Tom Griffin

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: February 22, 1948 in Los Angeles, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (4th) of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Grant HS (Van Nuys, CA).

High School: Grant HS (Van Nuys, CA)

Debut: April 10, 1969 (Age 21-047d, 12,793rd in major league history)
vs. SDP 7.0 IP, 3 H, 8 SO, 5 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: May 11, 1982 (Age 34-078d)
vs. HOU 4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 6 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Thomas James Griffin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.3

ERA

4.07

401

191

1494.2

1054

WHIP

1.456

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1966	18	HOU-CIN-min	A-,WRk,AA	3	7	.300	4.34	20	16		0	0		83.0	68	46	40	7	54	2	102	4	2	12				1.470	7.4	0.8	5.9	11.1	1.89	BMA,AST,AMA NORL,FLIL,TL
1967	19	WSA-HOU-min	A,WRk,AAA	5	10	.333	4.82	28	22		3	0		127.0	121	78	68	10	67	1	128	5	1	9				1.480	8.6	0.7	4.7	9.1	1.91	AVL,AST,OKC CARL,FLIL,PCL
1968	20	HOU-min	AAA	7	14	.333	4.34	29	28		9	1		168.0	157	91	81	16	94	4	144	9	2	12				1.494	8.4	0.9	5.0	7.7	1.53	OKC PCL
1969	21	HOU	NL	11	10	.524	3.54	31	31	0	6	3	0	188.1	156	80	74	19	93	4	200	7	4	6	810	100	3.29	1.322	7.5	0.9	4.4	*9.6*	2.15
1970	22	HOU-min	AAA	3	2	.600	1.29	5	5		1	0	0	28.0	23	14	4	1	16	0	27	1	0	3				1.393	7.4	0.3	5.1	8.7	1.69	OKC AA
1970	22	HOU	NL	3	13	.188	5.74	23	20	1	2	1	0	111.1	118	72	71	9	72	1	72	3	0	13	511	68	4.42	1.707	9.5	0.7	5.8	5.8	1.00
1971	23	HOU-min	AAA	6	8	.429	3.11	16	16		7	2	0	107.0	101	43	37	6	48	1	90	4	0	11				1.393	8.5	0.5	4.0	7.6	1.88	OKC AA
1971	23	HOU	NL	0	6	.000	4.78	10	6	0	0	0	0	37.2	44	22	20	4	20	1	29	2	0	4	177	71	4.04	1.699	10.5	1.0	4.8	6.9	1.45
1972	24	HOU	NL	5	4	.556	3.24	39	5	10	1	1	3	94.1	92	39	34	7	38	5	83	3	0	5	409	104	2.91	1.378	8.8	0.7	3.6	7.9	2.18
1973	25	HOU	NL	4	6	.400	4.15	25	12	5	4	0	0	99.2	83	51	46	10	46	6	69	2	0	5	418	87	3.93	1.294	7.5	0.9	4.2	6.2	1.50
1974	26	HOU	NL	14	10	.583	3.54	34	34	0	8	3	0	211.0	202	97	83	14	89	7	110	5	3	11	918	98	3.73	1.379	8.6	0.6	3.8	4.7	1.24
1975	27	HOU	NL	3	8	.273	5.33	17	13	1	3	1	0	79.1	89	52	47	11	46	5	56	2	2	8	363	64	4.79	1.702	10.1	1.2	5.2	6.4	1.22
1976	28	TOT	NL	9	6	.600	4.10	31	13	2	2	0	0	112.0	100	56	51	4	79	3	69	2	0	9	505	80	4.03	1.598	8.0	0.3	6.3	5.5	0.87
1976	28	HOU	NL	5	3	.625	6.05	20	2	2	0	0	0	41.2	44	29	28	4	37	2	33	1	0	3	201	53	5.03	1.944	9.5	0.9	8.0	7.1	0.89
1976	28	SDP	NL	4	3	.571	2.94	11	11	0	2	0	0	70.1	56	27	23	0	42	1	36	1	0	6	304	112	3.44	1.393	7.2	0.0	5.4	4.6	0.86
1977	29	SDP	NL	6	9	.400	4.46	38	20	4	0	0	0	151.1	144	88	75	17	88	8	79	5	6	4	672	80	5.00	1.533	8.6	1.0	5.2	4.7	0.90
1978	30	CAL	AL	3	4	.429	4.02	24	4	9	0	0	0	56.0	63	39	25	8	31	2	35	1	0	2	269	91	4.91	1.679	10.1	1.3	5.0	5.6	1.13
1979	31	SFG	NL	5	6	.455	3.91	59	3	13	0	0	2	94.1	83	46	41	9	46	8	82	4	0	5	407	90	3.82	1.367	7.9	0.9	4.4	7.8	1.78
1980	32	SFG	NL	5	1	.833	2.76	42	4	8	0	0	0	107.2	80	35	33	8	49	6	79	8	3	4	447	129	3.84	1.198	6.7	0.7	4.1	6.6	1.61
1981	33	SFG	NL	8	8	.500	3.76	22	22	0	3	1	0	129.1	121	62	54	8	57	8	83	7	2	5	557	91	3.61	1.376	8.4	0.6	4.0	5.8	1.46
1982	34	PIT	NL	1	3	.250	8.87	6	4	0	0	0	0	22.1	32	23	22	5	15	2	8	1	0	0	113	43	7.06	2.104	12.9	2.0	6.0	3.2	0.53
14 Yrs				77	94	.450	4.07	401	191	53	29	10	5	1494.2	1407	762	676	133	769	66	1054	52	20	81	6576	86	4.00	1.456	8.5	0.8	4.6	6.3	1.37
162 Game Avg.				9	11	.450	4.07	46	22	6	3	1	1	172	162	88	78	15	88	8	121	6	2	9	755	86	4.00	1.456	8.5	0.8	4.6	6.3	1.37

HOU (8 yrs)				45	60	.429	4.20	199	123	19	24	9	3	863.1	828	442	403	78	441	31	652	25	9	55	3807	84	3.83	1.470	8.6	0.8	4.6	6.8	1.48
SFG (3 yrs)				18	15	.545	3.48	123	29	21	3	1	2	331.1	284	143	128	25	152	22	244	19	5	14	1411	101	3.74	1.316	7.7	0.7	4.1	6.6	1.61
SDP (2 yrs)				10	12	.455	3.98	49	31	4	2	0	0	221.2	200	115	98	17	130	9	115	6	6	10	976	87	4.51	1.489	8.1	0.7	5.3	4.7	0.88
PIT (1 yr)				1	3	.250	8.87	6	4	0	0	0	0	22.1	32	23	22	5	15	2	8	1	0	0	113	43	7.06	2.104	12.9	2.0	6.0	3.2	0.53
CAL (1 yr)				3	4	.429	4.02	24	4	9	0	0	0	56.0	63	39	25	8	31	2	35	1	0	2	269	91	4.91	1.679	10.1	1.3	5.0	5.6	1.13

NL (13 yrs)				74	90	.451	4.07	377	187	44	29	10	5	1438.2	1344	723	651	125	738	64	1019	51	20	79	6307	86	3.96	1.447	8.4	0.8	4.6	6.4	1.38
AL (1 yr)				3	4	.429	4.02	24	4	9	0	0	0	56.0	63	39	25	8	31	2	35	1	0	2	269	91	4.91	1.679	10.1	1.3	5.0	5.6	1.13

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