What years did Tom Griffin play?

Tom Griffin played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1982.

Was Tom Griffin a pitcher?

Yes. Tom Griffin pitched in the major leagues, recording 77 wins and 1054 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tom Griffin hit?

Tom Griffin hit 10 career home runs with 66 hits.

What was Tom Griffin's career batting average?

Tom Griffin batted .163 over his career, with 66 hits in 405 at bats.

How many RBI did Tom Griffin have?

Tom Griffin drove in 32 runs in his career.

What was Tom Griffin's career ERA?

Tom Griffin finished with a 4.07 career ERA, going 77-94 with 1,054 strikeouts.

Tom Griffin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1969-1982)

Tom Griffin was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1982 for 5 teams, including the Houston Astros, a span of 14 seasons. Across 401 career appearances, he went 77-94 with a 4.07 ERA and 1,054 strikeouts. He also batted .163 with 10 home runs.

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 12, 2026

W–L 77–94

ERA 4.07

WHIP 1.46

SO 1,054

Pitcher PIV -11114.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 210 lb
Born: 2/22/1948 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1969-04-10
Last Game: 1982-05-11

Full name: Thomas James Griffin

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tom Griffin — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
77	94	401	191	29	10	5	1494.2	1,407	676	133	769	1,054	4.07	-11114.9

Career ERA 4.07 vs. league average 3.71 across their career seasons — 9.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tom Griffin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1969	HOU	NL	11	10	31	31	6	3	0	188.1	156	74	93	200	3.54	3.61 (+2%)	1583.2
1970	HOU	NL	3	13	23	20	2	1	0	111.1	118	71	72	72	5.74	3.89 (-48%)	-1477.9
1971	HOU	NL	0	6	10	6	0	0	0	37.2	44	20	20	29	4.78	3.47 (-38%)	-541.8
1972	HOU	NL	5	4	39	5	1	1	3	94.1	92	34	38	83	3.24	3.26 (+1%)	856.2
1973	HOU	NL	4	6	25	12	4	0	0	99.2	83	46	46	69	4.15	3.75 (-11%)	-459.0
1974	HOU	NL	14	10	34	34	8	3	0	211.0	202	83	89	110	3.54	3.63 (+2%)	-566.0
1975	HOU	NL	3	8	17	13	3	1	0	79.1	89	47	46	56	5.33	3.71 (-44%)	-2146.5
1976	HOU	NL	5	3	20	2	0	0	0	41.2	44	28	37	33	6.05	3.51 (-72%)	-1581.7
1976	SDN	NL	4	3	11	11	2	0	0	70.1	56	23	42	36	2.94	3.51 (+16%)	126.9
1977	SDN	NL	6	9	38	20	0	0	0	151.1	144	75	88	79	4.46	4.00 (-12%)	-3781.2
1978	CAL	AL	3	4	24	4	0	0	0	56.0	63	25	31	35	4.02	3.69 (-9%)	-1707.0
1979	SFN	NL	5	6	59	3	0	0	2	94.1	83	41	46	82	3.91	4.00 (+2%)	427.9
1980	SFN	NL	5	1	42	4	0	0	0	107.2	80	33	49	79	2.76	3.84 (+28%)	7.6
1981	SFN	NL	8	8	22	22	3	1	0	129.1	121	54	57	83	3.76	3.58 (-5%)	-70.8
1982	PIT	NL	1	3	6	4	0	0	0	22.1	32	22	15	8	8.87	3.86 (-130%)	-1785.0
Career · 15 seasons			77	94	401	191	29	10	5	1,494.2	1,407	676	769	1,054	4.07	—	-11,115

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

Tom Griffin — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
408	405	31	66	16	0	10	32	0	13	158	.163	.191	.277	.468	-229

Career AVG .163 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 36.5% below league average.

Career OBP .191 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 40.9% below league average.

Career SLG .277 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 26.8% below league average.

Career OPS .468 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — 33.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tom Griffin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1969	HOU	NL	31	62	6	9	1	2	8	5	35	.145	.248 (-42%)	.320 (-37%)	.369 (-30%)	.689 (-33%)	-344.5
1970	HOU	NL	23	33	1	2	1	0	1	1	13	.061	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	HOU	NL	10	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	HOU	NL	39	25	3	7	3	1	2	0	9	.280	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	HOU	NL	25	28	1	3	2	1	1	0	9	.107	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	HOU	NL	37	68	11	20	5	2	8	2	24	.294	.256 (+15%)	.324 (avg)	.369 (+24%)	.693 (+12%)	115.8
1975	HOU	NL	17	22	2	3	0	0	0	1	6	.136	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	HOU	NL	20	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	SDN	NL	12	26	2	2	0	0	0	0	7	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	SDN	NL	39	45	2	6	3	2	4	0	23	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	CAL	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	SFN	NL	59	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	SFN	NL	44	18	1	2	0	1	1	0	7	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	SFN	NL	22	41	1	8	1	1	5	2	12	.195	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	PIT	NL	6	9	0	2	0	0	2	0	3	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			408	405	31	66	16	10	32	13	158	.163	—	—	—	—	-229

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tom Griffin — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	200	197	12	32	3	13	.162
Away	208	208	19	34	7	19	.163

Pitching — Home / Away

Tom Griffin — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	197	770.0	731	334	399	579	3.90
Away	204	725.0	676	342	370	475	4.25

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tom Griffin — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1982-05-11	PIT	HOU	L	1	0	0	1
1982-05-02	PIT	HOU	L	1	0	0	1
1982-04-27	PIT	ATL	W	5	2	2	1
1982-04-17	PIT	CHC	L	0	0	0	0
1982-04-16	PIT	CHC	W	0	0	0	0
1982-04-12	PIT	STL	L	2	0	0	0
1981-09-24	SFG	LAD	L	1	1	1	0
1981-09-19	SFG	HOU	L	1	0	0	1
1981-09-14	SFG	ATL	W	1	0	0	1
1981-09-09	SFG	LAD	W	2	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tom Griffin — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1982-05-11	PIT	HOU	L	4.0	5	4	3	6	1	1
1982-05-02	PIT	HOU	L	3.0	7	5	5	3	2	0
1982-04-27	PIT	ATL	W	8.0	5	4	4	4	3	1
1982-04-17	PIT	CHC	—	1.0	8	5	5	0	1	1
1982-04-16	PIT	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982-04-12	PIT	STL	L	6.0	7	5	5	2	1	2
1981-09-24	SFG	LAD	L	2.2	7	6	5	1	0	1
1981-09-19	SFG	HOU	L	2.0	6	4	4	1	0	0
1981-09-14	SFG	ATL	W	5.0	6	2	2	3	5	0
1981-09-09	SFG	LAD	—	7.0	5	0	0	1	5	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tom Griffin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	401	191	85	225	27	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tom Griffin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1969	HOU	P	31	31	8	16	2	1
1970	HOU	P	23	20	8	10	1	0
1971	HOU	P	10	6	0	10	0	0
1972	HOU	P	39	5	3	11	2	0
1973	HOU	P	25	12	7	14	0	0
1974	HOU	P	34	34	19	35	8	2
1975	HOU	P	17	13	5	14	1	2
1976	HOU	P	20	2	2	6	1	1
1976	SDN	P	11	11	4	10	2	0
1977	SDN	P	38	20	6	16	3	2
1978	CAL	P	24	4	3	12	2	0
1979	SFN	P	59	3	5	19	1	1
1980	SFN	P	42	4	6	17	0	1
1981	SFN	P	22	22	9	29	3	0
1982	PIT	P	6	4	0	6	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Tom Griffin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	401

Awards & Honors

Tom Griffin — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1969	TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

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Tom Griffin: the record in brief

Tom Griffin played a first major league game on April 10, 1969 and a last one on May 11, 1982. Griffin played for the Houston Astros (1969 to 1976), the San Diego Padres (1976 to 1977), the California Angels (1978), the San Francisco Giants (1979 to 1981), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1982). Listed as a pitcher, Griffin batted and threw right-handed. Griffin is listed at 6'3" and 210 pounds. Griffin was born on February 22, 1948, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Tom Griffin was the playing name; the full given name is Thomas James.

The pitching table credits Griffin with a 77-94 record and a 4.07 ERA in 401 games. Griffin had 1,054 strikeouts, 29 complete games, and 10 shutouts. Against a 3.71 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.07 mark was 9.7% worse. The best win total was 14, in 1974. Griffin struck out 200 batters in 1969, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Griffin

What years did Tom Griffin play?: Tom Griffin played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1982.
Was Tom Griffin a pitcher?: Yes. Tom Griffin pitched in the major leagues, recording 77 wins and 1054 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tom Griffin hit?: Tom Griffin hit 10 career home runs with 66 hits.
What was Tom Griffin's career batting average?: Tom Griffin batted .163 over his career, with 66 hits in 405 at bats.
How many RBI did Tom Griffin have?: Tom Griffin drove in 32 runs in his career.
What was Tom Griffin's career ERA?: Tom Griffin finished with a 4.07 career ERA, going 77-94 with 1,054 strikeouts.