How Lefty Grove's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Lefty Grove totaled 202 career Hits, well below the league average of 490.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Hits season came in 1931, posting 23, well below the league average of 60.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1941 at 5, well below the league average of 51.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 9 in 1939 to 8 in 1940 and 5 in 1941, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 5 to 23 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Lefty Grove Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Lefty Grove
| Lefty Grove
Hits | Lefty Grove
Extra Base Hits | Lefty Grove
Extra Base Hit Pct |
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| Career | 202 | 47 | 0.233 |
| Season Avg. | 11.88 | 2.76 | 0.233 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 52.87 | 12.3 | 0.233 |
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Lefty Grove Hits Per Season
Lefty Grove's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Lefty Grove Hits by Team
Lefty Grove's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lefty Grove Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Lefty Grove's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Lefty Grove Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Lefty Grove's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Lefty Grove Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Lefty Grove's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
