Ross Grimsley stats

Last played for the Baltimore Orioles, 1982

Relief Pitcher

Age 76 · 6' 3"

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Ross Grimsley played 11 MLB seasons, 1971 to 1982.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
345
W
124
L
99
ERA
3.81
IP
2,039.1
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.

Standard by season
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.
1971CIN261073.57161.167431.20
1972CIN301483.05197.279501.23
1973CIN3813103.23242.190681.29
1974BAL4018133.07295.2158761.16
1975BAL3510134.07197.089471.30
1976BAL28873.95136.241351.30
1977BAL3414103.96218.153741.39
1978WSH3620113.05263.084671.16
1979WSH321095.35151.142411.59
1980WSH/CLE25696.59116.029361.72
1982BAL21125.2560.018221.45

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

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; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
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.
1971CIN0633.70000
1972CIN0413.60000
1973CIN0813.30000
1974BAL01744.80000
1975BAL0814.10000
1976BAL0202.70000
1977BAL01122.20000
1978WSH01932.90000
1979WSH0202.50000
1980WSH/CLE0202.30000
1982BAL0002.70000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
76 yearsJan 7, 1950
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1971
Birthplace
Topeka, KS

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.

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