Charles Bender vs. Lefty Grove — Career Comparison

Charles Bender
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Charles Bender posted a stronger line than Lefty Grove. Charles Bender posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.46 vs 3.06) and WHIP (1.113 vs 1.278). By the career numbers, Charles Bender had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Charles Bender and Lefty Grove

Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
1.37
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.41
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.04
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
0.63
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.69
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.38
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.32
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.54
62.54
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.03
68.03
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.77
72.77
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.19
74.19
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
0.76
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
0.68
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.08
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.13
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
2.46
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1339
3.06
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
9051
27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
3017
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2645
7.89
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3849
8.79
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.37
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.12
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
2.71
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1711
5.1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2266
5.18
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.876
0.876
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.21
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.12
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.3
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
11928
35.58
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16633
37.99
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.33
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.28
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
3.31
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1594
3.64
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
11114
33.15
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15404
35.18
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.58
35.58
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Charles Bender and Lefty Grove

Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
2.25
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.83
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5652
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1884
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.13
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
3.89
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.28
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
5.3
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
825
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
5.02
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
787
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.68
94.68
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.227
2.227
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.65
36.65
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charles Bender and Lefty Grove

Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
507
238.78
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
235.21
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
1274
600
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
600
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1147
540.19
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1369
520.2
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
114.44
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
202
76.76
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
88.07
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
155
58.9
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
18.84
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
27
10.26
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.71
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.9
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.83
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.7
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
26.37
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
47
17.86
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.11
44.32
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
69.38
26.37
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
151.18
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
284
107.92
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
154.47
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
309
117.42
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
48.04
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
45.22
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
54.63
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
45.98
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
99.84
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
85.5
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100.1
47.14
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
50.78
19.3
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.71
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.76
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
75
35.32
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
39.9
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
75.35
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
593
225.33
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
42
19.78
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
39.14
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.42
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.94
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.36
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.76
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.91
90.91
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50