Buddy Groom
Wedsel Gary Groom Jr.
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: July 10, 1965 in Dallas, TX
High School: Red Oak (Dallas, TX)
School: University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 12th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 20, 1992
Final Game: September 24, 2005
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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
1992 DET AL 26 P 12 7 38.2 6 0 6 0 0 1.000 1.40 0.50 .950 1.72 0.56
1993 DET AL 27 P 19 3 36.2 9 1 7 1 0 .889 1.96 0.42 .956 1.79 0.56
1994 DET AL 28 P 40 0 32.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.72 0.52
1995 TOT MLB 29 P 37 4 55.2 9 2 6 1 0 .889 1.29 0.22 .967 1.81 0.52
1995 DET AL 29 P 23 4 40.2 6 2 3 1 0 .833 1.11 0.22 .967 1.79 0.53
1995 FLA NL 29 P 14 0 15.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.80 0.21 .967 1.86 0.51
1996 OAK AL 30 P 72 1 77.1 9 2 6 1 0 .889 0.93 0.11 .967 1.77 0.52
1997 OAK AL 31 P 78 0 64.2 12 2 10 0 2 1.000 1.67 0.15 .950 1.71 0.49
1998 OAK AL 32 P 75 0 57.1 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 1.10 0.09 .957 1.77 0.50
1999 OAK AL 33 P 76 0 46.0 14 1 13 0 1 1.000 2.74 0.18 .950 1.68 0.47
2000 BAL AL 34 P 70 0 59.1 14 2 10 2 1 .857 1.82 0.17 .957 1.62 0.46
2001 BAL AL 35 P 70 0 66.0 10 4 5 1 1 .900 1.23 0.13 .960 1.75 0.49
2002 BAL AL 36 P 70 0 62.0 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 1.02 0.10 .957 1.68 0.48
2003 BAL AL 37 P 60 0 45.1 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.59 0.13 .950 1.73 0.49
2004 BAL AL 38 P 60 0 52.2 7 4 3 0 0 1.000 1.20 0.12 .943 1.66 0.45
2005 TOT MLB 39 P 47 0 41.0 5 1 3 1 0 .800 0.88 0.09 .960 1.71 0.46
2005 NYY AL 39 P 24 0 25.2 3 0 2 1 0 .667 0.70 0.08 .967 1.68 0.46
2005 ARI NL 39 P 23 0 15.1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.17 0.09 .950 1.76 0.46
14 Seasons P 786 15 734.2 117 25 85 7 5 .940 1.35 0.14 .956 1.72 0.49
14 Seasons TOT 786 15 734.2 117 25 85 7 5 .940 1.35 0.14 .896 1.72 0.49
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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
1992 DET AL 26 12 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 DET AL 27 19 0 1 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 DET AL 28 40 0 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 DET AL 29 23 0 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 FLA NL 29 14 0 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 OAK AL 30 72 0 72 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 OAK AL 31 78 0 4 78 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 OAK AL 32 75 0 1 75 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 OAK AL 33 76 0 6 76 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 BAL AL 34 70 0 3 70 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 BAL AL 35 70 0 4 70 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 BAL AL 36 70 0 4 70 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 BAL AL 37 60 0 1 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 BAL AL 38 60 0 5 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 NYY AL 39 24 0 3 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 ARI NL 39 23 0 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons 786 0 69 786 786 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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%
1992 DET AL 26 179 79% 35% 5 100% 0 0 0 0 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1993 DET AL 27 177 83% 32% 7 86% 0 1 0 1 7 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 75%
1994 DET AL 28 141 70% 35% 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1995 DET AL 29 208 75% 35% 3 67% 1 2 0 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 FLA NL 29 73 75% 42% 3 67% 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 OAK AL 30 355 74% 37% 9 67% 0 2 0 1 6 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1997 OAK AL 31 296 77% 32% 9 89% 2 2 1 1 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 100%
1998 OAK AL 32 262 78% 32% 8 75% 0 1 0 1 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1999 OAK AL 33 204 75% 40% 11 100% 0 1 0 1 13 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 100%
2000 BAL AL 34 264 75% 34% 11 91% 0 2 2 0 9 6 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 100%
2001 BAL AL 35 272 76% 36% 6 83% 0 4 0 4 5 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 100%
2002 BAL AL 36 240 74% 35% 5 100% 0 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2003 BAL AL 37 213 76% 34% 7 86% 0 2 0 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 BAL AL 38 240 80% 35% 3 100% 0 4 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 NYY AL 39 120 81% 34% 2 50% 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005 ARI NL 39 70 83% 41% 1 100% 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons 3314 77% 35% 91 85% 3 23 5 16 85 50 9 7 3 2 2 3 5 4 4 1 20 85%
MLB Averages 75% 31% 90% 84%

* 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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