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.
6 -TIME
ALL-STAR
1930, 1931
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Lefty Grove Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

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

Where Does Lefty Grove Rank?

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