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Name Team Age
John Griffin Retired (1989, Age 34) Died (2019, Age 65)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 36
(1974)
1B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Rickey Henderson League 0 6 years (7 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ A- D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A- A-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 11/16/1954
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
(0.0 %) (0.0 %) (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1978 CIN 14 40 5 9 3 2 0 4 3 12 1 0 0 .673 .273 .400 .225
1979 CIN 20 53 4 12 2 0 1 4 6 9 0 1 0 .621 .300 .321 .226
1980 CIN 88 227 26 55 8 2 4 20 19 54 4 1 4 .650 .302 .348 .242
1981 CIN 14 24 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 5 0 0 1 .368 .160 .208 .125
1982 CIN 134 479 53 111 17 5 10 40 41 109 25 18 7 .643 .293 .351 .232
1983 CIN-NYN 8 27 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 .370 .148 .222 .148
1985 NYN 46 116 13 26 5 1 1 15 21 20 3 0 1 .653 .343 .310 .224
1986 NYN 90 179 20 44 5 0 4 17 8 31 3 1 1 .621 .280 .341 .246
1987 NYN 38 117 17 27 5 1 2 11 10 26 0 1 1 .633 .291 .342 .231
1988 NYN 17 54 4 13 1 0 1 1 4 17 0 1 0 .608 .293 .315 .241
Total 469 1316 145 304 48 12 23 114 113 287 37 23 15 .630 .292 .338 .231
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01John Griffin has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1989-04-01The New York Fancy Lads have promoted Gary Sullivan to the major league team. The New York Fancy Lads have waived John Griffin.
1985-07-09The New York Highlanders have promoted John Griffin to the major league team.
1983-07-09The New York Highlanders have acquired John Griffin from the waiver wire.
1983-04-20The Cincinnati Moths have waived John Griffin.
1983-04-14The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Mike Dennehey to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Charlie Dwyer to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Kevin Randall to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Jim Calhoun to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Gates Grow to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have promoted Harry Chitren to the major league team. The Cincinnati Moths have designated John Griffin for assignment. The Cincinnati Moths have sent Curtis Lister to the minors. The Cincinnati Moths have designated George Lindstrom for assignment. The Cincinnati Moths have sent Mike Jok to the minors. The Cincinnati Moths have designated Eddie Kipper for assignment. The Cincinnati Moths have designated George Beebe for assignment.
1981-09-28John Griffin of the Cincinnati Red Runners is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
1981-09-02The Cincinnati Red Runners have promoted John Griffin to the major league team.
1981-04-01The Cincinnati Red Runners have promoted Eddie Kipper to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Runners have designated John Griffin for assignment.
1979-08-20The Cincinnati Red Runners have promoted John Griffin to the major league team. The Cincinnati Red Runners have sent Ed Moolic to the minors.
1978-06-28The Cincinnati Red Runners have sent John Griffin to the minors.
1978-06-05The Cincinnati Red Runners have promoted John Griffin to the major league team.