Steve Gromek
Bats B Throws R6'2" 180 lbBorn 1920 Hamtramck, USADebut 1941Team DET1x All-Star
Awards: Baseball Magazine All-Star
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1957 | DET | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -129.1 |
| 1956 | DET | 40 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0.148 | 0.395 | 0.148 | 0.543 | 72.9 |
| 1955 | DET | 28 | 74 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 0.167 | 0.357 | 0.185 | 0.542 | 68.4 |
| 1954 | DET | 36 | 98 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0.190 | 0.273 | 0.190 | 0.463 | 29.2 |
| 1953 | DET | 24 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.070 | 0.070 | 0.070 | 0.140 | -77.6 |
| 1952 | CLE | 30 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0.100 | 0.229 | 0.100 | 0.329 | 1.9 |
| 1951 | CLE | 27 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0.296 | 0.406 | 0.333 | 0.740 | 112.0 |
| 1950 | CLE | 31 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.158 | 0.179 | 0.158 | 0.337 | -13.8 |
| 1949 | CLE | 27 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.167 | 0.231 | 0.208 | 0.439 | 15.5 |
| 1948 | CLE | 38 | 45 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0.146 | 0.205 | 0.171 | 0.375 | 0.9 |
| 1947 | CLE | 30 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.318 | 0.318 | 0.364 | 0.682 | 85.9 |
| 1946 | CLE | 37 | 58 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0.196 | 0.224 | 0.196 | 0.421 | 14.2 |
| 1945 | CLE | 37 | 104 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 0.231 | 0.307 | 0.253 | 0.560 | 67.9 |
| 1944 | CLE | 44 | 84 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0.260 | 0.316 | 0.301 | 0.618 | 79.7 |
| 1943 | CLE | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 546.8 |
| 1942 | CLE | 14 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.412 | 0.533 | 0.945 | 166.8 |
| 1941 | CLE | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.333 | -13.8 |
| Career | | 470 | 742 | 58 | 124 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 71 | 146 | 0.197 | 0.279 | 0.217 | 0.497 | 41.6 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1957 | DET | 0 | 1 | 6.08 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 23.7 | 113 | 3 | 13 | 11 | | | |
| 1956 | DET | 8 | 6 | 4.28 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 141.0 | 611 | 25 | 47 | 64 | | | |
| 1955 | DET | 13 | 10 | 3.98 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 181.0 | 760 | 26 | 37 | 73 | | | |
| 1954 | DET | 18 | 16 | 2.74 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 252.7 | 1049 | 26 | 57 | 102 | | | |
| 1953 | DET | 7 | 9 | 4.41 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 136.7 | 594 | 17 | 39 | 67 | | | |
| 1952 | CLE | 7 | 7 | 3.67 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 122.7 | 505 | 14 | 28 | 65 | | | |
| 1951 | CLE | 7 | 4 | 2.77 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 107.3 | 450 | 6 | 29 | 40 | | | |
| 1950 | CLE | 10 | 7 | 3.65 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 113.3 | 464 | 10 | 36 | 43 | | | |
| 1949 | CLE | 4 | 6 | 3.33 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 92.0 | 390 | 8 | 40 | 22 | | | |
| 1948 | CLE | 9 | 3 | 2.84 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 130.0 | 546 | 10 | 51 | 50 | | | |
| 1947 | CLE | 3 | 5 | 3.74 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 84.3 | 367 | 8 | 36 | 39 | | | |
| 1946 | CLE | 5 | 15 | 4.33 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 153.7 | 661 | 20 | 47 | 75 | | | |
| 1945 | CLE | 19 | 9 | 2.55 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 251.0 | 1026 | 6 | 66 | 101 | | | |
| 1944 | CLE | 10 | 9 | 2.56 | 35 | 21 | 1 | 203.7 | 820 | 5 | 70 | 115 | | | |
| 1943 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | | |
| 1942 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 3.65 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 44.3 | 197 | 2 | 23 | 14 | | | |
| 1941 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 4.24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23.3 | 106 | 0 | 11 | 19 | | | |
| Career | | 123 | 108 | 3.41 | 447 | 225 | 23 | 2064.7 | 8676 | 186 | 630 | 904 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1957 | DET | P | 15 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1956 | DET | P | 40 | 141 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1955 | DET | P | 28 | 181 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0.971 | |
| 1954 | DET | P | 36 | 253 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0.977 | |
| 1953 | DET | P | 24 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1952 | CLE | P | 29 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1951 | CLE | P | 27 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 1950 | CLE | P | 31 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 1949 | CLE | P | 27 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.963 | |
| 1948 | CLE | P | 38 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0.926 | |
| 1947 | CLE | P | 29 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.938 | |
| 1946 | CLE | P | 29 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0.969 | |
| 1945 | CLE | P | 33 | 0 | 15 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0.958 | |
| 1944 | CLE | P | 35 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0.941 | |
| 1943 | CLE | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 1942 | CLE | P | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.800 | |
| 1941 | CLE | P | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1948 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Career | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 1948 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.89 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.89 |