Bob Groom
Robert Groom
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 12, 1884 in Belleville, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1909
Final Game: July 20, 1918
Died: February 19, 1948 in Belleville, IL
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1909 24 WSH AL 7 26 .212 2.87 44 31 9 17 1 0 260.2 218 114 83 2 105 131 13 0 10 1070 84 1.239 7.5 0.1 3.6 4.5 1.25
1910 25 WSH AL 12 17 .414 2.76 34 30 3 22 3 0 257.2 244 117 79 8 77 98 9 1 9 1024 90 1.246 8.5 0.3 2.7 3.4 1.27
1911 26 WSH AL 13 17 .433 3.82 37 32 4 20 2 2 254.2 280 148 108 9 67 135 8 0 8 1068 86 1.363 9.9 0.3 2.4 4.8 2.01
1912 27 WSH AL 24 13 .649 2.62 43 40 2 28 2 1 316.0 287 133 92 3 94 179 5 0 6 1266 129 1.206 8.2 0.1 2.7 5.1 1.90
1913 28 WSH AL 16 16 .500 3.23 37 36 1 17 4 0 264.1 258 118 95 8 81 156 5 0 9 1102 91 1.282 8.8 0.3 2.8 5.3 1.93
1914 29 SLM FL 13 20 .394 3.24 42 34 4 23 1 1 280.2 281 141 101 9 75 167 4 0 9 1153 104 1.268 9.0 0.3 2.4 5.4 2.23
1915 30 SLM FL 11 11 .500 3.27 37 26 6 11 4 2 209.0 200 93 76 6 73 111 2 0 4 841 97 1.306 8.6 0.3 3.1 4.8 1.52
1916 31 SLB AL 13 9 .591 2.57 41 26 8 8 1 4 217.1 174 82 62 1 98 92 3 0 2 872 107 1.252 7.2 0.0 4.1 3.8 0.94
1917 32 SLB AL 8 19 .296 2.94 38 28 6 11 4 3 232.2 193 80 76 3 95 82 5 0 2 938 89 1.238 7.5 0.1 3.7 3.2 0.86
1918 33 CLE AL 2 2 .500 7.06 14 5 4 0 0 0 43.1 70 42 34 0 18 8 1 0 0 203 42 2.031 14.5 0.0 3.7 1.7 0.44
10 Seasons 119 150 .442 3.10 367 288 47 157 22 13 2336.1 2205 1068 806 49 783 1159 55 1 59 9537 95 1.279 8.5 0.2 3.0 4.5 1.48
162 Game Avg. 12 16 .442 3.10 38 30 5 16 2 1 243 229 111 84 5 81 120 6 0 6 990 95 1.279 8.5 0.2 3.0 4.5 1.48
WSH (5 yrs) 72 89 .447 3.04 195 169 19 104 12 3 1353.1 1287 630 457 30 424 699 40 1 42 5530 96 1.264 8.6 0.2 2.8 4.6 1.65
SLM (2 yrs) 24 31 .436 3.25 79 60 10 34 5 3 489.2 481 234 177 15 148 278 6 0 13 1994 101 1.285 8.8 0.3 2.7 5.1 1.88
SLB (2 yrs) 21 28 .429 2.76 79 54 14 19 5 7 450.0 367 162 138 4 193 174 8 0 4 1810 97 1.244 7.3 0.1 3.9 3.5 0.90
CLE (1 yr) 2 2 .500 7.06 14 5 4 0 0 0 43.1 70 42 34 0 18 8 1 0 0 203 42 2.031 14.5 0.0 3.7 1.7 0.44
AL (8 yrs) 95 119 .444 3.07 288 228 37 123 17 10 1846.2 1724 834 629 34 635 881 49 1 46 7543 93 1.277 8.4 0.2 3.1 4.3 1.39
FL (2 yrs) 24 31 .436 3.25 79 60 10 34 5 3 489.2 481 234 177 15 148 278 6 0 13 1994 101 1.285 8.8 0.3 2.7 5.1 1.88

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1909 24 7 26 .212 2.87 44 31 9 17 1 0 260.2 218 114 83 2 105 131 13 0 10 1070 84 1.239 7.5 0.1 3.6 4.5 1.25 84
1910 25 19 43 .306 2.81 78 61 12 39 4 0 518.1 462 231 162 10 182 229 22 1 19 2094 87 1.242 8.0 0.2 3.2 4.0 1.26 87
1911 26 32 60 .348 3.14 115 93 16 59 6 2 773.0 742 379 270 19 249 364 30 1 27 3162 87 1.282 8.6 0.2 2.9 4.2 1.46 87
1912 27 56 73 .434 2.99 158 133 18 87 8 3 1089.0 1029 512 362 22 343 543 35 1 33 4428 97 1.260 8.5 0.2 2.8 4.5 1.58 97
1913 28 72 89 .447 3.04 195 169 19 104 12 3 1353.1 1287 630 457 30 424 699 40 1 42 5530 96 1.264 8.6 0.2 2.8 4.6 1.65 96
1914 29 85 109 .438 3.07 237 203 23 127 13 4 1634.0 1568 771 558 39 499 866 44 1 51 6683 98 1.265 8.6 0.2 2.7 4.8 1.74 98
1915 30 96 120 .444 3.10 274 229 29 138 17 6 1843.0 1768 864 634 45 572 977 46 1 55 7524 97 1.270 8.6 0.2 2.8 4.8 1.71 97
1916 31 109 129 .458 3.04 315 255 37 146 18 10 2060.1 1942 946 696 46 670 1069 49 1 57 8396 98 1.268 8.5 0.2 2.9 4.7 1.60 98
1917 32 117 148 .442 3.03 353 283 43 157 22 13 2293.0 2135 1026 772 49 765 1151 54 1 59 9334 97 1.265 8.4 0.2 3.0 4.5 1.50 97
1918 33 119 150 .442 3.10 367 288 47 157 22 13 2336.1 2205 1068 806 49 783 1159 55 1 59 9537 95 1.279 8.5 0.2 3.0 4.5 1.48 95

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1909 24 12 14 .462 4.20 242.0 255 126 113 2 123 122 15 1.562 9.5 4.6 4.5 0.99 0.1 44
1910 25 13 12 .520 3.90 231.0 270 111 100 9 85 88 10 1.537 10.5 3.3 3.4 1.04 0.4 34
1911 26 14 14 .500 3.93 254.0 286 123 111 9 68 135 8 1.394 10.1 2.4 4.8 1.99 0.3 37
1912 27 23 11 .676 2.75 311.0 291 106 95 3 95 176 5 1.241 8.4 2.7 5.1 1.85 0.1 43
1913 28 15 13 .536 3.84 260.0 284 123 111 9 89 153 6 1.435 9.8 3.1 5.3 1.72 0.3 37
1914 29 17 13 .567 3.50 275.0 291 119 107 9 78 164 4 1.342 9.5 2.6 5.4 2.10 0.3 42
1915 30 10 11 .476 3.99 196.0 212 97 87 6 77 104 2 1.474 9.7 3.5 4.8 1.35 0.3 37
1916 31 12 10 .545 3.57 199.0 195 88 79 1 110 84 3 1.533 8.8 5.0 3.8 0.76 0.0 41
1917 32 11 12 .478 4.12 214.0 218 109 98 3 107 75 6 1.519 9.2 4.5 3.2 0.70 0.1 38
1918 33 1 4 .200 9.38 47.0 92 54 49 0 24 9 1 2.468 17.6 4.6 1.7 0.38 0.0 14
10 Seasons 128 114 .529 3.84 2229.0 2394 1056 950 51 856 1110 60 1.458 9.7 4.5 1.30 0.2 367

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1912 AL--2.620--8th
Career--3.105--200th

Wins s c a p y
1912 AL--24--5th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1912 AL--.649--7th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1912 AL--1.206--8th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1916 AL--7.206--8th
1917 AL--7.466--9th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1911 AL--2.368--10th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1912 AL--5.098--7th
1913 AL--5.312--5th
1914 FL--5.355--4th
1915 FL--4.780--5th

Games Played s c a p y
1909 AL--44--3rd
1912 AL--43--3rd
1914 FL--42--9th

Saves s c a p y
1911 AL--2--6th
1916 AL--4--6th
1917 AL--3--9th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1909 AL--260.7--9th
1910 AL--257.7--8th
1911 AL--254.7--8th
1912 AL--316.0--4th
1913 AL--264.3--7th
1914 FL--280.7--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1909 AL--131--9th
1911 AL--135--9th
1912 AL--179--5th
1913 AL--156--5th
1914 FL--167--5th

Games Started s c a p y
1909 AL--31--9th
1910 AL--30--9th
1911 AL--32--6th
1912 AL--40--2nd
1913 AL--36--2nd
1914 FL--34--8th

Complete Games s c a p y
1910 AL--22--9th
1911 AL--20--9th
1912 AL--28--5th
1914 FL--23--8th
Career--157--209th

Shutouts s c a p y
1911 AL--2--9th
1912 AL--2--10th
1913 AL--4--5th
1917 AL--4--9th
Career--22--217th

Home Runs s c a p y
1910 AL--8--2nd
1911 AL--9--1st
1913 AL--8--3rd
1914 FL--9--3rd
1917 AL--3--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1909 AL--105--1st
1910 AL--77--8th
1912 AL--94--4th
1916 AL--98--7th
1917 AL--95--8th

Hits s c a p y
1909 AL--218--9th
1910 AL--244--5th
1911 AL--280--4th
1912 AL--287--3rd
1913 AL--258--4th
1914 FL--281--8th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1911 AL--2.015--6th
1912 AL--1.904--9th
1913 AL--1.926--5th
1914 FL--2.227--7th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1916 AL--.041--6th
Career--.189--153rd

Losses s c a p y
1909 AL--26--1st
1910 AL--17--5th
1911 AL--17--3rd
1913 AL--16--7th
1914 FL--20--1st
1917 AL--19--1st
Career--150--157th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1909 AL--83--2nd
1910 AL--79--4th
1911 AL--108--2nd
1912 AL--92--6th
1913 AL--95--1st
1914 FL--101--6th
1917 AL--76--6th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1909 AL--10--7th
1910 AL--9--5th
1911 AL--8--7th
1913 AL--9--7th
1914 FL--9--3rd

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1909 AL--13--6th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1909 AL--1070--8th
1910 AL--1024--9th
1911 AL--1068--6th
1912 AL--1266--4th
1913 AL--1102--7th
1914 FL--1153--10th

Games Finished s c a p y
1909 AL--9--10th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1912 AL--129--9th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 72 (170), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 15 (728), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 14 (541), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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