John Grabow

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 205lb (185cm, 92kg)

Born: November 4, 1978 in Arcadia, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Gabriel HS (San Gabriel, CA).

High School: San Gabriel HS (San Gabriel, CA)

Debut: September 14, 2003 (Age 24-314d, 18,385th in major league history)
vs. PHI 1.1 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 20, 2011 (Age 32-320d)
vs. MIL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Agents: Rep 1 Baseball • Previously: Arn Tellem, Tom O'Connell

National Team: us USA (WBC,Pro)

Full Name: John William Grabow

Pronunciation: \GRAY-bo\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

ERA

4.31

506

476.1

400

WHIP

1.472

Summary of 55 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 10 go ahead

2 Tms
PIT	40
CHC	15

Platoon
vs RHB	39
vs LHB	16

Home/Road
Away	28
Home	27

Outs
1	21
0	21
2	13

19 Opps
CIN	8
SFG	6
STL	6
ARI	4
MIL	4
SDP	3
CHC	3
NYM	3
ATL	3
COL	2
LAD	2
MON/WSN	2
HOU	2
CHW	2
OAK	1
DET	1
BAL	1
PHI	1
CLE	1

50 Batters
Chris Iannetta	2
Aramis Ramírez	2
Albert Pujols	2
Rickie Weeks	2
Olmedo Sáenz	2
Miguel Montero	1
Felipe López	1
Scott McClain	1
Brian Schneider	1
Jason Pridie	1
Rick Ankiel	1
Ramón Hernández	1
Conor Jackson	1
Chris Snyder	1
Geoff Jenkins	1
Jermaine Dye	1
Eduardo Pérez	1
Juan Uribe	1
Scott Hatteberg	1
Miguel Tejada	1
Nick Markakis	1
Miguel Cairo	1
Josh Bard	1
Ryan Ludwick	1
Brian McCann	1
Barry Bonds	1
Jimmy Rollins	1
Rafael Furcal	1
Fernando Tatís	1
Cliff Floyd	1
Brandon Inge	1
Craig Biggio	1
Troy Glaus	1
Josh Fields	1
David Freese	1
Chipper Jones	1
Scott Hairston	1
Jason Lane	1
Brandon Phillips	1
Geovany Soto	1
Sean Casey	1
Pablo Sandoval	1
Chad Moeller	1
Edwin Encarnación	1
Ken Griffey Jr.	1
Nick Johnson	1
A.J. Pierzynski	1
Chad Tracy	1
Corey Hart	1
Adam Dunn	1

17 Parks
PNC Pk (PIT)	18
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	11
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	5
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	3
Turner Fld (ATL)	2
Oracle Park (SFO)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	2
Citi Field (NYC)	2
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
RFK Stad (WAS)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Est HBithorn (SJU)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	25
78	11
9	9
8	6
89	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	16
1	12
2	10
4	5
7+	5
5	5
6	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	49
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	32
1--	15
-2-	4
12-	2
123	2

84 Runs
RISP	8
0 on	32
1 on	19
2 on	2
3 on	2
Any on	23

Inning
5	1
6	5
7	18
8	20
9	8
Extra	3

4-6	6
7-end	49

RelScore
+4..	10
+3	9
+2	8
+1	6
Tied	8
-1	4
-3	2
-4..	8

Ahead	33
Tied	8
Behind	14

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	12
1-0	7
2-0	7
3-2	6
1-1	6
0-2	4
1-2	3
3-1	3
0-1	3
2-1	2
2-2	2

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	10
C	10
3B	10
RF	6
PH	4
2B	4
CF	4
SS	4
LF	3

OrderPos
5th	11
4th	9
1st	7
3rd	6
2nd	6
8th	5
6th	5
9th	4
7th	2

Leverage
High Lev	10
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	36

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2004-05-09	Olmedo Sáenz	LAD	@	PIT	tied 7-7	t 14	1	-2-	3,(2-0) .BBX	2	1	PH	36%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); J. Hernández Scores
2	2	2	1	2004-05-19 (2)	Ramón Hernández	SDP	@	PIT	ahead 5-3	t 9	1	1--	2,(1-0) .BX	2	9	PH	6%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Cirillo Scores
3	3	3	1	2004-05-29	Aramis Ramírez	CHC	@	PIT	behind 5-10	t 8	0	---	1,(0-0) ....X	1	4	5	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	2004-06-13	Scott Hatteberg	OAK		PIT	ahead 9-3	b 6	0	---	9,(3-2) .CBBFFBFFX	1	5	3	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
5	5	5	1	2004-06-21	Jason Lane	HOU		PIT	ahead 5-4	b 6	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	9	9	10%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6	6	6	1	2004-07-08	Brian Schneider	MON		PIT	tied 1-1	b 8	1	---	12,(3-2) CCBFFFBFFBFX	1	8	2	28%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
7	7	7	1	2004-08-10	Barry Bonds	SFG	@	PIT	behind 3-4	t 7	0	---	7,(3-2) .CCFB*BBX	1	4	7	19%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
8	8	8	2	2004-08-10	A.J. Pierzynski	SFG	@	PIT	tied 4-4	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	2	19%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2005-07-17	Aramis Ramírez	CHC		PIT	ahead 7-1	b 7	0	---	2,(1-0) ..BX	1	5	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	2	1	2005-07-31	Rafael Furcal	ATL		PIT	tied 3-3	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	1	6	20%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
11	11	3	1	2005-08-16	Cliff Floyd	NYM		PIT	ahead 4-2	b 8	0	1--	3,(0-2) CS>X	2	4	7	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); D. Wright Scores
12	12	4	1	2005-08-26	Ken Griffey Jr.	CIN	@	PIT	ahead 4-1	t 7	1	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	3	8	7%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); F. López Scores/unER
13	13	5	1	2005-08-28	Sean Casey	CIN	@	PIT	ahead 5-2	t 9	1	1--	5,(3-1) BBBC11X	2	5	3	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); A. Dunn Scores
14	14	6	1	2005-09-30	Geoff Jenkins	MIL	@	PIT	behind 2-5	t 7	1	1--	6,(3-2) 1BSBSBX	2	5	9	15%	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Lee Scores
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2006-04-06	Adam Dunn	CIN		PIT	ahead 4-3	b 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	7	12%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
16	16	2	1	2006-04-07	Felipe López	CIN		PIT	ahead 5-2	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	2	6	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
17	17	3	1	2006-04-13	Olmedo Sáenz	LAD	@	PIT	ahead 11-4	t 7	2	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	5	3	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Cruz Scores
18	18	4	1	2006-04-22	Craig Biggio	HOU		PIT	ahead 2-0	b 7	1	---	4,(1-2) BSFX	1	1	4	6%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	5	1	2006-05-05	Nick Johnson	WSN		PIT	ahead 4-0	b 8	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	3	1%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Vidro Scores
20	20	6	1	2006-05-19	Eduardo Pérez	CLE		PIT	ahead 3-1	b 8	2	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	6	3	4%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
21	21	7	1	2006-08-18	Edwin Encarnación	CIN		PIT	behind 1-7	b 8	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	5	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2007-05-19	Conor Jackson	ARI	@	PIT	behind 2-7	t 7	0	---	7,(2-2) .CBFFBFX	1	2	3	3%	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	2	1	2007-05-27	Chad Moeller	CIN		PIT	behind 9-14	b 8	0	---	3,(1-1) .FBX	1	8	2	2%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
24	24	3	1	2007-06-16	Josh Fields	CHW	@	PIT	ahead 2-1	t 7	0	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	8	5	16%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Mackowiak Scores
25	25	4	1	2007-09-06	Rick Ankiel	STL		PIT	ahead 9-3	b 5	1	1--	1,(0-0) .X	2	2	8	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Eckstein Scores
26	26	5	1	2007-09-11	Corey Hart	MIL	@	PIT	ahead 3-0	t 6	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	8	6%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
27	27	6	1	2007-09-21	Geovany Soto	CHC		PIT	ahead 10-7	b 6	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	2	6%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Murton Scores
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	2008-05-13	Albert Pujols	STL		PIT	behind 3-4	b 8	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	3	3	32%	56%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
29	29	2	1	2008-05-22	Rickie Weeks	MIL	@	PIT	behind 3-8	t 8	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	1	4	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
30	30	3	1	2008-06-01	Troy Glaus	STL		PIT	ahead 6-3	b 7	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	4	5	3%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
31	31	4	1	2008-06-07	Chris Snyder	ARI	@	PIT	tied 3-3	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	7	2	34%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
32	32	5	1	2008-06-14	Nick Markakis	BAL		PIT	behind 4-5	b 7	0	-2-	6,(3-2) 1FB11BF>B.X	2	2	9	28%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); B. Roberts Scores
33	33	6	1	2008-06-19	Jermaine Dye	CHW		PIT	ahead 9-7	b 7	0	123	3,(2-0) BBX	4	5	9	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Pierzynski Scores; C. Quentin Scores; J. Thome Scores
34	34	7	1	2008-07-27	Scott Hairston	SDP	@	PIT	tied 1-1	t 8	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	8	28%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
35	35	8	2	2008-07-27	Josh Bard	SDP	@	PIT	ahead 2-1	t 9	1	---	7,(3-2) BBCFBFX	1	6	2	10%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
36	36	9	1	2008-09-06	Scott McClain	SFG		PIT	tied 4-4	b 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) ..X	2	5	3	33%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Vélez Scores
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	2009-05-01	Brandon Phillips	CIN	@	PIT	ahead 1-0	t 8	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	4	4	12%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
38	38	2	1	2009-06-12	Brandon Inge	DET	@	PIT	ahead 2-1	t 8	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	6	5	12%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
39	39	3	1	2009-06-20	Chris Iannetta	COL		PIT	behind 4-7	b 8	2	12-	3,(0-2) CFX	3	8	2	44%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. Hawpe Scores; C. González Scores
40	40	4	1	2009-07-23	Chad Tracy	ARI		PIT	ahead 6-4	b 7	2	12-	3,(2-0) .BBX	3	9	PH	10%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Whitesell Scores; A. Ojeda Scores
41	41	5	1	2009-09-26	Juan Uribe	SFG		CHC	behind 1-5	b 8	0	---	4,(1-2) .FBSX	1	4	6	4%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	2010-04-07	Chipper Jones	ATL		CHC	behind 1-2	b 8	1	-2-	5,(3-1) BBFBX	2	3	5	51%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Prado Scores
43	43	2	1	2010-04-20	Fernando Tatís	NYM		CHC	ahead 2-0	b 8	2	-2-	2,(1-0) .BX	2	9	PH	5%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); I. Davis Scores
44	44	3	1	2010-05-28	Ryan Ludwick	STL	@	CHC	ahead 5-1	t 9	1	1--	5,(2-2) 1BBCSX	2	2	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); N. Stavinoha Scores
45	45	4	1	2010-05-30	Albert Pujols	STL	@	CHC	ahead 6-1	t 9	2	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	3	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
46	46	5	2	2010-05-30	David Freese	STL	@	CHC	ahead 7-1	t 9	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Holliday Scores
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
47	47	1	1	2011-04-06	Miguel Montero	ARI	@	CHC	ahead 5-3	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	2	7%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
48	48	2	1	2011-04-16	Chris Iannetta	COL		CHC	behind 1-8	b 8	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	2	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); I. Stewart Scores
49	49	3	1	2011-06-07	Miguel Cairo	CIN		CHC	ahead 4-1	b 7	1	123	3,(1-1) BSX	4	6	5	3%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. Phillips Scores; J. Votto Scores; J. Bruce Scores
50	50	4	1	2011-06-15	Rickie Weeks	MIL	@	CHC	ahead 7-4	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	4	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
51	51	5	1	2011-06-28 (1)	Miguel Tejada	SFG	@	CHC	ahead 12-7	t 9	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
52	52	6	1	2011-06-30	Pablo Sandoval	SFG	@	CHC	tied 1-1	t 13	2	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	3	3	42%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
53	53	7	1	2011-07-20	Jimmy Rollins	PHI	@	CHC	ahead 8-1	t 8	0	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX	1	1	6	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
54	54	8	1	2011-08-25	Brian McCann	ATL	@	CHC	ahead 6-3	t 7	0	---	5,(0-2) TFFFX	1	3	2	4%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
55	55	9	1	2011-09-11	Jason Pridie	NYM		CHC	behind 4-10	b 11	1	1--	3,(0-2) FSX	2	7	9	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Satin Scores