Lefty Grove
1925–1941 · bats L / throws L · ALS, ASB, ASG, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics
619G
.148AVG
.208OBP
.207SLG
202H
15HR
124RBI
1SB
300–141W–L
3,938IP
2,265K
3.03ERA
457GS
54SV
5Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 619 | 1,578 | 1,369 | 119 | 202 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 124 | 104 | 605 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 284 | .148 | .208 | .207 | .415 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,938.3 | 616 | 457 | 298 | 300 | 141 | 54 | 3,847 | 1,595 | 1,328 | 162 | 1,184 | 2,265 | 0 | 0 | 3.03 | 1.277 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1929-05-01 to 1929-05-25
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 12 scoreless innings | 1931-05-30 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1933-06-10 | 1 in 934 games | box score ↗ |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1925-05-18 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 292 | 763 | 111 | 9 | 72 | 53 | 290 | .169 | .215 | .244 |
| Away | 327 | 815 | 91 | 6 | 52 | 51 | 315 | .128 | .174 | .174 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 52 | 118 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 55 | .126 | .186 | .146 |
| May | 125 | 330 | 57 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 111 | .209 | .270 | .289 |
| June | 114 | 306 | 36 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 121 | .133 | .163 | .185 |
| July | 115 | 298 | 35 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 123 | .133 | .168 | .197 |
| August | 111 | 295 | 31 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 111 | .120 | .156 | .186 |
| September | 100 | 230 | 29 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 84 | .145 | .209 | .195 |
| October | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 102 | 294 | 38 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 123 | .152 | .204 | .224 |
| chicago-white-sox | 94 | 217 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 84 | .118 | .171 | .166 |
| new-york-yankees | 93 | 212 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 114 | .094 | .146 | .122 |
| cleveland-guardians | 84 | 239 | 39 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 80 | .182 | .213 | .248 |
| st-louis-browns | 84 | 199 | 28 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 65 | .159 | .196 | .244 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 82 | 201 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 71 | .139 | .204 | .185 |
| boston-red-sox | 57 | 150 | 28 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 49 | .203 | .233 | .275 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 23 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | .120 | .182 | .180 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 45 | 65 | 8 | – | 4 | – | .123 | 196 | 115 | |
| 1926 | 45 | 81 | 8 | – | 7 | – | .099 | 257 | 197 | |
| 1927 | 51 | 80 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 262 | 174 | |
| 1928 | 39 | 88 | 15 | 1 | 6 | – | .170 | 261 | 182 | |
| 1929 | 42 | 102 | 22 | 1 | 15 | – | .216 | 275 | 170 | |
| 1930 | 50 | 110 | 22 | 2 | 17 | – | .200 | 290 | 209 | |
| 1931 | 41 | 115 | 23 | – | 12 | – | .200 | 288 | 175 | |
| 1932 | 44 | 107 | 18 | 4 | 12 | – | .168 | 291 | 189 | |
| 1933 | 45 | 105 | 9 | 1 | 7 | – | .086 | 275 | 114 | |
| 1934 | 22 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 4 | – | .158 | 109 | 43 | |
| 1935 | 35 | 88 | 7 | 1 | 5 | – | .080 | 273 | 120 | |
| 1936 | 35 | 80 | 11 | – | 6 | – | .138 | 253 | 130 | |
| 1937 | 32 | 91 | 13 | – | 6 | – | .143 | 262 | 151 | |
| 1938 | 24 | 54 | 8 | – | 8 | – | .148 | 163 | 100 | |
| 1939 | 25 | 67 | 9 | 1 | 5 | – | .134 | 191 | 81 | |
| 1940 | 23 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 2 | – | .151 | 153 | 61 | |
| 1941 | 21 | 45 | 5 | – | – | – | .111 | 134 | 54 |