What years did A. J. Griffin play?

A. J. Griffin played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2017.

Was A. J. Griffin a pitcher?

Yes. A. J. Griffin pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 403 strikeouts.

How many home runs did A. J. Griffin hit?

A. J. Griffin hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did A. J. Griffin play for?

A. J. Griffin played for 2 teams: the Oakland Athletics (2012–2013) and the Texas Rangers (2016–2017).

What were A. J. Griffin's career stats?

In 88 games, A. J. Griffin went 34-21 with a 4.34 ERA, 403 strikeouts, and 478.2 innings pitched.

What was A. J. Griffin's salary?

A. J. Griffin's recorded salary was $492,500 in 2013.

What position did A. J. Griffin play?

A. J. Griffin played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was A. J. Griffin and how much did he weigh?

A. J. Griffin was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 230 pounds.

What was A. J. Griffin's career ERA?

A. J. Griffin finished with a 4.34 career ERA, going 34-21 with 403 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did A. J. Griffin have?

A. J. Griffin recorded 403 career strikeouts.

Is A. J. Griffin in the Hall of Fame?

No. A. J. Griffin has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

A. J. Griffin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2017)

A. J. Griffin was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2017 for the Athletics and the Texas Rangers, a span of 6 seasons. Across 88 career appearances, he went 34-21 with a 4.34 ERA and 403 strikeouts.

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 October 23, 2026

W–L 34–21

ERA 4.34

WHIP 1.22

SO 403

Pitcher PIV -11363.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 230 lb
Born: 1/28/1988 in El Cajon, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-06-24
Last Game: 2017-09-26

Full name: Arthur Joseph Griffin

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Career Pitching Statistics

A. J. Griffin — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
34	21	88	85	2	2	0	478.2	437	231	94	147	403	4.34	-11363.0

Career ERA 4.34 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 5.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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A. J. Griffin — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2012	OAK	AL	7	1	15	15	0	0	82.1	74	28	19	64	3.06	4.01 (+24%)	349.3
2013	OAK	AL	14	10	32	32	1	1	200.0	171	85	54	171	3.83	3.87 (+1%)	-3411.9
2016	TEX	AL	7	4	23	23	0	0	119.0	116	67	46	107	5.07	4.19 (-21%)	-4621.1
2017	TEX	AL	6	6	18	15	1	1	77.1	76	51	28	61	5.94	4.36 (-36%)	-3679.3
Career · 4 seasons			34	21	88	85	2	2	478.2	437	231	147	403	4.34	—	-11,363

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

A. J. Griffin — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
88	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	.000	.154	.000	.154	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .154 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 52.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .154 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 79.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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A. J. Griffin — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2012	OAK	AL	15	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	OAK	AL	32	4	1	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	TEX	AL	23	2	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	TEX	AL	18	5	1	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			88	11	2	10	.000	—	—	—	—	0

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

A. J. Griffin — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

A. J. Griffin — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2012	ALDS2	OAK	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

A. J. Griffin — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	1	0	5.0	7	2	0	1	3.60

Playoff Pitching by Year

A. J. Griffin — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2012	ALDS2	OAK	0	0	1	1	0	5.0	7	2	0	1	3.60

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

A. J. Griffin — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	42	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	46	11	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

A. J. Griffin — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	42	230.0	210	110	74	188	4.30
Away	46	248.2	227	121	73	215	4.38

Last 10 Games — Batting

A. J. Griffin — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2017-09-26	TEX	HOU	L	0	0
2017-09-24	TEX	OAK	L	0	0
2017-09-14	TEX	SEA	L	0	0
2017-09-10	TEX	NYY	L	0	0
2017-09-02	TEX	LAA	L	0	0
2017-08-27	TEX	OAK	L	0	0
2017-08-20	TEX	CHW	L	0	0
2017-08-15	TEX	DET	W	0	0
2017-08-08	TEX	NYN	L	2	2
2017-08-03	TEX	MIN	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

A. J. Griffin — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2017-09-26	TEX	HOU	—	0.1	5	5	5	0	0	1
2017-09-24	TEX	OAK	—	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
2017-09-14	TEX	SEA	—	3.0	1	1	1	1	3	1
2017-09-10	TEX	NYY	L	3.0	5	5	5	1	0	1
2017-09-02	TEX	LAA	—	5.2	4	2	2	2	6	0
2017-08-27	TEX	OAK	L	3.1	5	3	3	3	3	2
2017-08-20	TEX	CHW	L	5.0	6	3	3	3	3	0
2017-08-15	TEX	DET	W	5.0	5	1	1	2	4	0
2017-08-08	TEX	NYN	L	5.0	4	4	4	3	3	3
2017-08-03	TEX	MIN	W	6.0	2	1	1	1	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

A. J. Griffin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	88	85	14	36	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

A. J. Griffin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP
2012	OAK	P	15	15	4	7	0
2013	OAK	P	32	32	8	15	0
2016	TEX	P	23	23	1	9	1
2017	TEX	P	18	15	1	5	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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A. J. Griffin — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	88

Salary History

A. J. Griffin's recorded salaries total $492,500 over 1 season, in 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Griffin's career ran from 2012 to 2017. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012 and 2016.

A. J. Griffin — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	OAK	AL	$492,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$492,500

College History

A. J. Griffin — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of San Diego	San Diego	CA	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

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A. J. Griffin: the record in brief

Between the debut on June 24, 2012 and the final game on September 26, 2017, A. J. Griffin built the record summarized on this page. Griffin played for the Oakland Athletics (2012 to 2013) and the Texas Rangers (2016 through 2017). Griffin played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on January 28, 1988, in El Cajon, CA, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 5 inches and 230 pounds. The bio lists the given name Arthur Joseph.

Across 88 games (85 starts), Griffin recorded 34 wins against 21 losses with a 4.34 ERA. The totals include 403 strikeouts. Against a 4.11 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.34 mark was 5.8% worse. No season topped the 14 wins of 2013. In 2013, one of the busiest seasons, Griffin posted a 3.83 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.87.

Griffin made 1 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-0 record and 3.60 ERA. Those appearances came in 2012.

Frequently Asked Questions about A. J. Griffin

What years did A. J. Griffin play?: A. J. Griffin played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2017.
Was A. J. Griffin a pitcher?: Yes. A. J. Griffin pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 403 strikeouts.
How many home runs did A. J. Griffin hit?: A. J. Griffin hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did A. J. Griffin play for?: A. J. Griffin played for 2 teams: the Oakland Athletics (2012–2013) and the Texas Rangers (2016–2017).
What were A. J. Griffin's career stats?: In 88 games, A. J. Griffin went 34-21 with a 4.34 ERA, 403 strikeouts, and 478.2 innings pitched.
How much did A. J. Griffin earn in his career?: A. J. Griffin's recorded salaries total $492,500 over 1 season, in 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Griffin's career ran from 2012 to 2017. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012 and 2016.
What was A. J. Griffin's salary?: A. J. Griffin's recorded salary was $492,500 in 2013.
What position did A. J. Griffin play?: A. J. Griffin played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was A. J. Griffin and how much did he weigh?: A. J. Griffin was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 230 pounds.
What was A. J. Griffin's career ERA?: A. J. Griffin finished with a 4.34 career ERA, going 34-21 with 403 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did A. J. Griffin have?: A. J. Griffin recorded 403 career strikeouts.
Is A. J. Griffin in the Hall of Fame?: No. A. J. Griffin has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.