Dwight Bernard vs. Lefty Grove — Career Comparison

Dwight Bernard
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational 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 Dwight Bernard 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 4.14 and 1.648 for Dwight Bernard. By the career numbers, Lefty Grove had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dwight Bernard and Lefty Grove

Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
5.88
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.41
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.04
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.69
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.32
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.03
68.03
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.19
74.19
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.68
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.13
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.14
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
3.06
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
10.02
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3849
8.79
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.37
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
4.4
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
2.71
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
4.7
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2266
5.18
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.12
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
40.04
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16633
37.99
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.84
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.28
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.76
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
3.64
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.92
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
34.57
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15404
35.18
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Dwight Bernard and Lefty Grove

Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
5.88
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.18
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.53
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.53
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dwight Bernard and Lefty Grove

Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
7666.67
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
235.21
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
600
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1369
520.2
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
76.76
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
58.9
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.26
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.9
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.7
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
17.86
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
43.14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.38
26.37
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
107.92
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
117.42
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
45.22
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
45.98
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
85.5
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
62.02
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.78
19.3
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
39.9
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
593
225.33
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
39.14
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dwight Bernard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Dwight Bernard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50