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Curtis Granderson

Q: How old is Curtis Granderson?

Curtis Granderson is 43 years old.

Q: When was Curtis Granderson born?

Curtis Granderson was born on March 16, 1981.

Q: Where was Curtis Granderson born?

Curtis Granderson was born in Blue Island, IL .

Q: How tall is Curtis Granderson?

Curtis Granderson is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Curtis Granderson weigh when playing?

Curtis Granderson weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Curtis Granderson play?

Curtis Granderson played 16 seasons.

Q: Is Curtis Granderson in the Hall of Fame?

Curtis Granderson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Curtis Granderson drafted?

Curtis Granderson was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 3rd round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL) .

Q: What position did Curtis Granderson play?

Curtis Granderson was an Outfielder.

Q: How many hits did Curtis Granderson have?

Curtis Granderson had 1,800 hits over his career.

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: March 16, 1981 in Blue Island, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 3rd round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL).

High School: Thornton Fractional South HS (Lansing, IL)

School: University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Debut: September 13, 2004 (Age 23-181d, 18,584th in major league history)
vs. MIN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 2019 (Age 38-197d)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Agents: Pro Prospects, Inc.

National Team: us USA (WBC)

Full Name: Curtis Granderson

Nicknames: Grandy Man

Twitter: @cgrand3

Instagram: @cgrand

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3x All-Star
Silver Slugger
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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

47.2

7236

1800

344

.249

1217

RBI

937

153

OBP

.337

SLG

.465

OPS

.803

OPS+

113

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Games by Position

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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
2002	21	DET-min	A-	52	240	212	45	73	15	4	3	34	9	2	20	35	.344	.417	.495	.912		105	1	7	0	1	0		ONE · NYPL
2003	22	DET-min	A+	127	545	476	71	136	29	10	11	51	10	7	49	91	.286	.365	.458	.823		218	5	12	5	3	2		LAK · FLOR
2004	23	DET-min	AA	123	553	462	89	140	19	8	21	93	14	8	80	95	.303	.407	.515	.922		238	3	4	3	4	3		ERI · EL
2004	23	DET	AL	9	28	25	2	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	8	.240	.321	.360	.681	83	9	1	0	0	0	0	/8H
2005	24	DET-min	AAA	111	503	445	79	129	29	13	15	65	22	6	48	129	.290	.359	.515	.874		229	7	3	2	5	4		TOL · IL
2005	24	DET	AL	47	174	162	18	44	6	3	8	20	1	1	10	43	.272	.314	.494	.808	114	80	2	0	2	0	0	87/H
2006	25	DET	AL	159	679	596	90	155	31	9	19	68	8	5	66	174	.260	.335	.438	.773	98	261	4	4	7	6	0	*8/H
2007	26	DET	AL	158	676	612	122	185	38	23	23	74	26	1	52	141	.302	.361	.552	.913	135	338	3	5	5	2	3	*8/H7	MVP-10
2008	27	DET-min	A,AAA	5	21	20	2	7	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	3	.350	.381	.600	.981		12	0	0	0	0	0		WMI,TOL · MIDW,IL
2008	27	DET	AL	141	629	553	112	155	26	13	22	66	12	4	71	111	.280	.365	.494	.858	124	273	7	3	1	1	1	*8/H
2009	28	DET	AL	160	710	631	91	157	23	8	30	71	20	6	72	141	.249	.327	.453	.780	102	286	1	2	3	2	4	*8/H	AS
2010	29	NYY-min	AAA	5	18	16	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	.250	.333	.250	.583		4	0	0	0	0	1		SWB · IL
2010	29	NYY	AL	136	528	466	76	115	17	7	24	67	12	2	53	116	.247	.324	.468	.792	108	218	3	2	4	3	3	*8H
2011	30	NYY	AL	156	691	583	*136*	153	26	10	41	119	25	10	85	169	.262	.364	.552	.916	142	322	12	12	4	7	0	*8/HD	AS,MVP-4,SS
2012	31	NYY	AL	160	684	596	102	138	18	4	43	106	10	3	75	195	.232	.319	.492	.811	115	293	5	5	1	7	4	*8/HD	AS
2013	32	NYY-min	AAA,A+,AA	11	44	39	5	12	0	1	1	4	0	0	5	9	.308	.386	.436	.822		17	1	0	0	0	0		SWB,TAM,TRE · IL,FLOR,EL
2013	32	NYY	AL	61	245	214	31	49	13	2	7	15	8	2	27	69	.229	.317	.407	.723	99	87	1	1	2	1	1	8D97/H
2014	33	NYM	NL	155	654	564	73	128	27	2	20	66	8	2	79	141	.227	.326	.388	.714	105	219	1	6	0	5	1	*987/H
2015	34	NYM	NL	157	682	580	98	150	33	2	26	70	11	6	91	151	.259	.364	.457	.821	127	265	3	7	0	4	3	*9H/8D	MVP-18
2016	35	NYM	NL	150	633	545	88	129	24	5	30	59	4	2	74	130	.237	.335	.464	.799	114	253	10	9	0	5	7	*98H/7D
2017	36	TOT	NL	147	527	449	74	95	24	3	26	64	6	2	71	123	.212	.323	.452	.775	105	203	5	4	0	3	2	*897H/D
2017	36	NYM	NL	111	395	337	58	77	22	3	19	52	4	2	53	90	.228	.334	.481	.815	116	162	4	2	0	3	2	89H/7D
2017	36	LAD	NL	36	132	112	16	18	2	0	7	12	2	0	18	33	.161	.288	.366	.654	73	41	1	2	0	0	0	7/98H
2018	37	TOT	MLB	123	403	343	60	83	22	2	13	38	2	1	54	106	.242	.351	.431	.782	115	148	3	4	1	1	1	97HD/8
2018	37	TOR	AL	104	349	302	48	74	21	1	11	35	2	1	42	96	.245	.342	.430	.772	112	130	3	3	1	1	1	79HD/8
2018	37	MIL	NL	19	54	41	12	9	1	1	2	3	0	0	12	10	.220	.407	.439	.846	128	18	0	1	0	0	0	9/H7
2019	38	MIA	NL	138	363	317	44	58	17	1	12	34	0	3	41	98	.183	.281	.356	.637	68	113	3	3	0	2	1	7H/9D
16 Yrs				2057	8306	7236	1217	1800	346	95	344	937	153	50	924	1916	.249	.337	.465	.803	113	3368	64	67	30	49	31
162 Game Avg.				162	654	570	96	142	27	7	27	74	12	4	73	151	.249	.337	.465	.803	113	265	5	5	2	4	2
				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
DET (6 yrs)				674	2896	2579	435	702	125	57	102	299	67	17	274	618	.272	.344	.484	.828	114	1247	18	14	18	11	8
NYM (4 yrs)				573	2364	2026	317	484	106	12	95	247	27	12	297	512	.239	.341	.444	.784	116	899	18	24	0	17	13
NYY (4 yrs)				513	2148	1859	345	455	74	23	115	307	55	17	240	549	.245	.335	.495	.829	120	920	21	20	11	18	8
LAD (1 yr)				36	132	112	16	18	2	0	7	12	2	0	18	33	.161	.288	.366	.654	73	41	1	2	0	0	0
MIA (1 yr)				138	363	317	44	58	17	1	12	34	0	3	41	98	.183	.281	.356	.637	68	113	3	3	0	2	1
MIL (1 yr)				19	54	41	12	9	1	1	2	3	0	0	12	10	.220	.407	.439	.846	128	18	0	1	0	0	0
TOR (1 yr)				104	349	302	48	74	21	1	11	35	2	1	42	96	.245	.342	.430	.772	112	130	3	3	1	1	1

AL (11 yrs)				1291	5393	4740	828	1231	220	81	228	641	124	35	556	1263	.260	.340	.485	.825	116	2297	42	37	30	30	17
NL (6 yrs)				766	2913	2496	389	569	126	14	116	296	29	15	368	653	.228	.332	.429	.761	108	1071	22	30	0	19	14

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Curtis Granderson?

Curtis Granderson is 43 years old.

When was Curtis Granderson born?

Curtis Granderson was born on March 16, 1981.

Where was Curtis Granderson born?

Curtis Granderson was born in Blue Island, IL.

How tall is Curtis Granderson?

Curtis Granderson is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Curtis Granderson weigh when playing?

Curtis Granderson weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Curtis Granderson play?

Curtis Granderson played 16 seasons.

Is Curtis Granderson in the Hall of Fame?

Curtis Granderson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Curtis Granderson drafted?

Curtis Granderson was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 3rd round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL).

What position did Curtis Granderson play?

Curtis Granderson was an Outfielder.

How many hits did Curtis Granderson have?

Curtis Granderson had 1,800 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Curtis Granderson have?

Curtis Granderson had 344 home runs over his career.

What was Curtis Granderson's average?

Curtis Granderson had a .249 average over his career.

How many teams has Curtis Granderson played for?

Curtis Granderson played for 7 teams; the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins.

How many World Series has Curtis Granderson won?

Curtis Granderson has never won a World Series.

When did Curtis Granderson retire?

Curtis Granderson last played in 2019.

What is Curtis Granderson's Twitter account?

Curtis Granderson is on Twitter at cgrand3.

What is Curtis Granderson's Instagram account?

Curtis Granderson is on Instagram at cgrand.

What are Curtis Granderson's nicknames?

Grandy Man is a nickname for Curtis Granderson.

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