#63 Bob Groom, Starting Pitcher, 34 yrs, New York (N) Giants

#63 Bob Groom, Starting Pitcher, 34 yrs, New York (N) Giants
Sunday, 10/27/1918

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Bob Groom

9/12/1884
34
USA,IL,BELLEVILLE
6"2
185

Starting Pitcher
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R

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Great Leader
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Average
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1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 342,857
1918 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 77 Days (937 total Days)
172 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 77 Days (937 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	4	5	8	87-90 Mph
Versus LHB	4	5	8
Versus RHB	4	6	8
Talent	5	6	9

Pitching Ratings
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9
46
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	3
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	3
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	3
Talent	1	1	1	1	10

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1
3
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1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
6/29	@BRO	L 1-2		0.1	0	0	0	0	1
7/8	CIN	L 3-8		2	3	1	1	0	1
7/10	CIN	L 8-14		0.2	1	1	1	1	0
7/21	SLN	W 2-1		3	4	0	0	0	2	W
8/13	BSN	L 3-4		1	2	1	1	0	0
9/1	PHI	L 8-11		1	2	0	0	0	1
9/7	@SLN	W 2-1		2	4	1	1	1	1	W
9/17	@CHN	L 4-6		1	3	2	2	1	0	L
9/20	BSN	L 2-3		3	3	1	1	1	0	L
9/25	PHI	W 7-5		1	3	1	1	0	0	W

Pitching Stats 1918

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	19	0	7	4	2	3.45	28.2	39	12	11	11	8	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	19	0	7	4	2	3.45	28.0	39	12	11	11	8

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	3	1	66.7	19	12	15.7	12.2	2.5	3.5	2	0	.0	5	2	40.0	5.82

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	50	14	4	3	0	4	5	8	3	0	0	0	.280	.373	.480	.853
vs. RHB	66	25	3	0	1	8	7	3	5	0	0	0	.379	.400	.470	.870

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	11	0	3	2	1	3.26	19.1	26	7	7	7	6
Road	8	0	4	2	1	3.86	9.1	13	5	4	4	2
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	2	0	0	1	1	3.38	2.2	1	1	1	3	1
May	3	0	2	1	0	3.86	4.2	9	3	2	2	1
June	5	0	2	0	1	0.00	6.2	4	0	0	2	1
July	3	0	1	0	0	3.18	5.2	8	2	2	1	3
August	1	0	0	0	0	9.00	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
Sept./Oct.	5	0	2	2	0	5.63	8.0	15	5	5	3	2

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1913	16	16	7	9	0	3.14	137.2	137	53	48	2	38	72	15	1	1.27	.295	NYG
1914	11	2	2	5	0	3.93	34.1	43	19	15	1	10	15	2	0	1.54	.333	NYG
1915	10	0	3	0	1	1.64	22.0	17	4	4	0	7	8	0	0	1.09	.233	NYG
1916	12	0	0	6	1	5.06	10.2	17	11	6	0	4	8	0	0	1.97	.459	NYG
1917	32	18	8	12	3	3.96	170.2	207	89	75	4	59	114	13	0	1.56	.361	NYG
1918	19	0	7	4	2	3.45	28.2	39	12	11	1	11	8	0	0	1.74	.355	NYG
Total	100	36	27	36	7	3.54	404.0	460	188	159	8	129	225	30	1	1.46	.332

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1909, A	27	27	12	11	0	1.93	224.1	154	49	48	5	64	227	18	6	0.97	.259
1910, AAA	24	24	13	9	0	2.61	190.0	166	70	55	2	61	128	10	3	1.19	.280
1911, AAA	30	30	17	9	0	2.19	258.1	222	70	63	3	67	233	19	6	1.12	.297
1912, AAA	29	29	14	8	0	2.37	239.0	183	70	63	2	58	211	14	4	1.01	.274
1913, AAA	21	21	12	5	0	3.18	169.2	166	71	60	4	50	154	8	4	1.27	.324

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1914	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1913	16	48	8	3	0	0	2	4	0	23	0	0	.167	.163	.229	.392	NYG
1914	11	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYG
1915	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYG
1916	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYG
1917	32	54	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	27	0	0	.074	.074	.074	.148	NYG
1918	19	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	NYG
Total	100	114	13	4	0	0	5	5	0	55	0	0	.114	.113	.149	.262

Fielding Stats 1918

Position

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INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

28.2

2.20

Player History

Drafted in 3rd round, 38th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1909...
Injured on 8/5/1909 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks...
Injured on 4/30/1910 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week...
Injured on 7/5/1910 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks...
Injured on 6/25/1912 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
Had first career hit on 7/26/1913, off John Raleigh (CIN)...
Earned first career win on 8/9/1913...
Injured on 8/31/1913 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
1/31/1917: Gets a new one-year contract worth $342,857 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1918: Gets a new one-year contract worth $342,857 through salary arbitration...

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