Mudcat Grant

Q: When was Mudcat Grant born?

Mudcat Grant was born on August 13, 1935.

Q: Where was Mudcat Grant born?

Mudcat Grant was born in Lacoochee, FL .

Q: How tall was Mudcat Grant?

Mudcat Grant was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Mudcat Grant weigh when playing?

Mudcat Grant weighed 186 lbs (84 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Mudcat Grant play?

Mudcat Grant played 14 seasons.

Q: Is Mudcat Grant in the Hall of Fame?

Mudcat Grant has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Mudcat Grant have?

Mudcat Grant had 1,267 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Mudcat Grant played for?

Mudcat Grant played for 7 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Q: How many World Series has Mudcat Grant won?

Mudcat Grant never won a World Series.

Q: When did Mudcat Grant retire?

Mudcat Grant last played in 1971.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 186lb (185cm, 84kg)

Born: August 13, 1935 in Lacoochee, FL us

Died: June 11, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA

High School: Moore Academy (Dade City, FL)

School: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (Tallahassee, FL)

Debut: April 17, 1958 (Age 22-247d, 11,525th in major league history)
vs. KCA 9.0 IP, 8 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 29, 1971 (Age 36-047d)
vs. KCR 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: James Timothy Grant

Nicknames: Mudcat or Jim

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.1

145

119

ERA

3.63

571

293

2442.0

1267

WHIP

1.286

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
1954	18	CLE-min	C	21	5	.808	3.40	37	23		16	4		217.0	202	105	82	8	120		174	6	1	10				1.484	8.4	0.3	5.0	7.2	1.45	FMH NORL
1955	19	CLE-min	B	19	3	.864	3.46	27	23		16	0		190.0	178	89	73	12	90		159	7	0	11				1.411	8.4	0.6	4.3	7.5	1.77	KEK IIIL
1956	20	CLE-min	A	12	13	.480	3.72	33	26		13	1		203.0	218	107	84	8	87		125	4	1	5				1.502	9.7	0.4	3.9	5.5	1.44	REA EL
1957	21	CLE-min	Opn	18	7	.720	2.31	34	23		18	3		218.0	169	70	56	14	102		178	4	0	10				1.243	7.0	0.6	4.2	7.3	1.75	SDG PCL
1958	22	CLE	AL	10	11	.476	3.84	44	28	9	11	1	5	204.0	173	93	87	20	104	5	111	1	0	4	883	96	4.21	1.358	7.6	0.9	4.6	4.9	1.07
1959	23	CLE	AL	10	7	.588	4.14	38	19	7	6	1	3	165.1	140	80	76	23	81	4	85	2	0	4	699	90	4.83	1.337	7.6	1.3	4.4	4.6	1.05
1960	24	CLE	AL	9	8	.529	4.40	33	19	7	5	0	0	159.2	147	88	78	26	78	4	75	2	1	7	697	86	5.21	1.409	8.3	1.5	4.4	4.2	0.96
1961	25	CLE	AL	15	9	.625	3.86	35	35	0	11	3	0	244.2	207	118	105	32	109	3	146	3	0	8	1037	101	4.45	1.292	7.6	1.2	4.0	5.4	1.34
1962	26	CLE	AL	7	10	.412	4.27	26	23	0	6	1	0	149.2	128	75	71	24	81	4	90	0	0	2	638	90	5.12	1.396	7.7	1.4	4.9	5.4	1.11
1963	27	CLE	AL	13	14	.481	3.69	38	32	2	10	2	1	229.1	213	107	94	30	87	3	157	4	0	6	983	99	4.00	1.308	8.4	1.2	3.4	6.2	1.80	AS
1964	28	TOT	AL	14	13	.519	3.67	39	32	3	11	1	1	228.0	244	114	93	32	61	4	118	1	0	7	976	98	4.21	1.338	9.6	1.3	2.4	4.7	1.93
1964	28	CLE	AL	3	4	.429	5.95	13	9	1	1	0	0	62.0	82	41	41	11	25	2	43	1	0	5	284	61	4.78	1.726	11.9	1.6	3.6	6.2	1.72
1964	28	MIN	AL	11	9	.550	2.82	26	23	2	10	1	1	166.0	162	73	52	21	36	2	75	0	0	2	692	128	4.00	1.193	8.8	1.1	2.0	4.1	2.08
1965	29	MIN	AL	21	7	.750	3.30	41	39	0	14	6	0	270.1	252	107	99	34	61	2	142	0	0	8	1095	108	3.78	1.158	8.4	1.1	2.0	4.7	2.33	AS,MVP-6
1966	30	MIN	AL	13	13	.500	3.25	35	35	0	10	3	0	249.0	248	104	90	23	49	2	110	6	0	5	1031	111	3.53	1.193	9.0	0.8	1.8	4.0	2.24
1967	31	MIN	AL	5	6	.455	4.72	27	14	4	2	0	0	95.1	121	56	50	10	17	0	50	1	0	1	409	74	3.42	1.448	11.4	0.9	1.6	4.7	2.94
1968	32	LAD	NL	6	4	.600	2.08	37	4	19	1	0	3	95.0	77	29	22	1	19	3	35	6	0	3	378	133	2.57	1.011	7.3	0.1	1.8	3.3	1.84
1969	33	TOT	NL	8	11	.421	4.42	41	13	19	2	0	7	114.0	126	64	56	16	36	9	55	3	1	3	504	82	4.39	1.421	9.9	1.3	2.8	4.3	1.53
1969	33	MON	NL	1	6	.143	4.80	11	10	1	1	0	0	50.2	64	33	27	7	14	1	20	1	1	1	231	77	4.40	1.539	11.4	1.2	2.5	3.6	1.43
1969	33	STL	NL	7	5	.583	4.12	30	3	18	1	0	7	63.1	62	31	29	9	22	8	35	2	0	2	273	87	4.39	1.326	8.8	1.3	3.1	5.0	1.59
1970	34	TOT	MLB	8	3	.727	1.86	80	0	54	0	0	24	135.1	112	29	28	10	32	8	58	3	1	1	529	193	3.52	1.064	7.4	0.7	2.1	3.9	1.81
1970	34	OAK	AL	6	2	.750	1.82	72	0	49	0	0	24	123.1	104	26	25	8	30	8	54	3	1	1	485	194	3.41	1.086	7.6	0.6	2.2	3.9	1.80
1970	34	PIT	NL	2	1	.667	2.25	8	0	5	0	0	0	12.0	8	3	3	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	44	179	4.64	0.833	6.0	1.5	1.5	3.0	2.00
1971	35	TOT	MLB	6	3	.667	3.17	57	0	36	0	0	10	102.1	104	41	36	11	34	8	35	1	0	1	434	109	4.19	1.349	9.1	1.0	3.0	3.1	1.03
1971	35	PIT	NL	5	3	.625	3.60	42	0	27	0	0	7	75.0	79	32	30	8	28	8	22	1	0	1	323	96	4.41	1.427	9.5	1.0	3.4	2.6	0.79
1971	35	OAK	AL	1	0	1.000	1.98	15	0	9	0	0	3	27.1	25	9	6	3	6	0	13	0	0	0	111	171	3.59	1.134	8.2	1.0	2.0	4.3	2.17
1972	36	OAK-min	AAA	5	5	.500	2.38	49	0		0	0	16	68.0	55	19	18	6	23	4	53	0	0	2				1.147	7.3	0.8	3.0	7.0	2.30	IWA AA
14 Yrs				145	119	.549	3.63	571	293	160	89	18	54	2442.0	2292	1105	985	292	849	59	1267	33	3	60	10293	100	4.14	1.286	8.4	1.1	3.1	4.7	1.49
162 Game Avg.				11	9	.549	3.63	45	23	13	7	1	4	192	180	87	78	23	67	5	100	3	0	5	810	100	4.14	1.286	8.4	1.1	3.1	4.7	1.49
				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
CLE (7 yrs)				67	63	.515	4.09	227	165	26	50	8	9	1214.2	1090	602	552	166	565	25	707	13	1	36	5221	92	4.58	1.363	8.1	1.2	4.2	5.2	1.25
MIN (4 yrs)				50	35	.588	3.35	129	111	6	36	10	1	780.2	783	340	291	88	163	6	377	7	0	16	3227	107	3.70	1.212	9.0	1.0	1.9	4.3	2.31
PIT (2 yrs)				7	4	.636	3.41	50	0	32	0	0	7	87.0	87	35	33	10	30	8	26	1	0	1	367	104	4.44	1.345	9.0	1.0	3.1	2.7	0.87
OAK (2 yrs)				7	2	.778	1.85	87	0	58	0	0	27	150.2	129	35	31	11	36	8	67	3	1	1	596	190	3.44	1.095	7.7	0.7	2.2	4.0	1.86
STL (1 yr)				7	5	.583	4.12	30	3	18	1	0	7	63.1	62	31	29	9	22	8	35	2	0	2	273	87	4.39	1.326	8.8	1.3	3.1	5.0	1.59
LAD (1 yr)				6	4	.600	2.08	37	4	19	1	0	3	95.0	77	29	22	1	19	3	35	6	0	3	378	133	2.57	1.011	7.3	0.1	1.8	3.3	1.84
MON (1 yr)				1	6	.143	4.80	11	10	1	1	0	0	50.2	64	33	27	7	14	1	20	1	1	1	231	77	4.40	1.539	11.4	1.2	2.5	3.6	1.43

AL (12 yrs)				124	100	.554	3.67	443	276	90	86	18	37	2146.0	2002	977	874	265	764	39	1151	23	2	53	9044	100	4.18	1.289	8.4	1.1	3.2	4.8	1.51
NL (4 yrs)				21	19	.525	3.38	128	17	70	3	0	17	296.0	290	128	111	27	85	20	116	10	1	7	1249	99	3.82	1.267	8.8	0.8	2.6	3.5	1.36

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Mudcat Grant born?

Mudcat Grant was born on August 13, 1935.

Where was Mudcat Grant born?

Mudcat Grant was born in Lacoochee, FL.

How tall was Mudcat Grant?

Mudcat Grant was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Mudcat Grant weigh when playing?

Mudcat Grant weighed 186 lbs (84 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Mudcat Grant play?

Mudcat Grant played 14 seasons.

Is Mudcat Grant in the Hall of Fame?

Mudcat Grant has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Mudcat Grant play?

Mudcat Grant was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Mudcat Grant have?

Mudcat Grant had 1,267 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Mudcat Grant played for?

Mudcat Grant played for 7 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates.

How many World Series has Mudcat Grant won?

Mudcat Grant never won a World Series.

When did Mudcat Grant retire?

Mudcat Grant last played in 1971.

What are Mudcat Grant's nicknames?

Mudcat, Jim are nicknames for Mudcat Grant.

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