Lefty Grove
Robert Moses Grove
 
last name Groves
Born: March 6, 1900 in Lonaconing, MD
Died: May 22, 1975 - 75 years old
Bats: L Throws: L Ht: 6'3" Wt: 190
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1947
- Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from Baltimore in 1924
- High School: Central (Lonaconing, MD)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
PHA
AL
25.3
SP
68
197.0
 
1.3
-0.8
0.0
2.1
0.0
9.2
0.0
0.0
9.2
2.1
-0.3
0.0
2.4
PHA
AL
26.3
SP
95
258.0
 
6.5
-0.9
0.0
7.4
0.0
25.6
0.0
0.0
25.6
16.8
-0.1
0.0
17.0
PHA
AL
27.3
SP
97
262.3
 
5.0
-0.4
0.0
5.4
0.0
24.2
0.0
0.0
24.2
14.5
-0.3
0.0
14.9
PHA
AL
28.3
SP
104
261.7
 
7.0
0.1
0.0
6.9
0.0
27.8
0.0
0.0
27.8
18.1
-0.3
0.0
18.4
PHA
AL
29.3
SP
116
275.3
 
7.2
0.1
0.0
7.1
-0.0
27.5
0.0
0.0
27.5
17.2
-0.3
0.0
17.5
PHA
AL
30.3
SP
121
291.0
 
9.4
-0.0
0.0
9.5
-0.0
37.1
0.0
0.0
37.1
26.5
-0.5
0.0
27.1
PHA
AL
31.3
SP
122
288.7
 
9.7
-0.4
0.0
10.1
0.0
41.6
0.0
0.0
41.6
30.8
-0.4
0.0
31.1
PHA
AL
32.3
SP
116
291.7
 
8.8
-0.2
0.0
9.0
0.0
32.2
0.0
0.0
32.2
22.7
-0.3
0.0
22.9
PHA
AL
33.3
SP
113
275.3
 
6.7
-1.0
0.0
7.7
0.0
24.0
0.0
0.0
24.0
14.4
-0.3
0.0
14.7
BOS
AL
34.3
SP
42
109.3
 
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
2.4
0.0
0.0
2.4
-1.7
-0.1
0.0
-1.6
BOS
AL
35.3
SP
108
273.0
 
8.8
-0.7
-0.0
9.5
-0.0
29.5
0.0
0.0
29.5
19.8
-0.5
0.0
20.3
BOS
AL
36.3
SP
99
253.3
 
10.5
-0.5
0.0
11.1
0.0
29.1
0.0
0.0
29.1
20.3
-0.2
0.0
20.5
BOS
AL
37.3
SP
109
262.0
 
9.2
-0.4
0.0
9.6
0.0
27.0
0.0
0.0
27.0
17.9
-0.2
0.0
18.1
BOS
AL
38.3
SP
68
163.7
 
4.9
-0.3
0.0
5.1
0.0
17.5
0.0
0.0
17.5
11.7
-0.1
0.0
11.8
BOS
AL
39.3
SP
85
191.0
 
6.8
-0.2
0.0
7.0
0.0
23.0
0.0
0.0
23.0
16.7
-0.2
0.0
16.9
BOS
AL
40.3
SP
61
153.3
 
2.5
-0.3
0.0
2.8
0.0
10.9
0.0
0.0
10.9
5.2
-0.1
0.0
5.3
BOS
AL
41.3
SP
55
134.0
 
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
-0.0
0.0
5.7
0.0
0.0
5.7
1.1
-0.1
0.0
1.2
17
2
SP
1579
3940.7
  
103.6
-6.3
0.1
109.9
0.1
394.2
0.0
0.0
394.2
254.3
-4.3
0.0
258.6
162 Game Average
100
249.4
  
6.6
-0.4
0.0
7.0
0.0
  
25.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
  
16.1
-0.3
0.0
16.4
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
9
P
952
2401.0
 
61.7
-3.6
0.0
65.2
0.0
249.2
0.0
0.0
249.2
163.2
-2.8
0.0
166.0
8
P
627
1539.7
 
41.9
-2.8
0.0
44.7
0.0
145.0
0.0
0.0
145.0
91.1
-1.5
0.0
92.6
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James