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.

What teams did Justin Grimm play for?

Justin Grimm played for 6 teams: the Texas Rangers (2012–2013), the Chicago Cubs (2013–2017), the Kansas City Royals (2018), the Seattle Mariners (2018), the Milwaukee Brewers (2020), and the Oakland Athletics (2022).

What were Justin Grimm's career stats?

In 325 games, Justin Grimm went 20-23 with a 5.10 ERA, 378 strikeouts, 376.0 innings pitched, and 4 saves.

What was Justin Grimm's salary?

Justin Grimm's last recorded salary was $1,275,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $1,275,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $505,500, in 2014. The Salary History table lists each season from 2014 to 2016.

What position did Justin Grimm play?

Justin Grimm played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Justin Grimm and how much did he weigh?

Justin Grimm was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 210 pounds.

What was Justin Grimm's career ERA?

Justin Grimm finished with a 5.10 career ERA, going 20-23 with 378 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Justin Grimm have?

Justin Grimm recorded 378 career strikeouts.

Is Justin Grimm in the Hall of Fame?

No. Justin Grimm has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Justin Grimm

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

Justin Grimm was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2022 for 6 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 11 seasons. Across 325 career appearances, he went 20-23 with a 5.10 ERA and 378 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 15, 2026

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

Justin Grimm — 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

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Justin Grimm Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	49.2	31	11	26	67	1.99	3.96 (+50%)	1063.7
2016	CHN	NL	2	1	68	0	0	52.2	47	24	23	65	4.10	4.19 (+2%)	1211.7
2017	CHN	NL	1	2	50	0	1	55.1	47	34	27	59	5.53	4.36 (-27%)	-1389.5
2018	KCA	AL	1	3	16	0	0	12.2	17	19	14	8	13.50	4.15 (-225%)	-987.1
2018	SEA	AL	0	0	5	0	0	4.2	2	1	0	3	1.93	—	0.0
2020	MIL	NL	0	0	4	0	0	4.2	9	9	4	6	17.36	—	0.0
2022	OAK	AL	0	0	15	0	0	15.1	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

Justin Grimm — 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

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Justin Grimm Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Justin Grimm — 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

Justin Grimm — 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

Justin Grimm — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	9	0	0	6.1	7	6	1	7	8.53

Playoff Pitching by Year

Justin Grimm — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2016	NLCS	CHN	1	1.1	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

Justin Grimm — 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

Justin Grimm — 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

Justin Grimm — 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

Justin Grimm — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	325	19	28	36	4	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Justin Grimm — 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

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Justin Grimm Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	325

Awards & Honors

Justin Grimm — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2013	Rookie of the Month	April

Salary History

Justin Grimm's recorded salaries total $2,312,000 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Grimm's career ran from 2012 to 2022. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012 and 2013.

Justin Grimm — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CHN	NL	$1,275,000
2015	CHN	NL	$531,500
2014	CHN	NL	$505,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,312,000

College History

Justin Grimm — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Georgia	Athens	GA	2008, 2009, 2010

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Justin Grimm: the record in brief

According to the bio, Justin Grimm debuted on June 16, 2012 and played a final game on May 27, 2022. The season rows list, in order, the Texas Rangers (2012 to 2013), the Chicago Cubs (2013 through 2017), the Kansas City Royals (2018), the Seattle Mariners (2018), the Milwaukee Brewers (2020), and the Oakland Athletics (2022). Grimm is listed as a pitcher at 210 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. Grimm both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Grimm was born on August 16, 1988, in Bristol, TN, USA. The given name on file is Justin Scott Grimm.

Grimm pitched in 325 games, starting 19, and finished with a 20-23 record and 5.10 ERA. The totals include 378 strikeouts. Against a 4.05 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.10 mark was 25.9% worse. 2013 brought Grimm a season-high 7 wins. 2014 produced Grimm's most strikeouts, 70. 2014 was Grimm's sharpest full season, a 3.78 ERA against the league's 3.74.

Grimm's awards table lists Rookie of the Month (2013).

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.
What teams did Justin Grimm play for?: Justin Grimm played for 6 teams: the Texas Rangers (2012–2013), the Chicago Cubs (2013–2017), the Kansas City Royals (2018), the Seattle Mariners (2018), the Milwaukee Brewers (2020), and the Oakland Athletics (2022).
What were Justin Grimm's career stats?: In 325 games, Justin Grimm went 20-23 with a 5.10 ERA, 378 strikeouts, 376.0 innings pitched, and 4 saves.
How much did Justin Grimm earn in his career?: Justin Grimm's recorded salaries total $2,312,000 over 3 seasons, 2014 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Grimm's career ran from 2012 to 2022. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2012 and 2013.
What was Justin Grimm's salary?: Justin Grimm's last recorded salary was $1,275,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $1,275,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $505,500, in 2014. The Salary History table lists each season from 2014 to 2016.
What position did Justin Grimm play?: Justin Grimm played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Justin Grimm and how much did he weigh?: Justin Grimm was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 210 pounds.
What was Justin Grimm's career ERA?: Justin Grimm finished with a 5.10 career ERA, going 20-23 with 378 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Justin Grimm have?: Justin Grimm recorded 378 career strikeouts.
Is Justin Grimm in the Hall of Fame?: No. Justin Grimm has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.