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James
Grinnell		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 195
 
Born: November 10, 1988 in USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Most Valuable Player 2024   
Most Valuable Player 2024   
All-Star Selections 2022    2024   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2009 20 MIN GL   0 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 6 6 3 3 3 4 3 4
2010 21 MIN GL   2 2 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 6 6 6 3 3 3 4 4 4
2011 22 POR GL   3 3 3 4 4 4 0 0 0 9 9 9 4 4 4 4 4 4
2012 23 POR GL   4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 8 9 9 4 4 4 5 4 4
2013 24 POR GL $ 100,000 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 8 9 9 4 4 4 5 4 4
2014 25 POR GL $ 100,000 6 6 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 8 9 8 4 4 4 6 5 5
2015 26 POR GL $ 100,000 6 6 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 8 9 9 4 4 4 6 6 6
2016 27 POR GL $ 100,000 6 6 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 8 9 9 4 5 5 6 6 6
2017 28 VIR GL $ 100,000 6 6 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 8 9 8 4 5 5 6 6 6
2018 29 VIR GL $ 5,300,000 6 6 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 8 9 8 4 5 5 6 6 6
2019 30 VIR GL $ 5,300,000 6 6 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 8 9 9 5 5 5 7 6 6
2020 31 VIR GL $ 5,300,000 6 6 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 8 9 9 4 5 5 7 6 6
2021 32 VIR GL $ 6,440,000 6 6 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 8 8 8 4 5 4 6 6 6
2022 33 MIL VL $ 6,440,000 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 8 8 8 4 5 4 6 6 6
2023 34 MIL VL $ 6,440,000 6 7 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 8 8 8 4 5 4 7 6 6
2024 35 LOS VL $ 3,760,000 6 7 6 5 6 6 0 0 0 8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6
2025 36 UTI VL $ 3,760,000 6 7 6 5 5 5 0 0 0 8 8 8 3 4 4 6 6 6
Min Ratings   0 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 5 6 6 3 3 3 4 3 4
Max Ratings $ 6,440,000 6 7 6 6 6 6 1 1 1 9 9 9 5 5 5 7 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Player or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2009 20 AA   18 64 9 12 1 0 3 9 1 0 5 18 .188 .246 .344 .590 5.9  
    A   144 571 76 141 13 1 33 81 6 6 30 94 .247 .285 .447 .731 73.0  
2010 21 AAA   78 321 35 67 17 0 19 47 1 1 11 58 .209 .235 .439 .674 34.3  
    AA   84 336 35 65 6 0 22 53 2 4 19 78 .193 .237 .408 .644 34.0  
2011 22 AAA   161 636 88 154 36 0 34 106 7 1 35 113 .242 .282 .459 .741 83.4  
2012 23 AAA   134 524 78 131 25 0 39 112 4 3 41 105 .250 .304 .521 .825 83.6  
2013 24 POR GL 144 467 58 122 25 1 21 84 4 3 33 107 .261 .311 .454 .765 65.6 11.1
2014 25 POR GL 144 473 45 117 22 2 17 71 0 0 27 96 .247 .291 .410 .701 52.8 9.7
2015 26 POR GL 148 504 62 136 22 4 19 80 13 6 35 63 .270 .319 .442 .762 72.4 13.8
2016 27 POR GL 159 639 114 182 33 2 39 125 9 9 49 105 .285 .334 .526 .860 106.4 17.0
2017 28 VIR GL 98 348 41 96 9 1 15 54 2 2 17 50 .276 .309 .437 .746 44.8 4.8
  HOL GL 48 200 27 58 10 0 9 27 1 1 8 31 .290 .314 .475 .789 27.7 3.0
  TOT   146 548 68 154 19 1 24 81 3 3 25 81 .281 .311 .451 .762 72.5 7.8
2018 29 WIS GL 82 319 46 105 24 0 14 45 3 2 24 47 .329 .372 .536 .909 59.4 8.6
  VIR GL 78 314 44 87 14 0 17 52 2 2 19 40 .277 .316 .484 .800 48.2 6.4
  TOT   160 633 90 192 38 0 31 97 5 4 43 87 .303 .344 .510 .855 107.6 15.0
2019 30 VIR GL 153 601 103 199 40 1 28 116 4 2 66 76 .331 .400 .541 .941 112.4 26.4
2020 31 VIR GL 152 560 91 188 33 2 25 99 15 2 59 78 .336 .399 .536 .935 107.5 22.4
2021 32 VIR GL 143 538 84 156 29 4 24 100 3 1 47 79 .290 .343 .493 .835 89.0 16.4
2022 33 MIL VL 92 351 48 91 18 0 17 64 2 1 30 55 .259 .323 .456 .779 51.5 9.6
  VIR GL 53 211 32 64 9 0 12 40 1 0 23 32 .303 .376 .517 .892 39.6 6.6
  TOT   145 562 80 155 27 0 29 104 3 1 53 87 .276 .343 .479 .822 91.2 16.3
2023 34 MIL VL 150 523 97 169 23 5 32 105 1 4 58 86 .323 .392 .570 .962 106.6 22.8
2024 35 LOS VL 142 550 119 213 33 2 36 139 23 2 42 85 .387 .430 .651 1.081 133.9 26.0
2025 36 UTI VL 143 517 76 143 27 0 27 97 3 4 48 79 .277 .340 .485 .825 79.5 13.5
13 Years Sim 1929 7115 1087 2126 371 24 352 1298 86 41 585 1109 .299 .352 .506 .858 1197.3 218.2
3 Years AAA 373 1481 201 352 78 0 92 265 12 5 87 276 .238 .285 .477 .762 201.4  
2 Years AA 102 400 44 77 7 0 25 62 3 4 24 96 .193 .241 .398 .638 40.0  
1 Years A 144 571 76 141 13 1 33 81 6 6 30 94 .247 .287 .447 .734 73.0  
6 Years Minors 619 2452 321 570 98 1 150 408 21 15 141 466 .232 .279 .457 .735 314.3  
162 Game Average 597 91 178 31 2 29 109 7 3 49 93 .299 .352 .506 .858 100.5  
Career Highs 160 639 119 213 40 5 39 139 23 9 66 107 .387 .430 .651 1.081 133.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Batting split data is from simmed, major league years only.
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   5817 896 1786 315 20 296 1090 74 34 496 936 .307 .362 .521 .883 1035.4
vs LH   1298 191 340 56 4 56 208 12 7 89 173 .262 .309 .441 .750 175.3
Home 958 3454 532 1051 181 10 165 614 41 19 280 542 .304 .356 .506 .862 591.6
Away 971 3661 555 1075 190 14 187 684 45 22 305 567 .294 .349 .506 .855 619.1
RISP   2046 0 635 96 6 100 929 0 0 216 326 .310 .368 .510 .878 373.8
Pinch Hitting   191 15 43 5 0 4 27 1 1 12 40 .225 .275 .314 .589 16.1
Close/Late   809 86 212 45 2 24 116 0 0 87 131 .262 .333 .412 .745 111.8
Mar/Apr 284 1069 160 309 44 4 51 164 10 6 88 175 .289 .342 .481 .822 171.1
May 312 1155 164 330 60 1 46 183 21 3 87 187 .286 .337 .459 .796 175.2
June 316 1156 191 393 82 6 66 261 14 12 95 164 .340 .389 .593 .981 237.6
July 252 876 119 249 45 3 38 148 10 3 74 141 .284 .342 .473 .815 137.5
August 311 1155 174 340 53 4 63 209 12 9 111 173 .294 .357 .511 .868 201.8
Sep/Oct 454 1704 279 505 87 6 88 333 19 8 130 269 .296 .347 .509 .856 287.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2013 24 POR GL RF 135 114 1016.0 277 2 0 1 1.000 2.47   3.6
2014 25 POR GL RF 137 112 1055.3 223 7 0 1 1.000 1.96   3.5
2015 26 POR GL CF 1 1 9.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
    RF 24 0 46.3 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.78   0.1
2016 27 POR GL RF 134 132 1177.7 284 6 2 0 .993 2.22   4.4
2017 28 VIR GL RF 37 33 287.2 81 3 1 1 .988 2.63   1.0
  HOL GL RF 18 16 163.5 46 1 0 0 1.000 2.59   0.6
  TOT   RF 55 49 450.7 127 4 1 1 .992 2.62   1.7
2018 29 WIS GL RF 69 69 603.5 133 4 0 2 1.000 2.04   1.5
  VIR GL RF 66 66 586.2 130 4 0 2 1.000 2.06   1.5
  TOT   RF 135 135 1189.7 263 8 0 4 1.000 2.05   3.0
2019 30 VIR GL 2B 1 0 5.0 4 3 0 1 1.000 12.60   0.1
    RF 147 147 1319.0 336 8 1 2 .997 2.35   5.4
2020 31 VIR GL RF 49 44 413.3 89 0 0 0 1.000 1.94   1.1
2021 32 VIR GL RF 4 4 37.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 2.68   0.1
2022 33 MIL VL RF 3 2 17.2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.57   0.0
  VIR GL RF 1 1 10.5 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.71   0.0
  TOT   RF 4 3 27.7 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.62   0.0
2023 34 MIL VL RF 52 47 415.0 90 1 0 0 1.000 1.97   1.2
2024 35 LOS VL 1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
2025 36 UTI VL RF 75 70 639.7 124 2 0 1 1.000 1.77   1.8
  RF 951 857 7787.4 1833 38 4 10 .998 2.16   25.8
  CF 2 1 11.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.45   0.0
  2B 1 0 5.0 4 3 0 1 1.000 12.60   0.1
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   956 858 7805.4 1841 41 4 11 .998 2.17   25.9
Career Highs   148 147 1324.0 340 11 2 4 1.000 2.68    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2014 25 POR GL 17 70 2 8 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 18 .114 .162 .200 .362
2015 26 POR GL 3 12 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 .083 .154 .333 .487
2023 34 MIL VL 7 27 7 9 3 0 0 5 0 0 4 3 .333 .419 .444 .864
Career Post-Season Batting 27 109 10 18 6 0 2 8 0 0 8 24 .165 .229 .275 .504
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
2020-8-.336
2024-1-.387
 On-Base Pct
2024-4-.430
 Slugging Pct
2019-8-.541
2020-10-.536
2023-6-.570
2024-1-.651
 OPS
2019-5-.941
2020-8-.935
2023-5-.962
2024-1-1.081
 XR
2024-3-133.9
 Games
2018-9-160
Runs
2024-9-119
 Hits
2024-1-213
 Total Bases
2016-8-336
2019-9-325
2024-5-358
 Singles
2024-9-142
 Homeruns
2016-4-39
2024-9-36
 RBIs
2016-9-125
2024-4-139
 
   Black Ink Test: 10    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 16)
   Gray Ink Test: 43    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 106)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 45    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Pedro Boone (924)
  2. James Dias (921)
  3. Pat Gordon (910)
  4. Ramon Santacruz (899)
  5. Johnny Thaler (894)
  6. Joe Smith (890)
  7. Harold Lejeune (887)
  8. Jeff Calkins (882)
  9. Francesco Cordova (871)
  10. Julio Villegas (868)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Minnesota in 2009
Injured on 10/3/2010 with a Bruised Hand, out for 3 days
Injured on 6/8/2011 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for one week
Traded from Minnesota to Portland on 7/23/2011
 
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