Mike Griffin Stats

Mike Griffin was born on Monday, March 20, 1865, in Utica, New York. Griffin was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1887, with the Baltimore Orioles. 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 Mike Griffin baseball stats page.
"Michael Joseph Griffin was considered by most to be the best center fielder in the game during his major league career." - Baseball Historian Richard A. Puff in Nineteenth Century Stars (1989)

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Mike Griffin
 
 
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Birth Name:   Michael Joseph Griffin
Nickname:   Mike
Born On:   03-20-1865
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Utica, New York
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-10-1908
Place of Death Data Died In:   Utica, New York
Cemetery:   St. Agnes Cemetery, Utica, New York
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-07
Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   04-16-1887 (Age 22)
Last Game:   10-15-1898
Draft:   Not Applicable
Mike Griffin

Mike Griffin Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Mike Griffin

Mike Griffin Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1887 Orioles 136 587 142 215 32 13 3 0 94 55 - - - - 8 - .366 .428 .387
1888 Orioles 137 542 103 139 21 11 0 0 46 55 - - - - 5 - .256 .331 .336
1889 Orioles 137 531 152 148 21 14 4 0 48 91 - 29 - - 3 - .279 .387 .394
1890 Quakers 115 489 127 140 29 6 6 0 54 64 - 19 - - 7 - .286 .377 .407
1891 Bridegrooms 134 521 106 139 36 9 3 0 65 57 - 31 - - 1 - .267 .340 .388
1892 Bridegrooms 129 452 103 125 17 11 3 0 66 68 - 36 - - 4 - .277 .376 .383
1893 Bridegrooms 95 362 85 103 21 7 6 0 59 59 - 23 - - 8 - .285 .396 .431
1894 Bridegrooms 107 402 122 144 28 4 5 0 75 78 - 14 5 - 4 - .358 .467 .485
1895 Bridegrooms 131 519 140 173 38 7 4 0 65 93 - 29 9 - 10 - .333 .444 .457
1896 Bridegrooms 122 493 101 152 27 9 4 0 51 48 - 25 6 - 9 - .308 .380 .424
1897 Bridegrooms 134 534 136 169 25 11 2 0 56 81 - - 12 - 10 - .316 .416 .416
1898 Bridegrooms 134 537 88 161 18 6 2 0 40 60 - - 5 - 8 - .300 .379 .367
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 1,511 5,969 1,405 1,808 313 108 42 0 719 809 - 206 37 - 77 - .303 .393 .413
Mike Griffin

Mike Griffin Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1887 Orioles OF 136 - - 291 2.1 269 256 13 22 1 n/a n/a n/a .924 0.00 -
1888 Orioles CF 137 - - 321 2.3 301 274 27 20 6 n/a n/a n/a .938 0.00 -
1889 Orioles 2B 5 - - 24 4.8 20 14 6 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.00 -
1889 Orioles CF 109 - - 289 2.7 263 246 17 26 5 n/a n/a n/a .910 0.00 -
1889 Orioles SS 25 - - 128 5.1 106 38 68 22 7 n/a n/a n/a .828 0.00 -
1890 Quakers OF 115 - - 326 2.8 311 278 33 15 10 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00 -
1891 Bridegrooms OF 134 - - 400 3.0 384 353 31 16 7 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1892 Bridegrooms OF 127 - - 296 2.3 292 267 25 4 7 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1892 Bridegrooms SS 2 - - 13 6.5 10 1 9 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .769 0.00 -
1893 Bridegrooms 2B 2 - - 9 4.5 8 2 6 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.00 -
1893 Bridegrooms CF 93 - - 260 2.8 251 232 19 9 8 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 -
1894 Bridegrooms CF 106 - - 321 3.0 311 297 14 10 5 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1895 Bridegrooms CF 131 - - 384 2.9 372 349 23 12 12 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1895 Bridegrooms SS 1 - - 8 8.0 6 0 6 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00 -
1896 Bridegrooms CF 122 - - 337 2.8 324 316 8 13 1 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 -
1897 Bridegrooms CF 134 - - 383 2.9 366 353 13 17 6 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 -
1898 Bridegrooms CF 134 - - 343 2.6 334 314 20 9 7 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
CF Totals 966 0 0 2,638 2.7 2,522 2,381 141 116 50 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 --
OF Totals 512 0 0 1,313 2.6 1,256 1,154 102 57 25 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 --
SS Totals 28 0 0 149 5.3 122 39 83 27 8 n/a n/a n/a .819 0.00 --
2B Totals 7 0 0 33 4.7 28 16 12 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .848 0.00 --
12 Years 1,513 - - 4,133 2.7 3,928 3,590 338 205 83 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 --
Mike Griffin

Mike Griffin Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1887 Orioles 94 - - - - n/a 195.7 0.0 6.2 - - -
1888 Orioles 46 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 11.8 - - -
1889 Orioles 39 - - - - n/a 132.8 18.3 11.1 - - -
1890 Quakers 30 - - - - n/a 81.5 25.7 9.1 - - -
1891 Bridegrooms 65 - - - - n/a 173.7 16.8 8.0 - - -
1892 Bridegrooms 49 - - - - n/a 150.7 12.6 6.8 - - -
1893 Bridegrooms 30 - - - - n/a 60.3 15.7 6.1 - - -
1894 Bridegrooms 39 - - - - n/a 80.4 28.7 5.4 - - -
1895 Bridegrooms 27 - - - - n/a 129.8 17.9 8.0 - - -
1896 Bridegrooms 23 - - - - n/a 123.3 19.7 9.7 - - -
1897 Bridegrooms 16 - - - - n/a 267.0 0.0 9.5 - - -
1898 Bridegrooms 15 - - - - n/a 268.5 0.0 13.4 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 473 - - - - n/a 142.1 29.0 8.3 - - -
Mike Griffin

Mike Griffin Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1887 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1888 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Philadelphia Quakers n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1891 Brooklyn Bridegrooms n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1892 Brooklyn Bridegrooms n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1893 Brooklyn Bridegrooms n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1894 Brooklyn Bridegrooms n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1895 Brooklyn Bridegrooms n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms n/a Undetermined n/a n/a




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