P Buddy Groom #27
Texas Rangers FORT
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
12/31/2001
BNN Index | FORT | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P BUDDY GROOM #27 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
57 0 1-1 1 5.27 41.0 45 5 19 25 1.56 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 3 3 2 3
Movement 5 6 5 5
Control 4 4 4 4
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 3
Slider 2 2
Curveball 1 1
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 88-90 Mph
Stamina 2
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 10
Defense 4
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/29/2001 DET Win, 4-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/2001 DET Loss, 1-3 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
09/18/2001 STL Loss, 3-5 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/2001 STL Loss, 5-9 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
09/15/2001 BOS Win, 7-6 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/2001 BOS Win, 5-2 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
09/11/2001 @ CLE Loss, 2-4 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/2001 CHW Loss, 2-12 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
09/06/2001 @ SFG Loss, 7-10 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/2001 @ SFG Win, 12-8 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
PERSONALITY
Groom works hard at his craft.
High: Work Ethic
Low: Leader, Financial Ambition
Birthday:07/10/1967
Born in:Dallas, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$850,000
Signed Through:2002 Season
Major Service:3 Years, None
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1993, 1st Pick in Round 4
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 2001 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 57 0 1 1 1 5.27 41.0 45 26 24 5 19 25 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 1 50.0 57 9 14.05 9.88 5.49 4.17 4.79 1.56 106 0.0 .308        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 89 22 4 0 3 14 13 15 2 0 0 .247 .337 .393 .730      
vs. RHB 68 23 4 2 2 12 6 10 1 0 0 .338 .387 .544 .931      
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 2001 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 10 0 1 0 1 2.08 8.2 7 2 2 0 4 3  
May 11 0 0 0 0 10.50 6.0 12 7 7 4 3 5  
June 10 0 0 0 0 5.14 7.0 6 4 4 0 6 3  
July 8 0 0 1 0 9.53 5.2 8 6 6 1 2 6  
August 8 0 0 0 0 1.42 6.1 4 3 1 0 2 4  
September 10 0 0 0 0 4.91 7.1 8 4 4 0 2 4  
Spring Training 16 0 0 0 1 1.69 16.0 10 5 3 1 9 7  
Last Year 65 1 5 2 1 4.81 63.2 74 35 34 5 31 18  
2 Years Ago 39 4 2 3 0 4.60 45.0 41 25 23 5 21 23  
Career 161 5 8 6 2 4.87 149.2 160 86 81 15 71 66  
Home 32 0 1 1 0 6.85 22.1 27 18 17 5 12 14  
Road 25 0 0 0 1 3.38 18.2 18 8 7 0 7 11  
Grass 56 0 1 1 1 5.40 38.1 44 25 23 5 18 24  
Turf 1 0 0 0 0 3.38 2.2 1 1 1 0 1 1  
Day 4 0 0 0 0 7.71 2.1 3 2 2 0 1 1  
Night 53 0 1 1 1 5.12 38.2 42 24 22 5 18 24  
As Reliever / Substitution 57 0 1 1 1 5.27 41.0 45 26 24 5 19 25  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1999 Texas - FORT 31 39 4 2 3 0 4.60 45.0 41 25 23 5 21 23 0 0 1.38 .254 5.17 0.1 104
2000 Texas - FORT 32 65 1 5 2 1 4.81 63.2 74 35 34 5 31 18 0 0 1.65 .312 4.98 0.1 100
2001 Texas - FORT 33 57 0 1 1 1 5.27 41.0 45 26 24 5 19 25 0 0 1.56 .308 4.79 0.0 86
Total FORT 161 5 8 6 2 4.87 149.2 160 86 81 15 71 66 0 0 1.54 .294 4.98 0.2 97
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1993 Mt. Arlington - AAA 25 42 0 5 3 8 3.79 57.0 62 27 24 2 21 62 0 0 1.46 .361 2.62 1.2 95
1994 Mt. Arlington - AAA 26 52 0 3 4 20 3.77 76.1 79 33 32 7 26 73 0 0 1.38 .344 3.89 0.2 101
1995 Mt. Arlington - AAA 27 54 0 4 8 20 2.09 86.0 67 20 20 5 25 86 0 0 1.07 .279 3.25 1.3 183
1996 Mt. Arlington - AAA 28 30 0 2 4 2 3.11 46.1 50 17 16 2 12 48 0 0 1.34 .364 2.80 0.9 118
1997 Mt. Arlington - AAA 29 52 2 13 6 6 2.70 93.1 82 30 28 4 35 89 0 0 1.25 .300 3.34 1.1 137
1998 Mt. Arlington - AAA 30 48 0 2 6 15 2.55 74.0 72 21 21 1 21 81 0 0 1.26 .362 2.27 2.8 152
Total MAAA 278 2 29 31 71 2.93 433.0 412 148 141 21 140 439 0 0 1.27 .330 3.08 127.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1993 Mt. Arlington - AAA P 41 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 57.0 0.79 +0.2 .929
1994 Mt. Arlington - AAA P 52 0 3 6 1 9 0 1.000 76.1 1.06 +0.9 .944
1995 Mt. Arlington - AAA P 53 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 86.0 0.84 +0.8 1.124
1996 Mt. Arlington - AAA P 30 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 46.1 0.58 +0.1 .915
1997 Mt. Arlington - AAA P 52 2 6 8 0 14 0 1.000 93.1 1.35 +0.4 1.244
1998 Mt. Arlington - AAA P 48 0 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 74.0 1.09 +0.8 .927
1999 Texas - MLB P 32 4 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 45.0 0.60 +0.3 .675
2000 Texas - MLB P 61 1 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 63.2 0.99 +0.7 1.369
2001 Texas - MLB P 48 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 41.0 0.22 +0.4 1.057
TOTAL P 417 7 21 38 1 60 1 .983 582.2 0.91 +4.4 1.032
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (6); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 6 (9).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (6); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 6 (9).
01/13/1993 Drafted in the 1992 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 1, 61st overall pick) by the Texas Rangers.
04/02/1993 Named the #63 prospect in the FORT
07/02/1993 Named the #43 prospect in the FORT
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
05/18/1994 Injured (forearm cramp),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (8); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 4 (4).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (8); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 4 (4).
09/01/1997 Wins the MAAA SL1 Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
05/17/1998 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/12/1998 Was selected to the 1998 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (4).
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (4).
11/25/1999 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
11/23/2000 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).
11/20/2001 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $850,000.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2000 65 6
Year HLD Rank
2001 12 8
Year RA Rank
2000 64 6
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