Lefty Grove vs. Juan Rincon — Career Comparison

Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Juan Rincon
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Grove built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Rincon 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 4.03 and 1.424 for Juan Rincon. 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 Juan Rincon

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.41
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
7.88
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.04
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.69
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.62
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.32
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.03
68.03
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.69
54.69
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.19
74.19
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.68
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.13
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
3.06
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.03
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1521
27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3849
8.79
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
8.54
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.37
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.73
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
2.71
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
3.87
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.41
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2266
5.18
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
8.33
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.12
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.34
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16633
37.99
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2196
38.98
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.28
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.09
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
3.64
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
4.54
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.67
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15404
35.18
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1925
34.17
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Lefty Grove and Juan Rincon

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
7.88
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1521
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.73
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.12
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.95
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.85
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Grove and Juan Rincon

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
235.21
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
444
66600
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
600
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1369
520.2
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
76.76
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
58.9
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.26
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.9
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.7
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
17.86
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.38
26.37
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
107.92
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
117.42
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
45.22
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
45.98
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
85.5
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.78
19.3
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
39.9
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
593
225.33
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
39.14
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Juan Rincon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Juan Rincon
Career
Per 600 PA