How Lefty Grove's Home Runs Compares to Similar Players
Lefty Grove totaled 162 career Home Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 62.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Home Runs season came in 1934, posting 5, well below the starting pitcher average of 6.4 that year. The highest point came in 1940 at 20, well above the starting pitcher average of 6.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Home Runs total went from 8 in 1939 to 20 in 1940 and 8 in 1941, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Home Runs profile — ranging from 5 to 20 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Lefty Grove Lifetime Home Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Home Runs for Lefty Grove
| Lefty Grove
Home Runs | Lefty Grove
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | Lefty Grove
Home Runs Allowed per Game |
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| Career | 162 | 0.37 | 0.26 |
| Season Avg. | 9.53 | 0.37 | 0.26 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 42.6 | 0.37 | 0.26 |
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Lefty Grove Home Runs Per Season
Lefty Grove's Home Runs 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 Home Runs by Team
Lefty Grove's career Home Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lefty Grove Cumulative Home Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Lefty Grove's career Home Runs, 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 Home Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Lefty Grove's seasonal Home Runs 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 Home Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Lefty Grove's MLB career with Home Runs 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.
