Ross Grimsley

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: January 7, 1950 in Topeka, KS us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 8th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Frayser HS (Memphis, TN) and the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (17th) of the 1969 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Jackson State Community College (Jackson, TN).

High School: Frayser HS (Memphis, TN)

School: Jackson State Community College (Jackson, TN)

Debut: May 16, 1971 (Age 21-129d, 10,734th in MLB history)
vs. MON 1.2 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: September 24, 1982 (Age 32-260d)
vs. MIL 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Ross Albert Grimsley

Nicknames: Scuz or Crazy Eyes

Twitter: @rgrimsley2

Relatives: Son of Ross Grimsley

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.1

W

124

L

ERA

3.81

G

345

GS

295

SV

IP

2039.1

SO

750

WHIP

1.306

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
1969	19	CIN-min	A-	9	4	.692	2.80	18	13		7	2	1	103.0	84	38	32	2	34	0	97	3	0	1				1.146	7.3	0.2	3.0	8.5	2.85	SXF NORL
1970	20	CIN-min	AAA	11	8	.579	2.73	29	28		8	4	0	188.0	140	65	57	19	59	1	162	3	1	4				1.059	6.7	0.9	2.8	7.8	2.75	INA AA
1971	21	CIN-min	AAA	6	0	1.000	2.93	6	6		3	1	0	43.0	31	15	14	3	8	1	40	0	1	2				0.907	6.5	0.6	1.7	8.4	5.00	INA AA
1971	21	CIN	NL	10	7	.588	3.57	26	26	0	6	3	0	161.1	151	67	64	15	43	2	67	2	1	3	660	92	3.67	1.202	8.4	0.8	2.4	3.7	1.56
1972	22	CIN-min	AAA	1	1	.500	4.05	4	4		0	0	0	20.0	26	9	9	1	15	0	9	0	0	1				2.050	11.7	0.5	6.8	4.1	0.60	INA AA
1972	22	CIN	NL	14	8	.636	3.05	30	28	2	4	1	1	197.2	194	73	67	18	50	8	79	0	0	3	813	106	3.54	1.234	8.8	0.8	2.3	3.6	1.58
1973	23	CIN	NL	13	10	.565	3.23	38	36	1	8	1	1	242.1	245	96	87	24	68	11	90	0	3	4	1009	106	3.95	1.292	9.1	0.9	2.5	3.3	1.32
1974	24	BAL	AL	18	13	.581	3.07	40	39	1	17	4	1	295.2	267	111	101	26	76	9	158	3	0	9	1198	112	3.45	1.160	8.1	0.8	2.3	4.8	2.08
1975	25	BAL	AL	10	13	.435	4.07	35	32	1	8	1	0	197.0	210	95	89	29	47	1	89	1	1	6	822	87	4.33	1.305	9.6	1.3	2.1	4.1	1.89
1976	26	BAL	AL	8	7	.533	3.95	28	19	5	2	0	0	136.2	143	66	60	8	35	2	41	1	0	2	578	83	3.58	1.302	9.4	0.5	2.3	2.7	1.17
1977	27	BAL	AL	14	10	.583	3.96	34	34	0	11	2	0	218.1	230	105	96	24	74	2	53	1	1	2	923	96	4.71	1.392	9.5	1.0	3.1	2.2	0.72
1978	28	MON	NL	20	11	.645	3.05	36	36	0	19	3	0	263.0	237	103	89	17	67	6	84	2	2	4	1068	115	3.57	1.156	8.1	0.6	2.3	2.9	1.25	AS,CYA-7
1979	29	MON	NL	10	9	.526	5.35	32	27	2	2	0	0	151.1	199	102	90	18	41	1	42	3	1	2	678	69	4.60	1.586	11.8	1.1	2.4	2.5	1.02
1980	30	TOT	MLB	6	9	.400	6.59	25	18	2	2	0	0	116.0	164	94	85	16	36	2	29	2	0	3	538	60	5.03	1.724	12.7	1.2	2.8	2.3	0.81
1980	30	MON	NL	2	4	.333	6.31	11	7	2	0	0	0	41.1	61	31	29	5	12	1	11	1	0	1	196	57	4.74	1.766	13.3	1.1	2.6	2.4	0.92
1980	30	CLE	AL	4	5	.444	6.75	14	11	0	2	0	0	74.2	103	63	56	11	24	1	18	1	0	2	342	61	5.19	1.701	12.4	1.3	2.9	2.2	0.75

1981	31	CLE-min	AAA	1	1	.500	3.27	4	4	0	0	0	0	22.0	25	10	8	0	6	0	9	0	0	3				1.409	10.2	0.0	2.5	3.7	1.50	CHL IL
1982	32	BAL-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	8.71	6	0	2	0	0	0	10.1	13	11	10	2	10	0	1	0	0	3				2.226	11.3	1.7	8.7	0.9	0.10	ROC IL
1982	32	BAL	AL	1	2	.333	5.25	21	0	3	0	0	0	60.0	65	35	35	7	22	5	18	0	0	2	257	77	4.73	1.450	9.8	1.1	3.3	2.7	0.82
1984	34	SEA-min	AA	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0				1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	4.5		CNG SOUL
1985	35	SEA-min	AA	0	0		27.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	3	3	1	2	0	2	0	0	1				4.000	18.0	9.0	18.0	18.0	1.00	CNG SOUL
1986	36	SEA-min	AAA	0	0		10.50	3	0	2	0	0	0	6.0	14	8	7	1	3	0	0	0	0	2				2.833	21.0	1.5	4.5	0.0	0.00	CGY PCL
11 Yrs				124	99	.556	3.81	345	295	17	79	15	3	2039.1	2105	947	863	202	559	49	750	15	9	40	8544	92	3.99	1.306	9.3	0.9	2.5	3.3	1.34
162 Game Avg.				13	11	.556	3.81	37	31	2	8	2	0	217	224	101	92	21	59	5	80	2	1	4	908	92	3.99	1.306	9.3	0.9	2.5	3.3	1.34

BAL (5 yrs)				51	45	.531	3.78	158	124	10	38	7	1	907.2	915	412	381	94	254	19	359	6	2	21	3778	94	4.05	1.288	9.1	0.9	2.5	3.6	1.41
MON (3 yrs)				32	24	.571	4.11	79	70	4	21	3	0	455.2	497	236	208	40	120	8	137	6	3	7	1942	87	4.02	1.354	9.8	0.8	2.4	2.7	1.14
CIN (3 yrs)				37	25	.597	3.26	94	90	3	18	5	2	601.1	590	236	218	57	161	21	236	2	4	10	2482	102	3.74	1.249	8.8	0.9	2.4	3.5	1.47
CLE (1 yr)				4	5	.444	6.75	14	11	0	2	0	0	74.2	103	63	56	11	24	1	18	1	0	2	342	61	5.19	1.701	12.4	1.3	2.9	2.2	0.75

AL (6 yrs)				55	50	.524	4.00	172	135	10	40	7	1	982.1	1018	475	437	105	278	20	377	7	2	23	4120	90	4.14	1.319	9.3	1.0	2.5	3.5	1.36
NL (6 yrs)				69	49	.585	3.63	173	160	7	39	8	2	1057.0	1087	472	426	97	281	29	373	8	7	17	4424	95	3.86	1.294	9.3	0.8	2.4	3.2	1.33

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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