Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1997
- AL Rookie of the Year
- 1998
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1997
- AL Rookie of the Year
- 1998
Stats
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | ATH | 24 | 93 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .312 |
| 1998 | ATH | 155 | 583 | 94 | 168 | 18 | 89 | 2 | .288 |
| 1999 | ATH | 148 | 486 | 80 | 129 | 28 | 86 | 4 | .265 |
| 2000 | ATH | 158 | 594 | 92 | 166 | 27 | 104 | 3 | .279 |
| 2001 | TB | 154 | 542 | 72 | 143 | 11 | 72 | 7 | .264 |
| 2002 | TB | 136 | 482 | 62 | 121 | 19 | 64 | 8 | .251 |
| 2003 | TB | 55 | 165 | 28 | 38 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .230 |
| 2004 |  MIL/CHC | 123 | 250 | 30 | 65 | 8 | 35 | 0 | .260 |
| 2005 | CHC | 23 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | ATH | 108 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | ATH | 678 | 267 | 61 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | ATH | 558 | 234 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | ATH | 675 | 289 | 68 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| 2001 | TB | 639 | 210 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| 2002 | TB | 561 | 208 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | TB | 205 | 57 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4.0 |
| 2004 | MIL/CHC | 294 | 106 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | CHC | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | ATH | 0.1 | 17.9 | 7.3 | .161 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 31 | 0 |
| 1998 | ATH | 1.9 | 101.6 | 6.3 | .170 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 32.4 | 0 |
| 1999 | ATH | 0.9 | 81.7 | 5.9 | .216 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 17.4 | 0 |
| 2000 | ATH | 2.0 | 95.7 | 5.6 | .207 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | TB | 1.0 | 82.7 | 5.4 | .124 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 49.3 | 0 |
| 2002 | TB | 1.1 | 74 | 5.3 | .180 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 25.4 | 0 |
| 2003 | TB | 0.4 | 24.3 | 5 | .115 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 41.3 | 0 |
| 2004 | MIL/CHC | -0.6 | 40.1 | 5.6 | .164 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 31.3 | 1 |
| 2005 | CHC | 0.0 | 2.7 | 4.9 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.6 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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
Awards
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