Ben Grieve
1997–2005 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays
976G
.269AVG
.367OBP
.442SLG
More career statistics
864H
118HR
492RBI
24SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 976 | 3,743 | 3,215 | 471 | 864 | 192 | 5 | 118 | 492 | 466 | 784 | 24 | 5 | 45 | 16 | 1,420 | .269 | .367 | .442 | .809 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 2001-08-10 to 2001-08-19
37longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 2004-06-08 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1998-05-16 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1998-04-29 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 493 | 1856 | 403 | 51 | 227 | 228 | 392 | .253 | .340 | .409 |
| Away | 483 | 1887 | 461 | 67 | 265 | 238 | 392 | .285 | .370 | .474 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .250 | .333 |
| April | 159 | 607 | 130 | 16 | 69 | 69 | 114 | .249 | .328 | .400 |
| May | 164 | 636 | 158 | 18 | 83 | 82 | 116 | .290 | .377 | .469 |
| June | 169 | 686 | 163 | 25 | 97 | 85 | 152 | .277 | .362 | .465 |
| July | 160 | 594 | 122 | 17 | 64 | 87 | 131 | .244 | .352 | .398 |
| August | 152 | 577 | 132 | 21 | 77 | 75 | 129 | .267 | .359 | .453 |
| September | 157 | 590 | 144 | 20 | 96 | 64 | 130 | .279 | .353 | .460 |
| October | 14 | 49 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | .318 | .367 | .455 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 76 | 304 | 61 | 4 | 29 | 39 | 72 | .239 | .329 | .329 |
| boston-red-sox | 74 | 287 | 59 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 60 | .229 | .275 | .329 |
| baltimore-orioles | 74 | 306 | 78 | 12 | 46 | 35 | 52 | .293 | .369 | .496 |
| los-angeles-angels | 64 | 268 | 66 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 55 | .289 | .384 | .478 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 63 | 264 | 58 | 10 | 39 | 30 | 57 | .252 | .333 | .465 |
| texas-rangers | 58 | 246 | 67 | 15 | 48 | 33 | 46 | .318 | .407 | .573 |
| minnesota-twins | 56 | 219 | 64 | 10 | 33 | 23 | 39 | .333 | .397 | .531 |
| seattle-mariners | 56 | 225 | 44 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 64 | .219 | .298 | .333 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 |  Athletics | 24 | 93 | 29 | 3 | 24 | – | .312 | – | – |
| 1998 | Athletics | 155 | 583 | 168 | 18 | 89 | 2 | .288 | – | – |
| 1999 | Athletics | 148 | 486 | 129 | 28 | 86 | 4 | .265 | – | – |
| 2000 | Athletics | 158 | 594 | 166 | 27 | 104 | 3 | .279 | – | – |
| 2001 |  Tampa Bay Rays | 154 | 542 | 143 | 11 | 72 | 7 | .264 | – | – |
| 2002 | Tampa Bay Rays | 136 | 482 | 121 | 19 | 64 | 8 | .251 | – | – |
| 2003 | Tampa Bay Rays | 55 | 165 | 38 | 4 | 17 | – | .230 | – | – |
| 2004 | Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers | 123 | 250 | 65 | 8 | 35 | – | .260 | – | – |
| 2005 |  Chicago Cubs | 23 | 20 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .250 | – | – |