What years did Jason Grimsley play?

Jason Grimsley played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2006.

Was Jason Grimsley a pitcher?

Yes. Jason Grimsley pitched in the major leagues, recording 42 wins and 622 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jason Grimsley hit?

Jason Grimsley hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

Jason Grimsley

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-2006)

W–L 42–58

ERA 4.77

WHIP 1.55

SO 622

Pitcher PIV -4751.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 180 lb
Born: 8/7/1967 in Cleveland, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1989-09-08
Last Game: 2006-05-31

Full name: Jason Alan Grimsley

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
42	58	552	72	3	1	4	936.7	954	496	83	498	622	4.77	-4751.0

Career ERA 4.77 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — 9.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1989	PHI	NL	1	3	4	4	0	0	0	18.3	19	12	19	7	5.89	3.71 (-59%)	-1290.7
1990	PHI	NL	3	2	11	11	0	0	0	57.3	47	21	43	41	3.30	3.86 (+15%)	-140.7
1991	PHI	NL	1	7	12	12	0	0	0	61.0	54	33	41	42	4.87	3.91 (-24%)	-890.4
1993	CLE	AL	3	4	10	6	0	0	0	42.3	52	25	20	27	5.31	4.19 (-27%)	73.0
1994	CLE	AL	5	2	14	13	1	0	0	82.7	91	42	34	59	4.57	4.51 (-1%)	537.3
1995	CLE	AL	0	0	15	2	0	0	1	34.0	37	23	32	25	6.09	4.45 (-37%)	-1454.4
1996	CAL	AL	5	7	35	20	2	1	0	130.3	150	99	74	82	6.84	4.61 (-48%)	-2285.1
1999	NYA	AL	7	2	55	0	0	0	1	75.0	66	30	40	49	3.60	4.71 (+24%)	-172.8
2000	NYA	AL	3	2	63	4	0	0	1	96.3	100	54	42	53	5.04	4.77 (-6%)	-186.5
2001	KCA	AL	1	5	73	0	0	0	0	80.3	71	27	28	61	3.02	4.42 (+32%)	963.9
2002	KCA	AL	4	7	70	0	0	0	1	71.3	64	31	37	59	3.91	4.28 (+9%)	1163.7
2003	KCA	AL	2	6	76	0	0	0	0	75.0	88	43	36	58	5.16	4.40 (-17%)	447.1
2004	KCA	AL	3	3	32	0	0	0	0	26.7	24	10	15	18	3.38	4.46 (+24%)	320.4
2004	BAL	AL	2	4	41	0	0	0	0	36.3	37	17	20	21	4.21	4.46 (+6%)	-289.3
2005	BAL	AL	1	2	22	0	0	0	0	22.0	24	14	9	10	5.73	4.29 (-33%)	-1101.0
2006	ARI	NL	1	2	19	0	0	0	0	27.7	30	15	8	10	4.88	4.53 (-8%)	-445.4
Career · 16 seasons			42	58	552	72	3	1	4	936.2	954	496	498	622	4.77	—	-4,751

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
553	43	4	4	0	0	0	2	0	5	13	.093	.188	.093	.281	0

Career AVG .093 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 64.9% below league average.

Career OBP .188 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 43.8% below league average.

Career SLG .093 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 77.7% below league average.

Career OPS .281 vs. league average .750 across their career seasons — 62.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1989	PHI	NL	4	5	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	PHI	NL	12	16	1	3	2	1	2	.188	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	PHI	NL	12	17	2	1	0	2	6	.059	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	CLE	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	CLE	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CLE	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CAL	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	NYA	AL	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	NYA	AL	63	1	0	0	0	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	KCA	AL	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	KCA	AL	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	KCA	AL	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	KCA	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	BAL	AL	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	BAL	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	ARI	NL	19	4	1	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			553	43	4	4	2	5	13	.093	—	—	—	—	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
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2000	ALCS	NYA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1999	WS	NYA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	3.3	4	0	5	1	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2000	ALCS	NYA	0	0	2	0	0	1.0	2	0	3	1	0.00
1999	WS	NYA	0	0	1	0	0	2.3	2	0	2	0	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	286	18	3	1	0	0	.056
Away	267	25	1	3	0	2	.120

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	286	497.1	484	256	250	308	4.63
Away	266	439.1	470	240	248	314	4.92

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	SO
2006-05-31	AZ	NYN	L	0	0	0
2006-05-24	AZ	PIT	W	0	0	0
2006-05-21	AZ	ATL	L	0	0	0
2006-05-16	AZ	SDP	W	1	0	1
2006-05-13	AZ	STL	L	0	0	0
2006-05-12	AZ	STL	L	0	0	0
2006-05-05	AZ	CIN	W	0	0	0
2006-05-02	AZ	LAD	W	1	1	0
2006-04-28	AZ	SFG	L	0	0	0
2006-04-23	AZ	LAD	L	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2006-05-31	AZ	NYN	L	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0
2006-05-24	AZ	PIT	—	0.0	3	2	2	0	0	1
2006-05-21	AZ	ATL	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2006-05-16	AZ	SDP	W	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2006-05-13	AZ	STL	—	3.0	4	1	1	0	2	0
2006-05-12	AZ	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2006-05-05	AZ	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006-05-02	AZ	LAD	—	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	0
2006-04-28	AZ	SFG	—	1.2	3	1	1	0	0	0
2006-04-23	AZ	LAD	—	3.1	3	1	1	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	552	72	107	142	18	21

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1989	PHI	P	4	4	1	4	1	1
1990	PHI	P	11	11	13	8	1	2
1991	PHI	P	12	12	2	14	1	3
1993	CLE	P	10	6	4	4	0	0
1994	CLE	P	14	13	6	9	0	1
1995	CLE	P	15	2	0	8	0	1
1996	CAL	P	35	20	23	18	2	2
1999	NYA	P	55	0	8	13	0	0
2000	NYA	P	63	4	11	11	2	4
2001	KCA	P	73	0	6	12	4	2
2002	KCA	P	70	0	6	10	1	1
2003	KCA	P	76	0	17	14	1	2
2004	KCA	P	32	0	3	7	2	0
2004	BAL	P	41	0	7	5	2	0
2005	BAL	P	22	0	0	2	0	1
2006	ARI	P	19	0	0	3	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	552

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	ARI	NL	$825,000
2005	BAL	AL	$2,000,000
2004	KCA	AL	$1,000,000
2003	KCA	AL	$2,000,000
2002	KCA	AL	$1,900,000
2001	KCA	AL	$750,000
2000	NYA	AL	$750,000
1999	NYA	AL	$350,000
1996	CAL	AL	$425,000
1995	CLE	AL	$325,000
1993	CLE	AL	$125,000
1991	PHI	NL	$118,000
1990	PHI	NL	$105,000
Total Career Earnings			$10,673,000

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jason Grimsley

What years did Jason Grimsley play?: Jason Grimsley played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2006.
Was Jason Grimsley a pitcher?: Yes. Jason Grimsley pitched in the major leagues, recording 42 wins and 622 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jason Grimsley hit?: Jason Grimsley hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.