Steve Gromek
1941–1957 · bats B / throws R · ALS, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers
470G
.197AVG
.281OBP
.218SLG
124H
0HR
40RBI
2SB
123–108W–L
2,064IP
903K
3.42ERA
225GS
23SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470 | 742 | 629 | 58 | 124 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 72 | 146 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 137 | .197 | .281 | .218 | .499 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,064.0 | 447 | 225 | 92 | 123 | 108 | 23 | 1,940 | 893 | 784 | 185 | 629 | 903 | 0 | 0 | 3.42 | 1.245 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1944-06-18 to 1944-07-14
6longest on-base streak
The two rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1945-05-24 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 14 innings pitched | 1944-07-14 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 219 | 340 | 63 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 72 | .216 | .268 | .241 |
| Away | 251 | 402 | 61 | 0 | 20 | 44 | 74 | .180 | .261 | .198 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 28 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | .109 | .220 | .109 |
| May | 92 | 120 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 27 | .168 | .258 | .198 |
| June | 91 | 132 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 22 | .196 | .250 | .232 |
| July | 97 | 165 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 33 | .218 | .285 | .254 |
| August | 93 | 156 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 29 | .191 | .263 | .198 |
| September | 66 | 107 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 21 | .253 | .280 | .253 |
| October | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 75 | 98 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 27 | .167 | .286 | .205 |
| boston-red-sox | 72 | 95 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | .256 | .295 | .280 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 70 | 128 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | .238 | .305 | .257 |
| chicago-white-sox | 66 | 94 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | .179 | .202 | .202 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 54 | 106 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | .198 | .264 | .209 |
| st-louis-browns | 46 | 72 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | .234 | .278 | .250 |
| detroit-tigers | 40 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | .177 | .209 | .210 |
| baltimore-orioles | 19 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | .067 | .162 | .067 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 |  Cleveland Guardians | 9 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | 23 | 19 |
| 1942 | Cleveland Guardians | 14 | 15 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .333 | 44 | 14 |
| 1943 | Cleveland Guardians | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1.000 | 4 | 4 |
| 1944 | Cleveland Guardians | 44 | 72 | 19 | – | 7 | 1 | .264 | 203 | 115 |
| 1945 | Cleveland Guardians | 37 | 91 | 21 | – | 10 | – | .231 | 251 | 101 |
| 1946 | Cleveland Guardians | 37 | 56 | 11 | – | – | 1 | .196 | 153 | 75 |
| 1947 | Cleveland Guardians | 30 | 22 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .318 | 84 | 39 |
| 1948 | Cleveland Guardians | 38 | 41 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .146 | 130 | 50 |
| 1949 | Cleveland Guardians | 27 | 24 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .167 | 92 | 22 |
| 1950 | Cleveland Guardians | 31 | 38 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .158 | 113 | 43 |
| 1951 | Cleveland Guardians | 27 | 27 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .296 | 107 | 40 |
| 1952 | Cleveland Guardians | 30 | 30 | 3 | – | 3 | – | .100 | 122 | 65 |
| 1953 | Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers | 24 | 43 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .070 | 136 | 67 |
| 1954 |  Detroit Tigers | 36 | 79 | 15 | – | 3 | – | .190 | 252 | 102 |
| 1955 | Detroit Tigers | 28 | 54 | 9 | – | 5 | – | .167 | 180 | 72 |
| 1956 | Detroit Tigers | 40 | 27 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .148 | 141 | 64 |
| 1957 | Detroit Tigers | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 23 | 11 |