Lefty Grove vs. Ken Wright — Career Comparison

Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Ken Wright
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Grove built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Wright 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 4.54 and 1.593 for Ken Wright. 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 Ken Wright

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.41
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.31
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.04
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.92
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.69
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.32
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.03
68.03
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.19
74.19
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.24
21.24
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.68
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.13
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
3.06
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.54
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3849
8.79
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
7.44
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.37
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
2.71
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
6.86
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2266
5.18
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
6.9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.12
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16633
37.99
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
40.42
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.28
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.33
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
3.64
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.84
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.589
1.589
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15404
35.18
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
32.34
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Lefty Grove and Ken Wright

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.32
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.92
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235.1
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.49
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.7
90.7
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.345
0.345
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.24
21.24
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Grove and Ken Wright

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
235.21
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
2260
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
600
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1369
520.2
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
76.76
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
58.9
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.26
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.9
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.7
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
17.86
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.38
26.37
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
4.03
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
107.92
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
117.42
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
45.22
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
45.98
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
85.5
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.78
19.3
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-24.88
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
39.9
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
593
225.33
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
280
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
2.66
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
2.14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
39.14
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA