Mike Grzanich

Michael Edward Grzanich

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 24, 1972 in Canton, IL
High School: Lewiston HS (Lewiston, IL)
School: Parkland College (Champaign, IL)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 19th round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 2, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 14, 1998 (Age 25)
Team: Astros 1998

Final Game: May 14, 1998 (Age 25)
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Standard Pitching

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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	19	HOU-min	Rk	2	5	.286	4.54	17	3	9	0	0	3	33.2	38	21	17	0	14	0	29	6	0	1	159		1.545	10.2	0.0	3.7	7.8	2.07	AST · GULF
1993	20	HOU-min	A-	5	8	.385	4.82	16	14	1	4	1	0	93.1	106	63	50	11	27	0	71	3	1	7	409		1.425	10.2	1.1	2.6	6.8	2.63	AUB · NYPL
1994	21	HOU-min	A	11	7	.611	3.09	23	22	1	3	0	0	142.2	145	55	49	5	43	2	101	11	0	5	598		1.318	9.1	0.3	2.7	6.4	2.35	QDS · MIDW
1995	22	HOU-min	AA	5	3	.625	2.74	50	0	23	0	0	8	65.2	55	22	20	0	38	5	44	6	0	4	276		1.416	7.5	0.0	5.2	6.0	1.16	JAC · TL
1996	23	HOU-min	AA	5	4	.556	3.98	57	0	19	0	0	6	72.1	60	47	32	10	43	2	80	8	0	6	316		1.424	7.5	1.2	5.4	10.0	1.86	JAC · TL
1997	24	HOU-min	AA	7	6	.538	4.96	38	13	21	0	0	12	101.2	114	68	56	10	46	2	73	8	0	2	472		1.574	10.1	0.9	4.1	6.5	1.59	JAC · TL
1998	25	HOU-min	AAA,A+	2	3	.400	2.87	38	0	17	0	0	5	47.0	36	20	15	2	26	0	47	4	0	6	201		1.319	6.9	0.4	5.0	9.0	1.81	NOR,KIS · PCL,FLOR
1998	25	HOU	NL	0	0		18.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	6	31	3.000	9.0	0.0	18.0	9.0	0.50
1999	26	DET-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	9.28	14	0	8	0	0	1	21.1	21	24	22	4	25	0	17	5	0	1	109		2.156	8.9	1.7	10.5	7.2	0.68	TOL · IL
1 Yr				0	0		18.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	6	31	3.000	9.0	0.0	18.0	9.0	0.50
162 Game Avg.				0	0		18.00	68	0	0	0	0	0	68	68	136	136	0	136	0	68	0	0	0	408	31	3.000	9.0	0.0	18.0	9.0	0.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1998	25	HOU	NL	1.0	1	0	2	18.00	3.92	0.00	-0.30	94.0	3.41	-2	-0.1	.5	0.0	-0.1	-2	.356	.499
1 Season				1.0	1	0	2	18.00	3.92	0.00	-0.30	94.0	3.41	-2	-0.1	.5	0.0	-0.1	-2	.356	.499

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH	Pos	Awards
1992	19	HOU-min	Rk	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0		AST · GULF
1993	20	HOU-min	A-	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0		AUB · NYPL
1994	21	HOU-min	A	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0		QDS · MIDW
1995	22	HOU-min	AA	50	4	3	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0		JAC · TL
1996	23	HOU-min	AA	57	5	5	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0		JAC · TL
1997	24	HOU-min	AA	38	16	14	1	3	1	0	6	.214	.214	.214	.429	3	2		JAC · TL
1998	25	HOU-min	AAA,A+	38	3	2	1	1	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	1		NOR,KIS · PCL,FLOR
1998	25	HOU	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	/1
1999	26	DET-min	AAA	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0		TOL · IL
1 Yr				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	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
1998	25	HOU	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0		/1
1 Season				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	lgRF9	lgRFG
1998	HOU	NL	25	P	1	1.0	1.80	1.80
	1 Season			P	1	1.0	1.80	1.80
	1 Season			TOT	1	1.0	1.80	1.80

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Transactions

June 1, 1992: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 19th round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1992.

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