Dizzy Dean vs Lefty Grove

Dizzy Dean Lefty Grove

Dizzy Dean and Lefty Grove compared on their MLB careers: Dizzy Dean played 12 seasons, 1930 to 1947, Lefty Grove 17 seasons, 1925 to 1941. Dizzy Dean has 150 wins to Lefty Grove's 300. Dizzy Dean won 1 title, Lefty Grove won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Dizzy Dean and Lefty Grove career totals

317	GP	616
150	W	300
83	L	141
3.0	ERA	3.1
1967.1	IP	3940.2
1,163	K	2,266
453	BB	1,187
1.2	WHIP	1.3
30	SV	55

How do they compare in the postseason?

Dizzy Dean and Lefty Grove postseason

5	GP	8
0	R	0
28	H	46

Where each stands all time

Dizzy Dean and Lefty Grove all-time places

254th (150)	Wins (pitching)	23rd (300)
—	Strikeouts (pitching)	60th (2,266)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Dizzy Dean: 1 championship; NL MVP
Lefty Grove: 2 championships; AL MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Dizzy Dean and Lefty Grove season by season

1st	1930	1	0	1.00	1925	10	12	4.75
2nd	1932	18	15	3.30	1926	13	13	2.51
3rd	1933	20	18	3.04	1927	20	13	3.19
4th	1934	30	7	2.66	1928	24	8	2.58
5th	1935	28	12	3.04	1929	20	6	2.81
6th	1936	24	13	3.17	1930	28	5	2.54
7th	1937	13	10	2.69	1931	31	4	2.06
8th	1938	7	1	1.81	1932	25	10	2.84
9th	1939	6	4	3.36	1933	24	8	3.20
10th	1940	3	3	5.17	1934	8	8	6.50
11th	1941	0	0	18.00	1935	20	12	2.70
12th	1947	0	0	0.00	1936	17	12	2.81
13th	—	—	—	—	1937	17	9	3.02
14th	—	—	—	—	1938	14	4	3.08
15th	—	—	—	—	1939	15	4	2.54
16th	—	—	—	—	1940	7	6	3.99
17th	—	—	—	—	1941	7	7	4.37

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA