Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1971
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1971
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 345
- W
- 124
- L
- 99
- ERA
- 3.81
- IP
- 2039.1
- K
- 750
- BB
- 559
- WHIP
- 1.31
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CIN | 26 | 10 | 7 | 3.57 | 161.1 | 67 | 43 | 1.20 |
| 1972 | CIN | 30 | 14 | 8 | 3.05 | 197.2 | 79 | 50 | 1.23 |
| 1973 | CIN | 38 | 13 | 10 | 3.23 | 242.1 | 90 | 68 | 1.29 |
| 1974 | BAL | 40 | 18 | 13 | 3.07 | 295.2 | 158 | 76 | 1.16 |
| 1975 | BAL | 35 | 10 | 13 | 4.07 | 197.0 | 89 | 47 | 1.30 |
| 1976 | BAL | 28 | 8 | 7 | 3.95 | 136.2 | 41 | 35 | 1.30 |
| 1977 | BAL | 34 | 14 | 10 | 3.96 | 218.1 | 53 | 74 | 1.39 |
| 1978 | WSH | 36 | 20 | 11 | 3.05 | 263.0 | 84 | 67 | 1.16 |
| 1979 | WSH | 32 | 10 | 9 | 5.35 | 151.1 | 42 | 41 | 1.59 |
| 1980 |  WSH/CLE | 25 | 6 | 9 | 6.59 | 116.0 | 29 | 36 | 1.72 |
| 1982 | BAL | 21 | 1 | 2 | 5.25 | 60.0 | 18 | 22 | 1.45 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 9
- W
- 3
- L
- 2
- ERA
- 3.38
- IP
- 24.0
- K
- 12
- BB
- 7
- WHIP
- 1.00
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 79
- SHO
- 15
- K/9
- 3.3
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 0
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CIN | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | CIN | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | CIN | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | BAL | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | BAL | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | BAL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | BAL | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | WSH | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | WSH | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | WSH/CLE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Ross Grimsley's career stats?
Ross Grimsley played 11 seasons for the Reds, the Orioles and the Nationals. He had 124 wins and 750 strikeouts with a 3.81 ERA over 2,039.1 innings. His best season was 1978: 20 wins, a 3.05 ERA and 84 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1971 to 1982
Ross Grimsley finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Ross Grimsley
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