Grover Alexander

Name Note: Also known as Pete Alexander

Positions: Starting Pitcher and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: February 26, 1887 in Elba, NE us

Died: November 4, 1950 in St. Paul, NE

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, St. Paul, NE

High School: St. Paul HS (St. Paul, NE)

Last Game: May 28, 1930 (Age 43-091d)
vs. BSN 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1938. (Voted by BBWAA on 212/262 ballots)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939.
View Grover Alexander's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1911 season

Full Name: Grover Cleveland Alexander

Nicknames: Old Pete

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

119.6

373

208

ERA

2.56

696

600

5190.0

2198

WHIP

1.121

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1909	22	-1.4	Galesburg	ILMO	D		15	8	.652	1.36	2.01	24						219.0	124	49	33		42							0.758	5.1		1.7
1910	23	-3.8	Syracuse	NYSL	B		29	11	.725	1.85	2.40	44	39					345.2	254	92	71		74							0.949	6.6		1.9
1911	24	-3.0	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	28	13	.683	2.57	3.26	48	37	11	31	7	3	367.0	285	133	105	5	129		227	8	1	4	1440	1.128	7.0	0.1	3.2	5.6	1.76
1912	25	-1.7	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	19	17	.528	2.81	3.86	46	34	10	25	3	3	310.1	289	133	97	11	105		195	6	0	5	1290	1.270	8.4	0.3	3.0	5.7	1.86
1913	26	-1.0	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	22	8	.733	2.79	3.11	47	36	9	23	9	2	306.1	288	106	95	9	75		159	3	0	3	1234	1.185	8.5	0.3	2.2	4.7	2.12
1914	27	0.6	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	27	15	.643	2.38	3.37	46	39	7	32	6	1	355.0	327	133	94	8	76		214	11	0	1	1459	1.135	8.3	0.2	1.9	5.4	2.82
1915	28	1.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	31	10	.756	1.22	2.06	49	42	7	36	12	3	376.1	253	86	51	3	64		241	10	0	2	1435	0.842	6.1	0.1	1.5	5.8	3.77
1916	29	1.6	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	33	12	.733	1.55	2.08	48	45	3	38	16	3	389.0	323	90	67	6	50		167	10	0	3	1500	0.959	7.5	0.1	1.2	3.9	3.34
1917	30	2.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	30	13	.698	1.83	2.48	45	44	0	34	8	0	388.0	336	107	79	4	56		200	6	0	1	1529	1.010	7.8	0.1	1.3	4.6	3.57
1918	31	3.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	1	.667	1.73	2.42	3	3	0	3	0	0	26.0	19	7	5	0	3		15	1	0	0	98	0.846	6.6	0.0	1.0	5.2	5.00
1919	32	4.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	16	11	.593	1.72	1.95	30	27	3	20	9	1	235.0	180	51	45	3	38		121	0	0	1	906	0.928	6.9	0.1	1.5	4.6	3.18
1920	33	4.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	27	14	.659	1.91	2.38	46	40	6	33	7	5	363.1	335	96	77	8	69		173	1	0	3	1447	1.112	8.3	0.2	1.7	4.3	2.51
1921	34	6.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	15	13	.536	3.39	3.93	31	30	1	20	3	1	252.0	286	110	95	10	33		77	1	0	1	1033	1.266	10.2	0.4	1.2	2.8	2.33
1922	35	7.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	16	13	.552	3.63	4.07	33	31	2	20	1	1	245.2	283	111	99	8	34		48	3	0	4	1014	1.290	10.4	0.3	1.2	1.8	1.41
1923	36	7.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	22	12	.647	3.19	3.78	39	36	2	26	3	2	305.0	308	128	108	17	30		72	0	0	2	1246	1.108	9.1	0.5	0.9	2.1	2.40
1924	37	8.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	12	5	.706	3.03	4.36	21	20	0	12	0	0	169.1	183	82	57	9	25		33	1	0	1	708	1.228	9.7	0.5	1.3	1.8	1.32
1925	38	8.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	15	11	.577	3.39	4.04	32	30	1	20	1	0	236.0	270	106	89	15	29		63	3	0	1	977	1.267	10.3	0.6	1.1	2.4	2.17
1926	39		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-STL	12	10	.545	3.05	3.73	30	23	7	15	2	2	200.1	191	83	68	8	31		47	2	0	0	815	1.108	8.6	0.4	1.4	2.1	1.52
1926	39	9.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	3	3	.500	3.46	4.50	7	7	0	4	0	0	52.0	55	26	20	0	7		12	0	0	0	218	1.192	9.5	0.0	1.2	2.1	1.71
1926	39	9.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	9	7	.563	2.91	3.46	23	16	7	11	2	2	148.1	136	57	48	8	24		35	2	0	0	597	1.079	8.3	0.5	1.5	2.1	1.46
1927	40	9.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	21	10	.677	2.52	3.16	37	30	5	22	2	3	268.0	261	94	75	11	38		48	1	0	1	1082	1.116	8.8	0.4	1.3	1.6	1.26
1928	41	10.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	16	9	.640	3.36	3.95	34	31	2	18	1	2	243.2	262	107	91	15	37	4	59	2	0	3	1009	1.227	9.7	0.6	1.4	2.2	1.59
1929	42	11.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	9	8	.529	3.89	4.43	22	19	3	8	0	0	132.0	149	65	57	10	23	4	33	1	0	2	562	1.303	10.2	0.7	1.6	2.3	1.43
1930	43	13.9	Dallas	TL	A		1	2	.333	8.25	8.63	5	0					24.0	35	23	22		11							1.917	13.1		4.1
1930	43	13.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	3	.000	9.14	9.97	9	3	2	0	0	0	21.2	40	24	22	5	6	0	6	0	0	0	109	2.123	16.6	2.1	2.5	2.5	1.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (20 seasons)					Majors		373	208	.642	2.56	3.21	696	600	81	436	90	32	5190.0	4868	1852	1476	165	951	8	2198	70	1	38	20893	1.121	8.4	0.3	1.6	3.8	2.31
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		45	21	.682	1.93	2.51	73	39					588.2	413	164	126		127							0.917	6.3		1.9
All Levels (22 Seasons)							418	229	.646	2.50	3.14	769	639	81	436	90	32	5778.2	5281	2016	1602	165	1078	8	2198	70	1	38	20893	1.100	8.2		1.7