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Ben Grieve
Benjamin Grieve

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 220 lb.

Debut September 3, 1997
  vs. SFG 4 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 0 SB
Born May 4, 1976 in Arlington, TX

Son of Tom Grieve

Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1994. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1997 21 OAK AL  24   93   12   29   6  0   3   24   0  0  13  25  .312  .402  .473  132   44   1   0   1   1   1
 1998 22 OAK AL 155  583   94  168  41  2  18   89   2  2  85 123  .288  .386  .458  123  267   0   1   3   9  18 RoY-1,AS
 1999 23 OAK AL 148  486   80  129  21  0  28   86   4  0  63 108  .265  .358  .481  118  234   0   1   2   8  17
 2000 24 OAK AL 158  594   92  166  40  1  27  104   3  0  73 130  .279  .359  .487  116  289   0   5   2   3  32
 2001 25 TBD AL 154  542   72  143  30  2  11   72   7  1  87 159  .264  .372  .387  103  210   0   2   2   8  13
 2002 26 TBD AL 136  482   62  121  30  0  19   64   8  2  69 121  .251  .353  .432  111  208   0   2   5   8  15
 2003 27 TBD AL  55  165   28   38   7  0   4   17   0  0  32  41  .230  .371  .345   96   57   0   2   1   6   3
 2004 28 TOT NL 123  250   30   65  17  0   8   35   0  0  39  70  .260  .361  .424  103  106   0   3   5   2   4
         MIL NL 108  234   28   61  15  0   7   29   0  0  39  65  .261  .364  .415  101   97   0   2   5   0   4
         CHC NL  15   16    2    4   2  0   1    6   0  0   0   5  .250  .316  .563  119    9   0   1   0   2   0
 2005 29 CHC NL  23   20    1    5   0  0   0    1   0  0   5   7  .250  .400  .250   74    5   0   0   1   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      976 3215  471  864 192  5 118  492  24  5 466 784  .269  .367  .442  113 1420   1  16  22  45 103
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        534   78  143  32  1  20   82   4  1  77 130  .269  .367  .442  113  236   0   3   4   7  17
 Career High    158  594   94  168  41  2  28  104   8  2  87 159  .288  .386  .487  123  289   1   5   5   9  32
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1997 21 OAK AL  108   66   19   7.7   105| .312  .266| .402  .335| .473  .421| .875  .757| 132  .675   4.9   0.5   0%
 1998 22 OAK AL  678  436  104   6.4   106| .288  .267| .386  .335| .458  .425| .844  .760| 123  .592  23.6   2.2  50%
 1999 23 OAK AL  558  375   83   5.9   108| .265  .268| .358  .339| .481  .428| .839  .768| 118  .540  13.7   1.2 100%
 2000 24 OAK AL  675  465   97   5.6   112| .279  .271| .359  .344| .487  .436| .846  .780| 116  .503  15.4   1.4 100%
 2001 25 TBD AL  639  415   84   5.4   105| .264  .265| .372  .332| .387  .425| .759  .757| 103  .531   6.6   0.6  87%
 2002 26 TBD AL  561  380   75   5.3   103| .251  .261| .353  .328| .432  .420| .785  .747| 111  .530   9.4   0.9  80%
 2003 27 TBD AL  205  132   24   4.9   102| .230  .262| .371  .327| .345  .419| .716  .746|  96  .484   1.2   0.1   0%
 2004 28 TOT NL  294  192   40   5.6   111| .260  .270| .361  .342| .424  .437| .785  .779| 103  .548   2.4   0.3   0%
         MIL NL  275  179   37   5.5   111| .261  .270| .364  .341| .415  .437| .779  .778| 101  .544   1.8   0.2   0%
         CHC NL   19   13    3   6.2   114| .250  .273| .316  .345| .563  .443| .879  .788| 119  .594   0.6   0.1   0%
 2005 29 CHC NL   25   15    2   3.6   111| .250  .273| .400  .344| .250  .435| .650  .779|  74  .364  -0.5  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      3743 2476  528   5.7   107| .269  .267| .367  .336| .442  .427| .809  .763| 113  .541  76.7   7.1  82%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1997 21 OAK AL RF 24 39 1 0 1 1.000 .978 1.67 1.79 1.73 2.18 22 208.3 1998 22 OAK AL RF 151 262 8 2 0 .993 .983 1.79 1.81 1.90 2.14 150 1280.7 AS DH 3 AS 1999 23 OAK AL OF 137 232 6 3 2 .988 .984 1.74 2.03 2.06 2.30 132 1038.7 LF 131 220 5 3 1 .987 .985 1.72 1.73 2.05 2.08 127 989.7 RF 8 12 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.62 1.82 2.39 2.11 5 49.0 DH 4 2000 24 OAK AL LF 144 237 6 3 0 .988 .985 1.69 1.76 1.88 2.16 144 1160.3 DH 12 2001 25 TBD AL OF 120 240 4 4 0 .984 .984 2.03 2.01 2.17 2.30 118 1012.3 RF 64 117 0 3 0 .975 .982 1.83 1.82 1.95 2.09 62 540.7 LF 56 123 4 1 0 .992 .981 2.27 1.72 2.42 2.14 56 471.7 DH 32 2002 26 TBD AL RF 118 249 6 3 2 .988 .982 2.16 1.82 2.21 2.12 117 1038.7 DH 16 2003 27 TBD AL DH 37 RF 10 17 1 1 1 .947 .978 1.80 1.79 1.91 2.11 10 85.0 2004 28 TOT NL OF 69 109 0 4 0 .965 .982 1.58 1.85 2.03 2.16 66 484.0 TOT NL RF 68 108 0 4 0 .964 .980 1.59 1.71 2.01 2.09 66 483.0 MIL NL RF 65 106 0 4 0 .964 .980 1.63 1.71 2.03 2.09 64 470.3 DH 1 CHC NL OF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 1.85 1.97 2.17 2 13.7 RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.70 1.42 2.06 2 12.7 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.50 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 2005 29 CHC NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.93 1 7.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1998 22 OAK AL DH 3 1999 23 OAK AL DH 4 2000 24 OAK AL DH 12 2001 25 TBD AL DH 32 2002 26 TBD AL DH 16 2003 27 TBD AL DH 37 2004 28 MIL NL DH 1 1999 23 OAK AL LF 131 220 5 3 1 .987 .985 1.72 1.73 2.05 2.08 127 989.7 2000 24 OAK AL LF 144 237 6 3 0 .988 .985 1.69 1.76 1.88 2.16 144 1160.3 2001 25 TBD AL LF 56 123 4 1 0 .992 .981 2.27 1.72 2.42 2.14 56 471.7 2004 28 CHC NL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.50 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 2005 29 CHC NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.93 1 7.0 1997 21 OAK AL OF 24 39 1 0 1 1.000 .983 1.67 2.02 1.73 2.32 22 208.3 1998 22 OAK AL OF 151 261 6 2 0 .993 .985 1.77 2.02 1.88 2.31 150 1280.7 1999 23 OAK AL OF 137 232 6 3 2 .988 .984 1.74 2.03 2.06 2.30 132 1038.7 2000 24 OAK AL OF 144 239 6 3 0 .988 .985 1.70 2.02 1.90 2.36 144 1161.3 2001 25 TBD AL OF 120 240 4 4 0 .984 .984 2.03 2.01 2.17 2.30 118 1012.3 2002 26 TBD AL OF 118 249 6 3 2 .988 .985 2.16 2.05 2.21 2.35 117 1039.3 2003 27 TBD AL OF 10 17 1 1 1 .947 .984 1.80 2.08 1.91 2.35 10 85.0 2004 28 TOT NL OF 69 109 0 4 0 .965 .982 1.58 1.85 2.03 2.16 66 484.0 MIL NL OF 65 106 0 4 0 .964 .982 1.63 1.85 2.03 2.16 64 470.3 CHC NL OF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 1.85 1.97 2.17 2 13.7 2005 29 CHC NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.19 1 7.0 1997 21 OAK AL RF 24 39 1 0 1 1.000 .978 1.67 1.79 1.73 2.18 22 208.3 1998 22 OAK AL RF 151 262 8 2 0 .993 .983 1.79 1.81 1.90 2.14 150 1280.7 1999 23 OAK AL RF 8 12 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.62 1.82 2.39 2.11 5 49.0 2001 25 TBD AL RF 64 117 0 3 0 .975 .982 1.83 1.82 1.95 2.09 62 540.7 2002 26 TBD AL RF 118 249 6 3 2 .988 .982 2.16 1.82 2.21 2.12 117 1038.7 2003 27 TBD AL RF 10 17 1 1 1 .947 .978 1.80 1.79 1.91 2.11 10 85.0 2004 28 TOT NL RF 68 108 0 4 0 .964 .980 1.59 1.71 2.01 2.09 66 483.0 MIL NL RF 65 106 0 4 0 .964 .980 1.63 1.71 2.03 2.09 64 470.3 CHC NL RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.70 1.42 2.06 2 12.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 774 1386 30 20 6 .986 .984 1.83 2.01 2.02 2.31 760 6316.7 333 0 443# RF* 443 804 17 13 4 .984 .982 1.85 1.80 2.00 2.12 432 3685.3 LF* 333 581 15 7 1 .988 .984 1.79 1.74 2.04 2.13 328 2629.7 DH 105 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 774 1386 30 20 6 .986 .984 1.83 2.01 2.02 2.31 760 6317
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2000   ALDS  OAK NYY     L   5  17   1   2  0  0  0   2   3   7  .118  .250  .118   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1998   OAK AL       0   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0       1.000       
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1998 *

Awards
1998-AL-ROY

Doubles
1998 AL-41-7

Bases on Balls
1998 AL-85-10
2001 AL-87-9

Strikeouts
2000 AL-130-8
2001 AL-159-2

Grounded into Double Plays
1998 AL-18-9
2000 AL-32-1

Youngest Player
1997 AL-21-1

         

Gray Ink: Batting - 6 (1642) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 13.0 (1186) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 9.0 (1160) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 2, 1994: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1994.

January 8, 2001: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Oakland Athletics to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Oakland Athletics sent Angel Berroa and A.J. Hinch to the Kansas City Royals. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Cory Lidle to the Oakland Athletics. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Roberto Hernandez to the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals sent Johnny Damon and Mark Ellis to the Oakland Athletics.

October 28, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 23, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

August 31, 2004: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later and cash. The Chicago Cubs sent Andy Pratt (September 3, 2004) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

October 29, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

January 21, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 1, 2005: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 1, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 6, 2005: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1998Oakland Athletics$172,000
1999Oakland Athletics$300,000
2000Oakland Athletics$750,000
2001Tampa Bay Devil Rays$2,750,000
2002Tampa Bay Devil Rays$4,000,000
2003Tampa Bay Devil Rays$5,500,000
2004Milwaukee Brewers$700,000
Career (may be incomplete)$14,172,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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