NAME     : Ben Grieve
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 5/4/1976
  AGE      : 27
  HEIGHT   : 6"4
  WEIGHT   : 230
 
  POSITION : Rightfield
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $2,638,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : Some ability
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Leftfield :  C  (Fielding Pct. : .992)
  Range at Rightfield : B  (Fielding Pct. : .986)
  Outfield Arm : C

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : E
  Stealing Ability : E
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Pull Hitter
 
  Getting Hits         : 6  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)
  Hitting Doubles      : 6  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 5  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Average)
  Getting BB's         : 7  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 1  (VS. RHP : 1, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Fair)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .228  2  10 123  28  8  1  21  0  0  17  42 .326 .358 
  vs RHP        .232  2   8  99  23  6  1  17  0  0  13  33 .327 .374 
  vs LHP        .208  0   2  24   5  2  0   4  0  0   4   9 .321 .292 
  At Home       .196  0   4  51  10  4  0   7  0  0  10  20 .328 .275 
  Away          .250  2   6  72  18  4  1  14  0  0   7  22 .325 .417 
  R.I.S.P.      .120  0   6  25   3  1  0   0  0  0   5   7 .267 .160 
  Pinch Hitting .250  1   5  64  16  5  1  11  0  0   6  25 .324 .406 
  Close/Late    .107  0   2  28   3  1  0   4  0  0   2  14 .194 .143 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .111  0   0   9   1  0  0   0  0  0   1   2 .200 .111 
  Apr/Mar       .250  0   2  20   5  3  0   3  0  0   3   8 .348 .400 
  May           .118  0   0  17   2  0  1   5  0  0   1   7 .211 .235 
  June          .226  1   4  53  12  3  0  11  0  0  10  15 .349 .340 
  July          .286  1   4  21   6  2  0   2  0  0   1   9 .318 .524 
  August        .250  0   0  12   3  0  0   0  0  0   2   3 .357 .250 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1997  .312  3  24  24  93  29  6  0  12  0  0  13  25 .396 .473   OAK
  1998  .288 18  89 155 583 168 41  2  94  2  2  85 123 .379 .458   OAK
  1999  .265 28  86 148 486 129 21  0  80  4  0  63 108 .350 .481   OAK
  2000  .279 27 104 158 594 166 40  1  92  3  0  73 130 .358 .487   OAK
  2001  .264 11  72 154 542 143 30  2  72  7  1  87 159 .366 .387   TBA
  2002  .342 22  73 136 383 131 35  2  63  0  1  72 104 .446 .616   TB,PIT
 
  Total AB  : 2804
  Total AVG : .283
  Total Hits: 794
  Total HR  : 111
  Total RBI : 458
  Total Runs: 434
  Total SB  : 16
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Tampa Bay to Pittsburgh on 3/31/2002...