Dan
Gridstone
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 190
 
Born: March 21, 1940 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 33 LV FL $ 3,590,000 5 3 4 5 4 4 7 6 6 8 7 8 5 5 5 4 5 4
1974 34 LV FL $ 3,590,000 5 3 4 5 4 4 7 6 6 8 7 8 5 5 5 4 5 5
1975 35 LV FL $ 3,590,000 4 3 3 5 4 4 7 6 6 8 7 8 5 5 5 4 5 4
1976 36 CLG FL $ 976,800 4 3 3 5 4 5 7 6 6 8 6 7 5 4 4 4 5 4
1977 37 OMA JL $ 800,000 4 2 3 5 4 4 7 6 6 7 6 6 5 4 4 3 4 4
1978 38 BRK FL $ 600,000 3 1 2 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 600,000 3 1 2 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,590,000 5 3 4 5 4 5 7 6 6 8 7 8 5 5 5 4 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 33 LV FL 87 258 41 66 13 3 15 39 10 4 12 62 .256 .287 .504 .791 38.0 5.7
    AAA   67 246 45 56 9 5 14 47 11 1 34 39 .228 .321 .476 .797 40.8  
1974 34 LV FL 151 532 80 132 18 12 23 83 42 6 44 101 .248 .306 .457 .763 79.8 13.9
1975 35 LV FL 156 552 78 114 23 10 25 68 22 14 47 119 .207 .271 .420 .691 63.6 6.0
1976 36 CLG FL 150 526 66 105 16 9 21 70 17 4 38 124 .200 .253 .384 .637 53.5 3.6
1977 37 OMA JL 107 297 34 65 15 5 11 36 1 1 21 64 .219 .273 .414 .687 34.4 6.2
1978 38 AAA   98 263 34 62 11 1 11 44 10 7 24 52 .236 .300 .411 .710 32.7  
5 Years Sim 651 2165 299 482 85 39 95 296 92 29 162 470 .223 .277 .430 .707 269.3 35.3
2 Years AAA 165 509 79 118 20 6 25 91 21 8 58 91 .232 .309 .442 .751 73.5  
162 Game Average 538 74 119 21 9 23 73 22 7 40 116 .223 .277 .430 .707 67.0  
Career Highs 156 552 80 132 23 12 25 83 42 14 47 124 .256 .306 .504 .791 79.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1292 163 264 52 18 48 166 58 19 76 265 .204 .248 .384 .632 129.8
vs LH   873 136 218 33 21 47 130 34 10 86 205 .250 .319 .497 .816 141.1
Home 325 1064 160 247 42 19 59 162 45 14 78 223 .232 .284 .474 .758 150.2
Away 326 1101 139 235 43 20 36 134 47 15 84 247 .213 .271 .387 .658 120.7
RISP   490 0 116 25 3 23 184 0 0 44 106 .237 .292 .441 .732 65.8
Pinch Hitting   66 6 13 3 2 2 7 1 0 3 21 .197 .232 .394 .626 6.2
Close/Late   267 28 61 15 6 8 33 0 0 19 57 .228 .281 .419 .701 31.2
Mar/Apr 118 427 62 94 17 5 21 56 16 5 25 96 .220 .263 .431 .693 51.0
May 108 373 48 82 14 9 16 53 26 9 31 75 .220 .281 .434 .715 48.4
June 92 327 42 73 11 7 16 53 17 2 19 72 .223 .269 .446 .715 42.2
July 92 313 43 69 13 7 12 45 9 6 31 69 .220 .290 .422 .712 39.2
August 126 417 57 87 15 7 12 46 15 3 24 107 .209 .253 .365 .618 40.1
Sep/Oct 115 308 47 77 15 4 18 43 9 4 32 51 .250 .319 .500 .819 49.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1973 33 LV FL LF 55 50 438.3 106 0 1 0 .991 2.18 0 0 .000 0 1.6
    CF 13 11 97.0 30 0 0 0 1.000 2.78 0 0 .000 0  
    2B 1 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 1 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1974 34 LV FL LF 148 144 1266.7 243 1 2 0 .992 1.73 0 0 .000 0 3.2
    CF 3 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1975 35 LV FL LF 133 129 1128.7 237 4 4 2 .984 1.92 0 0 .000 0 3.3
    CF 22 18 164.0 33 2 8 0 .814 1.92 0 0 .000 0  
1976 36 CLG FL CF 142 136 1189.7 357 4 12 1 .968 2.73 0 0 .000 0 1.7
    LF 5 0 14.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.57 0 0 .000 0  
1977 37 OMA JL CF 57 49 423.3 139 2 6 1 .959 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    RF 21 20 177.0 38 3 3 1 .932 2.08 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 1 0 8.0 8 1 0 1 1.000 10.13 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    C 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LF 341 323 2847.7 590 5 7 2 .988 1.88 0 0 .000 0 8.1
  CF 237 214 1879.0 559 8 26 2 .956 2.72 0 0 .000 0 2.1
  RF 21 20 177.0 38 3 3 1 .932 2.08 0 0 .000 0  
  1B 1 0 8.0 8 1 0 1 1.000 10.13 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  2B 1 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 1 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   604 557 4918.6 1196 19 36 7 .971 2.22 0 0 .000 0 10.3
Career Highs   155 147 1292.7 361 6 12 3 .993 2.83 0 0 .000 0  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1973 33 LV FL 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .167 .375 .167 .542
1974 34 LV FL 4 12 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 .083 .267 .083 .350
1975 35 LV FL 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 9 27 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 9 .074 .219 .074 .293
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1975-5-156
Triples
1974-4-12
1975-7-10
1976-10-9
Stolen Bases
1974-5-42
Caught Stealing
1975-9-14
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  1. Scott Malitz (956)
  2. John Ridgway (951)
  3. Peter Chrisman (945)
  4. William J. Blazcowicz Jr. (942)
  5. Jorge Orta (938)
  6. Kirk Gibson (938)
  7. Jim Weaver (934)
  8. Andujar Consolo (931)
  9. Ken Woodson (926)
  10. Bobby Rayburn (926)
History
Drafted in 12th round, 286th overall pick, by Lexington in 1973
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/1/1973, off Jeff Rosenrosen (NO)
Traded from Lexington to Las Vegas on 7/31/1973 (Going to LEX: P L. Hoover, P M. Floyd. Going to LV: 1B X. Consolo, LF D. Gridstone, SS J. Helfer)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/15/1974, hitting .429 with 3 HR, 4 RBI
Injured on 7/16/1974 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
Drove in 6 runs against Buffalo on 8/23/1974
Signed as a free agent by Calgary on 4/1/1976 to a 1-year deal worth $976,800 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 6/11/1976, hitting .467 with 2 HR, 10 RBI
Injured on 9/3/1976 with a Pulled Thigh Muscle, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Omaha on 2/14/1977 to a 1-year deal worth $800,000 per year
Injured on 4/20/1977 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/27/1978 to a 1-year deal worth $600,000 per year
Injured on 5/18/1978 with a Bruised Foot, out for 4 days