Lefty Grove

PITCHER · L/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 1925–1941 BORN: LONACONING, USA

MVP 1931 All-Star ×6 Hall of Fame

Career

300 W · 3.06 ERA · 2266 K

3940.2 IP · 1.28 WHIP · 616 G

1941 Season

7-7 · 4.37 ERA

134.0 IP · 54 K · 1.47 WHIP

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Lefty Grove was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 616 career appearances, with a 3.06 ERA and 2266 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1925	PHA	10	12	4.75	45	18	1	197.0	207	104	131	116	1.72
1926	PHA	13	13	2.51	45	33	6	258.0	227	72	101	194	1.27
1927	PHA	20	13	3.19	51	28	9	262.1	251	93	79	174	1.26
1928	PHA	24	8	2.58	39	31	4	261.2	228	75	64	183	1.12
1929	PHA	20	6	2.81	42	37	4	275.1	278	86	81	170	1.30
1930	PHA	28	5	2.54	50	32	9	291.0	273	82	60	209	1.14
1931	PHA	31	4	2.06	41	30	5	288.2	249	66	62	175	1.08
1932	PHA	25	10	2.84	44	30	7	291.2	269	92	79	188	1.19
1933	PHA	24	8	3.20	45	28	6	275.1	280	98	83	114	1.32
1934	BOS	8	8	6.50	22	12	0	109.1	149	79	32	43	1.66
1935	BOS	20	12	2.70	35	30	1	273.0	269	82	65	121	1.22
1936	BOS	17	12	2.81	35	30	2	253.1	237	79	65	130	1.19
1937	BOS	17	9	3.02	32	32	0	262.0	269	88	83	153	1.34
1938	BOS	14	4	3.08	24	21	1	163.2	169	56	52	99	1.35
1939	BOS	15	4	2.54	23	23	0	191.0	180	54	58	81	1.25
1940	BOS	7	6	3.99	22	21	0	153.1	159	68	50	62	1.36
1941	BOS	7	7	4.37	21	21	0	134.0	155	65	42	54	1.47
Career Totals	—	300	141	3.06	616	457	55	3940.2	3849	1339	1187	2266	1.28

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1925	PHA	45	65	3	8	0	0	0	3	0	1	26	.123	.136	.123	.259
1926	PHA	45	81	6	8	1	1	0	6	0	5	42	.099	.151	.136	.287
1927	PHA	51	80	8	10	1	0	2	8	1	8	30	.125	.205	.213	.417
1928	PHA	39	88	10	15	2	1	1	6	0	10	41	.170	.263	.250	.513
1929	PHA	42	102	13	22	3	0	1	15	0	6	33	.216	.259	.275	.534
1930	PHA	50	110	11	22	3	2	2	17	0	7	46	.200	.248	.318	.566
1931	PHA	41	115	8	23	3	0	0	12	0	3	48	.200	.220	.226	.446
1932	PHA	44	107	10	18	1	0	4	12	0	5	51	.168	.205	.290	.495
1933	PHA	45	105	9	9	4	0	1	7	0	4	43	.086	.119	.152	.272
1934	BOS	22	37	4	6	1	0	1	4	0	2	13	.162	.205	.270	.475
1935	BOS	35	89	5	7	1	1	1	5	0	13	49	.079	.196	.146	.342
1936	BOS	35	80	5	11	4	0	0	5	0	6	34	.138	.207	.188	.394
1937	BOS	32	91	6	13	1	0	0	6	0	12	39	.143	.243	.154	.397
1938	BOS	24	54	8	8	0	0	0	8	0	7	25	.148	.246	.148	.394
1939	BOS	25	67	3	9	0	0	1	5	0	9	26	.134	.237	.179	.416
1940	BOS	23	53	4	8	0	0	1	2	0	3	29	.151	.196	.208	.404
1941	BOS	21	45	6	5	2	0	0	0	0	4	18	.111	.184	.156	.339
Career Totals	—	619	1369	119	202	27	5	15	121	1	105	593	.148	.209	.207	.417

Awards & Achievements

Baseball Magazine All-Star (18): 1926, 1927, 1927, 1928, 1928, 1929, 1929, 1930, 1930, 1931, 1931, 1932, 1932, 1933, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1938
Most Valuable Player (1): 1931
Pitching Triple Crown (2): 1930, 1931
TSN All-Star (5): 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932

All-Star Selections

1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.