Lefty Grove vs. Bob Weiland — Career Comparison

Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Bob Weiland
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty Grove posted a stronger line than Bob Weiland. Lefty Grove posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.06 vs 4.24) and WHIP (1.278 vs 1.494). 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 Bob Weiland

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.41
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.8
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.04
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.16
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.69
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.4
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.32
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.61
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.03
68.03
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.19
74.19
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.62
64.62
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.68
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.13
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
3.06
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
4.24
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4165
27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1388.1
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3849
8.79
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
9.48
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.37
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.55
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
2.71
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611
3.96
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2266
5.18
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
3.98
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.12
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16633
37.99
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6150
39.87
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.28
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.3
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
3.64
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
5.15
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15404
35.18
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5502
35.67
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.87
39.87

Fielding Stats for Lefty Grove and Bob Weiland

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.116
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Grove and Bob Weiland

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
235.21
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
331.08
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
600
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
502
600
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1369
520.2
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
443
529.48
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
76.76
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
57
68.13
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
58.9
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
45
53.78
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.26
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.17
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.9
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.7
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.59
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
17.86
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.34
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.38
26.37
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
15.71
18.78
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
107.92
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
78
93.23
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
117.42
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
84
100.4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
45.22
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
21
25.1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
45.98
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
19
22.71
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
85.5
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
37
44.22
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.78
19.3
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
6.05
7.23
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.76
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
39.9
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
26
31.08
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
593
225.33
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
199.6
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.01
3.01
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
39.14
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
32
38.25
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.78
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.76
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100