BeikerGraterol was born on Saturday, November 9, 1974, in Lara, Venezuela.
Graterol was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 9, 1999, with the Detroit Tigers.
His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive BeikerGraterol baseball stats page.
BeikerGraterol, the Tigers' starter and loser, didn't fare as well with his pitches and was rocked in his major league debut, leaving after four innings with Detroit down 7-0.
Graterol walked his first two batters in the third, and one out later intentionally walked Martinez to pitch to Davis, who hit his eighth career slam for a 7-0 lead.
Graterol gave up just four hits in four innings, but three were homers.