Gerrit Cole vs. Lefty Grove — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Gerrit Cole and Lefty Grove are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lefty Grove posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.06 vs 3.18) and home runs allowed (0.37 per nine innings vs 1). Gerrit Cole had the advantage in WHIP (1.092 vs 1.278). By the career numbers, Lefty Grove 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 Gerrit Cole and Lefty Grove

Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.41
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.04
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
0.69
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.37
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.32
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.67
65.67
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.03
68.03
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.19
74.19
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.68
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.13
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
3.18
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
3.06
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3849
8.79
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.37
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
2.71
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2266
5.18
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16633
37.99
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.28
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1594
3.64
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.64
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15404
35.18
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Lefty Grove

Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5862
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1954
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.96
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.54
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.5
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Lefty Grove

Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320
671.33
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
235.21
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
286
600
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
600
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
526.57
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1369
520.2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
76.76
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
58.9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.26
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
5.7
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.49
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
17.86
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
10.08
21.14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.38
26.37
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
107.92
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
117.42
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
17
35.66
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
45.22
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
15
31.47
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
45.98
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
29
60.84
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
85.5
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.18
12.97
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.78
19.3
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.76
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.59
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
39.9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
593
225.33
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
2.66
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
39.14
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50