Fred
McGriff
 
Nickname: Crime Dog
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 215
 
Born: October 31, 1963 in Usa, FL, TAMPA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1988    1989    1990   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1986 22 NYA AL     7 7 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 4 5 5
1987 23 NYA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6
1988 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6
1989 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6
1990 26 NYA AL $ 4,064,286   8 8 8 9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     7 7 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,064,286   8 8 8 9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1986 22 AAA   137 523 103 155 30 2 50 111 2 0 86 109 .296 .396 .648 1.044 126.5  
1987 23 NYA AL 156 586 84 143 36 2 30 96 0 0 55 118 .244 .307 .466 .773 79.7 13.9
1988 24 NYA AL 157 573 100 176 51 2 28 121 0 0 83 93 .307 .394 .550 .944 110.4 26.1
1989 25 NYA AL 129 460 70 125 35 0 22 83 0 0 77 107 .272 .379 .491 .871 83.4 18.1
1990 26 NYA AL 159 577 80 164 43 3 22 90 0 0 80 105 .284 .372 .484 .856 95.4 20.4
4 Years Sim 601 2196 334 608 165 7 102 390 0 0 295 423 .277 .363 .498 .861 368.9 78.5
1 Years AAA 137 523 103 155 30 2 50 111 2 0 86 109 .296 .395 .648 1.043 126.5  
162 Game Average 591 90 163 44 1 27 105 0 0 79 114 .277 .363 .498 .861 99.4  
Career Highs 159 586 100 176 51 3 30 121 0 0 83 118 .307 .394 .550 .944 110.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1603 245 458 116 5 78 299 0 0 207 290 .286 .366 .510 .877 291.0
vs LH   593 89 150 49 2 24 91 0 0 88 133 .253 .354 .464 .817 96.8
Home 300 1090 177 295 86 4 49 201 0 0 137 211 .271 .352 .492 .844 184.9
Away 301 1106 157 313 79 3 53 189 0 0 158 212 .283 .373 .504 .877 202.9
RISP   616 0 175 52 2 25 272 0 0 103 130 .284 .385 .497 .882 116.2
Pinch Hitting   30 5 7 2 0 1 3 0 0 5 4 .233 .343 .400 .743 4.4
Close/Late   229 31 59 15 0 10 33 0 0 48 41 .258 .386 .454 .840 42.2
Mar/Apr 98 366 57 96 29 2 19 77 0 0 56 76 .262 .363 .508 .871 66.4
May 110 404 63 127 38 0 14 71 0 0 46 74 .314 .384 .512 .896 74.1
June 104 374 64 105 33 2 15 71 0 0 65 51 .281 .385 .500 .885 71.2
July 99 376 43 100 28 0 17 63 0 0 41 80 .266 .340 .476 .816 59.6
August 104 356 54 95 19 2 20 56 0 0 51 78 .267 .359 .500 .859 63.8
Sep/Oct 86 320 53 85 18 1 17 52 0 0 36 64 .266 .342 .488 .829 52.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1987 23 NYA AL 1B 128 127 1088.0 1173 87 9 103 .993 10.42 0 0 .000 0 3.0
    C 2 1 16.0 8 1 0 0 1.000 5.06 0 0 .000 3 0.0
    3B 4 0 9.0 0 5 0 0 1.000 5.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1988 24 NYA AL 1B 150 145 1304.3 1512 105 12 137 .993 11.16 0 0 .000 0 3.0
    3B 3 0 6.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1989 25 NYA AL 1B 102 98 859.3 1012 60 7 75 .994 11.23 0 0 .000 0 1.9
    3B 26 25 215.7 23 48 1 4 .986 2.96 0 0 .000 0 0.5
1990 26 NYA AL 3B 98 91 802.3 61 171 6 18 .975 2.60 0 0 .000 0 2.1
    1B 59 55 488.7 558 45 6 57 .990 11.11 0 0 .000 0 1.2
  1B 439 425 3740.3 4255 297 34 372 .993 10.95 0 0 .000 0 9.1
  3B 131 116 1033.0 86 224 7 22 .978 2.70 0 0 .000 0 2.7
  C 2 1 16.0 8 1 0 0 1.000 5.06 0 0 .000 3 0.0
Career Totals   572 542 4789.3 4349 522 41 394 .992 9.15 0 0 .000 3 11.8
Career Highs   157 146 1310.3 1514 216 12 137 .993 11.12 0 0 .000 3  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1988 24 NYA AL 9 35 7 10 1 0 4 12 0 0 4 8 .286 .350 .657 1.007
Career Post-Season Batting 9 35 7 10 1 0 4 12 0 0 4 8 .286 .350 .657 1.007
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1988-9-.307
On-Base Pct
1988-5-.394
1989-7-.379
Slugging Pct
1988-3-.550
1989-10-.491
OPS
1988-2-.944
1989-8-.871
XR
1988-4-110.4
Games
1987-2-156
1988-1-157
1990-1-159
Runs
1988-5-100
Hits
1988-8-176
Total Bases
1988-2-315
Doubles
1988-1-51
1990-10-43
Homeruns
1987-6-30
1988-8-28
RBIs
1988-1-121
Walks
1988-8-83
1990-10-80
Strikeouts
1987-10-118
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 8    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 39    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 33    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Gary Sheffield (930)
  2. Danny Litwhiler (905)
  3. Barry Bonds (902)
  4. Dave Hostetler (892)
  5. Ken Caminiti (887)
  6. Oddibe McDowell (886)
  7. Bobby Bonilla (881)
  8. Wally Joyner (879)
  9. Willie Kamm (878)
  10. Greg Walker (877)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1986
Injured on 6/17/1986 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 5 days
Had first career hit on 4/4/1987, off Dennis Eckersley (BOS)
Hit first career homerun on 4/11/1987, off Bruce Hurst (TOR)
Drove in 6 runs against Baltimore on 8/15/1987
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1988, hitting .354 with 9 HR, 36 RBI
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game
Won Silver Slugger in 1988, hitting .307 with 28 HR, 121 RBI
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Injured on 8/23/1989 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,064,286 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Indianapolis on 6/27/1990
Won Player of the Week award on 7/1/1990, hitting .560 with 4 HR, 11 RBI
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game