Dizzy Dean and Lefty Grove Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Dizzy Dean or Lefty Grove? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Dizzy Dean vs. Lefty Grove comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Dizzy Dean Lefty Grove
Bats Right Left
Throws Right Left
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Lost Generation
Hall of Fame Yes Yes

Pitching Stats for Dizzy Dean and Lefty Grove

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
317
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
616
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
230
49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
457
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
150
150
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
300
150
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
83
83
Career
162 Game Avg.
141
83
Career
162 Game Avg.
64.38
64.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
68.03
64.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
154
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
298
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
35
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
661
142
Career
162 Game Avg.
1339
142
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.02
3.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.06
3.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.99
2.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.19
2.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.18
3.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.32
3.18
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.25
0.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
5902
1266
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11822
1266
Career
162 Game Avg.
1967.33
422.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3940.67
422.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1919
412
Career
162 Game Avg.
3849
412
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8.78
8.78
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.79
8.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
95
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
162
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.43
0.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.37
0.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.3
0.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.26
0.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
453
97
Career
162 Game Avg.
1187
97
Dizzy Dean
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.07
2.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.71
2.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
1163
249
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2266
249
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.32
5.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.18
5.32
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.67
3.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.68
3.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.821
0.821
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.876
0.821
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
12
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
51
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
27
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
8171
1753
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16633
1753
Career
162 Game Avg.
76
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
123
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
774
166
Career
162 Game Avg.
1594
166
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.54
3.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.64
3.54
Dizzy Dean
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.206
1.206
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.278
1.206
Career
162 Game Avg.
7691
1650
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
15404
1650
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.44
2.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.59
2.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.279
0.279
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.281
0.279
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.38
37.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.99
37.38

Fielding Stats for Dizzy Dean and Lefty Grove

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
6.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
6.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
317
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
616
162
Dizzy Dean
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
76
38.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
65
38.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
283
144.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
722
144.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
15
7.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
7.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
374
191.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
825
191.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
359
183.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
787
183.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
95.99
95.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
95.39
95.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.132
1.132
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.278
1.132
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
7.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
7.67
Dizzy Dean
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dizzy Dean and Lefty Grove

Career
162 Game Avg.
12
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
325
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
619
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
766
382
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1579
382
Career
162 Game Avg.
717
357
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1369
357
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.225
0.225
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.148
0.225
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.568
0.568
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.475
0.568
Career
162 Game Avg.
161
80
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
202
80
Career
162 Game Avg.
126
63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
155
63
Career
162 Game Avg.
23
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
15
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
47
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.011
0.011
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.011
0.011
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.074
0.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
49.52
24.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
69.38
24.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
216
108
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
284
108
Career
162 Game Avg.
171
85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
309
85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.223
0.223
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.196
0.223
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.301
0.301
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.207
0.301
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.524
0.524
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.403
0.524
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.077
0.077
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.06
0.077
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.176
0.176
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.176
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.407
0.407
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.335
0.407
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.253
0.253
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.253
Career
162 Game Avg.
76
38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
119
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
76
38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
121
38
Career
162 Game Avg.
144
72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
225
72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
51.35
25.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
50.78
25.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
105
4
Dizzy Dean
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
104
52
Career
162 Game Avg.
593
52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.37
7.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.66
7.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.09
0.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.18
0.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
103
19
Dizzy Dean
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Dizzy Dean
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
100