1989
Born September 16, 1989
San Diego, CA, USA
Robbie Grossman Notable
b. September 16, 1989 · Houston Astros 2013–2015, Minnesota Twins 2016–2018, Oakland Athletics 2019–2020, Detroit Tigers 2021–2022, Atlanta Braves 2022, Texas Rangers 2023–2024, Chicago White Sox 2024, Kansas City Royals 2024
Robbie Grossman played for eight clubs across 12 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Houston Astros in 2013 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 2024.
Across 1,213 games he batted .242, with 943 hits and 524 runs. He finished with 93 home runs, 204 doubles, 590 walks and 67 stolen bases.
He played 955 games in the outfield, with 1,626 putouts and 28 errors.
He was born in San Diego, CA, USA on September 16, 1989. He batted both ways and threw left-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | HOU | 63 | 257 | 29 | 69 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 70 | 6 | .268 |
| 2014 | HOU | 103 | 360 | 42 | 84 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 55 | 105 | 9 | .233 |
| 2015 | HOU | 24 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .143 |
| 2016 | MIN | 99 | 332 | 49 | 93 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 55 | 96 | 2 | .280 |
| 2017 | MIN | 119 | 382 | 62 | 94 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 67 | 79 | 3 | .246 |
| 2018 | MIN | 129 | 396 | 50 | 108 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 60 | 83 | 0 | .273 |
| 2019 | OAK | 138 | 420 | 57 | 101 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 59 | 86 | 9 | .240 |
| 2020 | OAK | 51 | 166 | 23 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 38 | 8 | .241 |
| 2021 | DET | 156 | 557 | 88 | 133 | 23 | 3 | 23 | 67 | 98 | 155 | 20 | .239 |
| 2022 | ATL/DET | 129 | 411 | 40 | 86 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 56 | 129 | 6 | .209 |
| 2023 | TEX | 115 | 353 | 56 | 84 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 49 | 57 | 98 | 1 | .238 |
| 2024 | CHW/KCR/TEX | 87 | 208 | 21 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 34 | 58 | 3 | .212 |
| Career | — | 1213 | 3891 | 524 | 943 | 204 | 15 | 93 | 431 | 590 | 1014 | 67 | .242 |
On this day & linked events
2013
Major-league debut: Robbie Grossman
Robbie Grossman made a major-league debut on April 24, 2013.
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