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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 H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1988 RHP 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .250 .250 .000 .250
1989 LHP 43 54 15 1 0 1 5 6 11 .702 .350 .352 .074 .278
1989 RHP 95 330 90 11 0 13 32 30 55 .760 .336 .424 .152 .273
1990 LHP 53 68 22 2 1 2 9 8 10 .865 .395 .471 .147 .324
1990 RHP 121 401 125 26 3 13 47 43 53 .866 .377 .489 .177 .312
1991 LHP 49 68 15 4 0 0 7 4 11 .543 .264 .279 .059 .221
1991 RHP 111 382 119 25 1 16 48 44 66 .892 .385 .508 .196 .312
1992 LHP 71 148 47 9 1 4 18 8 31 .819 .346 .473 .155 .318
1992 RHP 116 358 94 11 1 10 43 50 56 .739 .357 .383 .120 .263
1993 LHP 70 151 37 9 0 4 18 17 30 .706 .322 .384 .139 .245
1993 RHP 122 368 99 16 2 10 60 45 56 .755 .350 .405 .136 .269
1994 LHP 64 157 37 6 0 3 23 10 25 .617 .286 .331 .096 .236
1994 RHP 90 267 69 10 1 17 45 30 43 .832 .338 .494 .236 .258
1995 LHP 57 125 28 4 1 3 15 10 23 .641 .297 .344 .120 .224
1995 RHP 99 255 63 11 2 2 26 22 39 .638 .308 .329 .082 .247
1996 LHP 35 65 19 1 0 3 14 6 8 .793 .347 .446 .154 .292
1996 RHP 96 231 69 13 2 6 28 31 45 .830 .380 .450 .152 .299
1997 LHP 46 73 17 3 0 1 9 7 11 .615 .300 .315 .082 .233
1997 RHP 103 364 106 18 2 12 47 33 61 .804 .353 .451 .159 .291
1998 LHP 31 38 7 1 1 0 3 3 8 .525 .262 .263 .079 .184
1998 RHP 88 264 73 9 1 7 34 15 47 .714 .317 .398 .121 .277
Total LHP 519 947 244 40 4 21 121 79 168 .692 .317 .375 .117 .258
Total RHP 1043 3228 909 150 15 106 410 343 523 .788 .352 .436 .154 .282
Total 1147 4175 1153 190 19 127 531 422 691 .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.