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Lefty Grove

Starting Pitcher
1925—1941
BORN
March 6, 1900, in Lonaconing, MD
THROWS
Left-Handed
MLB DEBUT
April 14, 1925
PITCH ARSENAL
Fastball
Overhand Curve
Forkball
Change
PRIMARY TEAM
Philadelphia A's
300
WINS
59.7
QUALITY START PCT
106.1
WAR
3.06
ERA
148
66.5
WAR7
2266
STRIKEOUTS
1.91
K / BB RATIO
5.4
WAR PER SEASON
Lefty Grove
The best pitcher of the post-Deadball Era, Grove was an intense competitor with uncanny command of his fastball.
— Hall of Fame —
— # 5 RANKED PITCHER —
— A's ALL-TIME TEAM —
— 1930, 1931 WS CHAMP —

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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
AVG HOFer
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Lefty Grove Rank?

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
7
4
5
6
5
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
WAR + WAR7 / 2

PITCHING TEAMMATES

Rube Walberg
Wes Ferrell
George Earnshaw
Howard Ehmke
Bobo Newsom

FAVORITE CATCHER

Mickey Cochrane

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