Jim Greengrass was born on Monday, October 24, 1927, in Addison, New York. Greengrass was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1952, with the Cincinnati Reds. 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 Jim Greengrass baseball stats page.
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Jim Greengrass![]() Jim Greengrass Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#209 | Checklist) |
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Jim GreengrassJim Greengrass 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 |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Jim GreengrassJim Greengrass 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 |
| 1952 | 25 | Reds | 18 | 68 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .309 | .373 | .588 |
| 1953 | 26 | Redlegs | 154 | 606 | 86 | 173 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 100 | 47 | 1 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .285 | .340 | .444 |
| 1954 | 27 | Redlegs | 139 | 542 | 79 | 152 | 27 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 95 | 41 | 5 | 81 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | .280 | .329 | .494 |
| 1955 | 28 | Redlegs | 13 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .103 | .271 | .154 |
| 1955 | 28 | Phillies | 94 | 323 | 43 | 88 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 37 | 33 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .272 | .339 | .458 |
| 1956 | 29 | Phillies | 86 | 215 | 24 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | .205 | .294 | .335 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 5 Years | 504 | 1,793 | 243 | 482 | 82 | 16 | 69 | 2 | 282 | 165 | 12 | 271 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 59 | .269 | .330 | .448 | ||
Jim GreengrassJim Greengrass Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1952 Reds | CF | 14 | 14 | 363 | 244 | 17.4 | 243 | 243 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 18.07 |
| 1952 Reds | LF | 3 | 3 | 81 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 2.33 |
| 1953 Redlegs | LF | 153 | 153 | 39 | 358 | 2.3 | 352 | 341 | 11 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 243.69 |
| 1954 Redlegs | LF | 137 | 137 | 360 | 318 | 2.3 | 309 | 300 | 9 | 9 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 23.18 |
| 1955 Redlegs | LF | 11 | 11 | 288 | 31 | 2.8 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.91 |
| 1955 Phillies | LF | 5 | 4 | 123 | 10 | 2.0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.20 |
| 1955 Phillies | RF | 79 | 79 | 2,028 | 162 | 2.1 | 160 | 151 | 9 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.13 |
| 1955 Phillies | 3B | 2 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 1.80 |
| 1956 Phillies | LF | 2 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.69 |
| 1956 Phillies | RF | 62 | 47 | 1,371 | 110 | 1.8 | 109 | 105 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 2.15 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| LF Totals | 311 | 309 | 939 | 728 | 2.3 | 712 | 690 | 22 | 16 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 20.47 | |
| RF Totals | 141 | 126 | 3,399 | 272 | 1.9 | 269 | 256 | 13 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.14 | |
| CF Totals | 14 | 14 | 363 | 244 | 17.4 | 243 | 243 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 18.07 | |
| 3B Totals | 2 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 1.80 | |
| 5 Years | 468 | 451 | 4,746 | 1,250 | 2.7 | 1,227 | 1,191 | 36 | 23 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 6.98 | |
Jim GreengrassJim Greengrass 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 |
| 1952 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 13.6 | 5.7 | 2.8 | - | - | - |
| 1953 Redlegs | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 30.3 | 7.3 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
| 1954 Redlegs | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 20.1 | 6.7 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
| 1955 Redlegs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.3 | 39.0 | - | - | - |
| 1955 Phillies | 0 | 2 | .000 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 26.9 | 7.5 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
| 1956 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 29 | 0 | n/a | 43.0 | 5.0 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 5 Years | 6 | 9 | .400 | 44 | 0 | n/a | 26.0 | 6.6 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
Jim GreengrassJim Greengrass Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1952 Cincinnati Reds | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1953 Cincinnati Redlegs | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1955 Philadelphia Phillies | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1956 Philadelphia Phillies | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
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