Burleigh Grimes played in Major League Baseball from 1916 to 1934, appearing in 616 games over 19 seasons. He recorded a total of 270 W and 212 L, an ERA of 3.53, 1,512 SO, a WHIP of 1.365, and a WAR of 47.1.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Burleigh Grimes |
Date of Birth | August 18, 1893 |
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MLB Debut | 1916 |
๐ Career Summary
Burleigh Grimes appeared in 616 games over 19 MLB seasons from 1916 to 1934. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 497 (MLB Rank: 51) |
GF | 95 (MLB Rank: 817) |
W | 270 (MLB Rank: 33) |
L | 212 (MLB Rank: 33) |
SV | 18 (MLB Rank: 830) |
ERA | 3.53 (MLB Rank: 2,599) |
IP | 4180 (MLB Rank: 36) |
SHO | 35 (MLB Rank: 71) |
CG | 314 (MLB Rank: 33) |
SO | 1,512 (MLB Rank: 229) |
BB | 1295 (MLB Rank: 35) |
H | 4,412 (MLB Rank: 22) |
HR | 148 (MLB Rank: 532) |
SO9 | 3.26 (MLB Rank: 8,406) |
BB9 | 2.79 (MLB Rank: 9,047) |
H9 | 9.5 (MLB Rank: 5,685) |
HR9 | 0.32 (MLB Rank: 8,165) |
WHIP | 1.365 (MLB Rank: 8,052) |
WAR | 47.1 (MLB Rank: 122) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1934)
In his final season (1934), Burleigh Grimes recorded the following stats:
GS | 4 |
GF | 14 |
W | 4 |
L | 5 |
SV | 1 |
ERA | 6.11 |
IP | 53 |
SO | 15 |
BB | 26 |
H | 63 |
HR | 1 |
SO9 | 2.55 |
BB9 | 4.42 |
H9 | 10.7 |
HR9 | 0.17 |
WHIP | 1.679 |
WAR | โ0.3 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1928, 25 W
- Most SO: 1921, 136 SO
- Most IP: 1928, 330.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1921, 7.8 WAR
- Best ERA: 1918, 2.13 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
Burleigh Grimes appeared in 7 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.68, pitched 38.5 IP, struck out 15 batters, with 3 W and 2 L.
Burleigh Grimes Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1916 | 2 | 3 | 2.36 | 0.4 | 0 | 20 | 45.2 | 0.4 | 1.095 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 113 | 2.38 | 3.9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.2 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 182 |
1917 | 3 | 16 | 3.53 | 0.158 | 0 | 72 | 194 | -0.7 | 1.32 | 5 | 186 | 70 | 101 | 76 | 81 | 3.03 | 3.3 | 1.03 | 17 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 824 |
1918 | 19 | 9 | 2.13 | 0.679 | 1 | 113 | 270 | 4.4 | 1.059 | 3 | 210 | 76 | 94 | 64 | 130 | 2.43 | 3.8 | 1.49 | 30 | 40 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 0.1 | 7 | 2.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1078 |
1919 | 10 | 11 | 3.47 | 0.476 | 0 | 82 | 181.1 | -0.6 | 1.318 | 2 | 179 | 60 | 97 | 70 | 86 | 2.84 | 4.1 | 1.37 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0.1 | 8.9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 791 |
1920 | 23 | 11 | 2.22 | 0.676 | 2 | 131 | 303.2 | 7.1 | 1.113 | 5 | 271 | 67 | 101 | 75 | 144 | 2.85 | 3.9 | 1.96 | 33 | 40 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 0.1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1246 |
1921 | 22 | 13 | 2.83 | 0.629 | 0 | 136 | 302.1 | 7.8 | 1.287 | 6 | 313 | 76 | 120 | 95 | 139 | 3.3 | 4 | 1.79 | 35 | 37 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 0.2 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1253 |
1922 | 17 | 14 | 4.76 | 0.548 | 1 | 99 | 259 | 1.3 | 1.575 | 17 | 324 | 84 | 159 | 137 | 86 | 4.29 | 3.4 | 1.18 | 34 | 36 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0.6 | 11.3 | 2.9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1168 |
1923 | 21 | 18 | 3.58 | 0.538 | 0 | 119 | 327 | 3.6 | 1.394 | 9 | 356 | 100 | 165 | 130 | 108 | 3.69 | 3.3 | 1.19 | 38 | 39 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1418 |
1924 | 22 | 13 | 3.82 | 0.629 | 1 | 135 | 310.2 | 2.2 | 1.423 | 15 | 351 | 91 | 161 | 132 | 98 | 3.44 | 3.9 | 1.48 | 36 | 38 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0.4 | 10.2 | 2.6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1345 |
1925 | 12 | 19 | 5.04 | 0.387 | 0 | 73 | 246.2 | 0.1 | 1.65 | 15 | 305 | 102 | 164 | 138 | 82 | 3.72 | 2.7 | 0.72 | 31 | 33 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1129 |
1926 | 12 | 13 | 3.71 | 0.48 | 0 | 64 | 225.1 | 2.7 | 1.447 | 4 | 238 | 88 | 114 | 93 | 102 | 3.93 | 2.6 | 0.73 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 996 |
1927 | 19 | 8 | 3.54 | 0.704 | 2 | 102 | 259.2 | 2.9 | 1.39 | 12 | 274 | 87 | 116 | 102 | 110 | 3.37 | 3.5 | 1.17 | 34 | 39 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0.4 | 9.5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1103 |
1928 | 25 | 14 | 2.99 | 0.641 | 3 | 97 | 330.2 | 5.9 | 1.173 | 11 | 311 | 77 | 146 | 110 | 136 | 3.66 | 2.6 | 1.26 | 37 | 48 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1377 |
1929 | 17 | 7 | 3.13 | 0.708 | 2 | 62 | 232.2 | 5.3 | 1.354 | 11 | 245 | 70 | 108 | 81 | 154 | 3.83 | 2.4 | 0.89 | 29 | 33 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0.4 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1004 |
1930 | 16 | 11 | 4.07 | 0.593 | 0 | 73 | 201.1 | 3.3 | 1.545 | 9 | 246 | 65 | 119 | 91 | 124 | 3.78 | 3.3 | 1.12 | 28 | 33 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0.4 | 11 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 896 |
1931 | 17 | 9 | 3.65 | 0.654 | 0 | 67 | 212.1 | 2.8 | 1.408 | 11 | 240 | 59 | 97 | 86 | 109 | 4.15 | 2.8 | 1.14 | 28 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0.5 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 914 |
1932 | 6 | 11 | 4.78 | 0.353 | 1 | 36 | 141.1 | -1 | 1.585 | 8 | 174 | 50 | 89 | 75 | 80 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 0.72 | 18 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 642 |
1933 | 3 | 7 | 3.78 | 0.3 | 4 | 16 | 83.1 | -0.1 | 1.476 | 3 | 86 | 37 | 42 | 35 | 89 | 4.39 | 1.7 | 0.43 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 363 |
1934 | 4 | 5 | 6.11 | 0.444 | 1 | 15 | 53 | -0.3 | 1.679 | 1 | 63 | 26 | 38 | 36 | 69 | 4.45 | 2.5 | 0.58 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 10.7 | 4.4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 245 |