What years did Dan Griner play?

Dan Griner played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1918.

Was Dan Griner a pitcher?

Yes. Dan Griner pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 244 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dan Griner hit?

Dan Griner hit 0 career home runs with 52 hits.

Dan Griner

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1918)

W–L 28–55

ERA 3.49

WHIP 1.34

SO 244

Pitcher PIV -4414.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 3/7/1888 in Centerville, TN, USA
Died: 6/4/1950 in Bishopville, SC, USA
MLB Debut: 1912-08-17
Last Game: 1918-06-08

Full name: Donald Dexter Griner

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
28	55	135	81	43	7	6	673.7	700	261	22	202	244	3.49	-4414.8

Career ERA 3.49 vs. league average 2.97 across their career seasons — 17.5% 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
1912	SLN	NL	3	4	12	7	2	0	0	54.0	59	19	15	20	3.17	3.36 (+6%)	-657.6
1913	SLN	NL	10	22	34	34	18	1	0	225.0	279	127	66	79	5.08	3.07 (-66%)	-2974.9
1914	SLN	NL	9	13	37	16	11	2	2	179.0	163	50	57	74	2.51	2.93 (+14%)	324.6
1915	SLN	NL	5	11	37	18	9	3	3	150.3	137	47	46	46	2.81	2.90 (+3%)	-1248.8
1916	SLN	NL	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	11.0	15	5	3	3	4.09	2.78 (-47%)	-38.5
1918	BRO	NL	1	5	11	6	3	1	0	54.3	47	13	15	22	2.15	2.83 (+24%)	180.5
Career · 6 seasons			28	55	135	81	43	7	6	673.2	700	261	202	244	3.49	—	-4,415

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
138	219	18	52	11	2	0	16	2	20	76	.237	.301	.306	.607	-51

Career AVG .237 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 7.2% below league average.

Career OBP .301 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 6.5% below league average.

Career SLG .306 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 9.5% below league average.

Career OPS .607 vs. league average .660 across their career seasons — 8.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1912	SLN	NL	12	13	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	6	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	SLN	NL	34	81	7	21	3	2	8	0	5	25	.259	.259 (avg)	.325 (-7%)	.345 (avg)	.670 (-3%)	-62.5
1914	SLN	NL	37	55	4	14	4	0	2	1	6	18	.255	.255 (avg)	.322 (+2%)	.339 (-4%)	.661 (-1%)	-2.8
1915	SLN	NL	39	52	4	14	4	0	5	0	4	17	.269	.250 (+7%)	.318 (+1%)	.332 (+4%)	.651 (+3%)	14.5
1916	SLN	NL	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	BRO	NL	12	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	8	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			138	219	18	52	11	2	16	2	20	76	.237	—	—	—	—	-51

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	66	92	6	25	0	7	.272
Away	72	127	12	27	0	9	.213

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	64	303.0	311	129	83	112	3.83
Away	71	368.2	396	143	122	134	3.49

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
1918-06-08	BRO	PIT	L	0	0	0	0
1918-06-04	BRO	STL	L	1	0	0	0
1918-05-30	BRO	BSN	L	2	0	0	1
1918-05-26	BRO	STL	L	3	0	0	3
1918-05-23	BRO	CHC	L	2	1	0	0
1918-05-18	BRO	PIT	L	1	0	0	1
1918-05-14	BRO	CIN	L	2	0	1	0
1918-05-06	BRO	PHI	W	2	0	1	1
1918-05-01	BRO	BSN	L	0	0	0	0
1918-04-25	BRO	NY1	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1918-06-08	BRO	PIT	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	0
1918-05-30	BRO	BSN	L	8.0	7	4	2	1	5
1918-05-26	BRO	STL	L	8.0	8	2	1	3	3
1918-05-23	BRO	CHC	L	7.0	8	5	5	2	2
1918-05-18	BRO	PIT	L	4.0	8	5	5	1	2
1918-05-14	BRO	CIN	L	9.1	9	2	2	5	5
1918-05-06	BRO	PHI	W	9.0	1	0	0	3	4
1918-05-01	BRO	BSN	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
1918-04-25	BRO	NY1	—	1.0	2	1	1	2	0
1918-04-22	BRO	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
P	135	0	18	173	4	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1912	SLN	P	12	1	8	0	0
1913	SLN	P	34	7	69	2	0
1914	SLN	P	37	7	41	1	0
1915	SLN	P	37	3	35	1	1
1916	SLN	P	4	0	3	0	0
1918	BRO	3B	1	0	0	0	0
1918	BRO	P	11	0	17	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	135
Third Base	1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dan Griner

What years did Dan Griner play?: Dan Griner played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1918.
Was Dan Griner a pitcher?: Yes. Dan Griner pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 244 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dan Griner hit?: Dan Griner hit 0 career home runs with 52 hits.