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.

What was Greg Gross's career batting average?

Greg Gross batted .287 over his career, with 1,073 hits in 3,745 at bats.

How many RBI did Greg Gross have?

Greg Gross drove in 308 runs in his career.

What was Greg Gross's career ERA?

Greg Gross finished with a 10.80 career ERA, going 0-0 with 3 strikeouts.

Greg Gross

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

Greg Gross was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1989 for the Houston Astros, the Chicago Cubs, and the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 17 seasons. In 1,809 career games, he hit .287 with 1,073 hits, 7 home runs, and 308 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 4,090.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

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

Greg Gross — 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

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Greg Gross Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Greg Gross — 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	1.2	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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Greg Gross — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1986	PHI	NL	1	0.2	1	0	1	2	0.00	—	0.0
1989	HOU	NL	1	1.0	3	2	1	1	18.00	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			2	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

Greg Gross — 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

Greg Gross — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1983	NLCS	PHI	4	5	1	0	0	2	2	.000
1983	WS	PHI	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	NEDIV	PHI	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	NLCS	PHI	4	4	2	3	1	0	0	.750
1980	WS	PHI	4	2	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

Greg Gross — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	911	1815	237	530	3	162	.292
Away	898	1930	212	543	4	146	.281

Pitching — Home / Away

Greg Gross — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	1.0	3	2	1	1	18.00
Away	1	0.2	1	0	1	2	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Greg Gross — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
1989-09-27	HOU	ATL	L	2	1	1	0	0
1989-09-25	HOU	ATL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1989-09-24	HOU	SFG	L	0	0	0	1	0
1989-09-23	HOU	SFG	L	1	0	0	0	0
1989-09-21	HOU	ATL	L	1	0	0	0	1
1989-09-20	HOU	ATL	W	0	0	0	1	0
1989-09-06	HOU	SDP	L	1	0	0	0	0
1989-09-05	HOU	LAD	W	1	1	0	0	0
1989-09-04	HOU	LAD	L	1	0	0	0	0
1989-09-02	HOU	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Greg Gross — Last 2 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1989-05-21	HOU	PIT	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	0
1986-06-08	PHI	WSN	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Greg Gross — 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

Greg Gross — 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

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Greg Gross Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	2
First Base	74
Left Field	624
Center Field	176
Right Field	524

Awards & Honors

Greg Gross — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1974	TSN Rookie Player of the Year

Salary History

Greg Gross — 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

Greg Gross — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1974	Rookie of the Year	NL	2nd	7.0	24	7

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Career Spans

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Greg Gross: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 5, 1973 and the final game on September 27, 1989, Greg Gross built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Houston Astros (1973 through 1989), the Chicago Cubs (1977 through 1978), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1979 through 1988). Gross played primarily as an outfielder and both batted and threw left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on August 1, 1952, in York, PA, USA and a listed size of 5'10" and 160 pounds. The bio lists the given name Gregory Eugene.

Gross finished with 1,073 hits from 3,745 at bats in 1,809 games, which works out to .287, adding 7 home runs, 308 runs batted in, and 39 stolen bases. Gross's career OPS of .723 combines a .372 on-base mark with .351 slugging. Over the seasons Gross played, league hitters batted .259; the .287 career figure is 10.6% above that. Gross collected a career-high 185 hits in 1974. Gross drove in a season-high 41 runs in 1975.

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.
What was Greg Gross's career batting average?: Greg Gross batted .287 over his career, with 1,073 hits in 3,745 at bats.
How many RBI did Greg Gross have?: Greg Gross drove in 308 runs in his career.
What was Greg Gross's career ERA?: Greg Gross finished with a 10.80 career ERA, going 0-0 with 3 strikeouts.