P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 200 lbs | Age: 28
Draft: 2018 | Rd. 2, No. 68, Los Angeles Dodgers | West Virginia
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 1 0 4.60 7 6 0 29.1 24 1.43
2023 2 3 6.13 18 12 0 69 73 1.48
2024 4 4 5.12 39 2 0 51 54 1.22
3 Seasons 7 7 5.48 64 20 0 149.1 151 1.38
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 7 1-0 4.60 29.1 24 1.43
2023 18 2-3 6.13 69 73 1.48
2024 39 4-4 5.12 51 54 1.22
3 Seasons 64 7-7 5.48 149.1 151 1.38
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2022 25 472 99 6 6.1 4.5 91.6 107.7 16.0 28.3 .216 .353 .335 .275 .304 43.4 18.0 7.5 4.60 3.10
2023 26 1146 207 19 9.2 6.3 90.0 113.1 12.6 40.6 .273 .465 .363 .341 .423 42.0 24.2 6.3 6.13 5.00
2024 27 827 139 13 9.4 6.0 87.6 116.7 10.5 30.9 .222 .359 .308 .296 .348 33.8 25.0 7.4 5.12 3.64
Player 2445 445 38 8.5 5.8 89.6 116.7 12.7 34.8 .245 .408 .339 .313 .373 39.8 23.2 6.9
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Grove relies on 5 pitches.
Slider
(53.1%) ,
Sinker
(22.1%) ,
Cutter
(16.8%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(7.0%) ,
Four Seamer
(1.0%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2022 41.4 58.6 37.4 17.2 4.0 38.4 34.3 27.3 20.2 17.2 4.0 18.2 17.2 23.2
2023 39.6 60.4 23.7 30.0 6.8 41.5 39.1 19.3 24.2 11.6 3.9 17.4 27.5 15.5
2024 45.3 54.7 22.3 23.0 9.4 42.4 36.7 20.9 25.9 15.1 4.3 16.5 21.6 16.5
Player 41.8 58.2 26.3 24.9 7.0 41.1 37.3 21.6 23.8 13.9 4.0 17.3 23.4 17.5
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2022 2.0 30.3 34.3 18.2 8.1 6.1 4.5
2023 4.8 26.6 23.2 28.0 8.2 9.2 6.3
2024 0.7 39.6 24.5 20.1 5.8 9.4 6.0
Player 2.9 31.5 26.1 23.4 7.4 8.5 5.8
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Curveball LAD R 58 79.9 56.9 4.3 8.9GLV 0.6 -13.8 3.8 8.9GLV -0.5
2024 Sinker LAD R 183 96.0 14.0 -6.1 10.6ARM -4.0 15.7 -8.5 10.6ARM -4.3
2024 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 8 94.0 13.5 1.4 1.6ARM -5.4 17.5 1.8 1.6ARM -6.0
2024 Cutter LAD R 139 93.0 17.8 3.9 4.3GLV 2.1 13.7 5.4 4.3GLV 1.6
2024 Slider LAD R 439 86.9 36.1 1.9 4.2GLV 0.1 0.0 1.7 4.2GLV -0.6
2023 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 366 94.8 13.8 0.4 5.7ARM -1.1 16.6 0.8 5.7ARM -1.7
2023 Cutter LAD R 77 89.3 27.2 -0.4 4.5GLV 1.5 6.9 -1.0 4.5GLV 1.9
2023 Slider LAD R 447 85.6 37.3 1.6 3.3GLV -1.2 -0.1 1.7 3.3GLV -1.7
2023 Changeup LAD R 4 88.0 24.1 -4.6 13.6ARM -0.9 11.1 -5.7 13.6ARM -0.8
2023 Curveball LAD R 195 78.3 58.2 3.0 8.6GLV -0.2 -13.4 3.5 8.6GLV -0.3
2023 Sinker LAD R 57 94.6 16.9 -3.9 10.5ARM -4.3 13.5 -5.8 10.5ARM -4.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 Slider 1.2 5 439 53.1 117 .204 .292 .226 32.1 30.8 23.4 .185 .317 .230 28.2
2024 Sinker -0.7 -1 183 22.1 54 .233 .442 .370 18.5 24.1 30.2 .213 .327 .327 33.3
2024 Cutter -2.2 -3 139 16.8 38 .357 .643 .478 14.3 10.5 21.1 .350 .554 .459 48.0
2024 Curveball -0.9 -1 58 7.0 7 .429 .429 .386 35.0 14.3 6.7 .359 .460 .361 50.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -2.6 0 8 1.0 -- -- -- 100.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2023 Slider 0.7 3 447 39.0 142 .209 .336 .260 44.6 37.3 28.8 .203 .334 .254 28.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball -3.9 -14 366 31.9 89 .412 .762 .519 9.8 10.1 10.8 .374 .671 .466 54.9
2023 Curveball -0.2 0 195 17.0 29 .308 .423 .357 17.6 17.2 12.8 .234 .346 .295 33.3
2023 Cutter 0.1 0 77 6.7 20 .211 .579 .343 24.4 20.0 25.0 .292 .646 .405 73.3
2023 Sinker -2.2 -1 57 5.0 21 .450 .550 .452 6.1 9.5 33.3 .357 .503 .386 38.9
2023 Changeup -17.6 -1 4 0.3 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .577 .603 .519 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Cutter 130 93.0 68 13.7 12:00 11:15 45
2024 Knuckle Curve 50 79.9 78 18.8 7:15 7:00 15
2024 Sinker 174 96.1 89 18.6 12:30 1:15 -45
2024 Slider 423 86.9 30 5.4 9:00 8:30 30
2023 Cutter 77 89.3 52 7.8 11:45 10:45 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 365 94.8 93 17.2 12:45 12:45 0
2023 Knuckle Curve 195 78.3 81 18.6 7:15 7:00 15
2023 Sinker 57 94.6 90 17.0 12:45 1:15 -30
2023 Slider 447 85.6 33 4.8 8:30 8:15 15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 132 472 -1 2 -5 -1 -5
2023 302 1,146 -13 5 -2 -3 -13
2024 216 827 -1 8 -4 -3 0
Player 650 2,445 -15 14 -11 -15 -19
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2022 472 52.5 69.4 84.9 29.5 59.1 41.3 59.1 50.4 22.3 7.4 60.0
2023 1,146 51.0 66.8 85.1 31.5 45.8 41.3 61.3 49.5 27.2 7.2 68.3
2024 827 50.2 63.9 83.4 28.6 50.8 39.4 57.4 46.3 26.6 7.9 83.1
Player 2,445 51.0 66.3 84.5 30.1 49.9 40.7 59.5 48.6 26.0 7.4 72.0
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2022 59 38 60 66
2023 20 14 15 19 39 46 27 23 27 55 80 60 79 63 48 57 74
2024 64 74 70 64 63 64 18 79 85 67 59 58 49 80 65 59 87
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2022 22.12 6 4.5 2 5 3 2 33.3
2023 22.95 13 12.2 1 2 9 5 38.5
2024 24.65 7 5.7 1 1 7 0 0.0
Player 23.22 26 22.3 4 8 19 7 26.9
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2022 6 4 3 6 4 4 6 4 3 3 3 9 5 4 3 6 3 4 4 4 5 2 7 6 3 3 7 7 5 3 4
2023 13 10 10 11 12 12 13 9 9 11 11 12 15 13 14 13 14 11 11 12 13 14 15 15 11 12 11 14 14 13 10
2024 7 3 5 5 6 7 6 5 6 4 6 6 5 4 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 7 8 6 7 6 7 6 7 5
Player 26 17 18 22 22 23 25 18 18 18 20 27 25 21 23 24 22 20 21 22 23 21 29 29 20 22 24 28 25 23 19
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2024 +/-   2023 +/-   2022
Results
BA .241 -.055 .296 +.036 .260
xBA .222 -.051 .273 +.057 .216
OBP .316 -.032 .348 +.032 .316
xOBP .302 -.024 .326 +.051 .275
SLG .382 -.118 .500 +.037 .463
xSLG .359 -.106 .465 +.112 .353
ISO .141 -.063 .204 +.001 .203
xISO .137 -.055 .192 +.055 .137
BABIP .301 -.063 .364 +.084 .280
wOBA .308 -.055 .363 +.028 .335
xwOBA .296 -.045 .341 +.066 .275
wOBACON .366 -.089 .455 +.071 .384
xwOBACON .348 -.075 .423 +.119 .304
BACON .331 -.070 .401 +.078 .323
xBACON .309 -.060 .369 +.100 .269
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 33.8 -8.2 42.0 -1.4 43.4
Avg Exit Velocity 87.6 -2.4 90.0 -1.6 91.6
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 30.9 -9.7 40.6 +12.3 28.3
Barrel % 9.4 +0.2 9.2 +3.1 6.1
Avg Launch Angle 10.5 -2.1 12.6 -3.4 16.0
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 71.4 -1.6 73.0 -- --
Attack Angle 11° -4° 15° -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 48.1 -5.4 53.5 -- --
Attack Direction -4° +7° -11° -- --
Swing Path - Tilt 32° -1° 33° -- --
Swing Length 7.5 -0.1 7.6 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 94.7 +0.8 93.9 -0.5 94.4
Breaking Velocity 86.1 +2.7 83.4 +1.9 81.5
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 -- 88.0 -- --
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 13 -6 19 +13 6
Popup % 9.4 +2.6 6.8 +2.8 4.0
Flyball % 22.3 -1.4 23.7 -13.7 37.4
Line Drive % 23.0 -7.0 30.0 +12.8 17.2
Groundball % 45.3 +5.7 39.6 -1.8 41.4
Pull % 42.4 +0.9 41.5 +3.1 38.4
Straight Away % 36.7 -2.4 39.1 +4.8 34.3
Opposite Field % 20.9 +1.6 19.3 -8.0 27.3
Weak Contact % 0.7 -4.1 4.8 +2.8 2.0
Pull Airball % 16.5 -0.9 17.4 -0.8 18.2
Topped Contact % 39.6 +13.0 26.6 -3.7 30.3
Under Contact % 24.5 +1.3 23.2 -11.1 34.3
Flare/Burner Contact % 20.1 -7.9 28.0 +9.8 18.2
Solid Contact % 5.8 -2.4 8.2 +0.1 8.1
HR/FB % 19.4 -5.1 24.5 +8.3 16.2
Popups 13 -1 14 +10 4
Flyballs 31 -18 49 +12 37
Line Drives 32 -30 62 +45 17
Groundballs 63 -19 82 +41 41
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 50.2 -0.8 51.0 -1.5 52.5
Out of Zone % 49.8 +0.8 49.0 +1.5 47.5
Edge % 39.4 -1.9 41.3 0.0 41.3
Zone Swing % 63.9 -2.9 66.8 -2.6 69.4
Out of Zone Swing % 28.6 -2.9 31.5 +2.0 29.5
In Zone Contact % 83.4 -1.7 85.1 +0.2 84.9
Out of Zone Contact % 50.8 +5.0 45.8 -13.3 59.1
Whiff % 26.6 -0.6 27.2 +4.9 22.3
First Strike % 57.4 -3.9 61.3 +2.2 59.1
First Pitch Swing % 29.2 -1.9 31.1 -6.0 37.1
Swing % 46.3 -3.2 49.5 -0.9 50.4
Meatball Swing % 83.1 +14.8 68.3 +8.3 60.0
Meatball % 7.9 +0.7 7.2 -0.2 7.4
Zone Swing & Miss % 16.6 +1.7 14.9 -0.2 15.1
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 49.2 -5.0 54.2 +13.3 40.9
In Zone 415 -169 584 +336 248
Out of Zone 412 -150 562 +338 224
Edge 326 -147 473 +278 195
In Zone Swings 265 -125 390 +218 172
Out of Zone Swings 118 -59 177 +111 66
In Zone Swing & Misses 44 -14 58 +32 26
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 58 -38 96 +69 27
Basic
Pitches 827 -319 1,146 +674 472
PA 216 -86 302 +169 133
AB 191 -89 280 +157 123
Hits 46 -37 83 +51 32
Singles 32 -21 53 +33 20
Doubles 7 -8 15 +10 5
Triples 1 -2 3 +2 1
Home Runs 6 -6 12 +6 6
Walks 16 -3 19 +9 10
Strikeouts 54 -19 73 +49 24
K% 25.0 +0.8 24.2 +6.2 18.0
BB% 7.4 +1.1 6.3 -1.2 7.5
HBP 6 +3 3 +3 0
Batted Balls 139 -68 207 +108 99
Number of Fastballs 330 -170 500 +259 241
Number of Offspeed 0 -4 4 +4 0
Number of Breaking 497 -145 642 +411 231
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 132 .335 58 20 34.5 74 49 66.2
2023 Shades 302 .363 155 18 11.6 147 103 70.1
2024 Shades 203 .298 133 3 2.3 70 44 62.9
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2022 128 17.8 7.8% 2.3% 68 21.4 0.0% 2.9%
2023 295 15.4 39.7% 0.0% 166 17.8 3.0% 1.8%
2024 197 14.6 59.4% 0.5% 147 18.5 0.7% 0.7%

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Pitch Distribution