Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1972
- College
- Florida State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1972
- College
- Florida State
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,424
- AB
- 4,154
- R
- 553
- H
- 1,153
- HR
- 99
- RBI
- 475
- SB
- 27
- AVG
- .278
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SD | 7 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1973 | SD | 113 | 389 | 52 | 121 | 8 | 37 | 9 | .311 |
| 1974 | SD | 140 | 444 | 53 | 127 | 8 | 42 | 4 | .286 |
| 1975 | SD | 144 | 553 | 72 | 149 | 4 | 38 | 2 | .269 |
| 1976 | SD | 109 | 384 | 54 | 109 | 5 | 27 | 1 | .284 |
| 1977 | CLE | 34 | 93 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .301 |
| 1978 |  CLE/TEX | 134 | 411 | 62 | 113 | 15 | 67 | 6 | .275 |
| 1979 | TEX | 102 | 289 | 42 | 79 | 10 | 37 | 2 | .273 |
| 1980 | TEX | 110 | 274 | 40 | 76 | 9 | 32 | 2 | .277 |
| 1981 | TEX | 67 | 199 | 26 | 46 | 3 | 26 | 0 | .231 |
| 1982 | TEX | 103 | 308 | 35 | 86 | 3 | 26 | 0 | .279 |
| 1983 | DET | 57 | 134 | 20 | 34 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .254 |
| 1984 | DET | 86 | 176 | 25 | 47 | 8 | 17 | 1 | .267 |
| 1985 | DET | 78 | 155 | 19 | 38 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .245 |
| 1986 | DET | 81 | 210 | 32 | 70 | 13 | 51 | 0 | .333 |
| 1987 | DET | 59 | 114 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .202 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 9
- AB
- 14
- R
- 0
- H
- 6
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 2
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .429
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,823
- TB
- 1,715
- XBH
- 335
- HBP
- 36
- IBB
- 41
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SD | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | SD | 432 | 173 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | SD | 503 | 179 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | SD | 625 | 201 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | SD | 461 | 148 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | CLE | 113 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | CLE/TEX | 493 | 189 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | TEX | 328 | 123 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | TEX | 323 | 117 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | TEX | 226 | 66 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | TEX | 358 | 114 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | DET | 165 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | DET | 216 | 76 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | DET | 184 | 62 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | DET | 243 | 124 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | DET | 131 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 15.0
- RC
- 676.1
- RC/27
- 5.90
- ISOP
- .135
- SECA
- .270
- BB/K
- 1.01
- AB/HR
- 42.0
- GO/FO
- 0.00
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SD | 0.1 | 3.2 | 5.8 | .143 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | SD | 2.7 | 67.3 | 6.6 | .134 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 48.6 | 0 |
| 1974 | SD | 2.1 | 69.2 | 5.7 | .117 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 55.5 | 0 |
| 1975 | SD | 0.1 | 73.3 | 4.7 | .094 | 0.2 | 1 | 138.3 | 0 |
| 1976 | SD | 1.5 | 64.9 | 6.1 | .102 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 76.8 | 0 |
| 1977 | CLE | 0.5 | 18.5 | 7.4 | .161 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 46.5 | 0 |
| 1978 | CLE/TEX | 2.9 | 77.9 | 6.8 | .185 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 27.4 | 0 |
| 1979 | TEX | 0.9 | 44.6 | 5.5 | .152 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 28.9 | 0 |
| 1980 | TEX | 0.2 | 47 | 6.2 | .150 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 30.4 | 0 |
| 1981 | TEX | -0.3 | 21.9 | 3.7 | .101 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 66.3 | 0 |
| 1982 | TEX | -0.1 | 45.9 | 5.4 | .091 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 102.7 | 0 |
| 1983 | DET | 1.0 | 24.3 | 6.5 | .157 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 33.5 | 0 |
| 1984 | DET | 1.2 | 33.6 | 6.9 | .165 | 0.4 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| 1985 | DET | -0.1 | 23.5 | 5.2 | .155 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1986 | DET | 2.5 | 50 | 9.4 | .257 | 0.4 | 1 | 16.2 | 0 |
| 1987 | DET | -0.2 | 11.4 | 3.3 | .105 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 57 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Johnny Grubb's career stats?
Johnny Grubb played 16 seasons for the Padres, the Guardians, the Rangers and the Tigers. He was a career .278 hitter with 1,153 hits, 99 home runs and 475 RBI. His best season was 1972: a .333 batting average, 0 home runs and 1 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1972 to 1987
Championships
- 1984 World Series with the Detroit Tigers
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