Lefty Grove

Hall of Fame

Pitcher

1925—1941

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PITCHER LeveL
Legend
Pitcher rank
#5
ALL-TIME

Player Detail

March 6, 1900, in Lonaconing, MD
BORN
May 22, 1975, in Norwalk, OH
DIED

1925—1941

Playing Career
Played from 25-41
PLAYING AGE

Left-Handed

THREW

Power

PITCHING STYLE

A's

Primary Team
1929-30 Athletics
World Series Titles
NONE
Nickname
6-3
HEIGHT
190
WEIGHT

April 14, 1925

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

September 28, 1941

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Lefty Grove?

The best pitcher of the post-Deadball Era, Grove was an intense competitor with uncanny command of his fastball.

Career Stats

WINS LOSSES IP STRIKEOUTS WALKS ERA
300
141
3940.2
2266
1187
3.06
6 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
1931 AL MVP

Lefty Grove PITCHES

1. Fastball
2. Overhand Curve
3. Forkball
4. Change

1936 Red Sox

36 Years Old

17
WINS
12
LOSSES
2.81
ERA
189
ERA+
253.1
IP
237
HITS
130
SO
65
BB
30
STARTS
6
SHO
2
SAVES
11.2
WAR

Greatest Game

May 19, 1928
Pitching for the A's
VS THE White Sox
GAME SCORE FINAL DECISION IP H ER BB K
93
W 2-0
SHO W
9
2
1
11

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS* deGROM LOSSES*
18
18

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+ K/BB RATIO
148
1.91

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS HOF JAWS
86.3
61.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

Lefty Grove Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS POSNANSKI JAWS BILL JAMES
5
5
4
6
2
NR = NOT RANKED         UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
8
5
6
7
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Lefty Grove Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
106.1
66.5
46.0
30.8
5.39
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
3.71
BLUE = Lefty Grove
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
394.5
224.5
UNK
110.6
UNK
302.1
173.9
UNK
86.0
UNK
BLUE = Lefty Grove
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).