Eli Grba
Born: 8/9/1934 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died: 1/14/2019 in Florence, AL, USA
MLB Debut: 1959-07-10 | Final Game: 1963-08-04
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 205 lbs
Biography
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NYY | AL | 2 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.3 | 52 | 36 | 39 | 23 | 6.44 | 3.90 (-65%) | - |
| 1960 | NYY | AL | 6 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 80.7 | 65 | 33 | 46 | 32 | 3.68 | 3.82 (+4%) | - |
| 1961 | LAA | AL | 11 | 13 | 40 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 211.7 | 197 | 100 | 114 | 105 | 4.25 | 4.03 (-6%) | -4789.4 |
| 1962 | LAA | AL | 8 | 9 | 40 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.3 | 185 | 89 | 75 | 90 | 4.54 | 3.96 (-15%) | -1607.6 |
| 1963 | LAA | AL | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4.67 | 3.46 (-35%) | -803.2 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | 160 | 15 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 42 | 0.219 | 0.284 | 0.325 | 0.609 | -329.3 |
Career AVG .219 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 14.1% below league average.
Career OBP .284 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 11.7% below league average.
Career SLG .325 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 16.3% below league average.
Career OPS 0.609 vs. league average 0.710 across their career seasons — 14.3% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NYY | AL | 19 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.214 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1960 | NYY | AL | 27 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.238 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1961 | LAA | AL | 42 | 64 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0.234 | .258 (-9%) | .328 (-7%) | .399 (-6%) | .727 (-6%) | -76.4 |
| 1962 | LAA | AL | 42 | 58 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0.207 | .257 (-20%) | .326 (-21%) | .393 (-30%) | .719 (-26%) | -252.9 |
| 1963 | LAA | AL | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 135 | 75 | 34 | 89 | 11 | 7 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NYA | P | 19 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | NYA | P | 24 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 1961 | LAA | P | 40 | 30 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 2 |
| 1962 | LAA | P | 40 | 29 | 9 | 37 | 7 | 3 |
| 1963 | LAA | P | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 135 |