Steve Gromek

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1941-1957)

W–L 123–108
ERA 3.41
WHIP 1.24
SO 904
Pitcher PIV 1339.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 180 lb
Born
1/15/1920 in Hamtramck, MI, USA
Died
3/12/2002 in Clinton Twp; Macomb County, MI, USA
MLB Debut
1941-08-18
Last Game
1957-07-25
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Stephen Joseph Gromek

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
123 108 447 225 92 17 23 2064.7 1,940 782 186 630 904 3.41 1339.6

Career ERA 3.41 vs. league average 3.87 across their career seasons — 11.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1941 CLE AL 1 1 9 2 1 0 2 23.3 25 11 11 19 4.24 3.94 (-8%) 789.0
1942 CLE AL 2 0 14 0 0 0 0 44.3 46 18 23 14 3.65 3.57 (-2%) -576.1
1943 CLE AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 4 0 4 9.00 — 0.0
1944 CLE AL 10 9 35 21 12 2 1 203.7 160 58 70 115 2.56 3.57 (+28%) 3356.0
1945 CLE AL 19 9 33 30 21 3 1 251.0 229 71 66 101 2.55 3.67 (+31%) 4016.5
1946 CLE AL 5 15 29 21 5 2 4 153.7 159 74 47 75 4.33 3.59 (-21%) -2640.9
1947 CLE AL 3 5 29 7 0 0 4 84.3 77 35 36 39 3.74 3.97 (+6%) -735.6
1948 CLE AL 9 3 38 9 4 1 2 130.0 109 41 51 50 2.84 4.10 (+31%) -703.5
1949 CLE AL 4 6 27 12 3 0 0 92.0 86 34 40 22 3.33 4.12 (+19%) -954.1
1950 CLE AL 10 7 31 13 4 1 0 113.3 94 46 36 43 3.65 4.36 (+16%) 1027.9
1951 CLE AL 7 4 27 8 4 0 1 107.3 98 33 29 40 2.77 4.04 (+31%) 1803.5
1952 CLE AL 7 7 29 13 3 1 1 122.7 109 50 28 65 3.67 3.70 (+1%) 486.1
1953 CLE AL 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 11.0 11 4 3 8 3.27 4.14 (+21%) 526.4
1953 DET AL 6 8 19 17 6 1 1 125.7 138 63 36 59 4.51 4.14 (-9%) -1017.5
1954 DET AL 18 16 36 32 17 4 1 252.7 236 77 57 102 2.74 3.90 (+30%) 996.8
1955 DET AL 13 10 28 25 8 2 0 181.0 183 80 37 73 3.98 4.00 (+1%) -872.4
1956 DET AL 8 6 40 13 4 0 4 141.0 142 67 47 64 4.28 3.96 (-8%) -3502.1
1957 DET AL 0 1 15 1 0 0 1 23.7 32 16 13 11 6.08 3.83 (-59%) -660.6
Career · 18 seasons 123 108 447 225 92 17 23 2,064.2 1,940 782 630 904 3.41 — 1,340

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
470 630 58 124 9 2 0 40 2 71 146 .197 .279 .217 .497 -1,238

Career AVG .197 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 24.3% below league average.

Career OBP .279 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 16.0% below league average.

Career SLG .217 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 42.1% below league average.

Career OPS .497 vs. league average .708 across their career seasons — 29.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1941 CLE AL 9 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 — — — — 0.0
1942 CLE AL 14 15 2 5 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
1943 CLE AL 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1944 CLE AL 44 73 11 19 1 1 0 7 1 6 13 .260 .261 (avg) .325 (-3%) .357 (-16%) .683 (-10%) -101.0
1945 CLE AL 37 91 8 21 2 0 0 10 0 10 17 .231 .260 (-12%) .328 (-7%) .354 (-29%) .683 (-18%) -228.0
1946 CLE AL 37 56 4 11 0 0 0 0 1 2 14 .196 .256 (-24%) .328 (-32%) .358 (-45%) .687 (-39%) -332.4
1947 CLE AL 30 22 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 .318 — — — — 0.0
1948 CLE AL 38 41 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 .146 — — — — 0.0
1949 CLE AL 27 24 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 .167 — — — — 0.0
1950 CLE AL 31 38 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 .158 — — — — 0.0
1951 CLE AL 27 27 2 8 1 0 0 2 0 5 8 .296 — — — — 0.0
1952 CLE AL 30 30 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 5 10 .100 — — — — 0.0
1953 CLE AL 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1953 DET AL 19 41 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 .073 — — — — 0.0
1954 DET AL 36 79 6 15 0 0 0 3 0 8 21 .190 .261 (-27%) .333 (-18%) .390 (-51%) .723 (-36%) -426.1
1955 DET AL 28 54 10 9 1 0 0 5 0 16 12 .167 .258 (-36%) .332 (+8%) .393 (-53%) .726 (-25%) -150.6
1956 DET AL 40 27 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 11 10 .148 — — — — 0.0
1957 DET AL 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 470 630 58 124 9 2 0 40 2 71 146 .197 — — — — -1,238

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1948 WS CLE 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 1 1 0 9.0 7 1 1 2 1.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1948 WS CLE 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 7 1 1 2 1.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2192912363020.216
Away2513383561020.180

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home204999.29193222824532.90
Away2431064.110214623474503.91

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1957-07-25 DETBALL 000000000
1957-06-28 DETBOSL 000000000
1957-06-25 DETMINW 100000001
1957-06-13 DETBALW 000000000
1957-06-01 DETCHWL 000000000
1957-05-30 DETKC1W 000000000
1957-05-15 DETBOSL 000000000
1957-05-10 DETCHWL 000000000
1957-05-06 DETBALL 000000000
1957-05-02 DETBOSW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1957-07-25 DETBAL — 1.0000000
1957-06-28 DETBOS — 0.0233101
1957-06-25 DETMIN — 4.2200140
1957-06-13 DETBAL — 1.2200200
1957-06-01 DETCHW — 1.2411000
1957-05-30 DETKC1 — 1.0211011
1957-05-15 DETBOS — 1.0444100
1957-05-10 DETCHW — 2.0200000
1957-05-06 DETBAL — 0.2200110
1957-05-02 DETBOS SV 0.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 447 71 126 248 13 20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1941 CLE P 9 0 0 0 0 0
1942 CLE P 14 0 2 6 2 1
1943 CLE P 3 0 0 0 0 0
1944 CLE P 35 0 10 22 2 3
1945 CLE P 33 0 15 31 2 1
1946 CLE P 29 0 10 21 1 2
1947 CLE P 29 0 2 13 1 0
1948 CLE P 38 0 8 17 2 3
1949 CLE P 27 0 8 18 1 0
1950 CLE P 31 0 11 14 0 3
1951 CLE P 27 0 13 18 0 3
1952 CLE P 29 0 7 9 0 0
1953 CLE P 5 0 1 0 0 0
1953 DET P 19 0 9 13 0 1
1954 DET P 36 32 16 26 1 1
1955 DET P 28 25 12 22 1 2
1956 DET P 40 13 1 16 0 0
1957 DET P 15 1 1 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 447

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1945 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1954 Most Valuable Player AL 26th 1.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Steve Gromek (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Marty Pattin
    114-109, 3.62 ERA
  2. 95
    Nelson Briles
    129-112, 3.44 ERA
  3. 90
    Johnny Antonelli
    126-110, 3.34 ERA
  4. 89
    Mike Garcia
    142-97, 3.27 ERA
  5. 87
    Larry Gura
    126-97, 3.76 ERA
  6. 84
    Pat Dobson
    122-129, 3.54 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Steve Gromek

What years did Steve Gromek play?
Steve Gromek played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1957.
Was Steve Gromek a pitcher?
Yes. Steve Gromek pitched in the major leagues, recording 123 wins and 904 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Steve Gromek hit?
Steve Gromek hit 0 career home runs with 124 hits.