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Burt
Grossman		  
Nickname: Big Bu
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: November 29, 1945 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 27 VAL JL $ 6,980,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
1974 28 VAL JL $ 6,980,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
1975 29 VAL JL $ 8,900,000   7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
1976 30 PHX JL $ 8,900,000   6 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
1977 31 PHX JL $ 8,900,000   6 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1978 32 VAN JL $ 1,600,000   6 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
1979 33 LV FL $ 1,600,000   4 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4
1980 34 PHX JL $ 1,600,000   3 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,600,000   3 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 8,900,000   7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
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 27 VAL JL $ 6,980,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1974 28 VAL JL $ 6,980,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1975 29 VAL JL $ 8,900,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1976 30 PHX JL $ 8,900,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1977 31 PHX JL $ 8,900,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1978 32 VAN JL $ 1,600,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1979 33 LV FL $ 1,600,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
1980 34 PHX JL $ 1,600,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,600,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 8,900,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 27 VAL JL 15 12 .556 35 35 2 0 0 228.3 203 105 28 80 146 4.14 .236 .305 .373 .678 13.7
1974 28 VAL JL 5 20 .200 35 35 6 1 0 237.3 279 134 25 113 151 5.08 .295 .372 .423 .795 0.6
1975 29 VAL JL 16 14 .533 35 35 13 1 0 272.3 250 100 18 104 155 3.30 .246 .317 .337 .654 20.2
1976 30 VAL JL 6 12 .333 23 23 4 0 0 165.3 156 66 13 66 99 3.59 .250 .325 .352 .677 6.5
  PHX JL 2 2 .500 7 7 1 0 0 34.7 42 24 4 22 18 6.23 .300 .396 .429 .825 0.0
  TOT   8 14 .364 30 30 5 0 0 200.0 198 90 17 88 117 4.05 .259 .338 .366 .704 6.5
    AAA   1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 7.3 4 3 1 1 7 3.68 .167 .200 .292 .492  
1977 31 PHX JL 12 14 .462 32 32 8 2 0 223.3 222 109 23 109 129 4.39 .265 .354 .382 .736 8.5
1978 32 VAN JL 6 5 .545 34 13 2 0 0 113.0 114 57 12 65 54 4.54 .266 .359 .380 .739 3.3
1979 33 VAN JL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 2 0 2 1 9.00 .250 .400 .250 .650 0.0
  LV FL 2 8 .200 39 6 2 0 0 87.0 113 71 17 50 39 7.34 .316 .397 .531 .927 0.0
  TOT   2 8 .200 41 6 2 0 0 89.0 115 73 17 52 40 7.38 .314 .397 .525 .921 0.0
1980 34 A   8 5 .615 24 24 2 1 0 163.3 101 40 10 51 142 2.20 .176 .243 .261 .505  
7 Years Sim 64 87 .424 242 186 38 4 0 1363.3 1381 668 140 611 792 4.41 .265 .344 .387 .730 52.8
1 Years AAA 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 7.3 4 3 1 1 7 3.68 .167 .200 .292 .492  
1 Years A 8 5 .615 24 24 2 1 0 163.3 101 40 10 51 142 2.20 .176 .243 .261 .505  
2 Years Minors 9 5 .643 25 25 2 1 0 170.7 105 43 11 52 149 2.27 .176 .242 .263 .504  
Season Average 9 12 .429 34 26 5 0 0 194.8 197 95 20 87 113 4.41 .265 .344 .387 .730  
Career Highs 16 20 .556 41 35 13 2 0 272.3 279 134 28 113 155 7.38 .314 .397 .525 .921  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   680 339 69 296 436   .247 .321 .361 .682
vs LH   701 329 71 315 356   .284 .365 .415 .779
Home 26 45 .366 121 91 20 2 0 678.3 670 315 65 281 391 4.18 .259 .332 .380 .711
Away 38 42 .475 121 95 18 2 0 685.0 711 353 75 330 401 4.64 .270 .351 .393 .745
Mar/Apr 16 13 .552 37 35 9 1 0 250.0 231 101 24 111 142 3.64 .249 .329 .358 .687
May 15 18 .455 39 39 9 1 0 281.3 292 123 24 111 159 3.94 .268 .336 .378 .714
June 7 16 .304 39 32 5 1 0 225.3 247 134 34 90 124 5.35 .279 .345 .431 .776
July 9 15 .375 50 27 5 1 0 210.7 214 111 19 101 137 4.74 .268 .350 .393 .744
August 13 10 .565 44 29 6 0 0 221.0 212 106 21 107 137 4.32 .252 .337 .368 .705
Sep/Oct 4 15 .211 33 24 4 0 0 175.0 185 93 18 91 93 4.78 .272 .358 .396 .755
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 27 VAL JL 35 71 5 8 1 0 0 3 1 0 4 17 .113 .160 .127 .287 0.3 0.0
1974 28 VAL JL 35 82 2 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 25 .122 .133 .146 .279 -0.6 0.0
1975 29 VAL JL 35 98 7 9 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 30 .092 .136 .122 .258 -1.3 0.0
1976 30 VAL JL 23 50 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 18 .060 .094 .060 .154 -2.4 0.0
  PHX JL 7 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .100 .182 .100 .282 0.0 0.0
  TOT   30 60 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 25 .067 .109 .067 .176 -2.4 0.0
1977 31 PHX JL 32 74 4 4 1 1 0 3 0 0 5 26 .054 .111 .095 .206 -1.1 0.0
1978 32 VAN JL 34 29 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 12 .069 .156 .138 .294 -0.3 0.0
1979 33 VAN JL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  LV FL 39 17 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 .118 .250 .176 .426 0.9 0.0
  TOT   41 17 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 .118 .250 .176 .426 0.9 0.0
1980 34 A   4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
7 Years Sim 242 431 25 39 6 3 0 15 2 0 24 145 .090 .138 .118 .256 -4.5 0.0
1 Years A 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
162 Game Average 288 16 26 4 2 0 10 1 0 16 97 .090 .138 .118 .256 -3.0  
Career Highs 41 98 7 10 2 1 0 4 1 0 5 30 .122 .250 .176 .426 0.9  
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   325 19 30 5 2 0 9 2 0 17 113 .092 .137 .120 .257 -5.0
vs LH   106 6 9 1 1 0 6 0 0 7 32 .085 .140 .113 .254 -1.7
Home 121 194 13 18 3 1 0 11 1 0 10 70 .093 .136 .119 .254 -3.1
Away 121 237 12 21 3 2 0 4 1 0 14 75 .089 .139 .118 .257 -3.6
RISP   108 0 6 1 0 0 14 0 0 6 39 .056 .103 .065 .167 -4.5
Close/Late   36 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 12 .083 .108 .139 .247 -0.8
Mar/Apr 35 86 6 6 0 1 0 4 1 0 3 33 .070 .100 .093 .193 -2.9
May 39 86 6 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 7 29 .116 .183 .151 .334 0.7
June 39 71 1 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 17 .085 .120 .113 .233 -1.7
July 50 63 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 20 .079 .134 .111 .245 -1.2
August 44 72 8 7 2 0 0 4 1 0 5 27 .097 .154 .125 .279 -0.4
Sep/Oct 24 53 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 19 .094 .127 .113 .240 -1.2
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    
1973 27 VAL JL P 35 35 228.3 11 26 0 2 1.000 1.46    
1974 28 VAL JL P 35 35 237.3 13 40 2 4 .964 2.01    
1975 29 VAL JL P 35 35 272.3 15 48 0 4 1.000 2.08    
1976 30 VAL JL P 23 23 165.3 12 26 1 2 .974 2.07    
  PHX JL P 7 7 34.7 2 6 0 0 1.000 2.08    
  TOT   P 30 30 200.0 14 32 1 2 .979 2.07    
1977 31 PHX JL P 32 32 223.3 18 36 0 4 1.000 2.18    
1978 32 VAN JL P 34 13 113.0 7 21 2 0 .933 2.23    
1979 33 VAN JL P 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  LV FL P 39 6 87.0 7 16 1 3 .958 2.38    
Career Totals   242 186 1363.3 85 219 6 19 .981 2.01    
Career Highs   41 35 272.3 18 48 2 4 1.000 2.33    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1978 32 VAN JL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 5.7 4 4 1 4 2 6.36 .200 .333 .400 .733
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 5.7 4 4 1 4 2 6.36 .200 .333 .400 .733
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
1978 32 VAN JL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1973-8-15
 Losses
1974-1-20
1975-10-14
 Games Started
1974-8-35
1975-10-35
 Complete Games
1973-10-2
1975-3-13
CAR-44-38
 Shutouts
1977-7-2
 Innings Pitched
1973-8-228.3
1975-8-272.3
Hits Allowed
1974-2-279
1975-7-250
 Walks Allowed
1974-3-113
1975-6-104
1977-6-109
 OSLG
1975-7-.337
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 17    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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  1. Samuel Smith (959)
  2. Glenn Bowerman (957)
  3. Billy Pena (956)
  4. Tito Corbin (952)
  5. Robert Quinton (947)
  6. Mark Catron (943)
  7. Juan Nieves (935)
  8. Mark Birkbeck (934)
  9. Ralphie Wadsner (932)
  10. Luke Gofannon (929)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Felix Pan (996)
  2. Dennis Eckersley (993)
  3. Billy Winters (992)
  4. Kirk Dirt (992)
  5. Brad Theide (991)
  6. Daniel Kinard (991)
  7. Terrence Williams (990)
  8. Scott Finister (989)
  9. Guy Dall (989)
  10. Jerome Winter (988)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 62nd overall pick, by Valencia in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/2/1973, off Brad Theide (HON)
Earned first career win on 4/7/1973
Traded from Valencia to Phoenix on 7/30/1976 (Going to VAL: P J. Nowell, P D. Newton, P S. Lewis, LF B. Diskin, P C. Van Puyster. Going to PHX: P B. Grossman, P W. Bodfish)
Injured on 9/10/1976 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 2/2/1978 to a 3-year deal worth $1,600,000 per year
Traded from Vancouver to Las Vegas on 5/1/1979 (Going to LV: P B. Grossman, 3B R. Givens. Going to VAN: C D. Baxter, P H. Mitcher)
 
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