Fred McGriff
[edit] Biography
Fred McGriff (Frederick Stanley McGriff) was born on October 31, 1963 in Tampa, Florida. He made his Major League debut on May 17, 1986 for the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1987, his rookie year, he hit .247 with 20 home runs and 43 RBI. McGriff played for the Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 19 year career.
Most people believe that Fred McGriff's best season was 1993, when he slugged 37 home runs, hit for a .291 average and knocked in 101 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 107
| 295
| 58
| 73
| 20
| 43
| .247
| .376
| .505
| 16
| 0
| 60
| 104
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 3
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 154
| 536
| 100
| 151
| 34
| 82
| .282
| .376
| .552
| 35
| 4
| 79
| 149
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 15
|
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| 161
| 551
| 98
| 148
| 36
| 92
| .269
| .399
| .525
| 27
| 3
| 119
| 132
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 12
| 14
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| 153
| 557
| 91
| 167
| 35
| 88
| .300
| .400
| .530
| 21
| 1
| 94
| 108
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 12
| 7
|
| 1991
| SD
| N
| 153
| 528
| 84
| 147
| 31
| 106
| .278
| .396
| .494
| 19
| 1
| 105
| 135
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 26
| 14
|
| 1992
| SD
| N
| 152
| 531
| 79
| 152
| 35
| 104
| .286
| .394
| .556
| 30
| 4
| 96
| 108
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 23
| 14
|
| 1993
| SD
| N
| 83
| 302
| 52
| 83
| 18
| 46
| .275
| .361
| .497
| 11
| 1
| 42
| 55
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 9
|
| 1993
| ATL
| N
| 68
| 255
| 59
| 79
| 19
| 55
| .310
| .392
| .612
| 18
| 1
| 34
| 51
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5
|
| 1993
| TOT
| N
| 151
| 557
| 111
| 162
| 37
| 101
| .291
| .375
| .549
| 29
| 2
| 76
| 106
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 14
|
| 1994
| ATL
| N
| 113
| 424
| 81
| 135
| 34
| 94
| .318
| .389
| .623
| 25
| 1
| 50
| 76
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 8
| 8
|
| 1995
| ATL
| N
| 144
| 528
| 85
| 148
| 27
| 93
| .280
| .361
| .489
| 27
| 1
| 65
| 99
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 19
|
| 1996
| ATL
| N
| 159
| 617
| 81
| 182
| 28
| 107
| .295
| .365
| .494
| 37
| 1
| 68
| 116
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 12
| 20
|
| 1997
| ATL
| N
| 152
| 564
| 77
| 156
| 22
| 97
| .277
| .356
| .441
| 25
| 1
| 68
| 112
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 22
|
| 1998
| TB
| A
| 151
| 564
| 73
| 160
| 19
| 81
| .284
| .371
| .443
| 33
| 0
| 79
| 118
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 9
| 14
|
| 1999
| TB
| A
| 144
| 529
| 75
| 164
| 32
| 104
| .310
| .405
| .552
| 30
| 1
| 86
| 107
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 12
|
| 2000
| TB
| A
| 158
| 566
| 82
| 157
| 27
| 106
| .277
| .373
| .452
| 18
| 0
| 91
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 16
|
| 2001
| TB
| A
| 97
| 343
| 40
| 109
| 19
| 61
| .318
| .387
| .536
| 18
| 0
| 40
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 7
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 49
| 170
| 27
| 48
| 12
| 41
| .282
| .383
| .559
| 7
| 2
| 26
| 37
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 146
| 513
| 67
| 157
| 31
| 102
| .306
| .386
| .544
| 25
| 2
| 66
| 106
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 13
|
| 2002
| CHI
| N
| 146
| 523
| 67
| 143
| 30
| 103
| .273
| .353
| .505
| 27
| 2
| 63
| 99
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 13
|
| 2003
| LA
| N
| 86
| 297
| 32
| 74
| 13
| 40
| .249
| .322
| .428
| 14
| 0
| 31
| 66
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
|
| 2004
| TB
| A
| 27
| 72
| 7
| 13
| 2
| 7
| .181
| .272
| .306
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1305
| 4739
| 724
| 1347
| 269
| 886
| .284
| .370
| .512
| 240
| 15
| 648
| 954
| 25
| 0
| 40
| 99
| 137
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1155
| 4018
| 625
| 1143
| 224
| 664
| .284
| .384
| .506
| 201
| 9
| 657
| 928
| 14
| 2
| 32
| 72
| 89
|
| Total
|
|
| 2460
| 8757
| 1349
| 2490
| 493
| 1550
| .284
| .377
| .509
| 441
| 24
| 1305
| 1882
| 39
| 2
| 72
| 171
| 226
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 90
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 14
| 12
| 104
| 108
| 7
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 153
| 146
| 1315
| 1344
| 93
| 5
| 143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 159
| 157
| 1413
| 1460
| 115
| 17
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1989
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 147
| 147
| 1299
| 1246
| 126
| 6
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1991
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 153
| 153
| 1347
| 1370
| 87
| 14
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1992
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 151
| 151
| 1335
| 1219
| 108
| 12
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1993
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 83
| 83
| 708.1
| 640
| 47
| 12
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1993
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 66
| 66
| 573.1
| 563
| 45
| 5
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1993
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 149
| 149
| 1281.2
| 1203
| 92
| 17
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1994
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 112
| 112
| 996.1
| 1004
| 66
| 7
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1995
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 144
| 144
| 1240.2
| 1285
| 96
| 5
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1996
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 158
| 158
| 1402
| 1416
| 124
| 12
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1997
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 149
| 148
| 1263.2
| 1191
| 96
| 13
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1998
| TB
| A
| 1B
| 135
| 134
| 1186.1
| 1150
| 81
| 6
| 140
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1998
| TB
| A
| DH
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| TB
| A
| 1B
| 125
| 124
| 1065.2
| 1037
| 88
| 13
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1999
| TB
| A
| DH
| 18
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| TB
| A
| DH
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| TB
| A
| 1B
| 144
| 144
| 1255.1
| 1300
| 82
| 10
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 2001
| TB
| A
| 1B
| 74
| 74
| 628.2
| 557
| 59
| 9
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 2001
| TB
| A
| DH
| 17
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 49
| 49
| 393.1
| 365
| 23
| 4
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 1B
| 123
| 123
| 1022
| 922
| 82
| 13
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 2002
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 137
| 136
| 1149.1
| 1004
| 60
| 7
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 2002
| CHI
| N
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 79
| 79
| 672
| 666
| 41
| 8
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 2004
| TB
| A
| DH
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2004
| TB
| A
| 1B
| 6
| 6
| 52
| 53
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2239
| 2223
| 19402
| 18981
| 1447
| 167
| 1775
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 175
| 159
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Yankees in the 9th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1981 - signed June 11, 1981).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Dave Collins, Mike Morgan and cash to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Dale Murray and Tom Dodd (December 9, 1982).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays with Tony Fernandez to San Diego Padres in exchange for Joe Carter and Roberto Alomar (December 5, 1990).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Melvin Nieves, Donnie Elliott and Vince Moore (July 18, 1993).
- Granted free agency (November 6, 1995).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (December 2, 1995).
- Sold by Atlanta Braves to Tampa Bay Devil Rays (November 18, 1997).
- Traded by Tampa Bay Devil Rays to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Manny Aybar and a player to be named later (July 27, 2001); Tampa Bay Devil Rays received Jason Smith (August 6, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 2002).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 31, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 2003).
- Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (March 23, 2004).
- Released by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (July 28, 2004).
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