Mike Griffin

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 195lb (193cm, 88kg)

Born: June 26, 1957 in Colusa, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Woodland HS (Woodland, CA).

High School: Woodland HS (Woodland, CA)

Debut: September 17, 1979 (Age 22-083d, 14,260th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: June 30, 1989 (Age 32-004d)
vs. NYM 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Full Name: Michael Leroy Griffin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

ERA

4.60

203.2

101

WHIP

1.512

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
1976	19	TEX-min	A	6	3	.667	4.85	11	11		3	0	0	65.0	71	36	35	3	25	1	26	5	0	4				1.477	9.8	0.4	3.5	3.6	1.04	AVL WCRS
1977	20	TEX-min	A	17	9	.654	3.49	27	27		19	2	0	209.0	189	100	81	9	75	3	201	6	3	8				1.263	8.1	0.4	3.2	8.7	2.68	AVL WCRS
1978	21	TEX-min	AA	6	19	.240	6.07	27	27		8	0	0	169.0	217	140	114	15	85	3	112	10	5	26				1.787	11.6	0.8	4.5	6.0	1.32	TUL TL
1979	22	NYY-min	AA,AAA	11	8	.579	2.66	23	23		8	2	0	166.0	155	62	49	11	39	3	100	3	1	4				1.169	8.4	0.6	2.1	5.4	2.56	WHA,CLB EL,IL
1979	22	NYY	AL	0	0		4.15	3	0	1	0	0	1	4.1	5	2	2	0	2	0	5	0	0	1	19	106	1.81	1.615	10.4	0.0	4.2	10.4	2.50
1980	23	NYY-min	AAA	7	2	.778	3.47	13	13		5	2	0	83.0	88	37	32	8	22	0	47	2	2	5				1.325	9.5	0.9	2.4	5.1	2.14	CLB IL
1980	23	NYY	AL	2	4	.333	4.83	13	9	3	0	0	0	54.0	64	36	29	6	23	2	25	1	0	3	250	82	4.60	1.611	10.7	1.0	3.8	4.2	1.09
1981	24	NYY-min	AAA	3	1	.750	2.44	17	1	13	0	0	6	48.0	39	14	13	1	16	3	34	2	0	0				1.146	7.3	0.2	3.0	6.4	2.13	CLB IL
1981	24	TOT	MLB	2	5	.286	4.31	18	9	5	0	0	1	56.1	69	28	27	4	9	0	24	0	2	1	246	87	3.15	1.385	11.0	0.6	1.4	3.8	2.67
1981	24	NYY	AL	0	0		2.08	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.1	5	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	18	188	0.75	1.154	10.4	0.0	0.0	8.3
1981	24	CHC	NL	2	5	.286	4.50	16	9	4	0	0	1	52.0	64	27	26	4	9	0	20	0	2	1	228	83	3.35	1.404	11.1	0.7	1.6	3.5	2.22
1982	25	MON-min	AAA	8	7	.533	5.93	28	24	3	2	1	1	136.2	166	99	90	24	24	1	88	4	0	3				1.390	10.9	1.6	1.6	5.8	3.67	WCH AA
1982	25	SDP	NL	0	1	.000	3.48	7	0	0	0	0	0	10.1	9	4	4	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	41	104	2.81	1.161	7.8	0.0	2.6	3.5	1.33

1983	26	TEX-min	AAA	7	8	.467	4.23	35	15	7	1	0	2	144.2	155	79	68	6	43	3	87	1	0	7				1.369	9.6	0.4	2.7	5.4	2.02	OKC AA
1984	27	TEX-min	AAA	8	5	.615	4.46	31	10	13	0	0	1	113.0	138	67	56	14	41	1	69	2	2	5				1.584	11.0	1.1	3.3	5.5	1.68	OKC AA
1985	28	KCR-min	AAA	7	8	.467	3.27	24	19	4	4	2	1	135.0	115	58	49	11	43	0	69	3	0	0				1.170	7.7	0.7	2.9	4.6	1.60	OMA AA
1986	29	KCR-min	AAA	8	11	.421	4.08	28	28	0	6	0	0	183.0	186	90	83	17	56	2	105	4	0	6				1.322	9.1	0.8	2.8	5.2	1.88	OMA AA
1987	30	BAL-min	AAA	5	1	.833	3.28	17	10	4	1	0	1	74.0	74	33	27	8	21	1	53	1	0	0				1.284	9.0	1.0	2.6	6.4	2.52	ROC IL
1987	30	BAL	AL	3	5	.375	4.36	23	6	6	1	0	1	74.1	78	39	36	9	33	3	42	3	1	1	331	101	4.77	1.493	9.4	1.1	4.0	5.1	1.27

1988	31	BAL-min	AAA	4	8	.333	3.85	43	10	16	0	0	4	107.2	102	54	46	7	30	1	68	1	8	2				1.226	8.5	0.6	2.5	5.7	2.27	ROC IL
1989	32	CIN-min	AAA	2	3	.400	2.30	41	0	14	0	0	6	74.1	66	25	19	2	28	6	54	3	0	4				1.265	8.0	0.2	3.4	6.5	1.93	NVL AA
1989	32	CIN	NL	0	0		12.46	3	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	10	6	6	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	26	32	4.38	3.000	20.8	0.0	6.2	2.1	0.33
6 Yrs				7	15	.318	4.60	67	24	15	1	0	3	203.2	235	115	104	19	73	7	101	4	3	6	913	88	4.11	1.512	10.4	0.8	3.2	4.5	1.38
162 Game Avg.				5	11	.318	4.60	50	18	11	1	0	2	152	176	86	78	14	55	5	75	3	2	4	682	88	4.11	1.512	10.4	0.8	3.2	4.5	1.38

NYY (3 yrs)				2	4	.333	4.60	18	9	5	0	0	1	62.2	74	39	32	6	25	2	34	1	0	4	287	87	4.14	1.580	10.6	0.9	3.6	4.9	1.36
SDP (1 yr)				0	1	.000	3.48	7	0	0	0	0	0	10.1	9	4	4	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	41	104	2.81	1.161	7.8	0.0	2.6	3.5	1.33
CIN (1 yr)				0	0		12.46	3	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	10	6	6	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	26	32	4.38	3.000	20.8	0.0	6.2	2.1	0.33
CHC (1 yr)				2	5	.286	4.50	16	9	4	0	0	1	52.0	64	27	26	4	9	0	20	0	2	1	228	83	3.35	1.404	11.1	0.7	1.6	3.5	2.22
BAL (1 yr)				3	5	.375	4.36	23	6	6	1	0	1	74.1	78	39	36	9	33	3	42	3	1	1	331	101	4.77	1.493	9.4	1.1	4.0	5.1	1.27

AL (4 yrs)				5	9	.357	4.47	41	15	11	1	0	2	137.0	152	78	68	15	58	5	76	4	1	5	618	94	4.48	1.533	10.0	1.0	3.8	5.0	1.31
NL (3 yrs)				2	6	.250	4.86	26	9	4	0	0	1	66.2	83	37	36	4	15	2	25	0	2	1	295	77	3.33	1.470	11.2	0.5	2.0	3.4	1.67

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