What years did Marquis Grissom play?

Marquis Grissom played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2005.

Was Marquis Grissom a pitcher?

No. Marquis Grissom was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Marquis Grissom hit?

Marquis Grissom hit 227 career home runs with 2251 hits.

Marquis Grissom

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-2005)

AVG .272

HR 227

RBI 967

H 2,251

OPS .732

PIV -3,453

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 190 lb
Born: 4/17/1967 in Atlanta, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 1989-08-22
Last Game: 2005-07-31
Awards: 2× All-Star · ALCS MVP · 4× Gold Glove

Full name: Marquis Deon Grissom

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,165	8,275	1,187	2,251	386	56	227	967	429	553	1,240	.272	.318	.415	.732	-3,453

Career AVG .272 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .318 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .415 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .732 vs. league average .747 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1989	MON	NL	26	74	16	19	2	0	1	2	1	12	21	.257	.254 (+1%)	.319 (+13%)	.375 (-14%)	.694 (-1%)	33.3
1990	MON	NL	98	288	42	74	14	2	3	29	22	27	40	.257	.257 (avg)	.324 (-2%)	.385 (-9%)	.710 (-6%)	-238.8
1991	MON	NL	148	558	73	149	23	9	6	39	76	34	89	.267	.255 (+4%)	.323 (-4%)	.384 (-3%)	.708 (-4%)	-375.6
1992	MON	NL	159	653	99	180	39	6	14	66	78	42	81	.276	.255 (+8%)	.322 (avg)	.377 (+11%)	.699 (+6%)	597.9
1993	MON	NL	157	630	104	188	27	2	19	95	53	52	76	.298	.265 (+13%)	.332 (+6%)	.403 (+9%)	.735 (+7%)	921.6
1994	MON	NL	110	475	96	137	25	4	11	45	36	41	66	.288	.269 (+7%)	.338 (+1%)	.424 (+1%)	.763 (+1%)	74.6
1995	ATL	NL	139	551	80	142	23	3	12	42	29	47	61	.258	.266 (-3%)	.337 (-6%)	.417 (-10%)	.755 (-8%)	-766.4
1996	ATL	NL	158	671	106	207	32	10	23	74	28	41	73	.308	.269 (+14%)	.340 (+3%)	.426 (+15%)	.767 (+9%)	1165.8
1997	CLE	AL	144	558	74	146	27	6	12	66	22	43	89	.262	.266 (-2%)	.336 (-6%)	.419 (-6%)	.756 (-6%)	-630.2
1998	MIL	NL	142	542	57	147	28	1	10	60	13	24	78	.271	.266 (+2%)	.335 (-9%)	.420 (-9%)	.755 (-9%)	-885.9
1999	MIL	NL	154	603	92	161	27	1	20	83	24	49	109	.267	.271 (-2%)	.344 (-7%)	.433 (-4%)	.778 (-6%)	-646.3
2000	MIL	NL	146	595	67	145	18	2	14	62	20	39	99	.244	.270 (-10%)	.344 (-16%)	.437 (-20%)	.782 (-18%)	-1903.2
2001	LAN	NL	135	448	56	99	17	1	21	60	7	16	107	.221	.263 (-16%)	.332 (-25%)	.426 (-5%)	.758 (-14%)	-1150.5
2002	LAN	NL	111	343	57	95	21	4	17	60	5	22	68	.277	.261 (+6%)	.331 (-3%)	.416 (+22%)	.747 (+11%)	591.0
2003	SFN	NL	149	587	82	176	33	3	20	79	11	20	82	.300	.264 (+13%)	.332 (-3%)	.422 (+11%)	.754 (+5%)	365.2
2004	SFN	NL	145	562	78	157	26	2	22	90	3	37	83	.279	.266 (+5%)	.335 (-4%)	.427 (+5%)	.762 (+1%)	52.6
2005	SFN	NL	44	137	8	29	4	0	2	15	1	7	18	.212	.264 (-20%)	.330 (-25%)	.418 (-32%)	.749 (-29%)	-658.6
Career · 17 seasons			2,165	8,275	1,187	2,251	386	56	227	967	429	553	1,240	.272	—	—	—	—	-3,453

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
52	218	34	69	7	3	5	20	12	42	.317

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2003	NLDS1	SFN	4	14	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	5	.143
1997	ALCS	CLE	6	23	2	6	0	0	1	4	1	9	.261
1997	ALDS1	CLE	5	17	3	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.235
1997	WS	CLE	7	25	5	9	1	0	0	2	4	4	.360
1996	NLCS	ATL	7	35	7	10	1	0	1	3	0	8	.286
1996	NLDS1	ATL	3	12	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.083
1996	WS	ATL	6	27	4	12	2	1	0	5	1	2	.444
1995	NLCS	ATL	4	19	2	5	0	1	0	0	1	4	.263
1995	NLDS1	ATL	4	21	5	11	2	0	3	4	0	3	.524
1995	WS	ATL	6	25	3	9	1	0	0	1	1	3	.360

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	1064	3996	571	1087	103	456	.272
Away	1101	4279	616	1164	124	511	.272

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
2005-07-31	SFG	MIL	L	3	0	1	0	0	1
2005-07-29	SFG	MIL	W	4	1	1	0	0	0
2005-07-28	SFG	MIL	W	3	0	0	0	1	0
2005-07-27	SFG	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005-07-25	SFG	CHC	L	4	0	1	1	0	0
2005-06-12	SFG	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2005-06-11	SFG	CLE	L	1	0	1	0	0	0
2005-06-10	SFG	CLE	L	1	0	1	0	0	0
2005-06-09	SFG	KCR	W	2	0	0	0	0	0
2005-06-05	SFG	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	2088	1984	4880	98	61	23

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1989	MON	OF	23	19	32	1	2	0
1990	MON	OF	87	68	165	5	2	0
1991	MON	OF	138	131	350	15	6	2
1992	MON	OF	157	156	401	7	7	2
1993	MON	OF	157	156	416	8	7	3
1994	MON	OF	109	109	321	7	5	0
1995	ATL	OF	136	135	309	9	2	1
1996	ATL	OF	158	157	338	10	1	1
1997	CLE	OF	144	144	356	7	3	3
1998	MIL	OF	137	133	317	8	3	3
1999	MIL	OF	149	145	374	1	5	2
2000	MIL	OF	142	141	352	3	3	1
2001	LAN	OF	123	101	227	6	0	2
2002	LAN	OF	102	74	169	5	4	0
2003	SFN	OF	148	141	343	3	8	1
2004	SFN	OF	142	138	341	3	2	2
2005	SFN	OF	36	36	69	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Left Field	85
Center Field	1967
Right Field	53
Designated Hitter	2

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1997	ALCS MVP
1996	Gold Glove	OF
1995	Gold Glove	OF
1994	Gold Glove	OF
1993	Gold Glove	OF

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2005	SFN	NL	$2,750,000
2004	SFN	NL	$2,125,000
2003	SFN	NL	$1,875,000
2002	LAN	NL	$5,000,000
2001	LAN	NL	$5,000,000
2000	MIL	NL	$5,000,000
1999	MIL	NL	$5,000,000
1998	MIL	NL	$5,000,000
1997	CLE	AL	$4,850,000
1996	ATL	NL	$4,850,000
1995	ATL	NL	$4,950,000
1994	MON	NL	$3,575,000
1993	MON	NL	$1,500,000
1992	MON	NL	$300,000
1990	MON	NL	$103,500
1989	MON	NL	$68,000
Total Career Earnings			$51,946,500

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Tallahassee	FL	1986, 1987, 1988

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1996	Most Valuable Player	NL	13th	23.0	392
1994	Most Valuable Player	NL	12th	22.0	392
1993	Most Valuable Player	NL	8th	66.0	392
1992	Most Valuable Player	NL	9th	54.0	336
1990	Rookie of the Year	NL	7th	1.0	120

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Career Spans

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Frequently Asked Questions about Marquis Grissom

What years did Marquis Grissom play?: Marquis Grissom played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2005.
Was Marquis Grissom a pitcher?: No. Marquis Grissom was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Marquis Grissom hit?: Marquis Grissom hit 227 career home runs with 2251 hits.