Buddy Groom

Q: When was Buddy Groom born?

Buddy Groom was born on July 10, 1965.

Q: Where was Buddy Groom born?

Buddy Groom was born in Dallas, TX .

Q: How tall is Buddy Groom?

Buddy Groom is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Buddy Groom weigh when playing?

Buddy Groom weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Buddy Groom in the Hall of Fame?

Buddy Groom has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Buddy Groom drafted?

Buddy Groom was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 12th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Belton, TX) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Buddy Groom have?

Buddy Groom had 494 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Buddy Groom played for?

Buddy Groom played for 6 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees.

Q: When did Buddy Groom retire?

Buddy Groom last played in 2005.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: July 10, 1965 in Dallas, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 12th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Belton, TX).

High School: Red Oak HS (Red Oak, TX)

School: University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Belton, TX)

Debut: June 20, 1992 (Age 26-346d, 16,144th in major league history)
vs. CHW 6.2 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 5 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: September 24, 2005 (Age 40-076d)
vs. SDP 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

Full Name: Wedsel Gary Groom

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.8

ERA

4.64

786

734.2

494

WHIP

1.477

Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1987	21	CHW-min	A,Rk	8	2	.800	3.16	15	11	1	2	0	1	79.2	72	31	28	4	35	1	37	3	0	2				1.343	8.1	0.5	4.0	4.2	1.06	DYB,WHS FLOR,GULF
1988	22	CHW-min	A	13	10	.565	2.54	27	27	0	8	0	0	195.0	181	69	55	7	51	1	118	6	6	11				1.190	8.4	0.3	2.4	5.4	2.31	TAM FLOR
1989	23	CHW-min	AA	13	8	.619	4.52	26	26	0	3	1	0	167.1	172	101	84	13	78	1	94	2	3	11				1.494	9.3	0.7	4.2	5.1	1.21	BIR SOUL
1990	24	CHW-min	AA	6	8	.429	5.07	20	20	0	0	0	0	115.1	135	81	65	10	48	1	66	2	2	6				1.587	10.5	0.8	3.7	5.2	1.38	BIR SOUL
1991	25	DET-min	AAA,AA	9	6	.600	3.98	35	13	6	0	0	1	126.2	126	59	56	14	37	3	88	6	1	3	540			1.287	9.0	1.0	2.6	6.3	2.38	TOL,LON IL,EL
1992	26	DET-min	AAA	7	7	.500	2.80	16	16	0	1	0	0	109.1	102	41	34	8	23	1	71	1	0	5	443			1.143	8.4	0.7	1.9	5.8	3.09	TOL IL
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	69	5.06	1.810	11.2	0.9	5.1	3.5	0.68
1993	27	DET-min	AAA	9	3	.750	2.74	16	15	0	0	0	0	102.0	98	34	31	5	30	1	78	2	0	2	421			1.255	8.6	0.4	2.6	6.9	2.60	TOL IL
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	71	4.82	1.664	11.8	1.0	3.2	3.7	1.15
1994	28	DET-min	AAA	0	0		2.25	5	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	14			0.500	4.5	0.0	0.0	13.5		TOL IL
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	125	4.47	1.375	8.7	1.1	3.7	7.6	2.08
1995	29	DET-min	AAA	2	3	.400	1.91	6	5	0	1	0	0	33.0	31	14	7	4	4	0	24	0	0	0	132			1.061	8.5	1.1	1.1	6.5	6.00	TOL IL
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	63	5.55	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	64	5.96	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	60	4.44	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	4.48	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	87	4.64	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	3.89	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	91	3.26	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	98	3.81	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	122	2.66	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	270	2.93	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	4.66	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	4.28	1.576	11.4	1.0	2.7	5.5	2.00
2005	39	NYY-min	AAA	0	0		5.79	6	0	0	0	0	0	4.2	6	4	3	2	0	0	5	0	0	1	19			1.286	11.6	3.9	0.0	9.6		CLB IL
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	90	4.73	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	87	4.70	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	96	4.78	1.565	11.2	1.2	2.9	4.1	1.40
14 Yrs				31	32	.492	4.64	786	15	195	0	0	27	734.2	825	403	379	73	260	36	494	21	4	20	3226	98	4.16	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	98	4.16	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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	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	115	3.57	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	4.16	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	76	5.12	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	96	4.78	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	87	4.70	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	60	4.44	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	4.14	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	74	4.61	1.846	13.4	1.2	3.3	5.6	1.73

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Buddy Groom?

Buddy Groom is 58 years old.

When was Buddy Groom born?

Buddy Groom was born on July 10, 1965.

Where was Buddy Groom born?

Buddy Groom was born in Dallas, TX.

How tall is Buddy Groom?

Buddy Groom is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Buddy Groom weigh when playing?

Buddy Groom weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Buddy Groom play?

Buddy Groom played 14 seasons.

Is Buddy Groom in the Hall of Fame?

Buddy Groom has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Buddy Groom drafted?

Buddy Groom was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 12th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Belton, TX).

What position did Buddy Groom play?

Buddy Groom was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Buddy Groom have?

Buddy Groom had 494 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Buddy Groom played for?

Buddy Groom played for 6 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Yankees.

When did Buddy Groom retire?

Buddy Groom last played in 2005.

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