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Lefty Grove

Bats: L   Throws: L   Born: March 6, 1900

Career Pitching Statistics     Glossary     Baseball-Reference.com

Year     IP   W   L  PCT  SV   ERA *ERA+  ERC *ERC+ *PR+ *PWP  *WAR  *WAA
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1925  197.0  10  12 .455   1  4.75   98  4.88   95   -2  .490   1.5  -0.3
1926  258.0  13  13 .500   6  2.51  166  2.80  149   48  .723   8.0   5.6
1927  262.3  20  13 .606   9  3.19  134  2.89  147   31  .635   5.9   3.5
1928  261.7  24   8 .750   4  2.58  155  2.40  167   41  .699   7.3   5.0
1929  275.3  20   6 .769   4  2.81  151  3.18  133   44  .690   7.5   5.0
1930  291.0  28   5 .848   9  2.54  185  2.53  185   70  .773  10.2   7.6
1931  288.7  31   4 .886   5  2.06  219  2.24  201   79  .822  11.6   9.0
1932  291.7  25  10 .714   7  2.84  159  2.77  164   55  .715   8.7   6.1
1933  275.3  24   8 .750   6  3.20  134  3.34  128   33  .638   6.3   3.8
1934  109.3   8   8 .500   0  6.50   74  5.24   92  -21  .359  -1.2  -2.3
1935  273.0  20  12 .625   1  2.70  176  2.82  169   63  .748   9.3   6.7
1936  253.3  17  12 .586   2  2.81  190  2.85  187   71  .783   9.5   7.1
1937  262.0  17   9 .654   0  3.02  157  3.38  141   51  .709   7.7   5.3
1938  163.7  14   4 .778   1  3.08  160  3.51  141   34  .717   5.0   3.4
1939  191.0  15   4 .789   0  2.54  185  2.95  159   46  .770   6.7   4.9
1940  153.3   7   6 .538   0  3.99  113  4.14  109    9  .559   2.3   0.9
1941  134.0   7   7 .500   0  4.37   96  4.24   99   -3  .481   0.9  -0.4
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Tot  3940.7 300 141 .680  55  3.06  148  3.11  146  648  .688 107.1  71.0

Note: * indicates figure is era- and park-adjusted.

MVP Awards Shares (Rank)

1926: 0.19 ( 8)  1931: 0.98 ( 1)  1932: 0.10 (14)  1933: 0.44 ( 5)  
1935: 0.10 (14)  1936: 0.06 (15)  1938: 0.02 (21)  1939: 0.05 (15)  

Similar Peaks - Wins Above Average

Name                  Y1   Y2   Y3   Y4   Y5   Y6   Y7   Y8   Y9  Y10
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Lefty Grove          9.0  7.6  7.1  6.7  6.1  5.6  5.3  5.0  5.0  4.9
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Tommy Bond           8.7  7.9  7.5   .    .    .    .    .    .    . 
Jim McCormick        8.3  8.0  7.5   .    .    .    .    .    .    . 
Ed Walsh             8.7  8.4  6.7   .    .    .    .    .    .    . 
Bobby Mathews        9.7  7.2  6.4   .    .    .    .    .    .    . 
Pedro Martinez       8.0  7.2  7.2   .    .    .    .    .    .    . 
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Ed Walsh             8.7  8.4  6.7  6.6  5.9   .    .    .    .    . 
Christy Mathewson   10.1  7.6  7.4  6.6  6.2   .    .    .    .    . 
Pete Alexander      10.5  8.0  7.7  6.8  5.2   .    .    .    .    . 
Tim Keefe            9.8  8.9  8.2  7.0  5.0   .    .    .    .    . 
Bobby Mathews        9.7  7.2  6.4  5.7  4.4   .    .    .    .    . 
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Christy Mathewson   10.1  7.6  7.4  6.6  6.2  6.2  5.8   .    .    . 
Pete Alexander      10.5  8.0  7.7  6.8  5.2  4.7  4.7   .    .    . 
Roger Clemens        8.2  6.4  5.8  5.7  5.5  5.5  5.4   .    .    . 
Greg Maddux          7.0  7.0  6.5  5.9  5.9  5.4  5.0   .    .    . 
Ed Walsh             8.7  8.4  6.7  6.6  5.9  4.3  3.3   .    .    . 
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Christy Mathewson   10.1  7.6  7.4  6.6  6.2  6.2  5.8  5.2  4.9  4.4
Roger Clemens        8.2  6.4  5.8  5.7  5.5  5.5  5.4  4.2  4.1  4.0
Greg Maddux          7.0  7.0  6.5  5.9  5.9  5.4  5.0  4.8  3.8  2.7
Pete Alexander      10.5  8.0  7.7  6.8  5.2  4.7  4.7  3.6  3.4  3.3
Tim Keefe            9.8  8.9  8.2  7.0  5.0  4.5  4.2  3.9  3.4  2.9
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