How Lefty Grove's Sacrifice Hit Compares to Similar Players

Lefty Grove totaled 103 career Sacrifice Hit, well above the league average of 26.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Sacrifice Hit season came in 1936, posting 12, well above the league average of 3.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1925 at 2, well below the league average of 7.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Sacrifice Hit total went from 9 in 1939 to 5 in 1940 and 6 in 1941, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Sacrifice Hit profile — ranging from 2 to 12 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Lefty Grove Lifetime Sacrifice Hit and Similar Stats

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Lefty Grove Sacrifice Hit Per Season

Lefty Grove's Sacrifice Hit 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 Sacrifice Hit per season line chart

Lefty Grove Sacrifice Hit by Team

Lefty Grove's career Sacrifice Hit totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lefty Grove career Sacrifice Hit by team bar chart

Lefty Grove Cumulative Sacrifice Hit — Career Progression

A running total of Lefty Grove's career Sacrifice Hit, 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 Sacrifice Hit year-over-year waterfall chart

Lefty Grove Sacrifice Hit Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Lefty Grove's seasonal Sacrifice Hit 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 Sacrifice Hit distribution box chart versus comparable players

Lefty Grove Sacrifice Hit — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Lefty Grove's MLB career with Sacrifice Hit 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.
Lefty Grove Sacrifice Hit season-by-season breakdown table