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Season Age Team Lg WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1925 25 PHA AL 2.1 10 12 .455 4.75 45 18 12 5 0 1 197.0 207 120 104 11 131 116 5 0 9 908 98 3.82 1.716 9.5 0.5 6.0 5.3 0.89
1926 26 PHA AL 7.5 13 13 .500 2.51 45 33 9 20 1 6 258.0 227 97 72 6 101 194 6 0 5 1072 165 3.07 1.271 7.9 0.2 3.5 6.8 1.92 MVP-8
1927 27 PHA AL 5.7 20 13 .606 3.19 51 28 18 14 1 9 262.1 251 116 93 6 79 174 2 1 5 1106 132 2.40 1.258 8.6 0.2 2.7 6.0 2.20
1928 28 PHA AL 7.1 24 8 .750 2.58 39 31 6 24 4 3 261.2 228 93 75 10 64 1 183 1 0 4 1064 155 2.87 1.116 7.8 0.3 2.2 6.3 2.86
1929 29 PHA AL 7.3 20 6 .769 2.81 42 37 5 19 2 4 275.1 278 104 86 8 81 2 170 3 0 8 1168 149 2.85 1.304 9.1 0.3 2.6 5.6 2.10
1930 30 PHA AL 10.4 28 5 .848 2.54 50 32 17 22 2 9 291.0 273 101 82 8 60 2 209 5 0 2 1191 185 2.45 1.144 8.4 0.2 1.9 6.5 3.48 MVP-9
1931 31 PHA AL 10.4 31 4 .886 2.06 41 30 10 27 4 5 288.2 249 84 66 10 62 0 175 1 0 2 1160 217 3.03 1.077 7.8 0.3 1.9 5.5 2.82 MVP-1
1932 32 PHA AL 9.5 25 10 .714 2.84 44 30 13 27 4 7 291.2 269 101 92 13 79 0 188 1 0 0 1207 160 2.91 1.193 8.3 0.4 2.4 5.8 2.38 MVP-14
1933 33 PHA AL 8.4 24 8 .750 3.20 45 28 16 21 2 6 275.1 280 113 98 12 83 1 114 4 0 1 1173 134 3.59 1.318 9.2 0.4 2.7 3.7 1.37 AS,MVP-5
1934 34 BOS AL -0.5 8 8 .500 6.50 22 12 6 5 0 0 109.1 149 84 79 5 32 1 43 1 0 1 506 73 3.90 1.655 12.3 0.4 2.6 3.5 1.34
1935 35 BOS AL 9.4 20 12 .625 2.70 35 30 4 23 2 1 273.0 269 105 82 6 65 6 121 3 0 2 1137 175 3.33 1.223 8.9 0.2 2.1 4.0 1.86 AS,MVP-14
1936 36 BOS AL 11.2 17 12 .586 2.81 35 30 3 22 6 2 253.1 237 90 79 14 65 2 130 4 0 0 1049 189 3.82 1.192 8.4 0.5 2.3 4.6 2.00 AS,MVP-15
1937 37 BOS AL 9.8 17 9 .654 3.02 32 32 0 21 3 0 262.0 269 101 88 9 83 3 153 1 0 5 1127 159 3.44 1.344 9.2 0.3 2.9 5.3 1.84 AS
1938 38 BOS AL 5.1 14 4 .778 3.08 24 21 3 12 1 1 163.2 169 65 56 8 52 1 99 1 0 3 706 160 3.45 1.350 9.3 0.4 2.9 5.4 1.90 AS,MVP-21
1939 39 BOS AL 7.1 15 4 .789 2.54 23 23 0 17 2 0 191.0 180 63 54 8 58 1 81 1 0 0 798 185 3.22 1.246 8.5 0.4 2.7 3.8 1.40 AS,MVP-15
1940 40 BOS AL 2.9 7 6 .538 3.99 22 21 1 9 1 0 153.1 159 73 68 20 50 4 62 1 0 1 652 112 4.88 1.363 9.3 1.2 2.9 3.6 1.24
1941 41 BOS AL -0.1 7 7 .500 4.37 21 21 0 10 0 0 134.0 155 84 65 8 42 0 54 2 0 3 598 95 3.74 1.470 10.4 0.5 2.8 3.6 1.29
17 Yrs 113.3 300 141 .680 3.06 616 457 123 298 35 54 3940.2 3849 1594 1339 162 1187 24 2266 42 1 51 16622 148 3.24 1.278 8.8 0.4 2.7 5.2 1.91
162 Game Avg 7.2 19 9 .680 3.06 39 29 8 19 2 3 250 244 101 85 10 75 144 3 0 3 1053 148 3.24 1.278 8.8 0.4 2.7 5.2 1.91
PHA (9 Yrs) 68.4 195 79 .712 2.88 402 267 106 179 20 50 2401.0 2262 929 768 84 740 6 1523 28 1 36 10049 151 2.97 1.250 8.5 0.3 2.8 5.7 2.06
BOS (8 Yrs) 44.9 105 62 .629 3.34 214 190 17 119 15 4 1539.2 1587 665 571 78 447 18 743 14 0 15 6573 143 3.66 1.321 9.3 0.5 2.6 4.3 1.66
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Season Age Team Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1929 29 PHA WS 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 2 6.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 22 0.632 4.3 0.0 1.4 14.2 10.00
1930 30 PHA WS 2 1 .667 1.42 3 2 1 2 0 0 19.0 15 5 3 0 3 0 10 0 0 0 76 0.947 7.1 0.0 1.4 4.7 3.33
1931 31 PHA WS 2 1 .667 2.42 3 3 0 2 0 0 26.0 28 7 7 0 2 0 16 0 0 0 107 1.154 9.7 0.0 0.7 5.5 8.00
3 Yrs 4 2 .667 1.75 8 5 3 4 0 2 51.1 46 12 10 0 6 0 36 0 0 0 205 1.013 8.1 0.0 1.1 6.3 6.00
162 Game Avg 21 10 .667 1.75 42 26 16 21 0 10 267 241 63 52 0 31 0 188 0 0 0 1072 1.013 8.1 0.0 1.1 6.3 6.00
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Season Age Team Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Awards
1925 25 PHA AL 197.0 45 18 120 5.48 5.34 0.01 0.00 105 5.62 3 0.2 1.08 -0.2 2.1 27 .505 .501
1926 26 PHA AL 258.0 45 33 97 3.38 4.85 0.06 0.00 103 4.95 45 4.8 1.98 0.1 7.5 73 .606 .530 MVP-8
1927 27 PHA AL 262.1 51 28 116 3.98 4.89 -0.03 0.00 102 5.01 30 2.9 1.92 0.1 5.7 60 .557 .518
1928 28 PHA AL 261.2 39 31 93 3.20 4.76 0.00 0.00 99 4.69 43 4.5 1.50 -0.1 7.1 72 .616 .528
1929 29 PHA AL 275.1 42 37 104 3.40 4.86 -0.01 0.00 99 4.84 44 4.6 1.42 -0.1 7.3 76 .608 .528
1930 30 PHA AL 291.0 50 32 101 3.12 5.23 0.03 0.00 102 5.28 70 6.8 2.62 0.6 10.4 107 .635 .542 MVP-9
1931 31 PHA AL 288.2 41 30 84 2.62 5.01 0.32 0.00 103 4.83 71 7.2 2.48 0.2 10.4 105 .676 .544 MVP-1
1932 32 PHA AL 291.2 44 30 101 3.12 5.14 0.16 0.00 101 5.05 63 6.2 2.32 0.3 9.5 98 .642 .538 MVP-14
1933 33 PHA AL 275.1 45 28 113 3.69 4.93 -0.45 0.00 102 5.47 54 5.3 1.96 0.2 8.4 86 .618 .533 AS,MVP-5
1934 34 BOS AL 109.1 22 12 84 6.91 5.16 -0.21 0.00 105 5.63 -16 -1.4 1.62 -0.2 -0.5 -3 .436 .491
1935 35 BOS AL 273.0 35 30 105 3.46 5.28 0.00 0.00 105 5.55 63 6.7 2.02 -0.1 9.4 95 .691 .541 AS,MVP-14
1936 36 BOS AL 253.1 35 30 90 3.20 6.15 -0.01 0.00 103 6.35 89 8.6 2.87 0.1 11.2 121 .746 .553 AS,MVP-15
1937 37 BOS AL 262.0 32 32 101 3.47 5.50 -0.27 0.00 103 5.96 72 7.4 -0.2 9.8 103 .731 .546 AS
1938 38 BOS AL 163.2 24 21 65 3.57 5.47 0.02 0.00 104 5.68 38 3.6 0.94 -0.1 5.1 58 .649 .522 AS,MVP-21
1939 39 BOS AL 191.0 23 23 63 2.97 5.33 -0.12 0.00 99 5.42 52 5.3 -0.1 7.1 74 .732 .533 AS,MVP-15
1940 40 BOS AL 153.1 22 21 73 4.28 4.96 -0.24 0.00 101 5.26 17 1.6 0.58 -0.1 2.9 33 .571 .510
1941 41 BOS AL 134.0 21 21 84 5.64 4.59 -0.14 0.00 102 4.83 -12 -1.2 -0.1 -0.1 1 .442 .492
17 Yrs 3940.2 616 457 1594 3.64 5.15 -0.04 0.00 102 5.30 726 73.1 1.89 0.3 113.3 1187 .619 .529
162 Game Avg 250 39 29 101 3.64 5.15 -0.04 0.00 102 5.30 46 4.6 1.89 0.0 7.2 75 .619 .529
PHA (9 Yrs) 2401.0 402 267 929 3.48 4.99 0.01 0.00 102 5.07 423 42.6 1.90 1.0 68.4 704 .606 .529
BOS (8 Yrs) 1539.2 214 190 665 3.89 5.39 -0.11 0.00 103 5.66 303 30.5 1.84 -0.7 44.9 483 .643 .528

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Season Age Team Lg IP BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip HR% K% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 Awards
1925 25 PHA AL 197.0 .281 .390 .391 .781 .318 1.2 12.8 14.4 -0.9 -2.3% -8.50
1926 26 PHA AL 258.0 .241 .316 .318 .634 .294 0.6 18.1 9.4 5.1 4.5% 49.48 MVP-8
1927 27 PHA AL 262.1 .252 .306 .347 .653 .298 0.5 15.7 7.1 5.9 5.5% 28.85
1928 28 PHA AL 261.2 .231 .277 .310 .588 .273 0.9 17.2 6.0 5.6 6.0% 49.68
1929 29 PHA AL 275.1 .262 .313 .329 .643 .302 0.7 14.6 6.9 5.4 12.0% 51.43
1930 30 PHA AL 291.0 .247 .285 .330 .615 .293 0.7 17.5 5.0 9.8 18.7% 81.84 MVP-9
1931 31 PHA AL 288.2 .229 .271 .309 .580 .265 0.9 15.1 5.3 11.8 20.1% 87.84 MVP-1
1932 32 PHA AL 291.2 .241 .292 .350 .642 .280 1.1 15.6 6.5 7.7 6.5% 74.22 MVP-14
1933 33 PHA AL 275.1 .261 .316 .354 .670 .283 1.0 9.7 7.1 5.5 3.3% 39.05 AS,MVP-5
1934 34 BOS AL 109.1 .320 .365 .451 .815 .344 1.0 8.5 6.3 -1.9 -1.8% -14.07
1935 35 BOS AL 273.0 .257 .302 .345 .647 .286 0.5 10.6 5.7 6.4 3.5% 52.89 AS,MVP-14
1936 36 BOS AL 253.1 .246 .296 .361 .657 .272 1.3 12.4 6.2 6.7 6.9% 76.14 AS,MVP-15
1937 37 BOS AL 262.0 .261 .316 .349 .665 .299 0.8 13.6 7.4 6.3 5.1% 60.58 AS
1938 38 BOS AL 163.2 .263 .319 .353 .672 .300 1.1 14.0 7.4 4.1 7.6% 36.63 AS,MVP-21
1939 39 BOS AL 191.0 .249 .303 .336 .639 .269 1.0 10.2 7.3 4.9 5.0% 48.84 AS,MVP-15
1940 40 BOS AL 153.1 .269 .328 .437 .765 .274 3.1 9.5 7.7 1.7 0.3% 10.83
1941 41 BOS AL 134.0 .285 .339 .416 .755 .306 1.3 9.0 7.0 -1.6 0.1% -10.85
17 Yrs 3940.2 .255 .310 .350 .660 .289 1.0 13.6 7.1 82.7 100.9% 714.85
MLB Average .340 .416 .395 .811 .335
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Batting Against Pitching Ratios Batted Ball Win Probability
Season Age Team Lg IP BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip HR% K% BB% LD% GB% FB% GB/FB WPA cWPA RE24 Awards
1929 29 PHA WS 6.1 .143 .182 .143 .325 .273 0.0 45.5 4.5 27.3 63.6 0.0 1.75 0.3 12.0% 4.08
1930 30 PHA WS 19.0 .214 .240 .286 .526 .242 0.0 13.2 3.9 9.5 25.4 33.3 0.46 0.8 27.9% 7.53
1931 31 PHA WS 26.0 .269 .283 .317 .600 .318 0.0 15.0 1.9 14.6 33.7 23.6 0.71 0.4 16.5% 7.45
3 Yrs 51.1 .236 .256 .287 .543 .286 0.0 17.6 2.9 13.5 32.5 25.8 0.65 1.5 56.4% 19.06
MLB Average .357 .430 .330 .760 .466 1.6 16.9 8.0 9.6 35.7 26.5 0.78

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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
1925 25 PHA AL 68 .109 -78 .205 .000 0.0 38.2 1.5 -1.5 -3.9% -14.35 33.3 28.6 1
1926 26 PHA AL 95 .124 -78 .205 .037 0.0 44.2 5.3 -0.9 -0.9% -12.48 46.2 40.0 1 MVP-8
1927 27 PHA AL 97 .195 -26 .167 .088 2.1 30.9 8.2 -0.8 -1.1% -13.02 37.5 100.0 20.0 1
1928 28 PHA AL 104 .234 14 .304 .080 1.0 39.4 9.6 -1.5 -4.8% -14.02 36.0 18.2 1
1929 29 PHA AL 116 .241 14 .309 .059 0.9 28.4 5.2 -1.0 -0.5% -6.23 44.4 35.7 1
1930 30 PHA AL 121 .241 18 .323 .118 1.7 38.0 5.8 -0.3 -0.4% -6.15 33.3 12.5 1 MVP-9
1931 31 PHA AL 122 .194 -10 .343 .026 0.0 39.3 2.5 -1.1 -2.3% -17.12 30.8 20.0 1 MVP-1
1932 32 PHA AL 116 .206 -1 .269 .121 3.4 44.0 4.3 -0.5 -0.6% -15.06 31.6 55.6 1 MVP-14
1933 33 PHA AL 113 .115 -57 .131 .067 0.9 38.1 3.5 -1.6 -0.6% -19.83 66.7 28.6 1 AS,MVP-5
1934 34 BOS AL 43 .209 -11 .217 .108 2.3 30.2 4.7 0.0 0.1% -4.12 42.9 0.0 1
1935 35 BOS AL 108 .162 -40 .154 .067 0.9 45.4 12.0 -1.9 -0.8% -17.41 21.1 33.3 1 AS,MVP-14
1936 36 BOS AL 99 .180 -44 .239 .050 0.0 34.3 6.1 -1.3 -1.1% -17.14 27.8 0.0 1 AS,MVP-15
1937 37 BOS AL 109 .194 -19 .250 .011 0.0 35.8 11.0 -1.3 -0.9% -15.35 24.0 0.0 1 AS
1938 38 BOS AL 68 .193 -29 .276 .000 0.0 36.8 10.3 -0.7 -1.1% -6.25 53.3 21.4 1 AS,MVP-21
1939 39 BOS AL 85 .201 -18 .200 .045 1.2 30.6 10.6 -0.8 -0.6% -11.49 11.8 0.0 1/H AS,MVP-15
1940 40 BOS AL 61 .160 -33 .304 .057 1.6 47.5 4.9 -1.1 -1.5% -9.01 30.0 0.0 14.3 1/H
1941 41 BOS AL 55 .158 -43 .185 .044 0.0 32.7 7.3 -0.8 -0.9% -9.23 66.7 25.0 1
17 Yrs 1580 .186 -23 .246 .060 0.9 37.5 6.6 -17.2 -21.8% -208.27 35.4 50.0 21.9 1/H
MLB Average .340 100 .290 .117 1.3 6.7 8.3 35.7 56.2 48.8
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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 Pos Awards
1929 29 PHA WS 2 .000 .000 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3% -0.40 /1
1930 30 PHA WS 6 .000 .000 0.0 50.0 0.0 -0.1 -4.1% -1.17 /1
1931 31 PHA WS 10 .000 .000 0.0 70.0 0.0 -0.2 -9.1% -3.58 /1
3 Yrs 18 .000 .000 0.0 61.1 0.0 -0.4 -13.5% -5.16 /1
MLB Average .275 .114 1.6 12.4 8.0

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG WP SB CS CS% lgCS% Pick Awards
1925 25 PHA AL P 45 18 5 197.0 63 6 55 2 3 .968 .960 2.79 2.66 1.36 2.64 9 17 16 48.5 7
1926 26 PHA AL P 45 33 20 258.0 62 6 53 3 3 .952 .957 2.06 2.66 1.31 2.63 5 13 13 50.0 44.7 1 MVP-8
1927 27 PHA AL P 51 28 14 262.0 72 8 55 9 2 .875 .959 2.16 2.62 1.24 2.59 5 13 11 45.8 3
1928 28 PHA AL P 39 31 24 262.0 47 6 40 1 0 .979 .957 1.58 2.45 1.18 2.42 4 13 9 40.9 1
1929 29 PHA AL P 42 37 19 275.0 46 3 41 2 0 .957 .958 1.44 2.34 1.05 2.31 8 12 7 36.8 44.8 1
1930 30 PHA AL P 50 32 22 291.0 61 6 53 2 1 .967 .946 1.82 2.20 1.18 2.17 2 9 8 47.1 41.4 1 MVP-9
1931 31 PHA AL P 41 30 27 289.0 49 2 47 0 1 1.000 .954 1.53 2.21 1.20 2.19 2 13 11 45.8 41.6 1 MVP-1
1932 32 PHA AL P 44 30 27 292.0 50 3 46 1 1 .980 .958 1.51 2.24 1.11 2.23 0 2 7 77.8 43.6 3 MVP-14
1933 33 PHA AL P 45 28 21 275.0 69 9 58 2 5 .971 .960 2.19 2.28 1.49 2.27 1 6 10 62.5 47.3 1 AS,MVP-5
1934 34 BOS AL P 22 12 5 109.0 23 3 18 2 1 .913 .956 1.73 2.14 0.95 2.11 1 5 2 28.6 37.6 0
1935 35 BOS AL P 35 30 23 273.0 66 1 63 2 6 .970 .949 2.11 2.15 1.83 2.14 2 9 6 40.0 43.0 1 AS,MVP-14
1936 36 BOS AL P 35 30 22 253.0 54 3 49 2 0 .963 .956 1.85 1.99 1.49 1.96 0 7 4 36.4 37.0 0 AS,MVP-15
1937 37 BOS AL P 32 32 21 262.0 50 6 43 1 1 .980 .954 1.68 2.05 1.53 2.01 5 8 6 42.9 39.1 0 AS
1938 38 BOS AL P 24 21 12 164.0 29 0 29 0 0 1.000 .952 1.59 2.11 1.21 2.06 3 10 5 33.3 36.8 0 AS,MVP-21
1939 39 BOS AL P 23 23 17 191.0 24 0 21 3 2 .875 .951 0.99 1.92 0.91 1.89 0 11 7 38.9 0 AS,MVP-15
1940 40 BOS AL P 22 21 9 153.0 38 1 34 3 0 .921 .956 2.06 2.04 1.59 2.01 1 2 4 66.7 42.2 0
1941 41 BOS AL P 21 21 10 134.0 22 2 17 3 0 .864 .960 1.28 2.14 0.90 2.11 3 8 9 52.9 41.5 0
17 Yrs 616 457 298 3940.0 825 65 722 38 26 .954 .956 1.80 2.26 1.28 2.26 51 158 135 46.1 28.1 20
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G SB CS CS% Awards
1929 29 PHA WS P 2 0 6.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.42 0.50 0 0
1930 30 PHA WS P 3 2 19.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.47 0.33 0 0
1931 31 PHA WS P 3 3 26.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2 0 0.0
3 Yrs 8 5 51.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.35 0.25 2 0 0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Lefty Grove born?

Lefty Grove was born on March 6, 1900.

Where was Lefty Grove born?

Lefty Grove was born in Lonaconing, MD.

How tall was Lefty Grove?

Lefty Grove was 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Lefty Grove weigh when playing?

Lefty Grove weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Lefty Grove play?

Lefty Grove played 17 seasons.

Is Lefty Grove in the Hall of Fame?

Lefty Grove was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1947.

What position did Lefty Grove play?

Lefty Grove was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Lefty Grove have?

Lefty Grove had 2,266 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Lefty Grove played for?

Lefty Grove played for 2 teams; the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox.

How many World Series has Lefty Grove won?

Lefty Grove won 2 World Series.

When did Lefty Grove retire?

Lefty Grove last played in 1941.

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