Grover Lowdermilk

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1909-1920)

Grover Lowdermilk was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1920 for 6 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 12 seasons. Across 122 career appearances, he went 23-39 with a 3.58 ERA and 296 strikeouts.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 23–39
ERA 3.58
WHIP 1.54
SO 296
Pitcher PIV -9654.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 190 lb
Born
1/15/1885 in Sandborn, IN, USA
Died
3/31/1968 in Odin, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1909-07-03
Last Game
1920-05-12

Full name: Grover Cleveland Lowdermilk

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Career Pitching Statistics

Grover Lowdermilk — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
23 39 122 73 30 3 0 590.1 534 235 4 376 296 3.58 -9654.3

Career ERA 3.58 vs. league average 3.00 across their career seasons — 19.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Grover Lowdermilk Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1909 SLN NL 0 2 7 3 1 0 0 29.0 28 20 30 14 6.21 2.55 (-144%) -1553.8
1911 SLN NL 0 1 11 2 1 1 0 33.1 37 27 33 15 7.29 3.37 (-116%) -1723.0
1912 CHN NL 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 13.0 17 14 14 8 9.69 3.36 (-188%) -814.3
1915 SLA AL 9 17 38 29 14 1 0 222.1 183 77 133 130 3.12 2.90 (-8%) -2336.2
1915 DET AL 4 1 7 5 0 0 0 28.0 17 13 24 18 4.18 2.90 (-44%) -639.5
1916 DET AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 3 0 0.00 — 0.0
1916 CLE AL 1 5 10 9 2 0 0 51.1 52 18 45 28 3.16 2.78 (-13%) -1679.8
1917 SLA AL 2 1 3 2 2 1 0 19.0 16 3 4 9 1.42 2.69 (+47%) 345.8
1918 SLA AL 2 6 13 11 4 0 0 80.0 74 28 38 25 3.15 2.83 (-11%) -1077.9
1919 SLA AL 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 12.0 6 1 4 6 0.75 3.09 (+76%) -201.2
1919 CHA AL 5 5 20 11 5 0 0 96.2 95 30 43 43 2.79 3.09 (+9%) 25.7
1920 CHA AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5.1 9 4 5 0 6.75 — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 23 39 122 73 30 3 0 590.1 534 235 376 296 3.58 — -9,654

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

Grover Lowdermilk — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
122 191 7 25 6 1 0 6 1 7 70 .131 .166 .173 .339 -475

Career AVG .131 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 49.1% below league average.

Career OBP .166 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 48.5% below league average.

Career SLG .173 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 49.0% below league average.

Career OPS .339 vs. league average .661 across their career seasons — 48.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Grover Lowdermilk Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1909 SLN NL 7 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 — — — — 0.0
1911 SLN NL 11 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .111 — — — — 0.0
1912 CHN NL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1915 SLA AL 38 72 2 9 1 1 0 3 0 5 25 .125 .250 (-50%) .318 (-40%) .332 (-50%) .651 (-45%) -475.3
1915 DET AL 7 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 — — — — -475.3
1916 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1916 CLE AL 10 18 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 .167 — — — — 0.0
1917 SLA AL 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1918 SLA AL 13 28 3 7 3 0 0 2 0 1 5 .250 — — — — 0.0
1919 SLA AL 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1919 CHA AL 20 34 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 .088 — — — — 0.0
1920 CHA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 122 191 7 25 6 1 0 6 1 7 70 .131 — — — — -951

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

Grover Lowdermilk — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Grover Lowdermilk — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1919 WS CHA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Grover Lowdermilk — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Grover Lowdermilk — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1919 WS CHA 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Grover Lowdermilk — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home628941203.135
Away6010231303.127

Pitching — Home / Away

Grover Lowdermilk — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home62292.12661081941583.32
Away60296.22681121811443.40

Last 10 Games — Batting

Grover Lowdermilk — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1920-05-12 CHWNYYL 000000000
1920-05-08 CHWCLEL 000000000
1920-05-04 CHWSLAL 000000000
1919-09-18 CHWNYYL 100000001
1919-09-13 CHWPHAW 410000100
1919-09-06 CHWCLEL 000000000
1919-08-31 CHWCLEL 300000002
1919-08-25 CHWNYYL 100000001
1919-08-19 CHWPHAW 100000001
1919-08-17 CHWPHAW 200000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Grover Lowdermilk — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1920-05-12 CHWNYY — 1.0333200
1920-05-08 CHWCLE — 2.0311100
1920-05-04 CHWSLA — 2.1300200
1919-09-18 CHWNYY — 2.0100110
1919-09-13 CHWPHA W 9.0622330
1919-09-06 CHWCLE — 1.0342210
1919-08-31 CHWCLE — 7.2821440
1919-08-25 CHWNYY — 2.2100130
1919-08-19 CHWPHA — 5.0744410
1919-08-17 CHWPHA W 6.0511030

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Grover Lowdermilk — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 122 3 18 188 21 9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Grover Lowdermilk — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1909 SLN P 7 3 0 8 1 0
1911 SLN P 11 0 0 11 0 0
1912 CHN P 2 0 0 4 3 0
1915 SLA P 38 0 5 63 7 3
1915 DET P 7 0 1 10 2 0
1916 DET P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1916 CLE P 10 0 2 14 2 1
1917 SLA P 3 0 1 5 0 0
1918 SLA P 13 0 5 33 1 1
1919 SLA P 7 0 0 3 0 0
1919 CHA P 20 0 3 32 4 4
1920 CHA P 3 0 1 4 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Grover Lowdermilk Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 122

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Grover Lowdermilk (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Weldon Wyckoff
    23-34, 3.55 ERA
  2. 66
    Jose de Jesus
    20-19, 3.84 ERA
  3. 64
    Dennis Blair
    19-25, 3.69 ERA
  4. 63
    Rube Melton
    30-50, 3.62 ERA
  5. 63
    Whitey Moore
    30-29, 3.75 ERA
  6. 60
    Frank Papish
    26-29, 3.58 ERA

Grover Lowdermilk: the record in brief

Grover Lowdermilk played a first major league game on July 3, 1909 and a last one on May 12, 1920. The team column moves through the St. Louis Cardinals (1909 through 1911), the Chicago Cubs (1912), the St. Louis Browns (1915 through 1919), the Detroit Tigers (1915 to 1916), the Cleveland Indians (1916), and the Chicago White Sox (1919 to 1920). Lowdermilk played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on January 15, 1885, in Sandborn, IN, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-4 and 190 pounds. Lowdermilk died on March 31, 1968, in Odin, IL, USA. On the record, Grover Lowdermilk was born Grover Cleveland Lowdermilk.

Lowdermilk pitched in 122 games, starting 73, and finished with a 23-39 record and 3.58 ERA. Also on Lowdermilk's record: 296 strikeouts and 30 complete games. Against a 3.00 league ERA for the same seasons, the 3.58 mark was 19.4% worse. 1915 brought Lowdermilk a season-high 9 wins.

Frequently Asked Questions about Grover Lowdermilk

What years did Grover Lowdermilk play?
Grover Lowdermilk played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1920.
Was Grover Lowdermilk a pitcher?
Yes. Grover Lowdermilk pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 296 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Grover Lowdermilk hit?
Grover Lowdermilk hit 0 career home runs with 25 hits.
What teams did Grover Lowdermilk play for?
Grover Lowdermilk played for 6 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1909, 1911), the Chicago Cubs (1912), the St. Louis Browns (1915, 1917–1919), the Detroit Tigers (1915–1916), the Cleveland Indians (1916), and the Chicago White Sox (1919–1920).
What were Grover Lowdermilk's career stats?
In 122 games, Grover Lowdermilk went 23-39 with a 3.58 ERA, 296 strikeouts, and 590.1 innings pitched.
What position did Grover Lowdermilk play?
Grover Lowdermilk played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Grover Lowdermilk and how much did he weigh?
Grover Lowdermilk was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Grover Lowdermilk's career ERA?
Grover Lowdermilk finished with a 3.58 career ERA, going 23-39 with 296 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Grover Lowdermilk have?
Grover Lowdermilk recorded 296 career strikeouts.
Is Grover Lowdermilk in the Hall of Fame?
No. Grover Lowdermilk has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.