NAME     : Buddy Groom
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 7/10/1965
  AGE      : 38
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 212
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Middle Reliever
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $2,250,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Loyal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Prone

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .943)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : E
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 59
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 3
  Avoiding Hits        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 3  (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 4
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        6.75  0  3  0  10  2  14.2  22  13  11   5   9 
  At Home        9.00  0  2  0   7  0   6.0  13   7   6   3   5 
  Away           5.19  0  1  0   3  2   8.2   9   6   5   2   4 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        3.52  0  1  0   4  1   7.2  10   5   3   1   4 
  May            0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  June          40.54  0  0  0   3  0   0.2   5   3   3   2   1 
  July           7.11  0  2  0   3  1   6.1   7   5   5   2   4 
  August         0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1992   5.92  0  5  1  12  0   0  38.0  25  22  15  DET
  1993   6.25  0  2  0  19  0   0  36.0  25  13  15  DET
  1994   3.94  0  1  1  40  0   0  32.0  14  13  27  DET
  1995   7.53  2  5  1  37  0   0  55.0  46  32  35  DET,FLO
  1996   3.86  5  0  2  72  0   0  77.0  33  34  57  OAK
  1997   5.20  2  2  3  78  0   0  64.0  37  24  45  OAK
  1998   4.26  3  1  0  75  0   0  57.0  27  20  36  OAK
  1999   5.09  3  2  0  76  0   0  46.0  26  18  32  OAK
  2000   4.88  6  3  4  70  0   0  59.0  32  21  44  BAL
  2001   3.55  1  4 11  70  0   0  66.0  26   9  54  BAL
  2002   4.44  6  8 23  75  0   0 103.1  51  36  76  BAL
 
  Total ERA   : 4.91
  Total Wins  : 28
  Total Losses: 36
  Total Saves : 46
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 445
  Total BB's  : 247
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Baltimore to Oakland on 1/25/2003 (Going to OAK: P  R. Lopez, P  B. Groom. Going to BAL: P  A. Harang)...