Grover Alexander played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1930, appearing in 696 games over 20 seasons. He recorded a total of 373 W and 208 L, an ERA of 2.56, 2,198 SO, a WHIP of 1.121, and a WAR of 116.7.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Grover Alexander |
Date of Birth | February 26, 1887 |
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MLB Debut | 1911 |
📊 Career Summary
Grover Alexander appeared in 696 games over 20 MLB seasons from 1911 to 1930. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 600 (MLB Rank: 22) |
GF | 81 (MLB Rank: 983) |
W | 373 (MLB Rank: 3) |
L | 208 (MLB Rank: 39) |
SV | 32 (MLB Rank: 522) |
ERA | 2.56 (MLB Rank: 892) |
IP | 5190 (MLB Rank: 10) |
SHO | 90 (MLB Rank: 2) |
CG | 436 (MLB Rank: 13) |
SO | 2,198 (MLB Rank: 69) |
BB | 951 (MLB Rank: 136) |
H | 4,868 (MLB Rank: 8) |
HR | 165 (MLB Rank: 415) |
SO9 | 3.81 (MLB Rank: 7,497) |
BB9 | 1.65 (MLB Rank: 10,914) |
H9 | 8.44 (MLB Rank: 8,904) |
HR9 | 0.29 (MLB Rank: 8,307) |
WHIP | 1.121 (MLB Rank: 11,021) |
WAR | 116.7 (MLB Rank: 4) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1930)
In his final season (1930), Grover Alexander recorded the following stats:
GS | 3 |
GF | 2 |
W | 0 |
L | 3 |
ERA | 9.14 |
IP | 21.2 |
SO | 6 |
BB | 6 |
H | 40 |
HR | 5 |
SO9 | 2.49 |
BB9 | 2.49 |
H9 | 16.62 |
HR9 | 2.08 |
WHIP | 2.123 |
WAR | −0.5 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1916, 33 W
- Most SO: 1915, 241 SO
- Most IP: 1916, 389 IP
- Best WAR: 1920, 12.0 WAR
- Best ERA: 1915, 1.22 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Grover Alexander appeared in 4 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 5.68, pitched 22.2 IP, struck out 12 batters, with 1 W and 2 L.
Grover Alexander Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1911 | 28 | 13 | 2.57 | 0.683 | 3 | 227 | 367 | 8.1 | 1.128 | 5 | 285 | 129 | 133 | 105 | 132 | 2.83 | 5.6 | 1.76 | 37 | 48 | 11 | 31 | 7 | 0.1 | 7 | 3.2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1440 |
1912 | 19 | 17 | 2.81 | 0.528 | 3 | 195 | 310.1 | 6.3 | 1.27 | 11 | 289 | 105 | 133 | 97 | 128 | 3.13 | 5.7 | 1.86 | 34 | 46 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 0.3 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1290 |
1913 | 22 | 8 | 2.79 | 0.733 | 2 | 159 | 306.1 | 6.6 | 1.185 | 9 | 288 | 75 | 106 | 95 | 118 | 2.66 | 4.7 | 2.12 | 36 | 47 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1234 |
1914 | 27 | 15 | 2.38 | 0.643 | 1 | 214 | 355 | 8.9 | 1.135 | 8 | 327 | 76 | 133 | 94 | 122 | 2.26 | 5.4 | 2.82 | 39 | 46 | 7 | 32 | 6 | 0.2 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1459 |
1915 | 31 | 10 | 1.22 | 0.756 | 3 | 241 | 376.1 | 11 | 0.842 | 3 | 253 | 64 | 86 | 51 | 225 | 1.82 | 5.8 | 3.77 | 42 | 49 | 7 | 36 | 12 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1435 |
1916 | 33 | 12 | 1.55 | 0.733 | 3 | 167 | 389 | 11 | 0.959 | 6 | 323 | 50 | 90 | 67 | 172 | 2.12 | 3.9 | 3.34 | 45 | 48 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1500 |
1917 | 30 | 13 | 1.83 | 0.698 | 0 | 200 | 388 | 9.2 | 1.01 | 4 | 336 | 56 | 107 | 79 | 154 | 1.84 | 4.6 | 3.57 | 44 | 45 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 0.1 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1529 |
1918 | 2 | 1 | 1.73 | 0.667 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 0.7 | 0.846 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 163 | 1.54 | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
1919 | 16 | 11 | 1.72 | 0.593 | 1 | 121 | 235 | 7.4 | 0.928 | 3 | 180 | 38 | 51 | 45 | 166 | 2.11 | 4.6 | 3.18 | 27 | 30 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 906 |
1920 | 27 | 14 | 1.91 | 0.659 | 5 | 173 | 363.1 | 12 | 1.112 | 8 | 335 | 69 | 96 | 77 | 166 | 2.71 | 4.3 | 2.51 | 40 | 46 | 6 | 33 | 7 | 0.2 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1447 |
1921 | 15 | 13 | 3.39 | 0.536 | 1 | 77 | 252 | 4.7 | 1.266 | 10 | 286 | 33 | 110 | 95 | 113 | 3.45 | 2.8 | 2.33 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 0.4 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1033 |
1922 | 16 | 13 | 3.63 | 0.552 | 1 | 48 | 245.2 | 4.4 | 1.29 | 8 | 283 | 34 | 111 | 99 | 115 | 3.64 | 1.8 | 1.41 | 31 | 33 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0.3 | 10.4 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1014 |
1923 | 22 | 12 | 3.19 | 0.647 | 2 | 72 | 305 | 5.2 | 1.108 | 17 | 308 | 30 | 128 | 108 | 125 | 3.58 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 36 | 39 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1246 |
1924 | 12 | 5 | 3.03 | 0.706 | 0 | 33 | 169.1 | 2 | 1.228 | 9 | 183 | 25 | 82 | 57 | 128 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.32 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 708 |
1925 | 15 | 11 | 3.39 | 0.577 | 0 | 63 | 236 | 4.4 | 1.267 | 15 | 270 | 29 | 106 | 89 | 128 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.17 | 30 | 32 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0.6 | 10.3 | 1.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 977 |
1926 | 12 | 10 | 3.05 | 0.545 | 2 | 47 | 200.1 | 3.3 | 1.108 | 8 | 191 | 31 | 83 | 68 | 128 | 3.57 | 2.1 | 1.52 | 23 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0.4 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 815 |
1927 | 21 | 10 | 2.52 | 0.677 | 3 | 48 | 268 | 6.2 | 1.116 | 11 | 261 | 38 | 94 | 75 | 160 | 3.11 | 1.6 | 1.26 | 30 | 37 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1082 |
1928 | 16 | 9 | 3.36 | 0.64 | 2 | 59 | 243.2 | 3.4 | 1.227 | 15 | 262 | 37 | 107 | 91 | 120 | 3.83 | 2.2 | 1.59 | 31 | 34 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0.6 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1009 |
1929 | 9 | 8 | 3.89 | 0.529 | 0 | 33 | 132 | 2.4 | 1.303 | 10 | 149 | 23 | 65 | 57 | 123 | 3.82 | 2.3 | 1.43 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 562 |
1930 | 0 | 3 | 9.14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21.2 | -0.5 | 2.123 | 5 | 40 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 61 | 6.13 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 16.6 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 |