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Barry Zito League
3-28-2103
Bill Grotewold Left Field
Retired (1999, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .276 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .766 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 1153 Age at Death 64 Date of Birth 12-08-1962
HR 127 Drafted Round 2, Pick 19
(1983)
Majors Svc Time 9 years
(150 games)
RBI 531
SB 10 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1999
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF D- (5.6%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF (91.7%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1988 Away 2 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .250 .250 .000 .250
1989 Away 52 201 22 56 7 0 6 16 16 29 4 3 1 .738 .335 .403 .124 .279
1989 Home 51 183 26 49 5 0 8 21 20 37 2 1 2 .768 .341 .426 .158 .268
1990 Away 67 256 38 79 14 2 11 32 26 25 4 1 2 .878 .370 .508 .199 .309
1990 Home 61 213 45 68 14 2 4 24 25 38 0 1 3 .852 .392 .460 .141 .319
1991 Away 59 233 32 66 12 0 6 31 22 43 0 0 0 .762 .350 .412 .129 .283
1991 Home 58 217 42 68 17 1 10 24 26 34 0 0 0 .924 .385 .539 .226 .313
1992 Away 69 255 37 66 9 1 7 27 38 49 0 0 3 .741 .357 .384 .125 .259
1992 Home 65 251 33 75 11 1 7 34 20 38 0 0 1 .785 .350 .434 .135 .299
1993 Away 66 257 33 67 18 0 6 35 30 43 0 0 0 .739 .338 .401 .140 .261
1993 Home 69 262 32 69 7 2 8 43 32 43 0 0 0 .742 .346 .397 .134 .263
1994 Away 53 206 20 43 7 0 5 23 21 36 0 0 0 .604 .288 .316 .107 .209
1994 Home 57 218 34 63 9 1 15 45 19 32 0 0 0 .894 .349 .546 .257 .289
1995 Away 59 195 17 46 4 2 2 21 18 30 0 0 0 .613 .306 .308 .072 .236
1995 Home 53 185 19 45 11 1 3 20 14 32 0 0 0 .666 .303 .362 .119 .243
1996 Away 51 137 16 45 10 2 4 22 16 26 0 0 0 .912 .394 .518 .190 .328
1996 Home 55 159 27 43 4 0 5 20 21 27 0 0 0 .745 .356 .390 .119 .270
1997 Away 51 210 29 62 12 1 2 28 23 28 0 0 0 .758 .368 .390 .095 .295
1997 Home 58 227 25 61 9 1 11 28 17 44 0 0 2 .785 .322 .463 .194 .269
1998 Away 45 157 21 44 6 1 4 23 10 23 0 0 0 .729 .321 .408 .127 .280
1998 Home 46 145 19 36 4 1 3 14 8 32 0 0 0 .648 .297 .352 .103 .248
Total Away 574 2115 265 576 99 9 53 258 220 334 8 4 6 .745 .343 .403 .130 .272
Total Home 573 2060 302 577 91 10 74 273 202 357 2 2 8 .788 .346 .442 .162 .280
Total 1147 4175 567 1153 190 19 127 531 422 691 10 6 14 .766 .344 .422 .146 .276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1999-11-01Bill Grotewold has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1997-05-05Bill Grotewold of the San Francisco EDGE is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1996-05-30Bill Grotewold of the San Francisco EDGE is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1995-07-07Bill Grotewold of the San Francisco EDGE is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1994-06-19Bill Grotewold of the San Francisco EDGE is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1991-08-19Bill Grotewold of the San Francisco EDGE is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1991-03-29The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Bill Grotewold to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Jack Phillips to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Johnny Wasdell to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Grant Hoerman to the major league team.
1991-03-29Bill Grotewold has signed with the San Francisco EDGE for $4.66M per year for 8 years.
1990-06-04Bill Grotewold of the Montreal Royals is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1989-04-25The Montreal Royals have promoted Bill Grotewold to the major league team.
1988-05-05The Montreal Royals have acquired Bill Grotewold from the waiver wire.
1988-04-28The Atlanta Red Caps have waived Bill Grotewold.
1988-04-28The Atlanta Red Caps have promoted Max Nelson to the major league team. The Atlanta Red Caps have sent Bill Grotewold to the minors.
1988-04-25The Atlanta Red Caps have promoted Bill Grotewold to the major league team.
1988-03-31The Atlanta Red Caps have promoted Joe Pye to the major league team. The Atlanta Red Caps have sent Bill Grotewold to the minors.
1988-03-30The Atlanta Red Caps have promoted Bill Grotewold to the major league team. The Atlanta Red Caps have promoted Randy Culberson to the major league team.