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Robert Moses Grove

First name: Lefty

Last name: Grove

Birthdate: 1900-03-06

Bats: L   Throws: L

MLBAM ID: 115201

Retro ID: grovl101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1925PHA0.80.00.8-0.7-0.51.3-1
1926PHA1.20.01.2-0.5-0.11.30
1927PHA1.20.01.2-0.20.21.01
1928PHA1.30.01.30.00.30.91
1929PHA1.40.01.40.50.90.53
1930PHA1.50.01.50.30.70.72
1931PHA1.50.01.50.10.61.02
1932PHA1.40.01.40.10.50.91
1933PHA1.40.01.4-0.40.01.40
1934BOS0.50.00.50.10.30.31
1935BOS1.30.01.3-0.5-0.11.50
1936BOS1.20.01.2-0.20.11.10
1937BOS1.30.01.3-0.20.21.20
1938BOS0.80.00.80.10.30.51
1939BOS1.00.01.0-0.20.10.90
1940BOS0.70.00.7-0.10.10.70
1941BOS0.70.00.70.00.20.41
Career19.20.019.2-1.83.815.612

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1925PHA68-14-140-1000006-910.4-0.90.00.0-0.90
1926PHA95-16-16000000010-69.1-0.70.00.0-0.70
1927PHA97-12-1200000008-410.5-0.40.00.0-0.40
1928PHA104-9-9-2-20000010-310.0-0.30.00.0-0.30
1929PHA116-10-10010000011210.40.20.00.00.20
1930PHA121-11-11200-100010011.20.00.00.00.00
1931PHA122-14-15100000012-210.2-0.20.00.0-0.20
1932PHA116-13-13-100000012-211.3-0.20.00.0-0.20
1933PHA113-20-20010000011-811.4-0.70.00.0-0.70
1934BOS43-5-510000004010.70.00.00.00.00
1935BOS107-15-16-1-10000010-810.0-0.80.00.0-0.80
1936BOS99-13-14-1-20000012-510.3-0.50.00.0-0.50
1937BOS108-14-140-30000012-510.6-0.50.00.0-0.50
1938BOS68-9-90-1100008-111.1-0.10.00.0-0.10
1939BOS85-10-11-1-1000009-411.2-0.40.00.0-0.40
1940BOS61-8-80-1000006-311.1-0.30.00.0-0.30
1941BOS55-7-7-10000007-110.7-0.10.00.0-0.10
Career1,578-200-204-3-101-1000158-59--5.90.00.0-5.90

Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1925 PHA AL 45 9.1 196.0 119 118 -2 4.36 11.0 0.03 0.05 3 1.05 3 0.3 4.8 4.2 2.1 14
1926 PHA AL 45 12.1 257.0 96 141 0 5.71 9.5 0.05 0.05 48 1.12 51 5.4 11.5 0.7 7.9 34
1927 PHA AL 51 12.7 262.3 116 142 1 5.14 9.8 0.05 0.05 29 1.15 31 3.2 9.5 3.1 5.8 28
1928 PHA AL 39 12.2 261.7 91 136 8 6.71 9.2 0.06 0.05 39 1.03 40 4.4 10.5 1.7 6.9 32
1929 PHA AL 42 12.4 275.0 103 150 4 6.55 9.5 0.03 0.05 45 1.01 45 4.8 11.0 1.4 7.4 33
1930 PHA AL 50 14.1 290.7 101 167 2 5.81 9.7 0.03 0.05 66 1.14 71 7.3 14.4 -0.2 10.2 43
1931 PHA AL 41 13.7 288.7 84 166 15 7.04 9.4 -0.02 0.05 68 1.09 71 7.6 14.4 -0.8 10.4 43
1932 PHA AL 44 14.2 291.7 101 169 5 6.63 9.6 -0.05 0.05 63 1.16 68 7.1 14.2 0.0 10.0 43
1933 PHA AL 45 13.4 275.3 113 153 -5 6.12 9.6 -0.02 0.05 46 1.13 49 5.1 11.8 1.6 7.8 35
1934 BOS AL 22 5.4 109.3 83 65 -4 4.97 11.4 0.08 0.05 -13 1.16 -14 -1.2 1.5 3.9 -0.1 4
1935 BOS AL 35 12.8 273.0 104 165 2 7.80 9.8 0.02 0.05 61 1.04 62 6.3 12.7 0.1 8.9 38
1936 BOS AL 35 12.0 253.3 90 176 9 7.24 10.6 0.04 0.05 79 1.07 82 7.7 13.7 -1.7 10.2 41
1937 BOS AL 32 11.8 262.0 101 159 0 8.19 9.7 0.11 0.05 62 1.00 62 6.4 12.3 -0.5 8.8 37
1938 BOS AL 24 7.6 163.7 67 102 0 6.82 10.2 0.14 0.05 38 1.00 38 3.7 7.5 0.1 5.3 22
1939 BOS AL 23 8.6 191.0 63 114 3 8.30 9.4 0.07 0.05 51 1.00 51 5.4 9.7 -1.1 7.2 29
1940 BOS AL 22 6.8 153.3 73 84 2 6.97 10.0 0.08 -0.03 10 1.00 10 1.0 4.4 2.4 2.4 13
1941 BOS AL 21 6.2 134.3 83 70 -4 6.40 10.2 0.02 -0.03 -9 1.00 -9 -0.9 2.2 4.0 0.4 7
Career 616 185.1 3938.3 1588 2277 36 686 711 73.6 166.1 18.9 111.6 496

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj
1925 PHA 59 2.0 2
1926 PHA 61 0.0 0
1927 PHA 61 -6.0 -6
1928 PHA 56 1.0 1
1929 PHA 63 -1.0 -1
1930 PHA 65 -1.0 -1
1931 PHA 56 1.0 1
1932 PHA 56 -2.0 -2
1933 PHA 71 1.0 1
1934 BOS 27 0.0 0
1935 BOS 67 0.0 0
1936 BOS 57 4.0 4
1937 BOS 48 0.0 0
1938 BOS 32 0.0 0
1939 BOS 27 -3.0 -3
1940 BOS 36 1.0 1
1941 BOS 25 -2.0 -2
867 -5.0 -5

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1929PHA0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1930PHA0.10.00.10.00.00.00
1931PHA0.10.00.10.00.10.10
Career0.20.00.2-0.10.00.20

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1929PHA2-1-100000000-19.3-0.10.00.0-0.10
1930PHA6-1-10000000106.80.00.00.00.00
1931PHA10-2-20000000207.10.00.00.00.00
Career18-4-400000003-1--0.10.00.0-0.10

Postseason Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1929 PHA MLB 2 0.4 6.3 0 5 0 3.15 10.8 -0.12 0.00 4 1.78 6 0.6 0.8 -0.4 0.7 2
1930 PHA MLB 3 0.9 19.0 5 14 -1 6.33 10.2 0.05 0.00 10 1.09 10 1.0 1.5 -0.5 1.3 4
1931 PHA MLB 3 1.3 26.0 7 16 -1 8.67 8.6 0.04 0.00 10 1.00 10 1.2 1.8 -0.6 1.5 5
Career 8 2.6 51.3 12 35 -2 24 26 2.8 4.1 -1.5 3.5 11

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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