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3B Kelly Gruber #20
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R
05/20/1995
DBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY | FRONT OFFICE
3B KELLY GRUBER #20 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
47 172 31 10 0 2 19 6 35 .180 .214 .273 4 -0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 11 11 11 11
Gap 11 11 11 11
Power 12 12 12 13
Eye 10 10 10 10
Avoid K's 13 13 13 13
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 10 6
Errors: - 14 9
Arm: - 15 8
Turn DP: - 12 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 1
Catcher: - Left Field: 1
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 4 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 12
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 10
Stealing Ability: 18
Baserunning Inst.: 15
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/19/1995 MIN Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
05/18/1995 CHC Loss, 4-5 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
05/17/1995 CHC Loss, 4-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/16/1995 CHC Win, 2-0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/14/1995 @ CWS Win, 3-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/13/1995 @ CWS Win, 3-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/12/1995 @ CWS Loss, 7-8 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 1
05/10/1995 @ CLE Loss, 5-8 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
05/09/1995 @ CLE Loss, 6-7 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
05/08/1995 @ CLE Win, 4-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Birthday:02/26/1962
Born in:Houston, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Drafted:1983, 5th Pick in Round 2
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1995 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 47 172 31 10 0 2 19 17 6 35 .180 .214 .273 .488 .209 .093 35
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 47 182 2 0 0 3 0 2 47 12 4 2 66.7 9.8 1.78 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   58 13 7 0 1 7 8 3 9 0 0 2 .224 .286 .397 .682
Versus Right   114 18 3 0 1 12 9 3 26 2 0 0 .158 .176 .211 .387
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   14 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 1 .071 .188 .071 .259
Last Week   23 8 3 0 0 7 2 0 4 1 0 0 .348 .333 .478 .812
March   14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .071 .071 .143 .214
April   98 17 5 0 2 11 10 4 19 1 0 1 .173 .212 .286 .497
May   60 13 4 0 0 8 7 2 12 1 0 1 .217 .250 .283 .533
Last Year   570 118 19 0 30 72 68 49 130 6 0 6 .207 .274 .398 .672
2 Years Ago   95 32 6 1 3 23 13 6 16 0 0 1 .337 .382 .516 .898
Career   5894 1466 227 42 258 831 804 406 1042 50 3 64 .249 .302 .433 .735
Home   70 8 2 0 1 5 9 4 16 1 0 1 .114 .171 .186 .357
Road   102 23 8 0 1 14 8 2 19 1 0 1 .225 .245 .333 .579
Grass   113 19 7 0 2 14 12 4 26 2 0 2 .168 .207 .283 .490
Turf   59 12 3 0 0 5 5 2 9 0 0 0 .203 .230 .254 .484
Day   61 12 5 0 1 5 7 3 12 1 0 0 .197 .231 .328 .559
Night   111 19 5 0 1 14 10 3 23 1 0 2 .171 .205 .243 .448
As Starter   172 31 10 0 2 19 17 6 35 2 0 2 .180 .214 .273 .488
Close/Late   33 5 1 0 0 3 4 2 8 0 0 1 .152 .222 .182 .404
Inning 1-3   51 14 5 0 1 10 6 1 10 1 0 0 .275 .283 .431 .714
Inning 4-6   63 10 3 0 1 6 7 3 10 1 0 1 .159 .206 .254 .460
Inning 7-9   58 7 2 0 0 3 4 2 15 0 0 1 .121 .164 .155 .319
0 Outs   46 8 1 0 1 2 9 4 5 0 0 0 .174 .240 .261 .501
1 Outs   51 10 3 0 1 9 6 1 17 2 0 1 .196 .218 .314 .532
2 Outs   75 13 6 0 0 8 2 1 13 0 0 1 .173 .195 .253 .448
Scoring Position   47 10 4 0 1 16 6 1 7 2 0 1 .213 .235 .362 .597
Bases Empty   84 17 5 0 0 0 9 5 16 0 0 1 .202 .256 .262 .517
Runner on 1st   41 4 1 0 1 3 2 0 12 0 0 0 .098 .098 .195 .293
Runner on 2nd   22 5 2 0 0 5 3 1 3 0 0 1 .227 .292 .318 .610
Runner on 3rd   8 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 .125 .111 .500 .611
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 2 2 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .167 .200 .367
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Two Strikes   75 9 3 0 1 9 6 2 35 2 0 0 .120 .139 .200 .339
First Pitch   28 7 1 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .276 .393 .669
Count 0-1   17 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .118 .235 .353
Count 0-2   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-0   16 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375
Count 1-1   17 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .333 .353 .686
Count 1-2   25 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   30 6 2 0 0 2 3 0 11 0 0 0 .200 .200 .267 .467
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 5 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .833 .857 1.333 2.190
Full Count   17 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 6 0 0 0 .118 .211 .353 .563
Behind in Count   45 3 2 0 0 5 2 0 18 2 0 0 .067 .064 .111 .175
Ahead in Count   35 8 3 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 .229 .308 .314 .622
Batting 6th   19 5 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .263 .333 .474 .807
Batting 7th   77 13 2 0 1 8 7 1 16 2 0 1 .169 .185 .234 .419
Batting 8th   76 13 7 0 0 9 8 3 18 0 0 1 .171 .212 .263 .476
Low Leverage   73 16 4 0 0 1 5 2 14 0 0 0 .219 .240 .274 .514
Medium Leverage   71 11 4 0 2 12 8 3 13 0 0 1 .155 .200 .296 .496
High Leverage   27 4 2 0 0 6 4 1 7 2 0 1 .148 .194 .222 .416
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1984 New York - DBL 22 123 499 108 12 5 19 56 60 20 4 5 88 17 3 .216 .250 .375 .625 80 78 0.9
1985 New York - DBL 23 159 626 160 33 2 25 87 85 39 6 4 92 19 6 .256 .304 .435 .738 111 111 3.6
1986 New York - DBL 24 43 170 39 5 2 11 27 28 12 3 2 31 3 0 .229 .289 .476 .765 115 114 1.5
1986 Chicago - DBL 24 109 425 116 18 5 20 53 62 21 3 6 64 13 4 .273 .308 .480 .788 110 108 2.5
1986 Total - DBL 24 152 595 155 23 7 31 80 90 33 6 8 95 16 4 .261 .302 .479 .781 108 107 3.8
1987 Chicago - DBL 25 156 616 159 24 2 26 77 75 39 3 1 102 14 8 .258 .305 .430 .735 99 98 2.7
1988 Chicago - DBL 26 154 591 141 25 2 19 66 81 50 5 3 101 16 8 .239 .302 .384 .686 82 83 1.2
1989 Chicago - DBL 27 156 605 168 22 7 25 99 81 45 6 6 97 24 5 .278 .331 .461 .792 117 117 5.5
1990 Chicago - DBL 28 108 402 99 9 7 22 60 63 34 5 2 76 13 3 .246 .312 .468 .779 111 110 3.0
1991 Chicago - DBL 29 68 260 68 10 3 11 41 42 14 5 4 51 7 0 .262 .307 .450 .757 106 108 1.8
1991 Oakland - DBL 29 73 273 72 10 1 20 46 42 24 7 2 54 8 5 .264 .337 .527 .864 149 149 2.8
1991 Total - DBL 29 141 533 140 20 4 31 87 84 38 12 6 105 15 5 .263 .323 .490 .812 121 122 4.3
1992 Oakland - DBL 30 158 590 155 24 5 25 105 87 47 8 7 105 34 7 .263 .322 .447 .770 124 123 5.1
1993 Oakland - DBL 31 23 95 32 6 1 3 23 13 6 1 0 16 9 0 .337 .382 .516 .898 159 160 1.5
1994 New York - DBL 32 156 570 118 19 0 30 72 68 49 6 6 130 19 5 .207 .274 .398 .672 82 84 1.5
1995 New York - DBL 33 47 172 31 10 0 2 19 17 6 2 2 35 4 2 .180 .214 .273 .488 37 35 -0.4
Total DBL 1533 5894 1466 227 42 258 831 804 406 64 50 1042 200 56 .249 .302 .433 .735 104 103 33.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1984 Tidewater - CBL 22 45 180 53 2 3 13 37 27 15 0 2 32 3 3 .294 .345 .556 .901 137 130 0.0
Total CBL 45 180 53 2 3 13 37 27 15 0 2 32 3 3 .294 .345 .556 .901 137 130
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1989 Chicago - DBL 27 4 12 4 0 0 1 5 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 .333 .333 .583 .917 0 0 0.0
1990 Chicago - DBL 28 7 28 10 2 0 3 7 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 .357 .357 .750 1.107 0 0 0.0
Total DBL 11 40 14 2 0 4 12 6 1 0 2 7 1 0 .350 .349 .700 1.049 178 172
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1984 New York - DBL 2B 2 2 2 6 0 9 1 .889 17.0 4.24 -0.3 .885
1984 New York - DBL 3B 109 109 56 188 17 254 10 .961 963.1 2.28 -0.4 .994
1984 Tidewater - CBL 3B 45 44 22 85 11 110 3 .973 379.2 2.54 +1.4 1.033
1985 New York - DBL 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1985 New York - DBL 3B 159 155 59 290 24 361 12 .967 1401.2 2.24 +2.7 1.016
1986 New York - DBL 2B 17 17 31 52 5 83 0 1.000 152.2 4.89 +2.0 1.065
1986 Chicago - DBL 3B 107 107 65 191 15 262 6 .977 927.0 2.49 +0.5 1.017
1986 New York - DBL 3B 27 26 16 60 11 77 1 .987 239.0 2.86 +0.9 1.009
1987 Chicago - DBL 3B 155 155 94 267 21 370 9 .976 1371.0 2.37 +1.9 1.030
1988 Chicago - DBL 3B 154 154 85 299 30 396 12 .970 1361.0 2.54 +4.5 1.023
1989 Chicago - DBL 3B 156 156 83 287 20 380 10 .974 1385.1 2.40 +6.4 1.046
1990 Chicago - DBL 3B 108 107 54 205 21 265 6 .977 931.2 2.50 +2.9 1.029
1991 Chicago - DBL 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1991 Chicago - DBL 3B 68 67 24 121 6 148 3 .980 601.1 2.17 +2.3 1.036
1991 Oakland - DBL 3B 73 73 29 145 12 183 9 .951 646.0 2.42 +0.9 1.000
1992 Oakland - DBL 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1992 Oakland - DBL 3B 158 155 94 296 32 405 15 .963 1398.0 2.51 +1.9 1.016
1993 Oakland - DBL 3B 22 22 12 38 2 50 0 1.000 200.1 2.25 +1.4 1.051
1994 New York - DBL 3B 155 155 72 226 22 305 7 .977 1373.1 1.95 +3.6 1.026
1995 New York - DBL 3B 47 47 23 79 6 108 6 .944 407.0 2.26 +1.3 .999
TOTAL 2B 19 19 33 58 5 92 1 .989 169.2 4.83 +1.7 1.042
TOTAL 3B 1543 1532 788 2777 250 3674 109 .970 13585.2 2.36 +32.1 1.022
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1983 Drafted in the 1983 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 25th overall pick) by the New York Mets.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (13); Power: 12 (13); Eye: 7 (8).
04/02/1984 Named the #23 prospect in the DBL
06/29/1984 Injured (Cold), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 8 (8).
07/31/1985 Goes 0-3 against the San Francisco Giants, ending his hitting streak at 23 games.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 9 (9).
05/20/1986 Was traded by the New York Mets to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for draft picks.
05/27/1986 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 4 days.
06/26/1986 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Minnesota Twins, with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored.
06/30/1986 Wins the DBL FL Player of the Week Award.
07/02/1986 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 9 (9).
06/28/1987 Injured (Bruised thumb), day-to-day for one week.
07/20/1987 Wins the DBL FL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 9 (9).
05/24/1988 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 9 (9).
07/05/1989 Was selected to the 1989 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/01/1989 Wins the 1989 DBL FL Gold Glove at 3B.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 9 (9).
05/29/1990 Injured (Strained oblique), day-to-day for 3 weeks.
07/30/1990 Injured (Bone marrow edema (knee)), out for 6 weeks.
10/09/1990 Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Cardinals, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 9 (9).
06/20/1991 Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Oakland Athletics, along with RP Tim Mauser, in exchange for 3B Carney Lansford, RP Walt Terrell, 1B Gene Richards, SP John Dopson.
07/31/1991 Injured (Bruised foot), day-to-day for one week.
08/12/1991 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
09/13/1991 Injured (Fractured hand), out for 5 weeks.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 9 (9).
06/19/1992 Injured (Bruised wrist), day-to-day for 1 day.
10/27/1992 Wins the 1992 DBL UL Silver Slugger at 3B.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 12 (13); Eye: 9 (9).
04/23/1993 Injured (Ruptured Achilles tendon), out for 8 months.
10/31/1993 Released by the Oakland Athletics.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 10 (10).
06/15/1994 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (12); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 10 (10).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
1985 33 10
Year 3B Rank
1990 7 9
Year RBI Rank
1992 105 10
Year WAR Rank
1989 5.9 9
1992 4.8 9
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