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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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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
1992 26 DET AL 0 5 .000 5.82 12 7 3 0 0 1 38.2 48 28 25 4 22 4 15 0 1 0 177 68 1.810 11.2 0.9 5.1 3.5 0.68
1993 27 DET AL 0 2 .000 6.14 19 3 8 0 0 0 36.2 48 25 25 4 13 5 15 2 1 2 170 70 1.664 11.8 1.0 3.2 3.7 1.15
1994 28 DET AL 0 1 .000 3.94 40 0 10 0 0 1 32.0 31 14 14 4 13 2 27 2 0 0 139 123 1.375 8.7 1.1 3.7 7.6 2.08
1995 29 TOT MLB 2 5 .286 7.44 37 4 11 0 0 1 55.2 81 47 46 8 32 4 35 2 0 3 274 62 2.030 13.1 1.3 5.2 5.7 1.09
1995 29 DET AL 1 3 .250 7.52 23 4 6 0 0 1 40.2 55 35 34 6 26 4 23 2 0 3 203 63 1.992 12.2 1.3 5.8 5.1 0.88
1995 29 FLA NL 1 2 .333 7.20 14 0 5 0 0 0 15.0 26 12 12 2 6 0 12 0 0 0 71 59 2.133 15.6 1.2 3.6 7.2 2.00
1996 30 OAK AL 5 0 1.000 3.84 72 1 16 0 0 2 77.1 85 37 33 8 34 3 57 3 0 5 341 133 1.539 9.9 0.9 4.0 6.6 1.68
1997 31 OAK AL 2 2 .500 5.15 78 0 7 0 0 3 64.2 75 38 37 9 24 1 45 0 0 3 285 86 1.531 10.4 1.3 3.3 6.3 1.88
1998 32 OAK AL 3 1 .750 4.24 75 0 13 0 0 0 57.1 62 30 27 4 20 1 36 1 0 1 251 107 1.430 9.7 0.6 3.1 5.7 1.80
1999 33 OAK AL 3 2 .600 5.09 76 0 6 0 0 0 46.0 48 29 26 1 18 5 32 1 1 2 196 90 1.435 9.4 0.2 3.5 6.3 1.78
2000 34 BAL AL 6 3 .667 4.85 70 0 14 0 0 4 59.1 63 37 32 5 21 2 44 0 0 1 260 97 1.416 9.6 0.8 3.2 6.7 2.10
2001 35 BAL AL 1 4 .200 3.55 70 0 35 0 0 11 66.0 64 28 26 4 9 0 54 1 0 2 265 121 1.106 8.7 0.5 1.2 7.4 6.00
2002 36 BAL AL 3 2 .600 1.60 70 0 17 0 0 2 62.0 44 11 11 4 12 3 48 2 0 0 239 269 0.903 6.4 0.6 1.7 7.0 4.00
2003 37 BAL AL 1 3 .250 5.36 60 0 20 0 0 1 45.1 58 27 27 7 14 2 34 3 0 1 207 84 1.588 11.5 1.4 2.8 6.8 2.43
2004 38 BAL AL 4 1 .800 4.78 60 0 22 0 0 0 52.2 67 30 28 6 16 1 32 1 1 0 236 96 1.576 11.4 1.0 2.7 5.5 2.00
2005 39 TOT MLB 1 1 .500 4.83 47 0 13 0 0 1 41.0 51 22 22 5 12 3 20 3 0 0 186 89 1.537 11.2 1.1 2.6 4.4 1.67
2005 39 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 4.91 24 0 8 0 0 0 25.2 32 14 14 3 7 2 13 3 0 0 116 86 1.519 11.2 1.1 2.5 4.6 1.86
2005 39 ARI NL 0 1 .000 4.70 23 0 5 0 0 1 15.1 19 8 8 2 5 1 7 0 0 0 70 95 1.565 11.2 1.2 2.9 4.1 1.40
14 Seasons 31 32 .492 4.64 786 15 195 0 0 27 734.2 825 403 379 73 260 36 494 21 4 20 3226 97 1.477 10.1 0.9 3.2 6.1 1.90
162 Game Avg. 3 3 .492 4.64 67 1 17 0 0 2 62 70 34 32 6 22 3 42 2 0 2 274 97 1.477 10.1 0.9 3.2 6.1 1.90
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
BAL (5 yrs) 15 13 .536 3.91 330 0 108 0 0 18 285.1 296 133 124 26 72 8 212 7 1 4 1207 114 1.290 9.3 0.8 2.3 6.7 2.94
OAK (4 yrs) 13 5 .722 4.51 301 1 42 0 0 5 245.1 270 134 123 22 96 10 170 5 1 11 1073 104 1.492 9.9 0.8 3.5 6.2 1.77
DET (4 yrs) 1 11 .083 5.96 94 14 27 0 0 3 148.0 182 102 98 18 74 15 80 6 2 5 689 75 1.730 11.1 1.1 4.5 4.9 1.08
ARI (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.70 23 0 5 0 0 1 15.1 19 8 8 2 5 1 7 0 0 0 70 95 1.565 11.2 1.2 2.9 4.1 1.40
NYY (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 4.91 24 0 8 0 0 0 25.2 32 14 14 3 7 2 13 3 0 0 116 86 1.519 11.2 1.1 2.5 4.6 1.86
FLA (1 yr) 1 2 .333 7.20 14 0 5 0 0 0 15.0 26 12 12 2 6 0 12 0 0 0 71 59 2.133 15.6 1.2 3.6 7.2 2.00
AL (14 yrs) 30 29 .508 4.59 749 15 185 0 0 26 704.1 780 383 359 69 249 35 475 21 4 20 3085 99 1.461 10.0 0.9 3.2 6.1 1.91
NL (2 yrs) 1 3 .250 5.93 37 0 10 0 0 1 30.1 45 20 20 4 11 1 19 0 0 0 141 73 1.846 13.4 1.2 3.3 5.6 1.73

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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
1993 27 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 29 TOT MLB 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 29 FLA NL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 31 OAK AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 32 OAK AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 33 OAK AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 34 BAL AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 35 BAL AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 36 BAL AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 37 BAL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 38 BAL AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 39 TOT MLB 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 39 NYY AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 39 ARI NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Seasons 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (5 yrs) 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (4 yrs) 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ARI (1 yr) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FLA (1 yr) 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET (4 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (14 yrs) 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1996 AL--72--7th
1997 AL--78--2nd
1998 AL--75--7th
1999 AL--76--1st
2001 AL--70--8th
2002 AL--70--8th
Career--786--45th

Games Finished s c a p y
Career--195--235th

Oldest s c a p y
2005 NL--born 1965-07-10--9th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 6 (1720), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 15 (732), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 12th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1987.

December 3, 1990: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers from the Chicago White Sox in the 1990 minor league draft.

August 7, 1995: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Florida Marlins for a player to be named later. The Florida Marlins sent Mike Myers (August 9, 1995) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

October 16, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

November 27, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

November 1, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

December 22, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

November 9, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

February 9, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

July 31, 2005: Sent to the Arizona Diamondbacks by the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.

October 28, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1993Detroit Tigers$120,000
1994Detroit Tigers$147,500
1995Detroit Tigers$190,000
1996Oakland Athletics$195,000
1997Oakland Athletics$390,000
1998Oakland Athletics$595,000
1999Oakland Athletics$850,000
2000Baltimore Orioles$1,750,000
2001Baltimore Orioles$2,000,000
2002Baltimore Orioles$2,500,000
2003Baltimore Orioles$3,000,000
2004Baltimore Orioles$3,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$14,737,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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