Grabow, John

John William Grabow

Grabow (a southpaw whose mother is Jewish), is a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. A reliever, Grabow had a record of 2-3 during the 2005 campaign, with a 4.85 ERA in his 52 innings (with 46 hits). John racked up 42 strikeouts while walking 25.

Birth and Death Dates:
b. November 4, 1978

Career Highlights:
After graduating from San Gabriel High School in California in 1997, where he was a three-year letterman in baseball and named all-CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) as well as the league's MVP as a senior, Grabow was drafted in the third round of the MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. After spending several seasons in the lower levels of the minor leagues, Grabow steadily moved up through the organization's ranks and was ranked the Pirates' ninth best prospect by Baseball America in 2001.

Toward the end of the 2003 season, Grabow was finally called up by the Pirates after six years in the minors. He appeared in five games and recorded no decisions, and after allowing two earned runs in his debut against the Philadelphia Phillies, made four scoreless appearances (a total of 3.2 innings with eight strike outs) to close out the year.

As a rookie reliever for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2004, Grabow appeared in 68 games during the season and compiled a record of 2-5 with one save and an ERA of 5.11 (39 earned runs in 61.2 innings). The Pirates finished 72-89 and in fifth place in the NL Central.

Career Dates:
Grabow is pitching with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2004-present.

Position:
Pitcher

Physical description:
6'2", 210 pounds
left-handed

Career Statistics:
(through 2005 season)

Wins: 4
Losses: 8

ERA: 4.93

Games: 70
Games Started: 0
Complete Games: n/a

Innings Pitched: 118.7
Hits Allowed: 133
Bases-on-Balls: 53
Strike Outs: 115

Shut-outs: n/a


Batting
At-bats: 1
Hits: 0
Home Runs: 0
Batting Average: 0.000

Fielding Statistics
Put-outs: 2
Assists: 23
Errors: 1
Double Plays: 3

Fielding avg: .962

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