Fred McGriff

Q: When was Fred McGriff born?

Fred McGriff was born on October 31, 1963.

Q: Where was Fred McGriff born?

Fred McGriff was born in Tampa, FL .

Q: How tall is Fred McGriff?

Fred McGriff is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Fred McGriff weigh when playing?

Fred McGriff weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Fred McGriff play?

Fred McGriff played 19 seasons.

Q: Is Fred McGriff in the Hall of Fame?

Fred McGriff was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2023.

Q: When was Fred McGriff drafted?

Fred McGriff was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 9th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Thomas Jefferson HS (Tampa, FL) .

Q: What position did Fred McGriff play?

Fred McGriff was a First Baseman.

Q: How many hits did Fred McGriff have?

Fred McGriff had 2,490 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Fred McGriff have?

Fred McGriff had 493 home runs over his career.

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: October 31, 1963 in Tampa, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 9th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Thomas Jefferson HS (Tampa, FL).

High School: Thomas Jefferson HS (Tampa, FL)

Debut: May 17, 1986 (Age 22-198d, 15,155th in major league history)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 15, 2004 (Age 40-258d)
vs. BAL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2023.
View Fred McGriff's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Agents: Jim Krivacs

Full Name: Frederick Stanley McGriff

Nicknames: Crime Dog or Fire Dog

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Relatives: Cousin of Terry McGriff

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

52.6

8757

2490

493

.284

1349

RBI

1550

OBP

.377

SLG

.509

OPS

.886

OPS+

134

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Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1981	17	NYY-min	Rk	29	94	81	6	12	2	0	0	9	0	0	11	20	.148	.255	.173	.428		14		1	0	1	0		YNK · GULF
1982	18	NYY-min	Rk	62	272	217	38	59	11	1	9	41	6	6	48	63	.272	.413	.456	.870		99		5	1	1	2		YNK · GULF
1983	19	TOR-min	A	127	557	469	79	122	17	2	28	83	6	2	75	147	.260	.369	.484	.853		227		7	4	2	6		KIN,FLR · CARL,SALL
1984	20	TOR-min	AAA,AA	126	488	427	57	103	23	3	22	53	0	3	55	144	.241	.326	.464	.790		198		1	1	4	3		SYR,KNX · IL,SOUL
1985	21	TOR-min	AAA	51	204	176	19	40	8	2	5	20	0	0	23	53	.227	.330	.381	.711		67		4	1	0	0		SYR · IL
1986	22	TOR-min	AAA	133	563	468	69	121	23	4	19	74	0	3	83	119	.259	.369	.447	.816		209		4	0	8	8		SYR · IL
1986	22	TOR	AL	3	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	/D3
1987	23	TOR	AL	107	356	295	58	73	16	0	20	43	3	2	60	104	.247	.376	.505	.881	130	149	3	1	0	0	4	DH3
1988	24	TOR	AL	154	623	536	100	151	35	4	34	82	6	1	79	149	.282	.376	.552	.928	157	296	15	4	0	4	3	*3/H	MVP-17
1989	25	TOR	AL	161	680	551	98	148	27	3	36	92	7	4	119	132	.269	.399	.525	.924	165	289	14	4	1	5	12	*3/DH	MVP-6,SS
1990	26	TOR	AL	153	658	557	91	167	21	1	35	88	5	3	94	108	.300	.400	.530	.930	153	295	7	2	1	4	12	*3/D	MVP-10
1991	27	SDP	NL	153	642	528	84	147	19	1	31	106	4	1	105	135	.278	.396	.494	.890	147	261	14	2	0	7	26	*3	MVP-10
1992	28	SDP	NL	152	632	531	79	152	30	4	35	104	8	6	96	108	.286	.394	.556	.950	165	295	14	1	0	4	23	*3/H	AS,MVP-6,SS
1993	29	TOT	NL	151	640	557	111	162	29	2	37	101	5	3	76	106	.291	.375	.549	.924	144	306	14	2	0	5	6	*3/H	MVP-4,SS
1993	29	SDP	NL	83	349	302	52	83	11	1	18	46	4	3	42	55	.275	.361	.497	.858	127	150	9	1	0	4	4	3
1993	29	ATL	NL	68	291	255	59	79	18	1	19	55	1	0	34	51	.310	.392	.612	1.004	165	156	5	1	0	1	2	3/H
1994	30	ATL	NL	113	478	424	81	135	25	1	34	94	7	3	50	76	.318	.389	.623	1.012	157	264	8	1	0	3	8	*3/H	AS,MVP-8
1995	31	ATL	NL	144	604	528	85	148	27	1	27	93	3	6	65	99	.280	.361	.489	.850	119	258	19	5	0	6	6	*3	AS,MVP-20
1996	32	ATL	NL	159	691	617	81	182	37	1	28	107	7	3	68	116	.295	.365	.494	.859	120	305	20	2	0	4	12	*3/H	AS
1997	33	ATL	NL	152	641	564	77	156	25	1	22	97	5	0	68	112	.277	.356	.441	.797	106	249	22	4	0	5	4	*3/H
1998	34	TBD	AL	151	649	564	73	160	33	0	19	81	7	2	79	118	.284	.371	.443	.815	111	250	14	2	0	4	9	*3D/H
1999	35	TBD	AL	144	620	529	75	164	30	1	32	104	1	0	86	107	.310	.405	.552	.957	142	292	12	1	0	4	11	*3D/H
2000	36	TBD	AL	158	664	566	82	157	18	0	27	106	2	0	91	120	.277	.373	.452	.826	110	256	16	0	0	7	10	*3D/H	AS
2001	37	TOT	MLB	146	586	513	67	157	25	2	31	102	1	2	66	106	.306	.386	.544	.930	144	279	13	3	0	4	13	*3D/H
2001	37	TBD	AL	97	385	343	40	109	18	0	19	61	1	1	40	69	.318	.387	.536	.923	144	184	7	0	0	2	9	3D/H
2001	37	CHC	NL	49	201	170	27	48	7	2	12	41	0	1	26	37	.282	.383	.559	.942	145	95	6	3	0	2	4	3
2002	38	CHC	NL	146	595	523	67	143	27	2	30	103	1	2	63	99	.273	.353	.505	.858	125	264	13	4	0	5	6	*3/HD
2003	39	LAD-min	A+,Rk	3	10	9	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.333	.400	.444	.844		4	0	0	0	0	0		VRO,DGR · FLOR,GULF
2003	39	LAD	NL	86	329	297	32	74	14	0	13	40	0	0	31	66	.249	.322	.428	.750	99	127	7	1	0	0	4	3/H
2004	40	TBD-min	AAA	7	26	21	4	5	0	0	1	4	0	0	5	6	.238	.385	.381	.766		8	0	0	0	0	0		DHM · IL
2004	40	TBD	AL	27	81	72	7	13	3	0	2	7	0	0	9	19	.181	.272	.306	.577	53	22	1	0	0	0	2	D/H3
19 Yrs				2460	10174	8757	1349	2490	441	24	493	1550	72	38	1305	1882	.284	.377	.509	.886	134	4458	226	39	2	71	171
162 Game Avg.				162	670	577	89	164	29	2	32	102	5	3	86	124	.284	.377	.509	.886	134	294	15	3	0	5	11
				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
TBD (5 yrs)				577	2399	2074	277	603	102	1	99	359	11	3	305	433	.291	.380	.484	.864	122	1004	50	3	0	17	41
ATL (5 yrs)				636	2705	2388	383	700	132	5	130	446	23	12	285	454	.293	.369	.516	.885	128	1232	74	13	0	19	32
TOR (5 yrs)				578	2322	1944	348	540	99	8	125	305	21	10	352	495	.278	.389	.530	.919	153	1030	39	11	2	13	31
SDP (3 yrs)				388	1623	1361	215	382	60	6	84	256	16	10	243	298	.281	.388	.519	.906	149	706	37	4	0	15	53
CHC (2 yrs)				195	796	693	94	191	34	4	42	144	1	3	89	136	.276	.361	.518	.879	130	359	19	7	0	7	10
LAD (1 yr)				86	329	297	32	74	14	0	13	40	0	0	31	66	.249	.322	.428	.750	99	127	7	1	0	0	4

NL (10 yrs)				1305	5453	4739	724	1347	240	15	269	886	40	25	648	954	.284	.370	.512	.882	132	2424	137	25	0	41	99
AL (10 yrs)				1155	4721	4018	625	1143	201	9	224	664	32	13	657	928	.284	.384	.506	.891	137	2034	89	14	2	30	72

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Fred McGriff?

Fred McGriff is 60 years old.

When was Fred McGriff born?

Fred McGriff was born on October 31, 1963.

Where was Fred McGriff born?

Fred McGriff was born in Tampa, FL.

How tall is Fred McGriff?

Fred McGriff is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Fred McGriff weigh when playing?

Fred McGriff weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Fred McGriff play?

Fred McGriff played 19 seasons.

Is Fred McGriff in the Hall of Fame?

Fred McGriff was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2023.

When was Fred McGriff drafted?

Fred McGriff was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 9th round of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Thomas Jefferson HS (Tampa, FL).

What position did Fred McGriff play?

Fred McGriff was a First Baseman.

How many hits did Fred McGriff have?

Fred McGriff had 2,490 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Fred McGriff have?

Fred McGriff had 493 home runs over his career.

What was Fred McGriff's average?

Fred McGriff had a .284 average over his career.

How many teams has Fred McGriff played for?

Fred McGriff played for 6 teams; the Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers.

How many World Series has Fred McGriff won?

Fred McGriff has won 1 World Series.

When did Fred McGriff retire?

Fred McGriff last played in 2004.

What are Fred McGriff's nicknames?

Crime Dog, Fire Dog are nicknames for Fred McGriff.

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