Mudcat Grant

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1958-1971)

Mudcat Grant was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1971 for 7 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 14 seasons. Across 571 career appearances, he went 145-119 with a 3.63 ERA, 1,267 strikeouts, and 53 saves. He also batted .178 with 6 home runs. Mudcat Grant was a 2-time All-Star.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 145–119
ERA 3.63
WHIP 1.29
SO 1,267
Pitcher PIV -28881.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 186 lb
Born
8/13/1935 in Lacoochee, FL, USA
Died
6/11/2021 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1958-04-17
Last Game
1971-09-29
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: James Timothy Grant

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mudcat Grant — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
145 119 571 293 89 18 53 2441.2 2,292 985 292 849 1,267 3.63 -28881.9

Career ERA 3.63 vs. league average 3.62 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mudcat Grant Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1958 CLE AL 10 11 44 28 11 1 4 204.0 173 87 104 111 3.84 3.86 (+1%) -1760.8
1959 CLE AL 10 7 38 19 6 1 3 165.1 140 76 81 85 4.14 3.90 (-6%) -3824.6
1960 CLE AL 9 8 33 19 5 0 0 159.2 147 78 78 75 4.40 3.82 (-15%) -5550.1
1961 CLE AL 15 9 35 35 11 3 0 244.2 207 105 109 146 3.86 4.03 (+4%) -2616.2
1962 CLE AL 7 10 26 23 6 1 0 149.2 128 71 81 90 4.27 3.96 (-8%) -4368.4
1963 CLE AL 13 14 38 32 10 2 1 229.1 213 94 87 157 3.69 3.46 (-7%) -3106.8
1964 CLE AL 3 4 13 9 1 0 0 62.0 82 41 25 43 5.95 3.58 (-66%) -1862.8
1964 MIN AL 11 9 26 23 10 1 1 166.0 162 52 36 75 2.82 3.58 (+21%) -1726.3
1965 MIN AL 21 7 41 39 14 6 0 270.1 252 99 61 142 3.30 3.50 (+6%) -1890.9
1966 MIN AL 13 13 35 35 10 3 0 249.0 248 90 49 110 3.25 3.52 (+8%) -86.8
1967 MIN AL 5 6 27 14 2 0 0 95.1 121 50 17 50 4.72 3.30 (-43%) -278.1
1968 LAN NL 6 4 37 4 1 0 3 94.2 77 22 19 35 2.09 2.98 (+30%) 981.5
1969 MON NL 1 6 11 10 1 0 0 50.2 64 27 14 20 4.80 3.61 (-33%) -1001.3
1969 SLN NL 7 5 30 3 1 0 7 63.1 62 29 22 35 4.12 3.61 (-14%) -1226.6
1970 OAK AL 6 2 72 0 0 0 24 123.1 104 25 30 54 1.82 3.89 (+53%) 1508.7
1970 PIT NL 2 1 8 0 0 0 0 12.0 8 3 2 4 2.25 3.89 (+42%) -225.8
1971 PIT NL 5 3 42 0 0 0 7 75.0 79 30 28 22 3.60 3.47 (-4%) -1767.0
1971 OAK AL 1 0 15 0 0 0 3 27.1 25 6 6 13 1.98 3.47 (+43%) -79.7
Career · 18 seasons 145 119 571 293 89 18 53 2,441.2 2,292 985 849 1,267 3.63 — -28,882

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Mudcat Grant — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
667 759 80 135 25 2 6 65 2 37 214 .178 .216 .240 .456 -3,735

Career AVG .178 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 28.9% below league average.

Career OBP .216 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 31.7% below league average.

Career SLG .240 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 36.3% below league average.

Career OPS .456 vs. league average .693 across their career seasons — 34.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mudcat Grant Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1958 CLE AL 54 66 4 5 3 0 0 5 0 2 17 .076 .257 (-71%) .324 (-68%) .394 (-69%) .719 (-69%) -728.8
1959 CLE AL 42 55 5 11 0 0 1 6 0 2 16 .200 .256 (-22%) .323 (-30%) .392 (-35%) .715 (-33%) -282.2
1960 CLE AL 47 57 8 16 2 0 0 6 0 1 9 .281 .255 (+10%) .323 (-13%) .387 (-19%) .711 (-16%) -162.8
1961 CLE AL 48 88 8 15 2 0 1 6 0 4 29 .170 .258 (-34%) .328 (-38%) .399 (-43%) .727 (-41%) -588.6
1962 CLE AL 30 53 4 8 3 0 0 3 0 2 18 .151 .257 (-41%) .326 (-44%) .393 (-47%) .719 (-46%) -393.2
1963 CLE AL 53 69 11 13 3 0 1 3 1 5 24 .188 .246 (-23%) .308 (-21%) .371 (-26%) .680 (-24%) -249.1
1964 CLE AL 20 22 3 6 1 0 2 5 1 1 3 .273 — — — — 0.0
1964 MIN AL 39 60 8 10 2 0 0 3 0 2 18 .167 .250 (-33%) .312 (-39%) .377 (-47%) .690 (-43%) 0.0
1965 MIN AL 50 97 13 15 3 2 0 8 0 7 27 .155 .245 (-37%) .310 (-32%) .371 (-39%) .682 (-36%) -538.9
1966 MIN AL 35 78 5 15 5 0 0 10 0 3 23 .192 .248 (-23%) .309 (-29%) .376 (-32%) .685 (-31%) -381.2
1967 MIN AL 27 28 6 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 .179 — — — — 0.0
1968 LAN NL 43 31 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 9 .129 — — — — 0.0
1969 MON NL 11 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 .125 — — — — 0.0
1969 SLN NL 31 17 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 7 .294 — — — — 0.0
1970 OAK AL 72 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 .222 — — — — 0.0
1970 PIT NL 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1971 PIT NL 42 8 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 .250 — — — — 0.0
1971 OAK AL 15 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 667 759 80 135 25 2 6 65 2 37 214 .178 — — — — -3,325

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Mudcat Grant — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 8 3 2 1 0 1 3 0 1 .250

Playoff Batting by Year

Mudcat Grant — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1971 ALCS OAK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1965 WS MIN 3 8 3 2 1 0 1 3 0 1 .250

Playoff Career Pitching

Mudcat Grant — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 1 4 3 0 25.0 25 7 2 14 2.52

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mudcat Grant — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1971 ALCS OAK 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 2 0.00
1965 WS MIN 2 1 3 3 0 23.0 22 7 2 12 2.74

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Mudcat Grant — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3343402955327.162
Away3334195180338.191

Pitching — Home / Away

Mudcat Grant — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2781203.111354944066333.69
Away2931239.011574914446353.57

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mudcat Grant — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1971-09-29 OAKKCRW 000000000
1971-09-26 OAKMILW 000000000
1971-09-24 OAKMILL 000000000
1971-09-22 OAKCHWL 000000000
1971-09-21 OAKCHWL 000000000
1971-09-18 OAKMILW 100000001
1971-09-15 OAKCHWW 000000000
1971-09-12 OAKMINL 000000000
1971-09-10 OAKMINW 000000000
1971-09-07 OAKLAAL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mudcat Grant — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1971-09-29 OAKKCR — 1.0211000
1971-09-26 OAKMIL SV 2.0000120
1971-09-24 OAKMIL — 2.0100010
1971-09-22 OAKCHW — 1.0322000
1971-09-21 OAKCHW — 2.0200010
1971-09-18 OAKMIL — 2.0110310
1971-09-15 OAKCHW W 3.0200110
1971-09-12 OAKMIN — 0.1100000
1971-09-10 OAKMIN — 2.0000020
1971-09-07 OAKLAA — 2.0100100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mudcat Grant — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 571 293 162 376 19 40

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mudcat Grant — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1958 CLE P 44 28 7 28 3 2
1959 CLE P 38 19 14 25 2 3
1960 CLE P 33 19 25 15 2 1
1961 CLE P 35 35 25 36 2 4
1962 CLE P 26 23 5 23 0 3
1963 CLE P 38 32 11 21 3 1
1964 CLE P 13 9 3 10 0 3
1964 MIN P 26 23 16 25 0 3
1965 MIN P 41 39 16 50 2 6
1966 MIN P 35 35 9 55 3 6
1967 MIN P 27 14 3 7 1 3
1968 LAN P 37 4 4 21 0 0
1969 MON P 11 10 2 12 1 0
1969 SLN P 30 3 7 4 0 0
1970 OAK P 72 0 6 22 0 3
1970 PIT P 8 0 4 2 0 0
1971 PIT P 42 0 3 16 0 2
1971 OAK P 15 0 2 4 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Mudcat Grant Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 571

Awards & Honors

Mudcat Grant — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1965 TSN All-Star P
1965 TSN Pitcher of the Year

Award Voting History

Mudcat Grant — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1965 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 74.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Mudcat Grant (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Don Robinson
    109-106, 3.79 ERA
  2. 97
    Gary Bell
    121-117, 3.68 ERA
  3. 97
    Pedro Ramos
    117-160, 4.08 ERA
  4. 97
    Woodie Fryman
    141-155, 3.77 ERA
  5. 95
    Johnny Sain
    139-116, 3.49 ERA
  6. 95
    Ken Forsch
    114-113, 3.37 ERA

Mudcat Grant: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 17, 1958 and the final game on September 29, 1971, Mudcat Grant built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Cleveland Indians (1958 to 1964), the Minnesota Twins (1964 through 1967), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1968), the Montreal Expos (1969), the St. Louis Cardinals (1969), the Oakland Athletics (1970 through 1971), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1970 to 1971). Grant played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on August 13, 1935, in Lacoochee, FL, USA and a listed size of 186 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Grant died on June 11, 2021, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Mudcat Grant was the playing name; the full given name is James Timothy.

Grant went 145-119 with a 3.63 ERA in 571 games, 293 of them starts. The totals include 1,267 strikeouts, 89 complete games, 18 shutouts, and 53 saves. Grant's 3.63 ERA was close to the 3.62 league figure for those seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mudcat Grant

What years did Mudcat Grant play?
Mudcat Grant played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1971.
Was Mudcat Grant a pitcher?
Yes. Mudcat Grant pitched in the major leagues, recording 145 wins and 1267 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mudcat Grant hit?
Mudcat Grant hit 6 career home runs with 135 hits.
What teams did Mudcat Grant play for?
Mudcat Grant played for 7 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1958–1964), the Minnesota Twins (1964–1967), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1968), the Montreal Expos (1969), the St. Louis Cardinals (1969), the Oakland Athletics (1970–1971), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1970–1971).
Did Mudcat Grant win a Cy Young Award?
No. Mudcat Grant did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Mudcat Grant win?
Mudcat Grant was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Mudcat Grant's career stats?
In 571 games, Mudcat Grant went 145-119 with a 3.63 ERA, 1,267 strikeouts, 2,441.2 innings pitched, and 53 saves. At the plate he had 135 hits and 6 home runs.
What position did Mudcat Grant play?
Mudcat Grant played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mudcat Grant and how much did he weigh?
Mudcat Grant was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 186 pounds.
What was Mudcat Grant's career ERA?
Mudcat Grant finished with a 3.63 career ERA, going 145-119 with 1,267 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mudcat Grant have?
Mudcat Grant recorded 1,267 career strikeouts.
Is Mudcat Grant in the Hall of Fame?
No. Mudcat Grant has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Mudcat Grant make?
Mudcat Grant was selected to 2 All-Star Games.