Lefty Grove
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Lefty Grove
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Birthdate:
March 6, 1900 (112 y, 2 m, 15 d)
Born In:
Lonaconing, MD, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'3"/190
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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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 39.2 29.4
Grey Ink 304 193.3 164.7
HoF Standard 61 48.7 47.6
WAR 87.0 71.0 62.6
WAR7 54.0 47.7 40.5
JAWS 70.5 59.4 51.6
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Player Score
Tony Saunders 885
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Carl Hubbell R 814
Dwight Gooden R 806
Kevin Appier R 805
Whitey Ford R 803
Bob Feller R 803
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year K Rank
1926 42 10
Year SH Rank
1936 12 5
Year G Rank
1925 45 8
1926 45 3
1927 51 3
1928 39 9
1929 42 5
1930 50 1
1932 44 8
1933 45 5
Year GS Rank
1926 33 4
1928 31 4
1929 37 1
1930 32 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 Win % Rank
1927 0.606 10
1928 0.750 3
1929 0.769 1
1930 0.849 1
1931 0.886 1
1932 0.714 4
1933 0.750 1
1935 0.625 9
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 6
1932 7 3
1933 6 4
Year Hold Rank
1925 2 6
1927 1 10
1928 1 8
1930 3 2
1932 3 3
1933 3 2
1934 2 4
1936 2 5
Year IP Rank
1926 258.0 6
1927 262.1 4
1928 261.2 6
1929 275.1 3
1930 291.0 4
1931 288.2 2
1932 291.2 2
1933 275.1 3
1935 273.0 6
1936 253.1 6
1937 262.0 5
Year BF Rank
1926 1113 8
1927 1124 5
1928 1083 8
1929 1194 3
1930 1217 5
1931 1183 4
1932 1229 3
1933 1199 3
1935 1161 6
1936 1072 7
1937 1144 5
Year HR Rank
1925 11 10
1940 20 5
Year BB Rank
1925 131 1
1926 101 4
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 6
1935 121 4
1936 130 4
1937 153 3
Year WP Rank
1925 9 1
1926 5 7
1927 5 8
1928 4 7
1929 8 3
1937 5 8
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
1931 0.255 6
1936 0.260 2
1939 0.257 6
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 9
1930 1.856 2
1931 1.933 3
1932 2.438 5
1933 2.713 7
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 10
1928 24 2
1929 19 8
1930 22 5
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 10
1930 2 4
1931 4 1
1932 4 1
1933 2 4
1935 2 9
1936 6 1
1937 3 6
1939 2 4
Year BB (Low) Rank
1928 64 9
1935 65 9
1936 65 5
1938 52 3
1939 58 3
Year Hits Rank
1929 278 5
1930 273 8
1932 269 7
1933 280 4
1935 269 7
1937 269 3
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1925 207 4
1938 169 3
1939 180 4
Year HR (Low) Rank
1929 8 8
1930 8 6
1935 6 1
1937 9 4
1938 8 3
1939 8 2
Year WAR Rank
1926 6.9 1
1927 7.1 1
1928 7.6 1
1929 8.0 1
1930 9.5 1
1931 8.3 1
1932 8.3 1
1933 5.3 2
1935 7.9 2
1936 6.4 2
1937 7.8 2
1938 4.7 6
1939 4.7 7
Year W (Low) Rank
1925 10 6
Year L (Low) Rank
1928 8 7
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 2
1935 8.8 1
1936 10.5 1
1937 9.1 2
1938 5.6 6
1939 7.8 4