Player
Orval Grove
Player Info
- Full Name
- Orval Leroy
- Born
-
August 29, 1919
Mineral, KS, USA - Died
- April 20, 1992
- Size
- 6'3" / 196 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- May 28, 1940
- Final Game
- April 27, 1949
- Career
- 10 years
Teams
- Chicago White Sox 1940-1949
Honors
1 x All-Star
Career Batting
207
G
.129
AVG
48
H
1
HR
19
RBI
.354
OPS
6
OPS vs Lg
9% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
63-73
W-L
3.78
ERA
207
G
374
SO
4
SV
1.43
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1948 | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 10 | 6.16 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 87.2 | 18 | 42 |
| 1947 | Chicago White Sox | 6 | 8 | 4.44 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 135.1 | 33 | 70 |
| 1946 | Chicago White Sox | 8 | 13 | 3.02 | 33 | 26 | 0 | 205.1 | 60 | 78 |
| 1945 | Chicago White Sox | 14 | 12 | 3.44 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 217.0 | 54 | 68 |
| 1944 | Chicago White Sox | 14 | 15 | 3.72 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 234.1 | 105 | 71 |
| 1943 | Chicago White Sox | 15 | 9 | 2.75 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 216.1 | 76 | 72 |
| 1942 | Chicago White Sox | 4 | 6 | 5.16 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 66.0 | 21 | 33 |
| 1941 | Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 10.29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1940 | Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 4 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AL | 0.7 | 13.50 | 13.50 | 7.500 | |
| 1948 | AL | 87.7 | 1.85 | 4.31 | 1.734 | |
| 1947 | AL | 135.7 | 2.19 | 4.64 | 1.681 | |
| 1946 | AL | 205.3 | 2.63 | 3.42 | 1.417 | ✓ |
| 1945 | AL | 217.0 | 2.24 | 2.82 | 1.387 | ✓ |
| 1944 | AL | 234.7 | 4.03 | 2.72 | 1.313 | ✓ |
| 1943 | AL | 216.3 | 3.16 | 3.00 | 1.220 | ✓ |
| 1942 | AL | 66.3 | 2.85 | 4.48 | 1.658 | |
| 1941 | AL | 7.0 | 6.43 | 6.43 | 2.000 | |
| 1940 | AL | 6.0 | 1.50 | 6.00 | 1.333 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1948 | Chicago White Sox | 32 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 |
| 1947 | Chicago White Sox | 25 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .146 |
| 1946 | Chicago White Sox | 33 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .108 |
| 1945 | Chicago White Sox | 33 | 71 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .099 |
| 1944 | Chicago White Sox | 34 | 77 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .104 |
| 1943 | Chicago White Sox | 32 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .182 |
| 1942 | Chicago White Sox | 12 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .227 |
| 1941 | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1940 | Chicago White Sox | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AL | 23 | .000 | .167 | 4.3 | 39.1 | -36 | 0.0 | |
| 1947 | AL | 54 | .042 | .219 | 9.3 | 29.6 | 19 | 0.0 | |
| 1946 | AL | 73 | .031 | .184 | 6.8 | 37.0 | -10 | 0.0 | |
| 1945 | AL | 79 | .014 | .146 | 5.1 | 29.1 | -15 | 0.0 | |
| 1944 | AL | 86 | .039 | .154 | 5.8 | 29.1 | -11 | 0.0 | |
| 1943 | AL | 85 | .000 | .273 | 12.9 | 25.9 | 49 | 0.0 | |
| 1942 | AL | 25 | .136 | .250 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 71 | 1.1 | |
| 1941 | AL | 2 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 50.0 | -100 | 0.0 | |
| 1940 | AL | 1 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 207 | 72 | 275 | 18 | 14 | .951 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Chicago White Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1948 | Chicago White Sox | P | 32 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 1 | .912 |
| 1947 | Chicago White Sox | P | 25 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .968 |
| 1946 | Chicago White Sox | P | 33 | 8 | 49 | 4 | 5 | .934 |
| 1945 | Chicago White Sox | P | 33 | 12 | 55 | 5 | 3 | .931 |
| 1944 | Chicago White Sox | P | 34 | 6 | 64 | 3 | 3 | .959 |
| 1943 | Chicago White Sox | P | 32 | 21 | 43 | 1 | 0 | .985 |
| 1942 | Chicago White Sox | P | 12 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .960 |
| 1941 | Chicago White Sox | P | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1940 | Chicago White Sox | P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |