Greg Gross

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1973-1989)

AVG .287
HR 7
RBI 308
H 1,073
OPS .723
PIV 4,090
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'10" / 160 lb
Born
8/1/1952 in York, PA, USA
MLB Debut
1973-09-05
Last Game
1989-09-27

Full name: Gregory Eugene Gross

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,809 3,745 449 1,073 130 46 7 308 39 523 250 .287 .372 .351 .723 4,090

Career AVG .287 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +10.6% above league average.

Career OBP .372 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — +14.5% above league average.

Career SLG .351 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — 8.7% below league average.

Career OPS .723 vs. league average .709 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
1973 HOU NL 14 39 5 9 2 1 0 1 2 4 4 .231 — — — — 0.0
1974 HOU NL 156 589 78 185 21 8 0 36 12 76 39 .314 .256 (+22%) .324 (+21%) .369 (+2%) .693 (+11%) 1598.5
1975 HOU NL 132 483 67 142 14 10 0 41 2 63 37 .294 .257 (+14%) .327 (+14%) .374 (-3%) .701 (+5%) 648.0
1976 HOU NL 128 426 52 122 12 3 0 27 2 64 39 .286 .255 (+12%) .320 (+17%) .360 (-9%) .681 (+3%) 540.8
1977 CHN NL 115 239 43 77 10 4 5 32 0 33 19 .322 .264 (+22%) .329 (+21%) .401 (+15%) .730 (+17%) 872.3
1978 CHN NL 124 347 34 92 12 7 1 39 3 33 19 .265 .257 (+3%) .323 (avg) .378 (-8%) .702 (-4%) -271.6
1979 PHI NL 111 174 21 58 6 3 0 15 5 29 5 .333 .265 (+26%) .329 (+28%) .397 (+1%) .727 (+13%) 583.1
1980 PHI NL 127 154 19 37 7 2 0 12 1 24 7 .240 .264 (-9%) .326 (+6%) .387 (-20%) .714 (-8%) -115.3
1981 PHI NL 83 102 14 23 6 1 0 7 2 15 5 .225 .255 (-12%) .320 (avg) .368 (-18%) .688 (-9%) -133.3
1982 PHI NL 119 134 14 40 4 0 0 10 4 19 8 .299 .261 (+14%) .324 (+19%) .388 (-16%) .712 (avg) 119.0
1983 PHI NL 136 245 25 74 12 3 0 29 3 34 16 .302 .260 (+16%) .324 (+19%) .389 (-4%) .714 (+7%) 442.4
1984 PHI NL 112 202 19 65 9 1 0 16 1 24 11 .322 .259 (+24%) .322 (+22%) .384 (-2%) .707 (+9%) 442.0
1985 PHI NL 93 169 21 44 5 2 0 14 1 32 9 .260 .257 (+1%) .323 (+16%) .390 (-20%) .714 (-4%) 23.4
1986 PHI NL 87 101 11 25 5 0 0 8 1 21 11 .248 .257 (-4%) .325 (+16%) .395 (-25%) .720 (-6%) -9.2
1987 PHI NL 114 133 14 38 4 1 1 12 0 25 12 .286 .262 (+9%) .331 (+19%) .415 (-15%) .746 (avg) 117.1
1988 PHI NL 98 133 10 27 1 0 0 5 0 16 3 .203 .254 (-20%) .317 (-8%) .377 (-44%) .695 (-28%) -513.1
1989 HOU NL 60 75 2 15 0 0 0 4 0 11 6 .200 .254 (-21%) .319 (-3%) .375 (-47%) .694 (-27%) -254.0
Career · 17 seasons 1,809 3,745 449 1,073 130 46 7 308 39 523 250 .287 — — — — 4,090

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.7 4 2 0 2 3 10.80 0.0

Career ERA 10.80 vs. league average 3.84 across their career seasons — 181.1% 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
1986 PHI NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 1 0 1 2 0.00 — 0.0
1989 HOU NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 1 1 18.00 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.2 4 2 2 3 10.80 — 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
18 21 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .143

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1983 NLCS PHI 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
1983 WS PHI 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 NEDIV PHI 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 NLCS PHI 4 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .750
1980 WS PHI 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home91118152375303162.292
Away89819302125434146.281

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home11.0321118.00
Away10.210120.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1989-09-27 HOUATLL 201000100
1989-09-25 HOUATLL 100000000
1989-09-24 HOUSFGL 000000010
1989-09-23 HOUSFGL 100000000
1989-09-21 HOUATLL 100000001
1989-09-20 HOUATLW 000000010
1989-09-06 HOUSDPL 100000000
1989-09-05 HOULADW 101000000
1989-09-04 HOULADL 100000000
1989-09-02 HOUSTLL 100000000

Last 2 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1989-05-21 HOUPIT — 1.0322110
1986-06-08 PHIWSN — 0.2100120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 74 27 286 25 2 26
OF 1204 737 1596 83 31 17
P 2 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1973 HOU OF 9 9 13 2 0 0
1974 HOU OF 151 145 296 15 2 4
1975 HOU OF 121 120 216 14 10 2
1976 HOU OF 115 110 208 13 5 4
1977 CHN OF 71 52 109 3 1 0
1978 CHN OF 111 76 182 6 4 1
1979 PHI OF 73 29 82 5 2 2
1980 PHI 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1980 PHI OF 91 21 68 5 2 2
1981 PHI OF 55 11 48 7 1 2
1982 PHI OF 71 15 55 3 1 0
1983 PHI 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1983 PHI OF 110 51 104 1 1 0
1984 PHI 1B 28 12 128 11 1 9
1984 PHI OF 48 27 67 2 1 0
1985 PHI 1B 8 1 18 4 0 1
1985 PHI OF 52 31 48 4 0 0
1986 PHI 1B 5 1 8 2 0 0
1986 PHI OF 27 9 32 1 0 0
1986 PHI P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1987 PHI 1B 11 1 20 1 0 1
1987 PHI OF 50 16 33 1 0 0
1988 PHI 1B 14 9 86 6 1 13
1988 PHI OF 37 8 22 1 0 0
1989 HOU 1B 6 3 24 1 0 2
1989 HOU OF 12 7 13 0 1 0
1989 HOU P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 2
First Base 74
Left Field 624
Center Field 176
Right Field 524

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1974 TSN Rookie Player of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1988 PHI NL $320,000
1987 PHI NL $420,000
1986 PHI NL $375,000
1985 PHI NL $350,000
Total Career Earnings $1,465,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1974 Rookie of the Year NL 2nd 7.0 24 7

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Greg Gross (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Whitey Witt
    .287 avg, 18 HR
  2. 92
    Steve Braun
    .271 avg, 52 HR
  3. 85
    Taylor Douthit
    .291 avg, 29 HR
  4. 84
    Albie Pearson
    .270 avg, 28 HR
  5. 83
    Jimmy Barrett
    .291 avg, 16 HR
  6. 83
    Debs Garms
    .293 avg, 17 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Greg Gross

What years did Greg Gross play?
Greg Gross played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1989.
Was Greg Gross a pitcher?
No. Greg Gross was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Greg Gross hit?
Greg Gross hit 7 career home runs with 1073 hits.