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Kevin
Gross		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 220
 
Born: June 8, 1961 in Usa, CA, DOWNEY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1990   
Platinum Arm 1990   
All-Star Selections 1990   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1983 22 BOS AL   8 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
1984 23 WAS NL   8 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7
1985 24 WAS NL $ 300,000 8 5 6 5 6 7 6 7 7 7
1986 25 WAS NL $ 300,000 8 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
1987 26 WAS NL $ 300,000 9 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 8
1988 27 WAS NL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 8
1989 28 WAS NL $ 3,021,429 8 7 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8
1990 29 WAS NL $ 5,235,714 8 7 8 7 8 9 9 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,235,714 9 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1983 22 AAA   8 2 .800 13 13 1 1 0 97.0 89 38 5 26 73 3.53 .243 .293 .327 .620  
1984 23 AAA   12 9 .571 31 31 2 1 0 225.7 187 79 17 91 176 3.15 .222 .298 .334 .632  
1985 24 WAS NL 1 1 .500 36 0 0 0 1 69.0 57 29 9 33 29 3.78 .218 .304 .383 .687 3.5
    AAA   5 11 .313 18 18 1 0 0 116.3 119 58 14 43 92 4.49 .264 .328 .404 .731  
1986 25 WAS NL 3 10 .231 41 12 2 0 2 139.7 156 84 9 62 92 5.41 .284 .357 .407 .764 0.7
    AAA   6 3 .667 11 11 1 0 0 82.0 78 25 7 25 65 2.74 .254 .310 .381 .691  
1987 26 WAS NL 9 11 .450 29 29 5 1 0 188.0 189 93 21 57 127 4.45 .263 .316 .423 .739 6.6
1988 27 WAS NL 12 14 .462 34 34 2 0 0 231.7 217 107 20 66 150 4.16 .245 .302 .403 .705 10.1
1989 28 WAS NL 16 10 .615 34 34 7 2 0 246.7 203 81 12 60 219 2.96 .220 .272 .344 .616 20.7
1990 29 WAS NL 22 4 .846 40 32 5 4 0 254.7 213 69 10 51 196 2.44 .228 .269 .332 .601 25.8
6 Years Sim 63 50 .558 214 141 21 7 3 1129.6 1035 463 81 329 813 3.69 .242 .298 .377 .676 67.4
4 Years AAA 31 25 .554 73 73 5 2 0 521.0 473 200 43 185 406 3.45 .240 .306 .356 .662  
Season Average 10 8 .556 35 23 3 1 0 188.3 172 77 13 54 135 3.69 .242 .298 .377 .676  
Career Highs 22 14 .846 41 34 7 4 2 254.7 217 107 21 66 219 5.41 .284 .357 .423 .764  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   432 207 33 107 433   .223 .264 .350 .614
vs LH   603 256 48 222 380   .258 .323 .400 .723
Home 33 27 .550 110 70 12 5 1 572.0 509 231 41 177 398 3.63 .237 .295 .372 .667
Away 30 23 .566 104 71 9 2 2 557.6 526 232 40 152 415 3.74 .248 .298 .383 .681
Mar/Apr 8 9 .471 34 22 1 0 0 179.7 156 71 12 47 133 3.56 .231 .281 .364 .646
May 10 11 .476 40 23 4 0 2 186.3 204 94 14 50 122 4.54 .280 .326 .420 .746
June 13 9 .591 30 30 5 3 0 212.0 203 83 8 57 147 3.52 .250 .299 .367 .666
July 12 9 .571 32 23 3 1 1 173.7 146 73 16 52 135 3.78 .225 .283 .363 .646
August 13 6 .684 35 22 5 3 0 188.0 146 60 19 53 126 2.87 .213 .269 .363 .632
Sep/Oct 7 6 .538 43 21 4 0 0 190.0 180 82 12 70 150 3.88 .249 .315 .386 .701
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1985 24 WAS NL P 36 0 69.0 4 10 1 0 .933 1.83    
1986 25 WAS NL P 41 12 139.7 6 24 1 4 .968 1.93    
1987 26 WAS NL P 29 29 188.0 16 34 1 0 .980 2.39    
1988 27 WAS NL P 34 34 231.7 21 33 3 1 .947 2.10    
1989 28 WAS NL P 34 34 246.7 14 24 2 1 .950 1.39    
1990 29 WAS NL P 40 32 254.7 25 34 2 2 .967 2.09    
Career Totals   214 141 1129.6 86 159 10 8 .961 1.95    
Career Highs   41 34 254.7 25 34 3 4 .980 2.39    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1988 27 WAS NL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 8.7 3 5 1 3 7 5.20 .103 .188 .276 .463
1989 28 WAS NL 1 1 .500 3 3 0 0 0 21.3 16 5 0 5 15 2.11 .205 .253 .256 .509
1990 29 WAS NL 2 1 .667 5 5 1 0 0 35.7 25 12 1 7 17 3.03 .192 .234 .262 .495
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 2 .667 9 9 1 0 0 65.7 44 22 2 15 39 3.02 .186 .234 .262 .496
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1989-8-2.96
1990-1-2.44
 Wins
1989-6-16
1990-1-22
 Winning Pct
1990-1-.846
 Games Started
1988-10-34
1989-6-34
 Complete Games
1987-4-5
1989-3-7
1990-1-5
 Shutouts
1987-9-1
1989-4-2
1990-1-4
Innings Pitched
1988-7-231.7
1989-3-246.7
1990-1-254.7
 Hits Allowed
1990-7-213
 Strikeouts
1989-2-219
1990-5-196
 Walks per 9IP
1990-8-1.8
 Hits per 9IP
1989-7-7.4
1990-7-7.5
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1989-7-8.0
WHiP
1989-6-1.07
1990-2-1.04
CAR-49-1.21
 OAVG
1989-7-.220
1990-8-.228
 OOBP
1989-6-.272
1990-4-.269
 OSLG
1990-7-.332
 OOPS
1989-8-.616
1990-5-.601
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 17    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 55    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 69th overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1971
Injured on 7/11/1974 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 5/30/1977 with a Stress Fractured Ulna, out for 2 weeks
Injured on 6/13/1978 with a Sore Knee, out for one week
Injured on 6/18/1979 with a Bruised Hand, out for 2 days
Had first career hit (double) on 7/4/1979, off Willie Hernandez (PHN)
Hit first career homerun on 9/8/1979, off Jerry Stephenson (CLE)
Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1981
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1983
Injured on 6/5/1983 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 5-6 weeks
Traded from Boston (A) to Washington on 2/4/1984 (Going to BOS: P John Denny, 3B Wayne Gross. Going to WAS: P Kevin Gross)
Earned first career win on 7/15/1985
Injured on 3/7/1986 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,021,429 through salary arbitration
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,235,714 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1990, going 5-0, 1.29
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game
7/31/1990: Signed a contract extension with Washington , $7,900,000 per year, for 7 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1990, going 5-0, 1.16
Won World Championship with Washington in 1990
Won Platinum Arm in 1990, going 22-4, 2.44 ERA
 
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