Ross
Grimsley
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 215
 
Born: January 7, 1950 in Usa, KS, TOPEKA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1971 21 DET AL $ 300,000 8 3 3 3 7 6 6 5 5 5
1972 22 DET AL   8 3 3 3 7 6 6 4 4 4
1973 23 DET AL   8 3 3 3 7 6 6 3 3 3
1974 24 TOR AL $ 300,000 8 3 3 3 7 6 6 3 3 3
1975 25 TOR AL $ 300,000 8 3 3 3 7 6 6 3 3 3
1976 26 TOR AL   8 3 3 3 7 6 6 3 3 3
1977 27 TOR AL   8 3 2 2 6 5 6 3 3 3
1978 28 TOR AL   8 3 2 2 6 5 5 3 3 3
1979 29 TOR AL   8 3 2 2 6 5 5 3 3 3
1980 30 TOR AL   8 2 2 2 6 5 5 3 3 3
1981 31 TOR AL   8 2 2 2 6 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 2 2 2 6 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 8 3 3 3 7 6 6 5 5 5
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
1971 21 DET AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.7 2 1 0 1 0 3.38 .182 .250 .182 .432 0.2
    AAA   8 8 .500 20 20 1 1 0 122.3 143 53 12 31 73 3.90 .285 .327 .417 .744  
1972 22 AAA   7 7 .500 18 18 2 1 0 117.0 132 65 15 35 52 5.00 .291 .342 .474 .815  
1973 23 AAA   6 15 .286 29 29 3 1 0 186.7 234 97 26 73 83 4.68 .306 .367 .475 .842  
1974 24 TOR AL 3 1 .750 10 0 0 0 0 22.3 30 13 0 9 9 5.24 .319 .375 .372 .747 1.2
    AA   4 3 .571 9 9 1 1 0 61.3 62 25 6 17 35 3.67 .268 .319 .390 .708  
    A   7 7 .500 17 17 6 3 0 127.7 110 43 13 21 83 3.03 .226 .258 .356 .614  
1975 25 TOR AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 17.0 17 9 3 12 3 4.76 .266 .377 .500 .877 0.7
    AAA   2 6 .250 8 8 2 0 0 55.0 63 30 12 15 31 4.91 .284 .329 .491 .820  
    AA   1 0 1.000 12 3 0 0 1 36.3 36 9 4 10 26 2.23 .247 .295 .342 .637  
1976 26 A   11 3 .786 21 21 4 2 0 158.3 147 50 11 34 110 2.84 .243 .283 .339 .622  
1977 27 AA   3 1 .750 5 5 0 0 0 29.0 33 9 1 7 19 2.79 .289 .331 .351 .681  
    A   9 9 .500 18 18 4 1 0 132.7 145 46 8 25 100 3.12 .280 .314 .381 .695  
1978 28 AA   9 7 .563 22 22 2 1 0 143.7 175 63 11 41 109 3.95 .293 .339 .409 .747  
1979 29 AA   5 2 .714 28 3 0 0 0 68.3 78 28 7 28 39 3.69 .286 .352 .403 .755  
1980 30 A   15 6 .714 25 25 7 2 0 197.3 156 45 10 37 145 2.05 .211 .248 .282 .531  
1981 31 AA   9 9 .500 22 21 2 1 0 132.7 165 75 17 49 67 5.09 .305 .363 .470 .832  
1982 32 AA   2 0 1.000 8 2 0 0 0 23.0 20 9 3 9 23 3.52 .230 .302 .345 .647  
3 Years Sim 3 2 .600 13 2 0 0 0 42.0 49 23 3 22 12 4.93 .290 .368 .408 .776 2.2
4 Years AAA 23 36 .390 75 75 8 3 0 481.0 572 245 65 154 239 4.58 .295 .347 .462 .808  
7 Years AA 33 22 .600 106 65 5 3 1 494.3 569 218 49 161 318 3.97 .286 .340 .411 .751  
4 Years A 42 25 .627 81 81 21 8 0 616.0 558 184 42 117 438 2.69 .238 .274 .334 .608  
15 Years Minors 98 83 .541 262 221 34 14 1 1591.3 1699 647 156 432 995 3.66 .271 .318 .398 .715  
Season Average 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 0 14.0 16 7 1 7 4 4.93 .290 .368 .408 .776  
Career Highs 3 1 .750 10 2 0 0 0 22.3 30 13 3 12 9 5.24 .319 .377 .500 .877  
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   39 18 3 12 10   .312 .372 .464 .836
vs LH   10 5 0 10 2   .227 .370 .250 .620
Home 0 1 .000 5 2 0 0 0 20.7 24 14 3 13 6 6.10 .289 .385 .518 .903
Away 3 1 .750 8 0 0 0 0 21.3 25 9 0 9 6 3.80 .291 .358 .302 .660
August 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.7 2 1 0 1 0 3.38 .182 .250 .182 .432
Sep/Oct 3 2 .600 12 2 0 0 0 39.3 47 22 3 21 12 5.03 .297 .380 .424 .804
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1971 21 DET AL P 1 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1974 24 TOR AL P 10 0 22.3 3 7 0 0 1.000 4.03    
1975 25 TOR AL P 2 2 17.0 1 3 1 0 .800 2.12    
Career Totals   13 2 42.0 4 10 1 0 .933 3.00    
Career Highs   10 2 22.3 3 7 1 0 1.000 4.03    
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 33rd overall pick, by Detroit in 1971
Injured on 6/17/1973 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days
Traded from Detroit to Toronto on 2/13/1974 (Going to TOR: P Bruce Kison, 2B Len Randle, P Mark Ballinger, P Ross Grimsley. Going to DET: P Barry Lersch)
Injured on 7/17/1974 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
Earned first career win on 9/11/1974
Injured on 7/27/1976 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 7/19/1977 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 7/24/1977 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 5 weeks