What years did Ross Grimsley play?

Ross Grimsley played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1982.

Was Ross Grimsley a pitcher?

Yes. Ross Grimsley pitched in the major leagues, recording 124 wins and 750 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ross Grimsley hit?

Ross Grimsley hit 0 career home runs with 45 hits.

Ross Grimsley

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1971-1982)

W–L 124–99

ERA 3.81

WHIP 1.31

SO 750

Pitcher PIV -15441.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 195 lb
Born: 1/7/1950 in Topeka, KS, USA
MLB Debut: 1971-05-16
Last Game: 1982-09-24
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Ross Albert Grimsley

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
124	99	345	295	79	15	3	2039.3	2,105	863	202	559	750	3.81	-15441.9

Career ERA 3.81 vs. league average 3.71 across their career seasons — near 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
1971	CIN	NL	10	7	26	26	6	3	0	161.3	151	64	43	67	3.57	3.47 (-3%)	-795.8
1972	CIN	NL	14	8	30	28	4	1	1	197.7	194	67	50	79	3.05	3.26 (+7%)	-1375.5
1973	CIN	NL	13	10	38	36	8	1	1	242.3	245	87	68	90	3.23	3.75 (+14%)	-1249.0
1974	BAL	AL	18	13	40	39	17	4	1	295.7	267	101	76	158	3.07	3.63 (+15%)	1357.4
1975	BAL	AL	10	13	35	32	8	1	0	197.0	210	89	47	89	4.07	3.71 (-10%)	-3041.2
1976	BAL	AL	8	7	28	19	2	0	0	136.7	143	60	35	41	3.95	3.51 (-12%)	-237.9
1977	BAL	AL	14	10	34	34	11	2	0	218.3	230	96	74	53	3.96	4.00 (+1%)	-3894.9
1978	MON	NL	20	11	36	36	19	3	0	263.0	237	89	67	84	3.05	3.69 (+17%)	786.9
1979	MON	NL	10	9	32	27	2	0	0	151.3	199	90	41	42	5.35	4.00 (-34%)	-2245.7
1980	MON	NL	2	4	11	7	0	0	0	41.3	61	29	12	11	6.31	3.84 (-64%)	-924.2
1980	CLE	AL	4	5	14	11	2	0	0	74.7	103	56	24	18	6.75	3.84 (-76%)	-2516.4
1982	BAL	AL	1	2	21	0	0	0	0	60.0	65	35	22	18	5.25	3.86 (-36%)	-1305.5
Career · 12 seasons			124	99	345	295	79	15	3	2,039.1	2,105	863	559	750	3.81	—	-15,442

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
346	353	21	45	4	0	0	15	0	6	116	.127	.144	.139	.283	-3,207

Career AVG .127 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 50.6% below league average.

Career OBP .144 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 55.5% below league average.

Career SLG .139 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 63.3% below league average.

Career OPS .283 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — 59.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1971	CIN	NL	26	51	3	6	0	1	3	16	.118	.249 (-53%)	.316 (-47%)	.365 (-68%)	.682 (-58%)	-445.8
1972	CIN	NL	30	66	5	8	0	1	1	29	.121	.243 (-50%)	.310 (-57%)	.353 (-66%)	.664 (-62%)	-598.6
1973	CIN	NL	39	82	3	5	0	1	0	37	.061	.256 (-76%)	.325 (-81%)	.378 (-84%)	.703 (-83%)	-1051.3
1974	BAL	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	BAL	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	BAL	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	BAL	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	MON	NL	36	90	5	13	1	4	2	20	.144	.257 (-44%)	.323 (-47%)	.378 (-59%)	.702 (-54%)	-755.6
1979	MON	NL	32	55	4	11	2	8	0	10	.200	.265 (-25%)	.329 (-39%)	.397 (-41%)	.727 (-40%)	-355.4
1980	MON	NL	11	9	1	2	1	0	0	4	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	CLE	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	BAL	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			346	353	21	45	4	15	6	116	.127	—	—	—	—	-3,207

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	6	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	3	.333

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG
1974	ALCS	BAL	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1973	NLCS	CIN	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1972	NLCS	CIN	1	4	2	1	1	1	.500
1972	WS	CIN	4	2	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	2	9	3	0	25.0	17	9	7	12	3.24

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1974	ALCS	BAL	0	0	2	0	5.3	1	1	2	2	1.69
1973	NLCS	CIN	0	1	2	1	3.7	7	5	2	3	12.27
1972	NLCS	CIN	1	0	1	1	9.0	2	1	0	5	1.00
1972	WS	CIN	2	1	4	1	7.0	7	2	3	2	2.57

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	182	194	10	23	0	7	.119
Away	164	159	11	22	0	8	.138

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	181	1156.1	1107	433	305	414	3.37
Away	164	883.0	998	430	254	336	4.38

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1982-09-24	BAL	MIL	—	2.1	3	0	0	0	1	0
1982-09-08	BAL	NYY	—	2.1	4	5	5	4	1	1
1982-08-07	BAL	KCR	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
1982-08-03	BAL	BOS	L	2.0	3	3	3	0	1	2
1982-07-27	BAL	CHW	—	3.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
1982-07-20	BAL	LAA	—	1.0	2	2	2	3	0	0
1982-07-16	BAL	SEA	—	4.2	6	2	2	1	0	1
1982-07-11	BAL	OAK	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982-07-07	BAL	SEA	—	3.2	4	3	3	1	2	0
1982-07-03	BAL	DET	—	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	345	295	60	357	13	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1971	CIN	P	26	26	5	25	0	0
1972	CIN	P	30	28	3	34	0	0
1973	CIN	P	38	36	11	33	0	3
1974	BAL	P	40	39	3	51	2	1
1975	BAL	P	35	32	6	33	0	2
1976	BAL	P	28	19	8	19	1	0
1977	BAL	P	34	34	8	52	3	4
1978	MON	P	36	36	9	53	2	3
1979	MON	P	32	27	3	27	3	0
1980	MON	P	11	7	1	8	0	0
1980	CLE	P	14	11	1	11	1	0
1982	BAL	P	21	0	2	11	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	345

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1978	Pitcher of the Month	April

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Jackson State Community College	Jackson	TN	1969

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1978	Cy Young Award	NL	7th	7.0	120	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ross Grimsley

What years did Ross Grimsley play?: Ross Grimsley played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1982.
Was Ross Grimsley a pitcher?: Yes. Ross Grimsley pitched in the major leagues, recording 124 wins and 750 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ross Grimsley hit?: Ross Grimsley hit 0 career home runs with 45 hits.