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Lefty Grove

Lefty Grove

1925–1941  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  6'3", 190 lb  ·  b. 1900 Lonaconing, MD

Career 300–141 · 3.06 ERA · 2,266 SO · 3940.2 IP · 619 G · 202 H · 15 HR · 121 RBI · .148 AVG

Seasons leading his league
37
11 best in baseball 26 league only
81 Top-5 finishes
13 Title seasons
8 Categories led
1930 Best season

Spanning 1925–1939, peaking at 6 titles in 1930.

1930 Pitching Triple Crown
Led the AL in 28 W, 2.54 ERA, 209 SO
1931 Pitching Triple Crown
Led the AL in 31 W, 2.06 ERA, 175 SO
Led in Strikeouts for 7 straight seasons (1925–1931) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 14th League titles 37
  • 60th Best in baseball 11
  • 36th Top-5 finishes 81

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Earned Run Average 9 1st 4 yrs (1929–1932) 1930 2.54 1926 AL 2.51 1929 AL 2.81 1931 AL 2.06 1932 AL 2.84 1935 AL 2.70 1936 AL 2.81 1938 AL 3.08 1939 AL 2.54 1928 #3
Strikeouts 7 1st 7 yrs (1925–1931) 1926 194 1930 209 1931 175 1925 AL 116 1927 AL 174 1928 AL 183 1929 AL 170 1932 #2 1937 #3
Strikeouts / 9 5 1st 3 yrs (1925–1927) 1925 AL 5.30 1926 AL 6.77 1927 AL 5.97 1929 AL 5.56 1930 AL 6.46 1928 #2 1931 #3 1932 #3
Walks + Hits / IP 5 1st 3 yrs (1930–1932) 1930 AL 1.14 1931 AL 1.08 1932 AL 1.19 1935 AL 1.22 1936 AL 1.19 1926 #2 1928 #2
Wins 4 1st 2 yrs (1930–1931) 1930 28 1931 31 1933 24 1928 AL 24 1927 #3 1929 #3 1932 #2
Complete Games 3 1st 3 yrs (1931–1933) 1931 27 1932 AL 27 1933 AL 21 1928 #2 1935 #2
Shutouts 3 1st 2 yrs (1931–1932) 1932 4 1936 6 1931 AL 4 1928 #2
Saves 1 1st — 1930 9 1926 #3 1927 #3 1932 #3
Innings Pitched — #2 — 1929 #3 1931 #2 1932 #2 1933 #3

Title Seasons

13 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1939 1 ERA 2.54
1938 1 ERA 3.08
1936 3 ERA 2.81 WHIP 1.19 SHO 6
1935 2 ERA 2.70 WHIP 1.22
1933 2 W 24 CG 21
1932 4 ERA 2.84 WHIP 1.19 SHO 4 CG 27
1931 6 ERA 2.06 W 31 SO 175 WHIP 1.08 SHO 4 CG 27
1930 6 ERA 2.54 W 28 SO 209 SV 9 WHIP 1.14 K/9 6.46
1929 3 ERA 2.81 SO 170 K/9 5.56
1928 2 W 24 SO 183
1927 2 SO 174 K/9 5.97
1926 3 ERA 2.51 SO 194 K/9 6.77
1925 2 SO 116 K/9 5.30

Pitching

17 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1925 PHA AL 10 12 4.75 45 18 1 197.0 207 104 11 131 116 1.72
1926 PHA AL 13 13 2.51 45 33 6 258.0 227 72 6 101 194 1.27
1927 PHA AL 20 13 3.19 51 28 9 262.1 251 93 6 79 174 1.26
1928 PHA AL 24 8 2.58 39 31 4 261.2 228 75 10 64 183 1.12
1929 PHA AL 20 6 2.81 42 37 4 275.1 278 86 8 81 170 1.30
1930 PHA AL 28 5 2.54 50 32 9 291.0 273 82 8 60 209 1.14
1931 PHA AL 31 4 2.06 41 30 5 288.2 249 66 10 62 175 1.08
1932 PHA AL 25 10 2.84 44 30 7 291.2 269 92 13 79 188 1.19
1933 PHA AL 24 8 3.20 45 28 6 275.1 280 98 12 83 114 1.32
1934 BOS AL 8 8 6.50 22 12 0 109.1 149 79 5 32 43 1.66
1935 BOS AL 20 12 2.70 35 30 1 273.0 269 82 6 65 121 1.22
1936 BOS AL 17 12 2.81 35 30 2 253.1 237 79 14 65 130 1.19
1937 BOS AL 17 9 3.02 32 32 0 262.0 269 88 9 83 153 1.34
1938 BOS AL 14 4 3.08 24 21 1 163.2 169 56 8 52 99 1.35
1939 BOS AL 15 4 2.54 23 23 0 191.0 180 54 8 58 81 1.25
1940 BOS AL 7 6 3.99 22 21 0 153.1 159 68 20 50 62 1.36
1941 BOS AL 7 7 4.37 21 21 0 134.0 155 65 8 42 54 1.47
Career — — 300 141 3.06 616 457 55 3940.2 3,849 1,339 162 1,187 2,266 1.28

Batting

17 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1925 PHA AL 45 65 3 8 0 0 0 3 1 26 0 .123 .136 .123 .260
1926 PHA AL 45 81 6 8 1 1 0 6 5 42 0 .099 .151 .136 .287
1927 PHA AL 51 80 8 10 1 0 2 8 8 30 1 .125 .205 .213 .417
1928 PHA AL 39 88 10 15 2 1 1 6 10 41 0 .171 .263 .250 .513
1929 PHA AL 42 102 13 22 3 0 1 15 6 33 0 .216 .259 .275 .534
1930 PHA AL 50 110 11 22 3 2 2 17 7 46 0 .200 .248 .318 .566
1931 PHA AL 41 115 8 23 3 0 0 12 3 48 0 .200 .220 .226 .446
1932 PHA AL 44 107 10 18 1 0 4 12 5 51 0 .168 .205 .290 .495
1933 PHA AL 45 105 9 9 4 0 1 7 4 43 0 .086 .119 .152 .272
1934 BOS AL 22 37 4 6 1 0 1 4 2 13 0 .162 .205 .270 .475
1935 BOS AL 35 89 5 7 1 1 1 5 13 49 0 .079 .196 .146 .342
1936 BOS AL 35 80 5 11 4 0 0 5 6 34 0 .138 .207 .188 .394
1937 BOS AL 32 91 6 13 1 0 0 6 12 39 0 .143 .243 .154 .397
1938 BOS AL 24 54 8 8 0 0 0 8 7 25 0 .148 .246 .148 .394
1939 BOS AL 25 67 3 9 0 0 1 5 9 26 0 .134 .237 .179 .416
1940 BOS AL 23 53 4 8 0 0 1 2 3 29 0 .151 .196 .208 .404
1941 BOS AL 21 45 6 5 2 0 0 0 4 18 0 .111 .184 .156 .339
Career — — 619 1,369 119 202 27 5 15 121 105 593 1 .148 .209 .208 .417

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 616 65 722 38 26 .954