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Jason Grimsley
Jason Alan Grimsley

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 180 lb.

Debut September 8, 1989
  vs. MON 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 6 BB, 1 ER, W
Born August 7, 1967 in Cleveland, TX

Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 10th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1985. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1989 21 PHI NL   1   3   4   4   0   0   0  0   18.3   19   13   12   2   19    7   0   2    91   1   0  5.89  3.54   60 2.073
 1990 22 PHI NL   3   2  11  11   0   0   0  0   57.3   47   21   21   1   43   41   2   6   255   0   1  3.30  3.80  115 1.570
 1991 23 PHI NL   1   7  12  12   0   0   0  0   61.0   54   34   33   4   41   42   3  14   272   3   0  4.87  3.65   75 1.557
 1993 25 CLE AL   3   4  10   6   0   0   1  0   42.3   52   26   25   3   20   27   1   2   194   1   0  5.31  4.38   82 1.701
 1994 26 CLE AL   5   2  14  13   1   0   0  0   82.7   91   47   42   7   34   59   6   6   368   1   1  4.57  4.66  102 1.512
 1995 27 CLE AL   0   0  15   2   0   0   2  1   34.0   37   24   23   4   32   25   2   7   165   1   0  6.09  4.67   77 2.029
 1996 28 CAL AL   5   7  35  20   2   1   4  0  130.3  150  110   99  14   74   82  13  11   620   5   0  6.84  4.90   72 1.719
 1999 31 NYY AL   7   2  55   0   0   0  25  1   75.0   66   39   30   7   40   49   4   8   336   5   0  3.60  4.73  131 1.413
 2000 32 NYY AL   3   2  63   4   0   0  18  1   96.3  100   58   54  10   42   53   5  16   428   1   0  5.04  4.82   96 1.474
 2001 33 KCR AL   1   5  73   0   0   0  24  0   80.3   71   32   27   8   28   61   2   4   327   5   0  3.02  4.84  160 1.232
 2002 34 KCR AL   4   7  70   0   0   0  26  1   71.3   64   32   31   4   37   59   1   8   310   8   0  3.91  4.96  127 1.416
 2003 35 KCR AL   2   6  76   0   0   0   5  0   75.0   88   47   43   6   36   58   5   4   346   5   0  5.16  4.89   95 1.653
 2004 36 TOT AL   5   7  73   0   0   0   7  0   63.0   61   36   27   4   35   39   3   6   285   6   0  3.86  4.67  121 1.524
         KCR AL   3   3  32   0   0   0   4  0   26.7   24   11   10   1   15   18   1   4   118   3   0  3.38  4.78  142 1.463
         BAL AL   2   4  41   0   0   0   3  0   36.3   37   25   17   3   20   21   2   2   167   3   0  4.21  4.59  109 1.569
 2005 37 BAL AL   1   2  22   0   0   0   9  0   22.0   24   15   14   5    9   10   0   1    93   2   0  5.73  4.32   75 1.500
 2006 38 ARI NL   1   2  19   0   0   0   6  0   27.7   30   15   15   4    8   10   0   1   118   2   0  4.88  4.72   97 1.373
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 15 Yr WL% .420  42  58 552  72   3   1 127  4  936.7  954  549  496  83  498  622  47  96  4208  46   2  4.77  4.61   97 1.550
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4   6  60   7   0   0  13  0  102.0  103   59   54   9   54   67   5  10   458   5   0  4.77  4.61   97 1.550
 Career High      7   7  76  20   2   1  26  1  130.3  150  110   99  14   74   82  13  16   620   8   1  3.02  4.96  160 1.232
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1989 21 PHI NL   4    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   2   0   0   0   0
 1990 22 PHI NL  12   16    1    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   2  .188  .235  .188   19    3   3   0   0   0   0
 1991 23 PHI NL  12   17    2    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   6  .059  .158  .059  -36    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2000 32 NYY AL   5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   1  .000  .667  .000   92    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2006 38 ARI NL  19    4    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons      71   43    4    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   5  13  .093  .188  .093  -19    4   5   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         98    9    9   0  0   0    5   0  0  11  30  .093  .188  .093  -19    9  11   0   0   0   0
 Career High     19   17    2    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   2   6                           3   3   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1989 21 PHI NL    7    7    0   0.0    90| .000  .253| .000  .320| .000  .376| .000  .696|-100  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1990 22 PHI NL   20   16    1   1.7    97| .188  .263| .235  .329| .188  .395| .423  .724|  19  .147  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1991 23 PHI NL   19   16    0   0.0    93| .059  .256| .158  .324| .059  .384| .217  .708| -36  .000  -3.1  -0.3   0%
 2000 32 NYY AL    3    1    0   0.0   114| .000  .275| .667  .348| .000  .442| .667  .790|  92  .000   0.4   0.0   0%
 2006 38 ARI NL    4    4    0   0.0   117| .000  .278| .000  .350| .000  .452| .000  .801|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons       53   44    1   0.6    97| .093  .261| .188  .329| .093  .395| .281  .724| -19  .026  -7.1  -0.7     

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1989 21 PHI NL P 4 1 4 1 1 .833 .943 1.25 0.62 2.46 1.87 4 18.3 1990 22 PHI NL P 11 13 8 1 2 .955 .959 1.91 0.58 3.30 1.81 11 57.3 1991 23 PHI NL P 12 2 14 1 3 .941 .952 1.33 0.59 2.36 1.86 12 61.0 1993 25 CLE AL P 10 4 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.80 0.56 1.70 1.79 6 42.3 1994 26 CLE AL P 14 6 9 0 1 1.000 .955 1.07 0.52 1.63 1.72 13 82.7 1995 27 CLE AL P 15 0 8 0 1 1.000 .964 0.53 0.53 2.12 1.80 2 34.0 1996 28 CAL AL P 35 23 18 2 2 .953 .960 1.17 0.52 2.83 1.77 20 130.3 1999 31 NYY AL P 55 8 13 0 0 1.000 .950 0.38 0.47 2.52 1.69 0 75.0 2000 32 NYY AL P 63 11 11 2 4 .917 .957 0.35 0.46 2.06 1.62 4 96.3 2001 33 KCR AL P 73 6 12 4 2 .818 .957 0.25 0.49 2.02 1.75 0 80.3 2002 34 KCR AL P 70 6 10 1 1 .941 .958 0.23 0.48 2.02 1.69 0 71.3 2003 35 KCR AL P 76 17 14 1 2 .969 .957 0.41 0.49 3.72 1.73 0 75.0 2004 36 TOT AL P 73 10 12 4 0 .846 .948 0.30 0.45 3.14 1.66 0 63.0 KCR AL P 32 3 7 2 0 .833 .952 0.31 0.45 3.37 1.65 0 26.7 BAL AL P 41 7 5 2 0 .857 .945 0.29 0.45 2.98 1.66 0 36.3 2005 37 BAL AL P 22 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 0.09 0.46 0.82 1.68 0 22.0 2006 38 ARI NL P 19 0 3 1 1 .750 .968 0.16 0.43 0.97 1.72 0 27.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1989 21 PHI NL P 4 1 4 1 1 .833 .943 1.25 0.62 2.46 1.87 4 18.3 1990 22 PHI NL P 11 13 8 1 2 .955 .959 1.91 0.58 3.30 1.81 11 57.3 1991 23 PHI NL P 12 2 14 1 3 .941 .952 1.33 0.59 2.36 1.86 12 61.0 1993 25 CLE AL P 10 4 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.80 0.56 1.70 1.79 6 42.3 1994 26 CLE AL P 14 6 9 0 1 1.000 .955 1.07 0.52 1.63 1.72 13 82.7 1995 27 CLE AL P 15 0 8 0 1 1.000 .964 0.53 0.53 2.12 1.80 2 34.0 1996 28 CAL AL P 35 23 18 2 2 .953 .960 1.17 0.52 2.83 1.77 20 130.3 1999 31 NYY AL P 55 8 13 0 0 1.000 .950 0.38 0.47 2.52 1.69 0 75.0 2000 32 NYY AL P 63 11 11 2 4 .917 .957 0.35 0.46 2.06 1.62 4 96.3 2001 33 KCR AL P 73 6 12 4 2 .818 .957 0.25 0.49 2.02 1.75 0 80.3 2002 34 KCR AL P 70 6 10 1 1 .941 .958 0.23 0.48 2.02 1.69 0 71.3 2003 35 KCR AL P 76 17 14 1 2 .969 .957 0.41 0.49 3.72 1.73 0 75.0 2004 36 TOT AL P 73 10 12 4 0 .846 .948 0.30 0.45 3.14 1.66 0 63.0 KCR AL P 32 3 7 2 0 .833 .952 0.31 0.45 3.37 1.65 0 26.7 BAL AL P 41 7 5 2 0 .857 .945 0.29 0.45 2.98 1.66 0 36.3 2005 37 BAL AL P 22 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 0.09 0.46 0.82 1.68 0 22.0 2006 38 ARI NL P 19 0 3 1 1 .750 .968 0.16 0.43 0.97 1.72 0 27.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 552 107 142 18 21 .933 .956 0.45 0.48 2.39 1.73 72 936.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 552 107 142 18 21 .933 .956 0.45 0.48 2.39 1.73 72 937
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1999   WS    NYY ATL     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2.1   2   0   2   0 
 2000   ALCS  NYY SEA     W   2   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1     2   0   3   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Ser      2-0   3   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   3.1   4   0   5   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1999   WS    NYY ATL     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 2000   ALCS  NYY SEA     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   2-0   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

Games
2001 AL-73-3
2002 AL-70-8
2003 AL-76-3
2004 AL-73-10

Shutouts
1996 AL-1-6

Wild Pitches
1991 NL-14-3
1996 AL-11-7
2000 AL-16-2
Car-96-92

Hit Batsmen
1994 AL-6-10
1996 AL-13-1

Gray Ink: Pitching - 5 (1826) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 2.0 (1779) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 1.0 (1853) (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 3, 1985: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 10th round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1985.

April 2, 1992: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Houston Astros for Curt Schilling.

March 30, 1993: Released by the Houston Astros.

April 7, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

February 15, 1996: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Pep Harris to the California Angels for Brian Anderson.

October 8, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

January 17, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

March 20, 1997: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

April 3, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

July 29, 1997: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Kansas City Royals for Jamie Brewington.

October 15, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 15, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

January 26, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

November 20, 2000: Released by the New York Yankees.

January 19, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

October 29, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

June 21, 2004: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Baltimore Orioles for Denny Bautista.

October 27, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 22, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

June 7, 2006: Released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1990Philadelphia Phillies$105,000
1991Philadelphia Phillies$118,000
1993Cleveland Indians$125,000
1995Cleveland Indians$325,000
1996California Angels$425,000
1999New York Yankees$350,000
2000New York Yankees$750,000
2001Kansas City Royals$750,000
2002Kansas City Royals$1,900,000
2003Kansas City Royals$2,000,000
2004Kansas City Royals$1,000,000
2005Baltimore Orioles$2,000,000
2006Arizona Diamondbacks$825,000
Career (may be incomplete)$10,673,000

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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