#12 Lefty Grove, Jr., Starting Pitcher, 38 yrs, St. Louis Cardinals
Wednesday, 11/1/2031 |
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| Lefty Grove, Jr.
12/27/1992
38
USA
6"10
250
Starting Pitcher
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Average
Some ability
3 / 6 (Well Known)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
Average
Normal
Prone
2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 3,000,000
2033
18 Year(s), 115 Days (3211 total Days)
172 Day(s)
20 Year(s)
Not eligible
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 8 | 10 | 8 | 86-89 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| Versus RHB | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| Talent | 8 | 9 | 7 | |
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Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
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10
60
5
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Talent | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 9 (Range), .959 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 9/4 | @NYM | W 4-1 | * | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/9 | COL | L 1-16 | * | 2.2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | L | | | | |
| 9/14 | @HOU | W 11-4 | * | 7.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | W | | | | |
| 9/18 | PIT | L 4-6 | * | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | | | | | |
| 9/25 | @CIN | L 6-11 | * | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | L | | | | |
| 9/30 | @CHC | W 5-0 | * | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | PoG | | | |
| 10/6 | @CIN | W 3-2 | * | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | W | PoG | | | |
| 10/12 | @NYM | W 7-6 | * | 4.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 10/20 | @PHI | W 6-4 | * | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | W | | | | |
| 10/26 | @BAL | L 3-4 | * | 8.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 37 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 4.60 | 215.0 | 234 | 117 | 110 | 39 | 152 | 5 | 15.6 | 1 | 18 | 56.3 |
| Projected | 37 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 4.60 | 215.0 | 234 | 117 | 110 | 39 | 152 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 3.67 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 203 | 56 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .305 | .453 | .758 |
| vs. RHB | 662 | 178 | 56 | 11 | 21 | 82 | 88 | 30 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .299 | .482 | .781 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 17 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5.24 | 99.2 | 112 | 60 | 58 | 19 | 73 |
| Road | 20 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4.06 | 115.1 | 122 | 57 | 52 | 20 | 79 |
| Postseason | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.29 | 21.0 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 8.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.46 | 34.1 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 29 |
| May | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.17 | 15.2 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| June | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.37 | 29.2 | 38 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 22 |
| July | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.15 | 39.0 | 45 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 32 |
| August | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.03 | 48.1 | 50 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 30 |
| Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 | 48.0 | 49 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 34 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.98 | 65.0 | 64 | 37 | 36 | 8 | 23 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1.34 | .308 | NYN |
| 2014 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 4.82 | 205.1 | 228 | 119 | 110 | 27 | 34 | 145 | 3 | 0 | 1.28 | .308 | NYN |
| 2015 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 4.03 | 218.2 | 213 | 109 | 98 | 27 | 39 | 178 | 5 | 2 | 1.15 | .288 | NYN |
| 2016 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 4.42 | 213.2 | 234 | 111 | 105 | 24 | 30 | 159 | 1 | 0 | 1.24 | .321 | NYN |
| 2017 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3.69 | 222.0 | 217 | 100 | 91 | 20 | 32 | 163 | 4 | 2 | 1.12 | .292 | NYN |
| 2018 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 4.11 | 232.1 | 243 | 119 | 106 | 12 | 26 | 158 | 4 | 1 | 1.16 | .307 | NYM,NL |
| 2019 | 34 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4.19 | 206.1 | 218 | 107 | 96 | 14 | 40 | 162 | 3 | 0 | 1.25 | .326 | NYM |
| 2020 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 4.06 | 239.1 | 251 | 120 | 108 | 11 | 29 | 180 | 5 | 1 | 1.17 | .319 | NYM STL |
| 2021 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 2.59 | 291.2 | 248 | 97 | 84 | 6 | 34 | 231 | 5 | 1 | 0.97 | .286 | STL,NL |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3.30 | 286.2 | 286 | 120 | 105 | 19 | 41 | 224 | 3 | 2 | 1.14 | .306 | STL |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3.88 | 273.2 | 282 | 135 | 118 | 16 | 39 | 217 | 4 | 0 | 1.17 | .317 | STL |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3.25 | 260.2 | 248 | 106 | 94 | 7 | 41 | 161 | 5 | 3 | 1.11 | .290 | STL |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2.73 | 280.2 | 261 | 86 | 85 | 5 | 36 | 203 | 7 | 2 | 1.06 | .301 | STL,NL |
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2.73 | 263.1 | 239 | 91 | 80 | 4 | 42 | 179 | 4 | 2 | 1.07 | .287 | STL,NL |
| 2027 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3.86 | 252.0 | 273 | 116 | 108 | 15 | 38 | 193 | 4 | 1 | 1.23 | .325 | STL |
| 2028 | 42 | 41 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3.28 | 291.0 | 287 | 113 | 106 | 5 | 45 | 217 | 6 | 3 | 1.14 | .314 | STL,NL |
| 2029 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 3.84 | 281.1 | 288 | 134 | 120 | 14 | 39 | 225 | 7 | 1 | 1.16 | .316 | STL,NL |
| 2030 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4.73 | 213.1 | 222 | 123 | 112 | 22 | 34 | 156 | 1 | 0 | 1.20 | .305 | STL |
| 2031 | 37 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 4.60 | 215.0 | 234 | 117 | 110 | 23 | 39 | 152 | 5 | 1 | 1.27 | .306 | STL |
| Total | 675 | 668 | 295 | 183 | 0 | 3.73 | 4512.0 | 4536 | 2060 | 1872 | 279 | 681 | 3362 | 76 | 22 | 1.16 | .306 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 2011, AA | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.89 | 83.1 | 89 | 42 | 36 | 6 | 34 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1.48 | .309 |
| 2012, AAA | 32 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6.24 | 176.0 | 239 | 140 | 122 | 32 | 76 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 1.79 | .340 |
| 2013, AAA | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4.89 | 88.1 | 110 | 56 | 48 | 10 | 31 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1.60 | .341 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.12 | 19.1 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.32 | 16.2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 7.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.61 | 13.2 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.95 | 32.1 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 13.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.28 | 27.1 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.27 | 13.2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.79 | 40.1 | 46 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 2027 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.48 | 10.1 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2028 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.35 | 28.1 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 2029 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.72 | 15.2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2030 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.74 | 11.1 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2031 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.29 | 21.0 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 39 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 4.23 | 270.1 | 301 | 142 | 127 | 58 | 157 | 6 | 1 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2013 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYN |
| 2014 | 33 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .031 | .074 | .046 | .120 | NYN |
| 2015 | 33 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | .053 | .077 | .092 | .169 | NYN |
| 2016 | 33 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .015 | .082 | .015 | .097 | NYN |
| 2017 | 33 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .055 | .080 | .096 | .176 | NYN |
| 2018 | 37 | 76 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0 | .053 | .089 | .105 | .194 | NYM,NL |
| 2019 | 34 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | .045 | .072 | .061 | .133 | NYM |
| 2020 | 35 | 80 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 1 | .063 | .107 | .075 | .182 | NYM STL |
| 2021 | 42 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 0 | .010 | .049 | .010 | .059 | STL,NL |
| 2022 | 41 | 84 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .124 | .143 | .266 | STL |
| 2023 | 41 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .024 | .057 | .024 | .080 | STL |
| 2024 | 37 | 84 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | .060 | .092 | .071 | .163 | STL |
| 2025 | 39 | 94 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .096 | .158 | .106 | .265 | STL,NL |
| 2026 | 37 | 89 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .098 | .112 | .210 | STL,NL |
| 2027 | 37 | 74 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .054 | .078 | .108 | .186 | STL |
| 2028 | 42 | 94 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 0 | .043 | .081 | .053 | .134 | STL,NL |
| 2029 | 41 | 96 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .031 | .061 | .042 | .102 | STL,NL |
| 2030 | 33 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .029 | .069 | .029 | .098 | STL |
| Total | 639 | 1395 | 67 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 57 | 49 | 582 | 6 | 1 | .048 | .084 | .069 | .153 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 37 | 32 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 42 | 1 | .976 | 215.0 | 1.76 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by New York (N) in 2011...
Injured on 5/31/2013 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Earned first career win on 6/22/2013...
Injured on 7/14/2013 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 7 weeks...
Had first career hit (double) on 6/5/2014, off Jae-Kuk Ryu (FLO)...
Hit first career homerun on 7/30/2015, off Carlos Serrano (PHI)...
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 2016...
1/31/2017: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,478,571 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/2017, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA...
1/31/2018: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,064,286 through salary arbitration...
5/21/2018: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $4,670,000 per year, for 5 years.
Was selected to the 2018 Allstar game...
Won World Series with New York (N) in 2018...
Injured on 8/4/2019 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3 weeks...
Traded from New York (N) to St. Louis on 7/31/2020 (Going to STL: P Lefty Grove, Jr.. Going to NYM: P Toshikazu Yasotaro, CF Mike Jones)...
Was selected to the 2021 Allstar game...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/2021, going 6-1, 1.73...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/2021, going 7-0, 1.21...
Won Cy Young Award in 2021, going 27-8, 2.59 ERA...
5/8/2023: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $8,500,000 per year, for 6 years.
Pitched NO-HITTER against Colorado on 5/2/2024, striking out 8...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/2024, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA...
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 2024...
Was selected to the 2025 Allstar game...
Won Cy Young Award in 2025, going 25-5, 2.73 ERA...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/2026, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA...
Was selected to the 2026 Allstar game...
Won World Series with St. Louis in 2026...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/2028, going 6-0, 2.01...
Was selected to the 2028 Allstar game...
Won World Series with St. Louis in 2028...
5/10/2029: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Was selected to the 2029 Allstar game...
Injured on 5/10/2031 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
2021 - 2.59 - 1st
2022 - 3.30 - 5th
2025 - 2.73 - 2nd
2026 - 2.73 - 4th
| WHIP
2017 - 1.12 - 5th
2018 - 1.16 - 8th
2020 - 1.17 - 9th
2021 - 0.97 - 1st
2022 - 1.14 - 6th
2023 - 1.17 - 10th
2024 - 1.11 - 9th
2025 - 1.06 - 3rd
2026 - 1.07 - 5th
2028 - 1.14 - 7th
2029 - 1.16 - 9th
2030 - 1.20 - 10th
| Wins
2020 - 17 - 9th
2021 - 27 - 1st
2024 - 17 - 10th
2025 - 25 - 1st
2026 - 19 - 2nd
2027 - 16 - 8th
2028 - 22 - 2nd
2029 - 21 - 3rd
| IP
2020 - 239.1 - 7th
2021 - 291.2 - 1st
2022 - 286.2 - 1st
2023 - 273.2 - 3rd
2024 - 260.2 - 6th
2025 - 280.2 - 2nd
2026 - 263.1 - 4th
2027 - 252.0 - 5th
2028 - 291.0 - 1st
2029 - 281.1 - 2nd
| K's
2021 - 231 - 6th
2022 - 224 - 4th
2023 - 217 - 6th
2027 - 193 - 7th
2028 - 217 - 3rd
2029 - 225 - 3rd
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CG
2014 - 3 - 5th
2015 - 5 - 4th
2017 - 4 - 8th
2018 - 4 - 2nd
2020 - 5 - 3rd
2021 - 5 - 3rd
2022 - 3 - 9th
2023 - 4 - 5th
2024 - 5 - 8th
2025 - 7 - 1st
2026 - 4 - 8th
2027 - 4 - 3rd
2028 - 6 - 1st
2029 - 7 - 1st
| SHO
2015 - 2 - 3rd
2017 - 2 - 4th
2018 - 1 - 4th
2020 - 1 - 5th
2021 - 1 - 8th
2022 - 2 - 1st
2024 - 3 - 5th
2025 - 2 - 1st
2026 - 2 - 6th
2027 - 1 - 5th
2028 - 3 - 1st
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