Lefty Grove
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Lefty Grove
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Birthdate:
March 6, 1900 (80 y, 8 m, 11 d)
Born In:
Lonaconing, MD, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'3"/200
Entry:
1924 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 1, Team: Philadelphia Athletics
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1939 (2nd) Philadelphia (MLB)
1937 (3rd) Philadelphia (MLB)
1936 (2nd) Philadelphia (MLB)
1933 (2nd) Philadelphia (MLB)
1932 (2nd) Philadelphia (MLB)
1931 (2nd) Philadelphia (MLB)
Rookie of the Year 1925 Philadelphia (MLB)
All-Star 1939 Philadelphia (MLB)
1936 Philadelphia (MLB)
1933 Philadelphia (MLB)
League Champ 1938 New York (MLB)
1937 Philadelphia (MLB)
Gold Glove 1925 - P Philadelphia (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Oct 1939 Philadelphia (MLB)
Aug 1937 Philadelphia (MLB)
Oct 1933 Philadelphia (MLB)
Sep 1932 Philadelphia (MLB)
May 1932 Philadelphia (MLB)
May 1931 Philadelphia (MLB)
Jul 1930 Philadelphia (MLB)
Sep 1929 Philadelphia (MLB)
Jun 1928 Philadelphia (MLB)
May 1925 Philadelphia (MLB)
Rookie of the Month Aug 1925 Philadelphia (MLB)
Jul 1925 Philadelphia (MLB)
May 1925 Philadelphia (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink32
Grey Ink303
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Dick Redding 772
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Gaylord Perry 763
Bullet Rogan 762
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1925 16 8
1926 20 3
1927 18 5
1928 24 2
1929 19 6
1930 18 8
1932 21 3
1933 21 7
1934 30 1
1935 21 4
1936 24 2
1937 20 2
1939 27 1
1940 14 6
Year G Rank
1926 45 2
1927 49 3
1928 54 1
1929 51 1
1930 58 1
1931 52 3
1932 58 3
1934 46 7
1936 57 2
Year GS Rank
1925 41 7
1926 44 1
1929 43 6
1930 42 6
1931 39 10
1932 41 7
1933 45 2
1934 44 2
1935 43 2
1936 42 6
Year W Rank
1925 22 3
1926 22 4
1928 24 4
1929 21 4
1930 19 10
1931 23 3
1932 30 1
1933 24 2
1934 25 2
1935 22 4
1936 24 3
1937 20 5
1939 24 1
1940 14 8
Year L Rank
1929 21 7
1930 28 2
1936 20 6
Year Win % Rank
1925 0.611 4
1926 0.595 8
1931 0.622 7
1932 0.750 2
1933 0.632 5
1934 0.625 6
1935 0.595 7
1937 0.667 3
1939 0.667 3
1940 0.609 6
Year SV Rank
1928 4 4
1931 3 8
1932 7 3
1936 5 7
Year Hold Rank
1936 1 4
1941 1 5
Year IP Rank
1925 327.0 5
1926 352.0 4
1928 346.0 5
1929 372.1 2
1930 374.0 1
1931 339.0 4
1932 372.0 2
1933 353.0 2
1934 373.2 1
1935 341.0 6
1936 367.2 2
1937 300.0 9
1939 323.0 8
Year BF Rank
1925 1449 6
1926 1563 2
1928 1456 10
1929 1621 2
1930 1593 2
1931 1436 5
1932 1578 2
1933 1507 4
1934 1595 2
1935 1450 8
1936 1609 2
1937 1266 10
Year HR Rank
1925 25 6
1926 30 5
1927 25 7
1929 21 9
1934 29 4
1940 21 9
Year BB Rank
1925 172 2
1926 168 1
1927 128 5
1928 107 10
1929 130 7
1932 132 9
1933 115 9
1934 136 7
Year K Rank
1925 214 2
1926 251 1
1927 197 6
1928 210 5
1929 204 5
1930 218 2
1931 161 4
1932 240 3
1933 135 7
1934 169 6
1935 150 10
1936 203 5
1937 156 4
1939 157 6
Year WP Rank
1926 7 4
1927 10 1
1928 5 10
1932 9 4
1934 6 8
1935 6 6
Year ERA Rank
1928 3.043 4
1929 3.602 7
1930 2.791 2
1931 3.106 2
1932 2.686 2
1933 3.722 2
1935 3.405 7
1936 3.843 6
1937 3.390 5
1939 2.870 3
Year BABIP Rank
1928 0.272 9
1931 0.294 10
1933 0.278 3
1934 0.266 6
1937 0.258 6
1939 0.272 8
Year WHIP Rank
1928 1.208 4
1930 1.313 7
1931 1.316 5
1932 1.296 4
1933 1.326 2
1934 1.325 10
1935 1.273 10
1936 1.363 7
1937 1.180 1
1939 1.251 4
Year H/9 Rank
1925 8.367 5
1926 8.719 10
1928 8.090 3
1930 8.302 9
1931 9.239 7
1932 8.468 10
1933 9.000 3
1934 8.647 7
1936 9.375 10
1937 8.100 1
1939 8.303 4
Year BB/9 Rank
1928 2.783 9
1930 3.513 7
1931 2.602 7
1933 2.932 9
1935 2.191 8
1936 2.889 6
1937 2.520 6
Year CG Rank
1928 28 5
1929 28 4
1930 28 6
1931 25 4
1932 32 1
1933 28 1
1934 32 1
1935 25 3
1936 28 2
1937 24 4
1939 30 1
1940 12 8
Year SHO Rank
1925 3 2
1927 2 8
1928 4 4
1931 2 7
1932 6 1
1933 3 3
1934 2 9
1935 2 6
1936 1 9
1937 2 7
1938 3 5
1939 5 1
1940 1 5
Year BB (Low) Rank
1931 98 8
Year Hits Rank
1926 341 10
1929 382 2
1930 345 5
1931 348 9
1932 350 6
1933 353 9
1934 359 3
1935 351 8
1936 383 3
Year HR (Low) Rank
1928 13 7
1930 16 10
1931 12 8
1932 14 10
1935 14 5
1936 14 4
1937 14 6
1939 16 8
Year WAR Rank
1925 4.8 8
1926 5.3 7
1928 8.8 3
1929 7.0 4
1930 10.2 1
1931 7.9 2
1932 10.5 2
1933 7.0 2
1934 5.3 7
1935 8.6 4
1936 9.1 2
1937 8.0 4
1939 7.8 3
Year L (Low) Rank
1925 14 10
1932 10 9
1937 10 3
1939 12 7
1940 9 5