Michael
Grove
PAge : 29Throws : R
#26
Michael Grove
#26P
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 91 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-05-15
Born in : Wheeling, WV, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.14 | 7.0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 39 | 4 | 4 | 5.12 | 51.0 | 54 | 1.22 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | 2 | 3 | 6.13 | 69.0 | 73 | 1.48 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4.60 | 29.1 | 24 | 1.43 |
| Career totals | 67 | 8 | 7 | 5.47 | 156.1 | 157 | 1.36 | |
ContractAtlanta Braves payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent/Arb
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.5 M$
- AAV
- 0.55 M$
2026
0.55 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3
2029
—
Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2024Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
5.12
FIP
3.87
xFIP
3.77
ERA-
124
WHIP
1.22
K%
25.0 %
BB%
7.4 %
Strikeouts
54
Innings
51.0
Wins
4
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2025 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.4
Strikeouts
64
2024 WAR
0.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-2)
- 20220.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
- 20230.8 WAR · 0.8 per full season
- 20240.4 WAR · 0.5 per full season
Outlook, age included
+8 · 27 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2024All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
77
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 72
- STF
- Stuff
- 78
- CTL
- Control
- 81
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 69
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 64
- EX
- Experience
- 47
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2024How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.87 · RA9-WAR: -0.3
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2024 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
94.0 mi/h
38th percentile
K%
25.0 %
61th percentile
BB%
7.4 %
70th percentile
xERA
3.59
57th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.298
57th percentile
Barrels allowed
9.4 %
17th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LAD | 0.4 | 56 | 77 | 94.0 | 25.0 | 7.4 | 3.59 | .298 |
| 2023 | LAD | 0.8 | 43 | 71 | 94.8 | 24.2 | 6.3 | 5.03 | .342 |
| 2022 | LAD | 0.0 | 35 | 71 | 94.4 | 18.0 | 7.5 | 3.37 | .289 |
Game log, 2024
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | @ MIA | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.12 |
| Sep 13 | @ ATL | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.74 |
| Sep 9 | vs CHC | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.94 |
| Sep 7 | vs CLE | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.05 |
| Sep 4 | @ LAA | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.96 |
| Sep 1 | @ AZ | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.19 |
| Aug 16 | @ STL | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.18 |
| Aug 14 | @ MIL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.79 |
| Aug 11 | vs PIT | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 |
| Aug 10 | vs PIT | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.95 |