What years did Justin Grimm play?

Justin Grimm played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2022.

Was Justin Grimm a pitcher?

Yes. Justin Grimm pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 378 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Justin Grimm hit?

Justin Grimm hit 0 career home runs.

Justin Grimm

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2022)

W–L 20–23

ERA 5.10

WHIP 1.43

SO 378

Pitcher PIV -918.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 210 lb
Born: 8/16/1988 in Bristol, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 2012-06-16
Last Game: 2022-05-27

Full name: Justin Scott Grimm

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
20	23	325	19	0	0	4	376.0	372	213	49	165	378	5.10	-918.0

Career ERA 5.10 vs. league average 4.05 across their career seasons — 25.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2012	TEX	AL	1	1	5	2	0	14.0	22	14	3	13	9.00	4.01 (-124%)	423.2
2013	TEX	AL	7	7	17	17	0	89.0	116	63	31	68	6.37	3.87 (-65%)	-2055.8
2013	CHN	NL	0	2	10	0	0	9.0	4	2	3	8	2.00	3.87 (+48%)	0.0
2014	CHN	NL	5	2	73	0	0	69.0	59	29	27	70	3.78	3.74 (-1%)	937.6
2015	CHN	NL	3	5	62	0	3	49.7	31	11	26	67	1.99	3.96 (+50%)	1063.7
2016	CHN	NL	2	1	68	0	0	52.7	47	24	23	65	4.10	4.19 (+2%)	1211.7
2017	CHN	NL	1	2	50	0	1	55.3	47	34	27	59	5.53	4.36 (-27%)	-1389.5
2018	KCA	AL	1	3	16	0	0	12.7	17	19	14	8	13.50	4.15 (-225%)	-987.1
2018	SEA	AL	0	0	5	0	0	4.7	2	1	0	3	1.93	—	0.0
2020	MIL	NL	0	0	4	0	0	4.7	9	9	4	6	17.36	—	0.0
2022	OAK	AL	0	0	15	0	0	15.3	18	7	7	11	4.11	3.97 (-4%)	-121.9
Career · 11 seasons			20	23	325	19	4	376.0	372	213	165	378	5.10	—	-918

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
325	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .406 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .724 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2012	TEX	AL	5	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	TEX	AL	17	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CHN	NL	10	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	CHN	NL	73	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CHN	NL	62	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CHN	NL	68	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	CHN	NL	50	3	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	KCA	AL	16	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	SEA	AL	5	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	MIL	NL	4	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	OAK	AL	15	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			325	7	4	.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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2016	NLCS	CHN	1	.000
2016	NLDS1	CHN	2	.000
2016	WS	CHN	3	.000
2015	NLCS	CHN	2	.000
2015	NLDS1	CHN	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	9	0	0	6.3	7	6	1	7	8.53

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2016	NLCS	CHN	1	1.3	1	0	0	1	0.00
2016	NLDS1	CHN	2	1.0	2	2	0	0	18.00
2016	WS	CHN	3	2.0	3	4	1	2	18.00
2015	NLCS	CHN	2	1.0	1	0	0	1	0.00
2015	NLDS1	CHN	1	1.0	0	0	0	3	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	164	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	161	5	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	164	199.0	191	114	84	198	5.16
Away	161	177.0	181	99	81	180	5.03

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2022-05-27	OAK	TEX	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0
2022-05-22	OAK	LAA	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	1
2022-05-18	OAK	MIN	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
2022-05-16	OAK	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2022-05-14	OAK	LAA	—	2.0	1	1	0	1	2	0
2022-05-11	OAK	DET	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2022-05-08	OAK	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022-05-03	OAK	TBR	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
2022-05-01	OAK	CLE	—	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0
2022-04-29	OAK	CLE	—	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	325	19	28	36	4	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2012	TEX	P	5	2	1	4	0	0
2013	TEX	P	17	17	12	10	1	1
2013	CHN	P	10	0	0	1	1	0
2014	CHN	P	73	0	4	6	0	0
2015	CHN	P	62	0	2	0	1	0
2016	CHN	P	68	0	3	5	0	0
2017	CHN	P	50	0	5	5	0	0
2018	KCA	P	16	0	0	2	1	0
2018	SEA	P	5	0	0	0	0	0
2020	MIL	P	4	0	0	0	0	0
2022	OAK	P	15	0	1	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	325

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2013	Rookie of the Month	April

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CHN	NL	$1,275,000
2015	CHN	NL	$531,500
2014	CHN	NL	$505,500
Total Career Earnings			$2,312,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Georgia	Athens	GA	2008, 2009, 2010

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Frequently Asked Questions about Justin Grimm

What years did Justin Grimm play?: Justin Grimm played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2022.
Was Justin Grimm a pitcher?: Yes. Justin Grimm pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 378 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Justin Grimm hit?: Justin Grimm hit 0 career home runs.