NAME     : Jason Grimsley
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 8/7/1967
  AGE      : 34
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 205
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Closer
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $2,740,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .957)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 8
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider, Splitfinger-Fastball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        2.72  2  4 21  39  0  43.0  34  17  13  22  25 
  At Home        3.86  2  3  6  19  0  21.0  19  12   9  14  14 
  Away           1.64  0  1 15  20  0  22.0  15   5   4   8  11 
  Last Week      9.00  0  1  0   2  0   2.0   2   3   2   4   1 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        6.35  1  1  6  10  0  11.1  16   8   8   5   7 
  May            0.00  1  0  7  11  0  11.1   7   2   0   3  10 
  June           1.86  0  1  3   9  0   9.2   7   3   2   6   6 
  July           0.93  0  1  5   8  0   9.2   2   1   1   6   1 
  August        18.00  0  1  0   1  0   1.0   2   3   2   2   1 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1989   6.00  1  3  0   4  0   0  18.0  12  19   7  PHI
  1990   3.32  3  2  0  11  0   0  57.0  21  43  41  PHI
  1991   4.87  1  7  0  12  0   0  61.0  33  41  42  PHI
  1993   5.36  3  4  0  10  0   0  42.0  25  20  27  CLE
  1994   4.61  5  2  0  14  1   0  82.0  42  34  59  CLE
  1995   6.09  0  0  1  15  0   0  34.0  23  32  25  CLE
  1996   6.85  5  7  0  35  2   1 130.0  99  74  82  CAL
  1999   3.60  7  2  1  55  0   0  75.0  30  40  49  NYA
  2000   5.06  3  2  1  63  0   0  96.0  54  42  53  NYA
  2001   3.04  1  5  0  73  0   0  80.0  27  28  61  KCA
 
  Total ERA   : 4.75
  Total Wins  : 31
  Total Losses: 38
  Total Saves : 24
  Total SHO   : 1
  Total CG    : 3
  Total K's   : 471
  Total BB's  : 395
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Was selected to the 2002 Allstar game...