Lefty Grove vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Grove and Max Scherzer are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lefty Grove posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.06 vs 3.22) and home runs allowed (0.37 per nine innings vs 1.08). Max Scherzer had the advantage in WHIP (1.091 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 Lefty Grove and Max Scherzer

Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.41
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
1.04
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.69
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.67
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.32
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.36
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.03
68.03
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.19
74.19
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.68
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.13
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
3.06
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1059
3.22
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3849
8.79
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.37
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
2.71
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2266
5.18
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.12
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.24
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16633
37.99
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.28
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1594
3.64
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.18
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.18
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.45
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15404
35.18
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Lefty Grove and Max Scherzer

Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8889
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2963
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.5
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.65
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.21
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.15
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Grove and Max Scherzer

Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
235.21
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
490
555.77
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
600
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
529
600
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1369
520.2
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
464
526.28
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
76.76
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
88.47
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
58.9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
80.53
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.26
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.7
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
17.86
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.38
26.37
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
16.44
18.65
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
107.92
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
117.42
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
45.22
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
35.16
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
45.98
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
30
34.03
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
85.5
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
60
68.05
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.78
19.3
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
12.54
14.22
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.76
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
39.9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.74
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
593
225.33
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
182.61
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
39.14
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.67
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.76
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100