Lefty Grove vs. Al Spalding — Career Comparison

Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Al Spalding
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Al Spalding posted a stronger line than Lefty Grove. Al Spalding posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 3.06) and WHIP (1.193 vs 1.278). By the career numbers, Al Spalding 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 Al Spalding

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.41
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.08
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.04
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.01
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
0.69
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.78
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.32
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.03
68.03
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.43
79.43
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.19
74.19
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
0.68
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.87
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.13
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1339
3.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.13
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
8659
27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2886.1
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3849
8.79
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3280
10.23
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.37
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
2.71
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.51
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2266
5.18
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.77
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.876
0.876
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.12
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.32
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16633
37.99
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12724
39.68
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.28
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
3.64
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1790
5.58
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.193
1.193
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15404
35.18
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12560
39.16
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Lefty Grove and Al Spalding

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
1.18
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.37
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11022
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3674
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.93
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
1.78
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.38
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
825
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
4.1
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
787
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.71
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.61
90.61
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.25
31.25
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Grove and Al Spalding

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
235.21
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
411
124.04
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1579
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1988
600
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1369
520.2
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1959
591.25
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
202
76.76
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
185.01
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
155
58.9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
152.72
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
27
10.26
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
25.96
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.73
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.7
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.6
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
47
17.86
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
32.29
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
69.38
26.37
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229.38
69.23
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
284
107.92
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
224.25
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
309
117.42
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
193.76
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
119
45.22
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
125.86
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
121
45.98
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
102.01
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
225
85.5
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
227.26
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
50.78
19.3
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272.01
82.1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
39.9
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
29
8.75
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
593
225.33
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.85
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.46
76.46
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
39.14
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.51
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.43
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.76
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.34
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71