Lefty Grove Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Lefty Grove played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1941, appearing in 616 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 300 W and 141 L, an ERA of 3.06, 2,266 SO, a WHIP of 1.278, and a WAR of 113.3.

🧾 Basic Profile

Lefty Grove
NameLefty Grove
Date of BirthMarch 6, 1900
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
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MLB Debut1925
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Lefty Grove Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Lefty Grove.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 Career Summary

Lefty Grove appeared in 616 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1925 to 1941. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS457 (MLB Rank: 84)
GF123 (MLB Rank: 598)
W300 (MLB Rank: 23)
L141 (MLB Rank: 210)
SV54 (MLB Rank: 342)
ERA3.06 (MLB Rank: 1,503)
IP3940.2 (MLB Rank: 44)
SHO35 (MLB Rank: 71)
CG298 (MLB Rank: 42)
SO2,266 (MLB Rank: 60)
BB1187 (MLB Rank: 56)
H3,849 (MLB Rank: 47)
HR162 (MLB Rank: 444)
SO95.18 (MLB Rank: 5,321)
BB92.71 (MLB Rank: 9,419)
H98.79 (MLB Rank: 8,083)
HR90.37 (MLB Rank: 8,074)
WHIP1.278 (MLB Rank: 9,787)
WAR113.3 (MLB Rank: 6)

📊 Last Season Summary (1941)

In his final season (1941), Lefty Grove recorded the following stats:

GS21
W7
L7
ERA4.37
IP134
CG10
SO54
BB42
H155
HR8
SO93.63
BB92.82
H910.41
HR90.54
WHIP1.47
WAR−0.1

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1931, 31 W
  • Most SO: 1930, 209 SO
  • Most IP: 1932, 291.2 IP
  • Best WAR: 1936, 11.2 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1931, 2.06 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Lefty Grove appeared in 8 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 1.76, pitched 51.1 IP, struck out 36 batters, with 4 W and 2 L.

Lefty Grove Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1925
10
12
4.75
0.455
1
116
197
2.1
1.716
11
207
131
120
104
98
3.82
5.3
0.89
18
45
12
5
0
0.5
9.5
6
0
5
0
9
908
1926
13
13
2.51
0.5
6
194
258
7.5
1.271
6
227
101
97
72
165
3.07
6.8
1.92
33
45
9
20
1
0.2
7.9
3.5
0
6
0
5
1072
1927
20
13
3.19
0.606
9
174
262.1
5.7
1.258
6
251
79
116
93
132
2.4
6
2.2
28
51
18
14
1
0.2
8.6
2.7
1
2
0
5
1106
1928
24
8
2.58
0.75
3
183
261.2
7.1
1.116
10
228
64
93
75
155
2.87
6.3
2.86
31
39
6
24
4
0.3
7.8
2.2
0
1
1
4
1064
1929
20
6
2.81
0.769
4
170
275.1
7.3
1.304
8
278
81
104
86
149
2.85
5.6
2.1
37
42
5
19
2
0.3
9.1
2.6
0
3
2
8
1168
1930
28
5
2.54
0.848
9
209
291
10.4
1.144
8
273
60
101
82
185
2.45
6.5
3.48
32
50
17
22
2
0.2
8.4
1.9
0
5
2
2
1191
1931
31
4
2.06
0.886
5
175
288.2
10.4
1.077
10
249
62
84
66
217
3.03
5.5
2.82
30
41
10
27
4
0.3
7.8
1.9
0
1
0
2
1160
1932
25
10
2.84
0.714
7
188
291.2
9.5
1.193
13
269
79
101
92
160
2.91
5.8
2.38
30
44
13
27
4
0.4
8.3
2.4
0
1
0
0
1207
1933
24
8
3.2
0.75
6
114
275.1
8.4
1.318
12
280
83
113
98
134
3.59
3.7
1.37
28
45
16
21
2
0.4
9.2
2.7
0
4
1
1
1173
1934
8
8
6.5
0.5
0
43
109.1
-0.5
1.655
5
149
32
84
79
73
3.9
3.5
1.34
12
22
6
5
0
0.4
12.3
2.6
0
1
1
1
506
1935
20
12
2.7
0.625
1
121
273
9.4
1.223
6
269
65
105
82
175
3.33
4
1.86
30
35
4
23
2
0.2
8.9
2.1
0
3
6
2
1137
1936
17
12
2.81
0.586
2
130
253.1
11.2
1.192
14
237
65
90
79
189
3.82
4.6
2
30
35
3
22
6
0.5
8.4
2.3
0
4
2
0
1049
1937
17
9
3.02
0.654
0
153
262
9.8
1.344
9
269
83
101
88
159
3.44
5.3
1.84
32
32
0
21
3
0.3
9.2
2.9
0
1
3
5
1127
1938
14
4
3.08
0.778
1
99
163.2
5.1
1.35
8
169
52
65
56
160
3.45
5.4
1.9
21
24
3
12
1
0.4
9.3
2.9
0
1
1
3
706
1939
15
4
2.54
0.789
0
81
191
7.1
1.246
8
180
58
63
54
185
3.22
3.8
1.4
23
23
0
17
2
0.4
8.5
2.7
0
1
1
0
798
1940
7
6
3.99
0.538
0
62
153.1
2.9
1.363
20
159
50
73
68
112
4.88
3.6
1.24
21
22
1
9
1
1.2
9.3
2.9
0
1
4
1
652
1941
7
7
4.37
0.5
0
54
134
-0.1
1.47
8
155
42
84
65
95
3.74
3.6
1.29
21
21
0
10
0
0.5
10.4
2.8
0
2
0
3
598