Luke Bard vs. Lefty Grove — Career Comparison

Luke Bard
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Lefty Grove built a career as a starting pitcher and Luke Bard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Grove posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 4.44 and 1.136 for Luke Bard. By the career numbers, Lefty Grove had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Bard and Lefty Grove

Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.41
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.04
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.69
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.32
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.03
68.03
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.19
74.19
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.68
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.13
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
3.06
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.22
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3849
8.79
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.56
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.37
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.78
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
2.71
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.56
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2266
5.18
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.12
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
37.11
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16633
37.99
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.78
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.28
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.56
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
3.64
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
33
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15404
35.18
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Luke Bard and Lefty Grove

Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Bard and Lefty Grove

Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
235.21
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1579
600
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1369
520.2
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
76.76
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
58.9
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.26
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.9
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.7
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
17.86
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.38
26.37
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
107.92
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
117.42
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
45.22
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
45.98
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
85.5
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.78
19.3
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
39.9
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
593
225.33
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
2.66
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
39.14
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50