Lefty Grove vs. Denny O'Toole — Career Comparison

Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Denny O'Toole
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Grove built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny O'Toole 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 5.04 and 1.747 for Denny O'Toole. By the career numbers, Lefty Grove had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Grove and Denny O'Toole

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.41
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.45
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.04
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.69
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.32
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.03
68.03
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.19
74.19
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.68
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.13
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
3.06
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.04
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.1
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3849
8.79
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
12.76
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.76
12.76
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.37
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.89
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
2.71
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.97
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2266
5.18
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.53
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.12
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16633
37.99
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
42.13
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.28
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.67
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
3.64
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.34
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.747
1.747
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15404
35.18
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
38.57
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.13
42.13

Fielding Stats for Lefty Grove and Denny O'Toole

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.5
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Grove and Denny O'Toole

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