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Carl HubbellvsLefty Grove

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Carl Hubbell

1928–1943 · 16 seasons

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Lefty Grove

1925–1941 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Carl Hubbell and Lefty Grove: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Carl Hubbell	Stat	Lefty Grove
16	Seasons	17
140.1	Career VAL	132.6
19.4 (1936)	Peak-season VAL	16.2 (1930)
Inducted 1947	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1947
2×	MVP Awards	1×
9×	All-Star Selections	6×

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Carl Hubbell and Lefty Grove have
Carl Hubbell	Stat	Lefty Grove
Career
535	Games	619
Batting
246	Hits	202
4	Home runs	15
101	RBI	121
95	Runs	119
1	Stolen bases	1
33

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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.191	Batting avg	.148

.212	On-base %	.209

.227	Slugging %	.207

21	OPS+	11

Pitching
253	Wins	300
154	Losses	141
33	Saves	55
3590.1	Innings pitched	3940.2
1,677	Strikeouts (pitching)	2,266
2.98	ERA	3.06
1.17	WHIP	1.28
134	ERA+	144

Pitching

253

Wins

300

154

Losses

141

Saves

3590.1

Innings pitched

3940.2

1,677

Strikeouts (pitching)

2,266

2.98

ERA

3.06

1.17

WHIP

1.28

134

ERA+

144

Age	Carl Hubbell	Lefty Grove
25	5.4	3.7
26	9.8	7.6
27	8.6	7.9
28	9.5	10.3
29	9.7	12
30	17.5	16.2
31	17.6	14.8
32	10.7	6.5
33	19.4	5.9
34	9	0
35	7.4	13
36	6.2	11.4
37	4.8	8.5
38	2.5	5.6
39	2	7
40	0	1.6
41	—	0.6