Bob Groom was born on Friday, September 12, 1884, in Belleville, Illinois. Groom was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 13, 1909, with the Washington Senators. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bob Groom baseball stats page.
"(Bob) Groom undoubtedly has a fine selection of curves and promises one day to be one of the greatest pitchers in the baseball world." - Alfred H. Spink in The National Game (1911)
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Bob GroomBob Groom Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1909 | 25 | Senators | 44 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 26 | .212 | 2.87 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 260.2 | 1,070 | 218 | 83 | 114 | 2 | 105 | - | 131 | 10 | 13 | 0 | - |
1910 | 26 | Senators | 34 | 30 | 3 | 12 | 17 | .414 | 2.76 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 257.2 | 1,024 | 244 | 79 | 117 | 8 | 77 | - | 98 | 9 | 9 | 1 | - |
1911 | 27 | Senators | 37 | 32 | 4 | 13 | 17 | .433 | 3.82 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 254.2 | 1,068 | 280 | 108 | 148 | 9 | 67 | - | 135 | 8 | 8 | 0 | - |
1912 | 28 | Senators | 43 | 40 | 2 | 24 | 13 | .649 | 2.62 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 316.0 | 1,266 | 287 | 92 | 133 | 3 | 94 | - | 179 | 6 | 5 | 0 | - |
1913 | 29 | Senators | 37 | 36 | 1 | 16 | 16 | .500 | 3.23 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 264.1 | 1,102 | 258 | 95 | 118 | 8 | 81 | - | 156 | 9 | 5 | 0 | - |
1914 | 30 | Terriers | 42 | 34 | 4 | 13 | 20 | .394 | 3.24 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 280.2 | 1,153 | 281 | 101 | 141 | 9 | 75 | - | 167 | 9 | 4 | 0 | - |
1915 | 31 | Terriers | 37 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 209.0 | 841 | 200 | 76 | 93 | 6 | 73 | - | 111 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
1916 | 32 | Browns | 41 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 2.57 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 217.1 | 872 | 174 | 62 | 82 | 1 | 98 | - | 92 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
1917 | 33 | Browns | 38 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 19 | .296 | 2.94 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 232.2 | 938 | 193 | 76 | 80 | 3 | 95 | - | 82 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
1918 | 34 | Indians | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 7.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.1 | 203 | 70 | 34 | 42 | 0 | 18 | - | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
10 Years | 367 | 288 | 47 | 119 | 150 | .442 | 3.10 | 157 | 22 | 13 | 2,336.1 | 9,537 | 2,205 | 806 | 1,068 | 49 | 783 | - | 1,159 | 59 | 55 | 1 | - |
Bob GroomBob Groom Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1909 | 25 | Senators | 46 | 88 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | - | 0 | - | .091 | .091 | .102 |
1910 | 26 | Senators | 34 | 92 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | 0 | - | .120 | .138 | .120 |
1911 | 27 | Senators | 37 | 82 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | 0 | - | .134 | .193 | .146 |
1912 | 28 | Senators | 43 | 103 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - | - | 12 | - | 1 | - | .117 | .180 | .126 |
1913 | 29 | Senators | 37 | 92 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - | 24 | 5 | - | 0 | - | .163 | .214 | .250 |
1914 | 30 | Terriers | 42 | 94 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | 28 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .160 | .202 | .202 |
1915 | 31 | Terriers | 37 | 66 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | 24 | 3 | - | 0 | - | .152 | .200 | .182 |
1916 | 32 | Browns | 41 | 63 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | 20 | 6 | - | 0 | - | .111 | .164 | .159 |
1917 | 33 | Browns | 38 | 72 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | 27 | 3 | - | 0 | - | .111 | .147 | .139 |
1918 | 34 | Indians | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .083 | .083 | .083 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
10 Years | 369 | 764 | 49 | 98 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 37 | 0 | 128 | 47 | 0 | 1 | - | .128 | .170 | .157 |
Bob GroomBob Groom Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1909 Senators | P | 44 | 31 | 782 | 120 | 2.7 | 108 | 10 | 98 | 12 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 3.73 |
1909 Senators | RF | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.00 |
1910 Senators | P | 34 | 30 | 773 | 93 | 2.7 | 87 | 10 | 77 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 3.04 |
1911 Senators | P | 37 | 32 | 764 | 86 | 2.3 | 81 | 8 | 73 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 2.86 |
1912 Senators | P | 43 | 40 | 948 | 99 | 2.3 | 90 | 13 | 77 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 2.56 |
1913 Senators | P | 37 | 36 | 793 | 98 | 2.6 | 93 | 15 | 78 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 3.17 |
1914 Terriers | P | 42 | 34 | 842 | 98 | 2.3 | 92 | 18 | 74 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 2.95 |
1915 Terriers | P | 37 | 26 | 627 | 70 | 1.9 | 68 | 5 | 63 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.93 |
1916 Browns | P | 41 | 26 | 652 | 88 | 2.1 | 82 | 10 | 72 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 3.40 |
1917 Browns | P | 38 | 28 | 698 | 69 | 1.8 | 68 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.63 |
1918 Indians | P | 14 | 5 | 130 | 14 | 1.0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.91 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 367 | 288 | 7,009 | 835 | 2.3 | 783 | 98 | 685 | 52 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 3.02 | |
RF Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.00 | |
10 Years | 369 | 288 | 7,009 | 838 | 2.3 | 785 | 100 | 685 | 53 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .937 | 3.02 |
Bob GroomBob Groom Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1909 Senators | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.0 | 1.25 | 4.52 | 3.63 |
1910 Senators | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 1.27 | 3.42 | 2.69 |
1911 Senators | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.0 | 2.01 | 4.77 | 2.37 |
1912 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.2 | 1.90 | 5.10 | 2.68 |
1913 Senators | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 11.5 | 1.93 | 5.31 | 2.76 |
1914 Terriers | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 23.5 | 2.23 | 5.36 | 2.40 |
1915 Terriers | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 16.5 | 1.52 | 4.78 | 3.14 |
1916 Browns | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.2 | 21.0 | 0.94 | 3.81 | 4.06 |
1917 Browns | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 36.0 | 0.86 | 3.17 | 3.67 |
1918 Indians | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.44 | 1.66 | 3.74 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 21.8 | 1.48 | 4.46 | 3.02 |
Bob GroomBob Groom Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1909 Washington Senators | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1910 Washington Senators | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1911 Washington Senators | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1912 Washington Senators | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1913 Washington Senators | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1914 St. Louis Terriers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1915 St. Louis Terriers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1916 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1917 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1918 Cleveland Indians | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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