SS Dick Groat #24
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/06/1969
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SS DICK GROAT #24 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 4 4 5
Gap 3 3 3 4
Power 1 1 1 2
Eye 1 1 1 3
Avoid K's 6 6 6 8
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 1
Errors: - 2 1
Arm: - 4 1
Turn DP: - 5 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 1
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 6
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 6
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Groat is slow to catch on.
High: Adaptability, Greed
Low: Intelligence
Birthday:11/04/1931
Born in:Wilkinsburg, PA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:14 Years, 58 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 76 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 10th Pick in Round 1
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1953 Cleveland - FORT 21 132 546 145 24 2 4 42 61 21 4 2 25 0 1 .266 .297 .339 .636 67 65 -1.6
1954 Cleveland - FORT 22 158 655 202 37 5 7 77 75 37 1 4 33 2 4 .308 .344 .412 .757 104 104 2.8
1955 Cleveland - FORT 23 144 576 170 24 5 4 57 59 35 2 2 33 2 3 .295 .337 .375 .712 88 89 1.4
1956 Cleveland - FORT 24 116 484 127 20 5 4 52 53 27 0 4 28 2 0 .262 .299 .349 .648 71 71 1.0
1957 Cleveland - FORT 25 92 352 104 18 1 2 32 33 13 0 1 25 0 0 .295 .320 .369 .689 84 84 0.7
1958 Cleveland - FORT 26 145 573 168 31 2 6 83 61 35 0 6 41 4 2 .293 .331 .386 .716 92 90 2.6
1959 Brooklyn - FORT 27 157 605 158 28 3 5 67 62 40 0 6 52 0 1 .261 .304 .342 .646 75 75 1.1
1960 Brooklyn - FORT 28 158 645 172 27 5 4 60 60 30 4 5 57 0 4 .267 .301 .343 .644 75 72 1.3
1961 Brooklyn - FORT 29 113 445 116 17 2 3 35 42 27 1 2 42 2 6 .261 .303 .328 .631 72 74 -0.2
1962 Brooklyn - FORT 30 12 43 12 5 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 4 0 0 .279 .340 .395 .736 97 103 0.3
1962 Milwaukee - FORT 30 91 323 74 6 2 1 32 26 14 0 3 31 1 1 .229 .259 .269 .528 45 42 -0.9
1962 Total - FORT 30 103 366 86 11 2 1 34 31 18 0 3 35 1 1 .235 .269 .284 .553 53 50 -0.5
1963 Montreal - FORT 31 120 380 89 12 4 2 25 34 19 0 1 39 1 1 .234 .270 .303 .573 70 68 0.7
1964 Montreal - FORT 32 69 187 45 6 2 0 16 19 9 1 0 12 1 0 .241 .279 .294 .573 68 63 0.2
1965 Montreal - FORT 33 79 292 71 9 2 0 25 20 8 1 2 34 1 3 .243 .264 .288 .552 60 53 -0.2
1966 St. Louis - FORT 34 78 187 46 3 0 1 13 11 5 0 0 13 0 1 .246 .266 .278 .544 62 51 -0.1
1967 Detroit - FORT 35 83 280 58 6 1 0 14 16 10 2 1 30 1 0 .207 .239 .236 .475 45 41 -1.7
Total FORT 1747 6573 1757 273 41 43 632 637 334 16 39 499 17 27 .267 .303 .341 .644 76 74 7.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1952 Durham - AAA 20 130 537 178 24 4 6 63 76 40 6 4 59 6 5 .331 .382 .425 .806 110 113 0.0
1953 Durham - AAA 21 21 90 27 8 1 1 17 13 6 0 0 4 0 1 .300 .344 .444 .788 115 114 0.0
1964 Hudson Valley - AAA 32 15 59 8 1 0 1 1 4 4 0 0 12 0 0 .136 .190 .203 .394 7 6 0.0
1965 Colorado Springs - AAA 33 37 153 44 8 0 1 17 23 9 0 1 19 1 1 .288 .325 .359 .685 80 80 0.0
1967 Rock City - AAA 35 23 83 19 5 0 0 7 6 2 0 0 17 1 0 .229 .247 .289 .536 57 42 0.0
Total MAAA 226 922 276 46 5 9 105 122 61 6 5 111 8 7 .299 .345 .389 .734 94 95
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1966 St. Louis - FORT 34 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0 0 0.0
Total FORT 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 499 452
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1953 Cleveland - MLB 2B 57 57 139 167 56 315 9 .971 484.1 5.69 -12.6 .852
1953 Cleveland - MLB SS 75 74 101 194 35 316 21 .934 636.0 4.17 -1.6 .977
1954 Cleveland - MLB SS 158 156 217 482 87 738 39 .947 1359.0 4.63 -3.6 .988
1955 Cleveland - MLB 2B 5 0 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 12.2 4.97 +0.4 1.045
1955 Cleveland - MLB SS 144 143 222 423 89 678 33 .951 1254.2 4.63 -3.1 .988
1956 Cleveland - MLB 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 6.2 2.70 +0.1 1.040
1956 Cleveland - MLB SS 116 116 168 330 60 523 25 .952 1027.1 4.36 +1.7 1.009
1957 Cleveland - MLB 2B 16 16 33 41 3 77 3 .961 125.1 5.31 -0.1 .972
1957 Cleveland - MLB SS 77 76 130 217 44 364 17 .953 670.0 4.66 -2.2 .969
1958 Cleveland - MLB 2B 6 0 1 7 2 8 0 1.000 15.0 4.80 -0.1 1.037
1958 Cleveland - MLB 3B 3 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 10.0 4.50 +0.2 1.076
1958 Cleveland - MLB SS 144 143 196 448 79 665 21 .968 1206.1 4.80 +7.1 1.019
1959 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 3 2 6 10 3 16 0 1.000 22.0 6.55 +1.0 1.144
1959 Brooklyn - MLB SS 155 154 210 497 93 742 35 .953 1362.0 4.67 +3.2 1.018
1960 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 28 28 64 81 23 151 6 .960 241.2 5.40 -0.0 1.038
1960 Brooklyn - MLB SS 131 129 179 467 72 675 29 .957 1151.2 5.05 +6.4 1.023
1961 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 30 30 74 92 24 171 5 .971 271.1 5.51 +0.1 .996
1961 Brooklyn - MLB SS 83 83 112 228 56 358 18 .950 746.0 4.10 -2.6 .989
1962 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 11 11 18 28 5 47 1 .979 98.0 4.22 +0.7 1.031
1962 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 46 46 88 122 33 216 6 .972 410.1 4.61 +2.1 1.071
1962 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 5 5 0 8 2 9 1 .889 43.0 1.67 -0.2 .962
1962 Brooklyn - MLB SS 1 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 8.1 4.32 +0.4 1.071
1962 Milwaukee - MLB SS 40 40 48 111 18 168 9 .946 339.2 4.21 +0.8 1.034
1963 Montreal - MLB 2B 89 78 147 246 69 408 15 .963 699.0 5.06 +2.9 1.048
1963 Montreal - MLB SS 32 31 32 82 15 120 6 .950 273.1 3.75 -0.9 .984
1964 Montreal - MLB 2B 57 42 68 110 22 183 5 .973 396.2 4.04 +1.0 .995
1964 Montreal - MLB SS 13 13 17 46 9 67 4 .940 110.0 5.15 -0.1 .979
1965 Montreal - MLB 2B 23 21 45 70 21 116 1 .991 206.0 5.02 +2.4 1.042
1965 Montreal - MLB SS 56 54 58 181 41 249 10 .960 483.2 4.45 +0.0 1.014
1966 St. Louis - MLB 2B 38 19 55 60 11 121 6 .950 215.2 4.80 -2.0 .929
1966 St. Louis - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 St. Louis - MLB SS 44 29 54 98 18 156 4 .974 297.1 4.60 +2.8 1.027
1967 Detroit - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Detroit - MLB SS 81 69 104 195 39 320 21 .934 598.1 4.50 -11.3 .922
TOTAL 2B 413 350 741 1040 273 1838 57 .969 3204.2 5.00 -4.1 .995
TOTAL 3B 8 5 1 12 2 14 1 .929 53.0 2.21 -0.0 .997
TOTAL SS 1350 1310 1848 4003 755 6143 292 .952 11523.2 4.57 -2.9 .999
PLAYER HISTORY
10/05/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft by the Cleveland Indians (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick).
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (4).
03/10/1952 Injured (Precautionary reasons (head injury)), out for 3 days.
04/07/1952 Named the #8 prospect in the FORT
06/09/1952 Wins the MAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award.
06/12/1952 Was selected to the 1952 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
09/26/1952 Wins the 1952 MAAA SL2 Great Glove Award at SS.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 4 (4).
04/06/1953 Named the #16 prospect in the FORT
04/18/1953 Injured (Hamstring tendinitis), out for 3 days.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 4 (4).
05/27/1954 Goes 7-11 against the Baltimore Orioles, with 2 RBI and 3 R.
07/11/1954 Was selected to the 1954 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
11/21/1954 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 4 (4).
03/02/1955 Injured (Concussion), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/16/1955 Injured (Broken kneecap), out for 4 months.
11/20/1955 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,250,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (3).
03/08/1956 Injured (Oblique strain), out for 3-4 weeks.
06/07/1956 Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Cardinals, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
08/01/1956 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 5 days.
08/14/1956 Injured (Sprained ankle), out for 3 weeks.
11/15/1956 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,500,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (3).
07/27/1957 Injured (Partially torn labrum), out for 3-4 months.
11/16/1957 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,000,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (7); Power: 3 (2); Eye: 3 (3).
06/22/1958 Injured (Knee soreness), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/13/1958 Was selected to the 1958 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
09/14/1958 Goes 5-5 against the Baltimore Orioles, with 0 RBI and 0 R.
09/21/1958 Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Cardinals, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 3 R.
11/23/1958 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,375,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (7); Power: 3 (2); Eye: 3 (3).
10/20/1959 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $35,250,000 with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (7); Power: 3 (2); Eye: 3 (3).
08/20/1960 Injured (Sprained thumb), day-to-day for 4 weeks.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (3).
03/07/1961 Injured (Recurring back spasms), out for 4-5 weeks.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 2 (3).
03/01/1962 Injured (Mild hip strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
04/16/1962 Was traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for 1B Jeff Kunkel.
06/30/1962 Injured (Bruised wrist), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/19/1962 Injured (Heart palpitations), out for 3 days.
08/07/1962 Injured (Recurring back spasms), out for 7 weeks.
11/21/1962 Became a free agent.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (5); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 2 (3).
01/15/1963 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $6,000,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
03/03/1963 Injured (Knee soreness), day-to-day for 4 days.
04/22/1963 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 2 (3).
06/09/1964 Injured (Sprained knee), day-to-day for 4 weeks.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (5); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 2 (3).
07/16/1965 Released by the Montreal Expos.
07/18/1965 Signed a minor league contract ($120,000 bonus) with the Miami Marlins organization.
08/03/1965 Injured (Sprained finger), day-to-day for one week.
11/24/1965 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 2 (3).
02/04/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
03/04/1966 Injured (Forearm cramp), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/26/1966 Became a free agent.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 2 (3).
04/05/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
05/16/1967 Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for LF Jake Crawford.
09/14/1967 Injured (Bruised foot), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/21/1967 Became a free agent.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 2 (3).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 2 (3).
11/06/1969 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1954 156 5
1959 156 5
1960 157 4
Year PA Rank
1954 715 3
1959 664 9
1960 698 3
Year AB Rank
1954 655 1
1959 605 6
1960 645 3
Year H Rank
1954 202 2
1955 170 5
1960 172 7
Year TB Rank
1954 270 9
Year 2B Rank
1954 37 2
1958 31 7
Year SH Rank
1953 15 6
1954 18 3
1955 13 5
1958 17 1
1959 13 2
1960 14 1
1965 9 7
Year SF Rank
1959 6 6
Year AVG Rank
1954 .308 6
1955 .295 10
1958 .293 10
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