Lefty Grove

#5 PITCHER ALL-TIME
1925—1941
Starting Pitcher
BORN
March 6, 1900, in Lonaconing, MD
THROWS
Left-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Philadelphia A's
300
WINS
59.7
QUALITY START PCT
106.1
WAR
141
LOSSES
148
ERA+
66.5
WAR7
3.06
ERA
1.91
K / BB RATIO
30.8
WAR3
2266
STRIKEOUTS
1.28
WHIP
5.4
WAR PER SEASON
The best pitcher of the post-Deadball Era, Grove was an intense competitor with uncanny command of his fastball.
Hall of Fame
6 -TIME
ALL-STAR
A's
ALL-TIME TEAM
1930, 1931
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Lefty Grove Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Grove
106.1
66.5
46.0
30.8
86.3
5.4
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Lefty Grove Rank?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
5
7
4
5
6
5
EGG RANKING
WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS