Ben Grieve stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 2005

Right Fielder

Age 50 · 6' 4"

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Ben Grieve played 9 MLB seasons, 1997 to 2005.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
976
AB
3,215
R
471
H
864
HR
118
RBI
492
SB
24
AVG
.269

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1997ATH249312293240.312
1998ATH1555839416818892.288
1999ATH1484868012928864.265
2000ATH15859492166271043.279
2001TB1545427214311727.264
2002TB1364826212119648.251
2003TB5516528384170.230
2004MIL/CHC12325030658350.260
2005CHC232015010.250

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
5
AB
17
R
1
H
2
HR
0
RBI
2
SB
0
AVG
.118

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
3,743
TB
1,420
XBH
315
HBP
45
IBB
22
GIDP
103
P/PA
1.13

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1997ATH1084491110
1998ATH6782676193180
1999ATH5582344982170
2000ATH6752896832320
2001TB6392104382130
2002TB5612084985153.9
2003TB20557116134.0
2004MIL/CHC294106252543.9
2005CHC25500104.2

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
6.8
RC
520.8
RC/27
5.70
ISOP
.173
SECA
.324
BB/K
0.59
AB/HR
27.2
GO/FO
0.90

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1997ATH0.117.97.3.1610.30.5310
1998ATH1.9101.66.3.1700.30.732.40
1999ATH0.981.75.9.2160.40.617.40
2000ATH2.095.75.6.2070.30.6220
2001TB1.082.75.4.1240.30.649.30
2002TB1.1745.3.1800.30.625.40
2003TB0.424.35.1150.30.841.30
2004MIL/CHC-0.640.15.6.1640.30.631.31
2005CHC0.02.74.9.0000.30.700.6

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
50 yearsMay 4, 1976
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1997
Birthplace
Arlington, TX
AL Rookie of the Year
1998

Latest performance

Ben Grieve

Sep 28 · vs PIT · L 3-2

AB
1
R
0
H
0
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
0
SO
1
AVG
.263

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Wed, Sep 28vsPITL 3-210000
Wed, Sep 21atMILL 7-610000
Sat, Sep 17vsSTLL 5-110000
Thu, Sep 15vsSTLL 6-1 F/1010000
Tue, Sep 13vsCINW 4-3 F/1010000
Sat, Jul 16vsPITL 3-010100

What were Ben Grieve's career stats?

Ben Grieve played 9 seasons for the Athletics, the Rays and the Cubs. He was a career .269 hitter with 864 hits, 118 home runs and 492 RBI. His best season was 1997: a .312 batting average, 3 home runs and 24 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

9 seasons, 1 postseason, 1997 to 2005

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