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Roy
Grimes		  
Nickname: Bummer
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 186
 
Born: September 11, 1893 in Usa, OH, BERGHOLZ
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1920 26 SLN NL     5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1921 27 SLN NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
1922 28 SLN NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1923 29 SLN NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1924 30 SLN NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1925 31 SLN NL $ 2,564,286   8 8 8 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1926 32 SLN NL $ 2,564,286   8 8 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1927 33 SLN NL $ 2,564,286   8 8 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5
1928 34 SLN NL $ 2,560,000   8 8 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
1929 35 SLN NL $ 2,560,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,564,286   8 8 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1920 26 A   98 91 20 29 4 1 2 16 5 0 28 17 .319 .479 .451 .930 22.3  
1921 27 AAA   85 235 26 73 18 1 2 32 2 2 33 42 .311 .396 .421 .817 38.3  
    AA   18 67 7 22 4 0 1 8 0 3 11 10 .328 .423 .433 .856 11.3  
1922 28 SLN NL 33 37 6 9 2 0 0 5 2 2 1 3 .243 .256 .297 .554 1.8 0.0
1923 29 SLN NL 124 413 64 127 14 9 2 48 13 3 29 44 .308 .357 .400 .757 57.3 9.8
1924 30 SLN NL 144 531 96 187 27 11 1 75 15 3 45 34 .352 .401 .450 .851 88.3 17.2
1925 31 SLN NL 115 408 73 131 19 4 0 59 11 9 36 33 .321 .376 .387 .763 54.3 8.5
1926 32 SLN NL 122 404 45 113 17 6 5 45 5 3 25 44 .280 .321 .389 .710 48.3 6.8
1927 33 SLN NL 139 530 69 181 28 12 1 83 13 9 36 49 .342 .384 .445 .829 78.3 14.6
1928 34 SLN NL 137 462 60 123 16 9 3 63 8 8 38 34 .266 .321 .359 .681 48.5 5.5
1929 35 SLN NL 140 517 79 189 27 8 4 54 15 11 51 37 .366 .423 .472 .895 90.7 17.9
8 Years Sim 954 3302 492 1060 150 59 16 432 82 48 261 278 .321 .371 .417 .788 467.5 80.2
1 Years AAA 85 235 26 73 18 1 2 32 2 2 33 42 .311 .396 .421 .818 38.3  
1 Years AA 18 67 7 22 4 0 1 8 0 3 11 10 .328 .413 .433 .845 11.3  
1 Years A 98 91 20 29 4 1 2 16 5 0 28 17 .319 .479 .451 .930 22.3  
3 Years Minors 201 393 53 124 26 2 5 56 7 5 72 69 .316 .420 .430 .850 71.8  
162 Game Average 560 83 180 25 10 2 73 13 8 44 47 .321 .371 .417 .788 79.4  
Career Highs 144 531 96 189 28 12 5 83 15 11 51 49 .366 .423 .472 .895 90.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2602 380 853 125 46 14 348 67 37 199 229 .328 .376 .427 .803 392.0
vs LH   700 112 207 25 13 2 84 15 11 62 49 .296 .353 .377 .730 90.8
Home 474 1649 240 529 76 30 8 214 30 22 126 144 .321 .370 .418 .788 238.6
Away 480 1653 252 531 74 29 8 218 52 26 135 134 .321 .372 .416 .787 244.2
RISP   890 0 283 43 11 6 384 0 0 68 81 .318 .363 .411 .774 127.4
Pinch Hitting   39 7 11 3 0 0 11 0 1 3 0 .282 .326 .359 .685 4.2
Close/Late   280 39 80 15 5 2 32 0 0 24 30 .286 .344 .396 .741 36.8
Mar/Apr 103 359 45 99 15 3 2 29 8 4 22 28 .276 .319 .351 .670 39.0
May 182 617 92 204 25 19 2 85 13 7 52 56 .331 .382 .442 .825 97.8
June 169 583 67 163 27 5 2 65 12 8 42 51 .280 .328 .353 .681 65.6
July 170 568 99 205 35 10 4 87 17 11 57 42 .361 .421 .479 .900 103.4
August 167 600 94 197 21 12 3 81 15 10 42 56 .328 .372 .418 .790 87.5
Sep/Oct 163 575 95 192 27 10 3 85 17 8 46 45 .334 .381 .431 .812 89.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1922 28 SLN NL 2B 18 5 65.0 17 32 2 6 .961 6.78   0.3
    SS 2 0 2.0 1 2 1 0 .750 13.50   0.0
1923 29 SLN NL 2B 121 109 929.7 238 347 24 71 .961 5.66   1.8
1924 30 SLN NL 2B 143 140 1175.0 308 447 22 99 .972 5.78   2.5
1925 31 SLN NL 2B 112 98 840.7 227 339 18 69 .969 6.06   2.3
1926 32 SLN NL 2B 122 114 963.3 258 382 27 80 .960 5.98   1.1
1927 33 SLN NL 2B 138 137 1187.0 329 511 31 109 .964 6.37   3.6
1928 34 SLN NL 2B 132 129 1090.3 315 494 28 103 .967 6.68   3.6
1929 35 SLN NL 2B 140 138 1153.3 327 544 36 118 .960 6.80   4.2
  2B 926 870 7404.3 2019 3096 188 655 .965 6.22   19.5
  SS 2 0 2.0 1 2 1 0 .750 13.50   0.0
Career Totals   928 870 7406.3 2020 3098 189 655 .964 6.22   19.5
Career Highs   143 140 1187.0 329 544 36 118 .972 6.99    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1922 28 SLN NL 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Career Post-Season Batting 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1924-3-.352
1927-2-.342
1929-1-.366
CAR-9-.321
 On-Base Pct
1924-8-.401
1927-7-.384
1929-1-.423
 OPS
1929-6-.895
 XR
1929-8-90.7
 Hits
1924-5-187
1927-2-181
1929-2-189
 Singles
1924-3-148
1927-2-140
1929-1-150
Strikeouts
1926-10-44
1927-6-49
1929-8-37
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 21    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 38    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Sparky Adams (960)
  2. George Kelly (933)
  3. Jesse Baker (927)
  4. Jackie Tavener (917)
  5. John Farrell (909)
  6. John Monroe (903)
  7. Charlie Gehringer (901)
  8. Sam Mertes (900)
  9. Gene Paulette (898)
  10. Lloyd Christenbury (894)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1920
Injured on 7/11/1921 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit (double) on 6/8/1922, off Carl Mays (BRO)
Hit first career homerun on 7/1/1923, off Claude Davenport (NY1)
2/14/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,564,286 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 7/20/1925, hitting .500 with 0 HR, 5 RBI
2/13/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,564,286 through salary arbitration
2/12/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,564,286 through salary arbitration
10/6/1927: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $2,560,000 per year, for 3 years
 
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