Hal Newhouser vs Lefty Grove

Hal Newhouser Lefty Grove

Hal Newhouser and Lefty Grove compared on their MLB careers: Hal Newhouser played 17 seasons, 1939 to 1955, Lefty Grove 17 seasons, 1925 to 1941. Hal Newhouser has 207 wins to Lefty Grove's 300. Hal Newhouser won 1 title, Lefty Grove won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Hal Newhouser and Lefty Grove career totals

488	GP	616
207	W	300
150	L	141
3.1	ERA	3.1
2,993	IP	3940.2
1,796	K	2,266
1,249	BB	1,187
1.3	WHIP	1.3
26	SV	55

How do they compare in the postseason?

Hal Newhouser and Lefty Grove postseason

4	GP	8
0	R	0
26	H	46

Where each stands all time

Hal Newhouser and Lefty Grove all-time places

131st (1,796)	Strikeouts (pitching)	60th (2,266)
101st (207)	Wins (pitching)	23rd (300)

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

Hal Newhouser: 1 championship; AL MVP ×2
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.

Hal Newhouser and Lefty Grove season by season

1st	1939	0	1	5.40	1925	10	12	4.75
2nd	1940	9	9	4.86	1926	13	13	2.51
3rd	1941	9	11	4.79	1927	20	13	3.19
4th	1942	8	14	2.45	1928	24	8	2.58
5th	1943	8	17	3.04	1929	20	6	2.81
6th	1944	29	9	2.22	1930	28	5	2.54
7th	1945	25	9	1.81	1931	31	4	2.06
8th	1946	26	9	1.94	1932	25	10	2.84
9th	1947	17	17	2.87	1933	24	8	3.20
10th	1948	21	12	3.01	1934	8	8	6.50
11th	1949	18	11	3.36	1935	20	12	2.70
12th	1950	15	13	4.34	1936	17	12	2.81
13th	1951	6	6	3.92	1937	17	9	3.02
14th	1952	9	9	3.74	1938	14	4	3.08
15th	1953	0	1	7.06	1939	15	4	2.54
16th	1954	7	2	2.51	1940	7	6	3.99
17th	1955	0	0	0.00	1941	7	7	4.37

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA