Wayne Gross was born on Monday, January 14, 1952, in Riverside, California. Gross was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 21, 1976, with the Oakland Athletics. 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 Wayne Gross baseball stats page.
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Wayne GrossWayne Gross Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#587) |
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Wayne GrossWayne Gross 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 |
1983 | 31 | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | ||
1 Year | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
Wayne GrossWayne Gross 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 |
1976 | 24 | Athletics | 10 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .222 |
1977 | 25 | Athletics | 146 | 485 | 66 | 113 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 63 | 86 | 6 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | .233 | .352 | .416 |
1978 | 26 | Athletics | 118 | 285 | 18 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 40 | 2 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .200 | .308 | .323 |
1979 | 27 | Athletics | 138 | 442 | 54 | 99 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 50 | 72 | 9 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .224 | .332 | .367 |
1980 | 28 | Athletics | 113 | 366 | 45 | 103 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 61 | 44 | 9 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .281 | .355 | .467 |
1981 | 29 | Athletics | 82 | 243 | 29 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 34 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | .206 | .304 | .366 |
1982 | 30 | Athletics | 129 | 386 | 43 | 97 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 53 | 0 | 50 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .251 | .342 | .358 |
1983 | 31 | Athletics | 137 | 339 | 34 | 79 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 44 | 36 | 4 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .233 | .311 | .392 |
1984 | 32 | Orioles | 127 | 342 | 53 | 74 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 64 | 68 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .216 | .346 | .442 |
1985 | 33 | Orioles | 103 | 217 | 31 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 46 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .235 | .369 | .424 |
1986 | 34 | Athletics | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
11 Years | 1,106 | 3,125 | 373 | 727 | 126 | 9 | 121 | 3 | 396 | 482 | 34 | 496 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 45 | .233 | .337 | .395 |
Wayne GrossWayne Gross Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1976 Athletics | 1B | 3 | 3 | 69 | 29 | 9.7 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 10.96 |
1976 Athletics | RF | 2 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
1977 Athletics | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1977 Athletics | 3B | 145 | 145 | 3,780 | 395 | 2.7 | 368 | 126 | 242 | 27 | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 2.63 |
1978 Athletics | 1B | 15 | 3 | 138 | 50 | 3.3 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 9.39 |
1978 Athletics | 3B | 106 | 80 | 2,193 | 242 | 2.3 | 222 | 72 | 150 | 20 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 2.73 |
1979 Athletics | 1B | 18 | 12 | 354 | 144 | 8.0 | 143 | 129 | 14 | 1 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 10.91 |
1979 Athletics | 3B | 120 | 116 | 2,997 | 351 | 2.9 | 331 | 120 | 211 | 20 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 2.98 |
1979 Athletics | LF | 2 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
1979 Athletics | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1980 Athletics | 1B | 10 | 5 | 171 | 62 | 6.2 | 62 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.79 |
1980 Athletics | 3B | 99 | 91 | 2,295 | 210 | 2.1 | 199 | 69 | 130 | 11 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 2.34 |
1981 Athletics | 1B | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 9.00 |
1981 Athletics | 3B | 73 | 65 | 1,797 | 203 | 2.8 | 192 | 65 | 127 | 11 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 2.88 |
1982 Athletics | 1B | 16 | 9 | 282 | 99 | 6.2 | 97 | 90 | 7 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 9.29 |
1982 Athletics | 3B | 108 | 87 | 2,493 | 304 | 2.8 | 295 | 113 | 182 | 9 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 3.19 |
1982 Athletics | LF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1983 Athletics | 1B | 74 | 47 | 1,299 | 449 | 6.1 | 447 | 426 | 21 | 2 | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 9.29 |
1983 Athletics | 3B | 67 | 44 | 1,239 | 146 | 2.2 | 139 | 47 | 92 | 7 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 3.03 |
1983 Athletics | P | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1983 Athletics | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1984 Orioles | 1B | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1984 Orioles | 3B | 117 | 108 | 2,556 | 287 | 2.5 | 269 | 64 | 205 | 18 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .937 | 2.84 |
1985 Orioles | 1B | 9 | 5 | 132 | 44 | 4.9 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1985 Orioles | 3B | 67 | 57 | 1,335 | 149 | 2.2 | 139 | 41 | 98 | 10 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.81 |
1986 Athletics | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
3B Totals | 903 | 793 | 20,688 | 2,288 | 2.5 | 2,154 | 717 | 1,437 | 134 | 149 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 2.81 | |
1B Totals | 151 | 84 | 2,475 | 887 | 5.9 | 878 | 825 | 53 | 9 | 64 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.58 | |
RF Totals | 4 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 | |
LF Totals | 3 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.77 | |
P Totals | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
11 Years | 1,062 | 879 | 23,245 | 3,182 | 3.0 | 3,039 | 1,549 | 1,490 | 143 | 213 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 3.53 |
Wayne GrossWayne Gross 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 |
1976 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | - | - | - |
1977 Athletics | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 5.8 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1978 Athletics | 0 | 2 | .000 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40.7 | 4.5 | 12.4 | - | - | - |
1979 Athletics | 4 | 3 | .571 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31.6 | 7.1 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
1980 Athletics | 5 | 3 | .625 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 26.1 | 9.4 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1981 Athletics | 2 | 1 | .667 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 24.3 | 8.7 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1982 Athletics | 3 | 1 | .750 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 42.9 | 7.7 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
1983 Athletics | 3 | 5 | .375 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 28.3 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.86 |
1984 Orioles | 1 | 2 | .333 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 15.5 | 5.0 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1985 Orioles | 1 | 1 | .500 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 19.7 | 4.5 | 12.1 | - | - | - |
1986 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
11 Years | 24 | 22 | .522 | 153 | 0 | 18 | 25.8 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.86 |
Wayne GrossWayne Gross Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1976 Oakland Athletics | 10 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Oakland Athletics | 10 | $30,000.00 | Stats | - |
1978 Oakland Athletics | 10 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1979 Oakland Athletics | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1980 Oakland Athletics | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1981 Oakland Athletics | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1982 Oakland Athletics | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1983 Oakland Athletics | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1984 Baltimore Orioles | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1985 Baltimore Orioles | 14 | $483,333.00 | - | - |
1986 Oakland Athletics | 11 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
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