P Lefty Grove
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Bat: L / Throw: L
Age: 127
Birthdate:
March 6, 1900 (127y 7m 29d)Born In:
Lonaconing, MD, USANationality:
American
Height/Weight:
6'3"/190
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 1931 | None (MLB) |
| All-Star | 1939 | None (MLB) |
| 1938 | None (MLB) | |
| 1937 | None (MLB) | |
| 1936 | None (MLB) | |
| 1935 | None (MLB) | |
| 1933 | None (MLB) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 112 | 40.8 | 26.4 |
| Grey Ink | 317 | 197.0 | 151.0 |
| HoF Standard | 61 | 49.0 | 45.6 |
| WAR | 85.9 | 65.7 | 62.0 |
| WAR7 | 53.3 | 45.0 | 39.3 |
| JAWS | 69.6 | 55.3 | 50.7 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Jim Palmer R | 863 |
| Eddie Plank R | 853 |
| John Clarkson R | 847 |
| Carl Hubbell R | 814 |
| Whitey Ford R | 803 |
| Bob Feller R | 803 |
| Charley Radbourn R | 795 |
| Mickey Welch R | 792 |
| Tom Glavine R | 790 |
| Andy Pettitte R | 790 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 42 | 9 |
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 12 | 5 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 45 | 7 |
| 1926 | 45 | 3 |
| 1927 | 51 | 3 |
| 1928 | 39 | 8 |
| 1929 | 42 | 4 |
| 1930 | 50 | 1 |
| 1932 | 44 | 7 |
| 1933 | 45 | 5 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 33 | 4 |
| 1927 | 28 | 10 |
| 1928 | 31 | 4 |
| 1929 | 37 | 1 |
| 1930 | 32 | 8 |
| 1932 | 30 | 10 |
| 1933 | 28 | 10 |
| 1935 | 30 | 8 |
| 1937 | 32 | 6 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 20 | 3 |
| 1928 | 24 | 1 |
| 1929 | 20 | 3 |
| 1930 | 28 | 1 |
| 1931 | 31 | 1 |
| 1932 | 25 | 2 |
| 1933 | 24 | 1 |
| 1935 | 20 | 4 |
| 1936 | 17 | 9 |
| 1937 | 17 | 4 |
| 1939 | 15 | 6 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 13 | 9 |
| 1927 | 13 | 10 |
| 1935 | 12 | 10 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 0.606 | 10 |
| 1928 | 0.750 | 2 |
| 1929 | 0.769 | 1 |
| 1930 | 0.849 | 1 |
| 1931 | 0.886 | 1 |
| 1932 | 0.714 | 4 |
| 1933 | 0.750 | 1 |
| 1935 | 0.625 | 8 |
| 1937 | 0.654 | 6 |
| 1938 | 0.778 | 1 |
| 1939 | 0.790 | 1 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 6 | 4 |
| 1927 | 9 | 3 |
| 1928 | 3 | 9 |
| 1929 | 4 | 5 |
| 1930 | 9 | 1 |
| 1931 | 5 | 5 |
| 1932 | 7 | 3 |
| 1933 | 6 | 4 |
| Year | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 1 | 9 |
| 1927 | 1 | 9 |
| 1928 | 1 | 7 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 258.0 | 6 |
| 1927 | 262.1 | 4 |
| 1928 | 261.2 | 5 |
| 1929 | 275.1 | 2 |
| 1930 | 291.0 | 4 |
| 1931 | 288.2 | 2 |
| 1932 | 291.2 | 2 |
| 1933 | 275.1 | 2 |
| 1935 | 273.0 | 6 |
| 1936 | 253.1 | 6 |
| 1937 | 262.0 | 5 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 1072 | 7 |
| 1927 | 1106 | 4 |
| 1928 | 1075 | 8 |
| 1929 | 1168 | 2 |
| 1930 | 1191 | 4 |
| 1931 | 1160 | 5 |
| 1932 | 1207 | 3 |
| 1933 | 1173 | 2 |
| 1935 | 1137 | 6 |
| 1936 | 1049 | 6 |
| 1937 | 1127 | 5 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 11 | 7 |
| 1940 | 20 | 4 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 131 | 1 |
| 1926 | 101 | 4 |
| 1927 | 79 | 10 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 116 | 1 |
| 1926 | 194 | 1 |
| 1927 | 174 | 1 |
| 1928 | 183 | 1 |
| 1929 | 170 | 1 |
| 1930 | 209 | 1 |
| 1931 | 175 | 1 |
| 1932 | 188 | 2 |
| 1933 | 114 | 5 |
| 1935 | 121 | 4 |
| 1936 | 130 | 4 |
| 1937 | 153 | 3 |
| 1938 | 99 | 9 |
| 1939 | 81 | 10 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 9 | 1 |
| 1926 | 5 | 6 |
| 1927 | 5 | 6 |
| 1928 | 4 | 7 |
| 1929 | 8 | 3 |
| 1937 | 5 | 7 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 2.512 | 1 |
| 1927 | 3.191 | 8 |
| 1928 | 2.580 | 3 |
| 1929 | 2.811 | 1 |
| 1930 | 2.536 | 1 |
| 1931 | 2.058 | 1 |
| 1932 | 2.839 | 1 |
| 1933 | 3.203 | 4 |
| 1935 | 2.703 | 1 |
| 1936 | 2.807 | 1 |
| 1937 | 3.023 | 5 |
| 1938 | 3.079 | 1 |
| 1939 | 2.545 | 1 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.279 | 9 |
| 1931 | 0.268 | 5 |
| 1936 | 0.272 | 2 |
| 1939 | 0.273 | 7 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 1.271 | 2 |
| 1927 | 1.258 | 8 |
| 1928 | 1.116 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1.304 | 4 |
| 1930 | 1.144 | 1 |
| 1931 | 1.077 | 1 |
| 1932 | 1.193 | 1 |
| 1933 | 1.318 | 7 |
| 1935 | 1.223 | 1 |
| 1936 | 1.192 | 1 |
| 1937 | 1.344 | 7 |
| 1938 | 1.350 | 7 |
| 1939 | 1.246 | 5 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 7.919 | 1 |
| 1927 | 8.611 | 8 |
| 1928 | 7.842 | 2 |
| 1929 | 9.087 | 6 |
| 1930 | 8.443 | 2 |
| 1931 | 7.763 | 3 |
| 1932 | 8.301 | 4 |
| 1935 | 8.868 | 5 |
| 1936 | 8.420 | 2 |
| 1939 | 8.482 | 9 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 2.710 | 10 |
| 1928 | 2.201 | 8 |
| 1929 | 2.648 | 10 |
| 1930 | 1.856 | 2 |
| 1931 | 1.933 | 2 |
| 1932 | 2.438 | 4 |
| 1933 | 2.713 | 6 |
| 1935 | 2.143 | 2 |
| 1936 | 2.309 | 2 |
| 1937 | 2.851 | 8 |
| 1938 | 2.860 | 8 |
| 1939 | 2.733 | 4 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 20 | 4 |
| 1927 | 14 | 9 |
| 1928 | 24 | 2 |
| 1929 | 19 | 7 |
| 1930 | 22 | 3 |
| 1931 | 27 | 1 |
| 1932 | 27 | 1 |
| 1933 | 21 | 1 |
| 1935 | 23 | 2 |
| 1936 | 22 | 5 |
| 1937 | 21 | 4 |
| 1939 | 17 | 5 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 4 | 2 |
| 1929 | 2 | 7 |
| 1930 | 2 | 4 |
| 1931 | 4 | 1 |
| 1932 | 4 | 1 |
| 1933 | 2 | 3 |
| 1935 | 2 | 9 |
| 1936 | 6 | 1 |
| 1937 | 3 | 6 |
| 1939 | 2 | 4 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 64 | 8 |
| 1930 | 60 | 9 |
| 1931 | 62 | 8 |
| 1935 | 65 | 7 |
| 1936 | 65 | 4 |
| 1938 | 52 | 3 |
| 1939 | 58 | 3 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 251 | 10 |
| 1929 | 278 | 4 |
| 1930 | 273 | 6 |
| 1932 | 269 | 6 |
| 1933 | 280 | 2 |
| 1935 | 269 | 6 |
| 1937 | 269 | 3 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 207 | 3 |
| 1938 | 169 | 3 |
| 1939 | 180 | 4 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 8 | 8 |
| 1930 | 8 | 7 |
| 1935 | 6 | 1 |
| 1937 | 9 | 4 |
| 1938 | 8 | 3 |
| 1939 | 8 | 2 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 1927 | 6.9 | 1 |
| 1928 | 7.4 | 1 |
| 1929 | 7.8 | 1 |
| 1930 | 9.4 | 1 |
| 1931 | 8.1 | 1 |
| 1932 | 8.0 | 1 |
| 1933 | 5.1 | 2 |
| 1935 | 7.6 | 2 |
| 1936 | 6.1 | 2 |
| 1937 | 7.4 | 2 |
| 1938 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 1939 | 4.5 | 7 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 10 | 6 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 8 | 6 |
| 1929 | 6 | 1 |
| 1930 | 5 | 1 |
| 1931 | 4 | 1 |
| 1932 | 10 | 9 |
| 1933 | 8 | 3 |
| 1937 | 9 | 8 |
| 1938 | 4 | 1 |
| 1939 | 4 | 1 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 7.5 | 3 |
| 1927 | 5.9 | 6 |
| 1928 | 8.4 | 1 |
| 1929 | 8.8 | 1 |
| 1930 | 11.2 | 1 |
| 1931 | 12.6 | 1 |
| 1932 | 10.8 | 1 |
| 1933 | 7.4 | 3 |
| 1935 | 8.8 | 1 |
| 1936 | 10.5 | 1 |
| 1937 | 9.1 | 2 |
| 1938 | 5.6 | 6 |
| 1939 | 7.8 | 3 |