Ernest Groth

Ernest William Groth

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 3, 1922 in Beaver Falls, PA(All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1947
Teams (by GP): Indians/WhiteSox 1947-1949

Final Game: May 4, 1949
Died: December 27, 2004 in Beaver, PA
Buried: Beaver Falls Cemetery, Beaver Falls, PA
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Standard Pitching

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
1942	20	CLE-min	D	16	10	.615	3.59	26						203.0	168	99	81		102								1.330	7.4		4.5			APP · WISL
1946	24	CLE-min	A	13	7	.650	2.98	29	19					166.0	142	71	55		71								1.283	7.7		3.8			WKB · EL
1947	25	CLE-min	AA	7	11	.389	3.45	33						180.0	173	95	69		84								1.428	8.6		4.2			OKC · TL
1947	25	CLE	AL	0	0		0.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	4		0.750	0.0	0.0	6.8	6.8	1.00
1948	26	CLE-min	AAA,AA	12	12	.500	4.46	31	27		15	2		200.0	210	114	99		75		100	1	0	2			1.425	9.4		3.4	4.5	1.33	BLT,DAL · IL,TL
1948	26	CLE	AL	0	0		9.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	1	1	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	6	62	3.000	9.0	0.0	18.0	0.0	0.00
1949	27	NYY-min	AAA	12	9	.571	4.28	28			14	0		162.0	163	92	77		63		72	1	0	4			1.395	9.1		3.5	4.0	1.14	KCY · AA
1949	27	CHW	AL	0	1	.000	5.40	3	0	3	0	0	0	5.0	2	3	3	2	3		1	1	0	1	21	83	1.000	3.6	3.6	5.4	1.8	0.33
1950	28	OLD	AAA	7	11	.389	5.09	45	22		5	1		161.0	181	105	91		83		49	4	0	3			1.640	10.1		4.6	2.7	0.59	OLD · PCL
1951	29	MIN-PHI-min	AA,AAA	3	9	.250	6.46	36	14		0	0		142.0	186	115	102		59		7	2	0	0			1.725	11.8		3.7	0.4	0.12	CNG,BLT · SOUA,IL
1952	30	OKC	AA	15	12	.556	3.43	34	31					207.0	188	85	79		77								1.280	8.2		3.3			OKC · TL
1953	31	OKC	AA	8	8	.500	5.37	32	16		6	1		139.0	151	90	83	16	67		53	0	0	5			1.568	9.8	1.0	4.3	3.4	0.79	OKC · TL
1954	32	OKC	AA	14	11	.560	3.75	34	25		10	2		199.0	177	91	83	18	59		106	0	0	2			1.186	8.0	0.8	2.7	4.8	1.80	OKC · TL
1955	33	OKC	AA	9	13	.409	4.08	40	29		10	0		216.0	231	105	98	20	89	8	135	2	1	6			1.481	9.6	0.8	3.7	5.6	1.52	OKC · TL
1956	34	BOS-CHC-min	AA	9	16	.360	5.33	47	24		9	2		216.0	246	138	128	30	76	8	127	2	0	3			1.491	10.2	1.2	3.2	5.3	1.67	OKC,TUL · TL
3 Yrs				0	1	.000	4.91	6	0	5	0	0	0	7.1	3	4	4	2	6		2	1	0	1	31	95	1.227	3.7	2.5	7.4	2.5	0.33
162 Game Avg.				0	11	.000	4.91	68	0	57	0	0	0	83	34	45	45	23	68		23	11	0	11	351	95	1.227	3.7	2.5	7.4	2.5	0.33

CLE (2 yrs)				0	0		3.86	3	0	2	0	0	0	2.1	1	1	1	0	3		1	0	0	0	10	131	1.714	3.9	0.0	11.6	3.9	0.33
CHW (1 yr)				0	1	.000	5.40	3	0	3	0	0	0	5.0	2	3	3	2	3		1	1	0	1	21	83	1.000	3.6	3.6	5.4	1.8	0.33

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1947	25	CLE	AL	1.1	2	0	0	0.00	4.14	0.18	0.00	106.5	4.22	1	0.1	1.0	-0.0	0.1	1	.535	.500	$
1948	26	CLE	AL	1.0	1	0	1	9.00	4.45	0.65	0.00	90.0	3.42	-1	-0.1	.0	0.0	0.0	-1	.441	.500	$
1949	27	CHW	AL	5.0	3	0	3	5.40	4.43	0.13	0.00	96.9	4.17	-1	-0.1	.8	-0.0	0.0	-0	.478	.500	$
3 Seasons				7.1	6	0	4	4.91	4.38	0.21	0.00	97.7	4.07	-1	-0.1	.7	0.0	0.1	-0	.491	.500	$

CLE (2 yrs)				2.1	3	0	1	3.86	4.27	0.38	0.00	99.4	3.88	0	0.0	.7	0.0	0.1	0	.504	.500	$
CHW (1 yr)				5.0	3	0	3	5.40	4.43	0.13	0.00	96.9	4.17	-1	-0.1	.8	-0.0	0.0	-0	.478	.500	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	ROE
1948	26	CLE	AL	1	6	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.250	.500	.500	1.000	.250	2	0	0	0	0	0
1949	27	CHW	AL	3	19	16	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	3	1	.125	.300	.500	.800	.000	8	1	1	1	0	1
2 Yrs				4	25	20	4	3	1	0	2	0	0	5	1	.150	.346	.500	.846	.059	10	1	1	1	0	1
162 Game Avg.				68	425	340	68	51	17	0	34	0	0	85	17	.150	.346	.500	.846	.059	170	17	17	17	0	17
MLB Averages																.262	.340	.354	.694	.278

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevLo
1948	26	CLE	AL	-0.4	-0.0	6	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.01	-0.1	-0.0	-0.5	-0.0	0.01	-0.7	0	1
1949	27	CHW	AL	-0.4	-0.0	22	-0.5	0.4	-1.0	1.45	-0.1	-0.2	0.2	0.0	1.33	-0.6	1	1
3 Yrs				0.0	0.0	28	-0.5	0.4	-1.0	1.14	-0.2	-0.3	-0.3	-0.0	1.05	-1.2	1	2

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Lgr	SVOpp	BSv	SV%	SVSit	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR
1947	25	CLE	AL	2	2	1	0	0	0		0														0	1		0	2.0
1948	26	CLE	AL	1	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0		9	.013	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3.0
1949	27	CHW	AL	3	3	3	1	1	1	0%	1	1	0	0%	8	1.451	1	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	2	0	2	1	5.0
3 Yrs				6	6	5	1	1	1	0%	1	1	0	0%		1.106	1	0	2	1	0	3	1	3	2	1	2	1	3.7

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1947	25	CLE	AL	4		0.0%	25.0%	25.0%				50%
1948	26	CLE	AL	6	50%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	16.7%	100%	0.50	67%	2	0	0%
1949	27	CHW	AL	21	58%	10.5%	5.3%	15.8%	10.5%	100%	1.40	68%	6	1	17%
3 Yrs				31	56%	6.9%	6.9%	20.7%	10.3%	100%	1.14	66%	8	1	13%
MLB Averages					48%	2.2%	12.3%	13.1%	5.6%	19%	0.95	101%			10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1947	25	CLE	AL		0			0												0
1948	26	CLE	AL	6	1			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949	27	CHW	AL	19	2			2	0	2	1	1	2	0	2	0	1	0%	1	1	0	6	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
3 Yrs				25	3			2	0	2	1	1	2	0	2	0	1	0%	1	1	0	9	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
MLB Averages																		53%							56%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1947	25	0		0.00	2	1	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4		0.750	0.0	0.0	6.8	6.8	1.00
1948	26	0		3.86	3	2	2.1	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	10	131	1.714	3.9	0.0	11.6	3.9	0.33	131
1949	27	1	.000	4.91	6	5	7.1	3	4	4	2	6	2	1	1	31	95	1.227	3.7	2.5	7.4	2.5	0.33	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	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1947	25	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.000	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	0.0	2
1948	26	18.00	1.0	1	2	2	0	2	0	0	3.000	9.0	18.0	0.0	0.00	0.0	1
1949	27	5.40	5.0	2	3	3	2	3	1	1	1.000	3.6	5.4	1.8	0.33	3.6	3
3 Yrs		6.43	7.0	3	5	5	2	6	2	1	1.286	3.9		2.6	0.33	2.6	6

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