Bob Groom Stats

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.

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Birth Name:   Robert Groom
Nickname:   Bob
Born On:   09-12-1884  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Belleville, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-19-1948 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Belleville, Illinois
Cemetery:   Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, Illinois
High School:   Belleville Township High School (Belleville, IL)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-13-1909 (Age 24)
Last Game:   07-20-1918
Draft:   Not Applicable

Bob Groom

Bob Groom Pitching Stats

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 -
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 -

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Bob Groom Hitting Stats

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
10 Years 369 764 49 98 16 3 0 0 35 37 0 128 47 0 1 - .128 .170 .157

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Bob Groom Fielding Stats

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
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

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Bob Groom Miscellaneous Stats

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
10 Years 3 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.0 21.8 1.48 4.46 3.02

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Bob Groom Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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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