
1937 NL  30 (10th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1937 NL  5 (1st)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1937 NL  93 (4th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 NL  0.282 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
1937 NL  17 (4th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1937 NL  8 (2nd)
1941 NL  8 (2nd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1937 NL  16 (6th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1937 NL  15 (10th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1937 NL  1.5 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (873), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 12 (1380), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 5 (1323), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1566), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (1077th), 5.7 career WAR/7.8 7yr-peak WAR/6.7 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 72.6 career WAR/50.0 7yr-peak WAR/61.3 JAWS

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