Mudcat Grant was born on Tuesday, August 13, 1935, in Lacoochee, Florida. Grant was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1958, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mudcat Grant baseball stats page.
"I was a member of the NAACP before it became a camp." - Jim 'Mudcat' Grant (1965)
Mudcat GrantJim 'Mudcat' Grant Autograph on a 1993 Ted Williams Baseball Card (#34) |
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Mudcat GrantMudcat Grant Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1958 | 23 | Indians | 44 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 3.84 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 204.0 | 883 | 173 | 87 | 93 | 20 | 104 | 5 | 111 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
1959 | 24 | Indians | 38 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 4.14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 165.1 | 699 | 140 | 76 | 80 | 23 | 81 | 4 | 85 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
1960 | 25 | Indians | 33 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 4.40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 159.2 | 697 | 147 | 78 | 88 | 26 | 78 | 4 | 75 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - |
1961 | 26 | Indians | 35 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3.86 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 244.2 | 1,037 | 207 | 105 | 118 | 32 | 109 | 3 | 146 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1962 | 27 | Indians | 26 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 4.27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 149.2 | 638 | 128 | 71 | 75 | 24 | 81 | 4 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1963 | 28 | Indians | 38 | 32 | 2 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 3.69 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 229.1 | 983 | 213 | 94 | 107 | 30 | 87 | 3 | 157 | 6 | 4 | 0 | - |
1964 | 29 | Indians | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.95 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 284 | 82 | 41 | 41 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - |
1964 | 29 | Twins | 26 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 2.82 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 166.0 | 692 | 162 | 52 | 73 | 21 | 36 | 2 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1965 | 30 | Twins | 41 | 39 | 0 | 21 | 7 | .750 | 3.30 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 270.1 | 1,095 | 252 | 99 | 107 | 34 | 61 | 2 | 142 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - |
1966 | 31 | Twins | 35 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 3.25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 249.0 | 1,031 | 248 | 90 | 104 | 23 | 49 | 2 | 110 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1967 | 32 | Twins | 27 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 95.1 | 409 | 121 | 50 | 56 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1968 | 33 | Dodgers | 37 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.09 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 94.2 | 378 | 77 | 22 | 29 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - |
1969 | 34 | Expos | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 4.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 231 | 64 | 27 | 33 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
1969 | 34 | Cardinals | 30 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4.12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 63.1 | 273 | 62 | 29 | 31 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1970 | 35 | Athletics | 72 | 0 | 49 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.82 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 123.1 | 485 | 104 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
1970 | 35 | Pirates | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1971 | 36 | Pirates | 42 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.60 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 75.0 | 323 | 79 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1971 | 36 | Athletics | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.98 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27.1 | 111 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
14 Years | 571 | 293 | 160 | 145 | 119 | .549 | 3.63 | 89 | 18 | 53 | 2,441.2 | 10,293 | 2,292 | 985 | 1,105 | 292 | 849 | 59 | 1,267 | 60 | 33 | 3 | 0 |
Mudcat GrantMudcat Grant Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1958 | 23 | Indians | 54 | 66 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .076 | .103 | .121 |
1959 | 24 | Indians | 42 | 55 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .228 | .255 |
1960 | 25 | Indians | 47 | 57 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .283 | .316 |
1961 | 26 | Indians | 48 | 88 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .170 | .204 | .227 |
1962 | 27 | Indians | 30 | 53 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .151 | .182 | .208 |
1963 | 28 | Indians | 53 | 69 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .243 | .275 |
1964 | 29 | Indians | 20 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .320 | .591 |
1964 | 29 | Twins | 39 | 60 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .190 | .200 |
1965 | 30 | Twins | 50 | 97 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .155 | .212 | .227 |
1966 | 31 | Twins | 35 | 78 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .192 | .220 | .256 |
1967 | 32 | Twins | 27 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .179 | .200 | .179 |
1968 | 33 | Dodgers | 43 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .129 | .226 |
1969 | 34 | Expos | 11 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
1969 | 34 | Cardinals | 31 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .368 | .294 |
1970 | 35 | Athletics | 72 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .500 | .222 |
1970 | 35 | Pirates | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1971 | 36 | Pirates | 42 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .375 |
1971 | 36 | Athletics | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 667 | 759 | 80 | 135 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 37 | 0 | 214 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 14 | .178 | .216 | .240 |
Mudcat GrantMudcat Grant Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1958 Indians | P | 44 | 28 | 612 | 38 | 0.9 | 35 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .921 | 1.54 |
1959 Indians | P | 38 | 19 | 496 | 41 | 1.1 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 2.12 |
1960 Indians | P | 33 | 19 | 479 | 42 | 1.3 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.25 |
1961 Indians | P | 35 | 35 | 734 | 63 | 1.8 | 61 | 25 | 36 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.24 |
1962 Indians | P | 26 | 23 | 449 | 28 | 1.1 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.68 |
1963 Indians | P | 38 | 32 | 688 | 35 | 0.9 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .914 | 1.26 |
1964 Indians | P | 13 | 9 | 186 | 13 | 1.0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.89 |
1964 Twins | P | 26 | 23 | 498 | 41 | 1.6 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.22 |
1965 Twins | P | 41 | 39 | 811 | 68 | 1.7 | 66 | 16 | 50 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.20 |
1966 Twins | P | 35 | 35 | 747 | 67 | 1.9 | 64 | 9 | 55 | 3 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.31 |
1967 Twins | P | 27 | 14 | 286 | 11 | 0.4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 0.94 |
1968 Dodgers | P | 37 | 4 | 284 | 25 | 0.7 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.38 |
1969 Expos | P | 11 | 10 | 152 | 15 | 1.4 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.49 |
1969 Cardinals | P | 30 | 3 | 190 | 11 | 0.4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.56 |
1970 Athletics | P | 72 | 0 | 370 | 28 | 0.4 | 28 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.04 |
1970 Pirates | P | 8 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 0.8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1971 Pirates | P | 42 | 0 | 225 | 19 | 0.5 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.28 |
1971 Athletics | P | 15 | 0 | 82 | 6 | 0.4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.98 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 571 | 293 | 7,325 | 557 | 1.0 | 538 | 162 | 376 | 19 | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 1.98 | |
14 Years | 571 | 293 | 7,325 | 557 | 1.0 | 538 | 162 | 376 | 19 | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 1.98 |
Mudcat GrantMudcat Grant Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1958 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.9 | 13.2 | 1.07 | 4.90 | 4.59 |
1959 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | n/a | 55.0 | 3.4 | 9.2 | 1.05 | 4.63 | 4.41 |
1960 Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 14 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 0.96 | 4.23 | 4.40 |
1961 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 13 | n/a | 88.0 | 3.0 | 14.7 | 1.34 | 5.37 | 4.01 |
1962 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 17.7 | 1.11 | 5.41 | 4.87 |
1963 Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 15 | n/a | 69.0 | 2.9 | 23.0 | 1.80 | 6.16 | 3.41 |
1964 Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | n/a | 11.0 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 1.72 | 6.24 | 3.63 |
1964 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 13 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 20.0 | 2.08 | 4.07 | 1.95 |
1965 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 8 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 12.1 | 2.33 | 4.73 | 2.03 |
1966 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 2.24 | 3.98 | 1.77 |
1967 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.94 | 4.72 | 1.60 |
1968 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 31.0 | 3.4 | 15.5 | 1.84 | 3.33 | 1.81 |
1969 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 16.0 | 1.43 | 3.55 | 2.49 |
1969 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 1.59 | 4.97 | 3.13 |
1970 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.80 | 3.94 | 2.19 |
1970 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 1.50 |
1971 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 0.79 | 2.64 | 3.36 |
1971 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.17 | 4.28 | 1.98 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 2 | 1 | .667 | 8 | 89 | n/a | 126.5 | 3.5 | 11.7 | 1.49 | 4.67 | 3.13 |
Mudcat GrantMudcat Grant Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1958 Cleveland Indians | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 Cleveland Indians | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Cleveland Indians | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Cleveland Indians | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Cleveland Indians | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Cleveland Indians | 33 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1964 Cleveland Indians | 33 | $18,000.00 | - | - |
1964 Minnesota Twins | 33 | " " | - | - |
1965 Minnesota Twins | 33 | $21,500.00 | Stats | Stats |
1966 Minnesota Twins | 33 | $35,500.00 | - | - |
1967 Minnesota Twins | 33 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
1968 Los Angeles Dodgers | 22 | $38,000.00 | - | - |
1969 Montreal Expos | 22 | $37,000.00 | - | - |
1969 St. Louis Cardinals | 22 | " " | - | - |
1970 Oakland Athletics | 28 | $37,000.00 | - | - |
1970 Pittsburgh Pirates | 47, 22 | " " | - | - |
1971 Pittsburgh Pirates | 22, 19 | $52,500.00 | - | - |
1971 Oakland Athletics | 16 | " " | - | - |
Mudcat Grant Stats by Baseball Almanac |
James Timothy Grant was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Cleveland Indians (1958–1964), Minnesota Twins (1964–1967), Los Angeles Dodgers (1968), Montreal Expos (1969), St. Louis Cardinals (1969), Oakland Athletics (1970), Pittsburgh Pirates (1970–1971), and Oakland Athletics (1971). When Mudcat, his nickname, made his big league debut on April 17, 1958, he became the first Moore Academy graduate to play in the majors!
Mudcat Grant Rookie Card | 1958 Topps Baseball Card (#394 | Checklist)
Baseball Almanac Collection
Did you know that Jim Grant was named one of the 100 Greatest Cleveland Indians Players ever? As part of the club’s 100th Anniversary Celebration in 2001, a panel of veteran baseball writers, historians and executives selected a roster of the Top 100 Greatest Indians and Grant was named one of the thirty-six pitchers.
Did you know that when Mudcat Grant won his twentieth game of the season, on September 20, 1965, he became the first black pitcher in American League history with a 20-win season? Do you remember who preceded Jim in the senior circuit? [Answer]
Did you know that the Montreal Expos played their first regular season game in franchise history on April 8, 1969? Why did we share this here? Their starting pitcher in that historic game was Mudcat Grant!
In 2006, Grant co-authored The Black Aces: Baseball's Only African-American Twenty-Game Winners, a must-own baseball book where Mudcat breaks down his 20-win season then researches other black 20-game winners! Shortly after publishing the book, Mudcat sent us a signed copy of The Black Aces, and gave us permission to preserve the term and list of Black Aces here on Baseball Almanac!