Burleigh Grimes was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 616 career appearances, with a 3.53 ERA and 1512 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | PIT | 2 | 3 | 2.36 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 45.2 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 1.09 |
| 1917 | PIT | 3 | 16 | 3.53 | 37 | 17 | 0 | 194.0 | 186 | 76 | 70 | 72 | 1.32 |
| 1918 | BRO | 19 | 9 | 2.13 | 40 | 30 | 1 | 270.0 | 210 | 64 | 76 | 113 | 1.06 |
| 1919 | BRO | 10 | 11 | 3.47 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 181.1 | 179 | 70 | 60 | 82 | 1.32 |
| 1920 | BRO | 23 | 11 | 2.22 | 40 | 33 | 2 | 303.2 | 271 | 75 | 67 | 131 | 1.11 |
| 1921 | BRO | 22 | 13 | 2.83 | 37 | 35 | 0 | 302.1 | 313 | 95 | 76 | 136 | 1.29 |
| 1922 | BRO | 17 | 14 | 4.76 | 36 | 34 | 1 | 259.0 | 324 | 137 | 84 | 99 | 1.58 |
| 1923 | BRO | 21 | 18 | 3.58 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 327.0 | 356 | 130 | 100 | 119 | 1.39 |
| 1924 | BRO | 22 | 13 | 3.82 | 38 | 36 | 1 | 310.2 | 351 | 132 | 91 | 135 | 1.42 |
| 1925 | BRO | 12 | 19 | 5.04 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 246.2 | 305 | 138 | 102 | 73 | 1.65 |
| 1926 | BRO | 12 | 13 | 3.71 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 225.1 | 238 | 93 | 88 | 64 | 1.45 |
| 1927 | NY1 | 19 | 8 | 3.54 | 39 | 34 | 2 | 259.2 | 274 | 102 | 87 | 102 | 1.39 |
| 1928 | PIT | 25 | 14 | 2.99 | 48 | 37 | 3 | 330.2 | 311 | 110 | 77 | 97 | 1.17 |
| 1929 | PIT | 17 | 7 | 3.13 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 232.2 | 245 | 81 | 70 | 62 | 1.35 |
| 1930 | BSN | 3 | 5 | 7.35 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 49.0 | 72 | 40 | 22 | 15 | 1.92 |
| 1930 | STL | 13 | 6 | 3.01 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 152.1 | 174 | 51 | 43 | 58 | 1.42 |
| 1931 | STL | 17 | 9 | 3.65 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 212.1 | 240 | 86 | 59 | 67 | 1.41 |
| 1932 | CHC | 6 | 11 | 4.78 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 141.1 | 174 | 75 | 50 | 36 | 1.58 |
| 1933 | CHC | 3 | 6 | 3.49 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 69.2 | 71 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 1.44 |
| 1933 | STL | 0 | 1 | 5.27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13.2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1.68 |
| 1934 | NYY | 1 | 2 | 5.50 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 18.0 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 1934 | PIT | 1 | 2 | 7.24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 27.1 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 1.68 |
| 1934 | STL | 2 | 1 | 3.52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.91 |
| Career Totals | — | 270 | 212 | 3.53 | 616 | 497 | 18 | 4180.0 | 4412 | 1638 | 1295 | 1512 | 1.37 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | PIT | 6 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .176 | .176 | .176 | .353 |
| 1917 | PIT | 42 | 69 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | .232 | .254 | .275 | .529 |
| 1918 | BRO | 41 | 90 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | .200 | .226 | .244 | .470 |
| 1919 | BRO | 26 | 69 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .246 | .246 | .304 | .551 |
| 1920 | BRO | 43 | 111 | 9 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 21 | .306 | .358 | .432 | .791 |
| 1921 | BRO | 37 | 114 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .237 | .256 | .316 | .572 |
| 1922 | BRO | 36 | 93 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 15 | .237 | .304 | .290 | .594 |
| 1923 | BRO | 40 | 126 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 15 | .238 | .284 | .278 | .561 |
| 1924 | BRO | 40 | 124 | 11 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 | .298 | .331 | .323 | .653 |
| 1925 | BRO | 34 | 96 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 25 | .250 | .308 | .344 | .651 |
| 1926 | BRO | 31 | 81 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .222 | .259 | .272 | .530 |
| 1927 | NY1 | 39 | 96 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .188 | .228 | .229 | .457 |
| 1928 | PIT | 48 | 131 | 17 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 15 | .321 | .341 | .397 | .738 |
| 1929 | PIT | 33 | 91 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .286 | .316 | .385 | .700 |
| 1930 | BSN | 11 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .188 | .235 | .250 | .485 |
| 1930 | STL | 23 | 57 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .263 | .323 | .333 | .656 |
| 1931 | STL | 29 | 76 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .184 | .195 | .184 | .379 |
| 1932 | CHC | 30 | 44 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .250 | .267 | .273 | .539 |
| 1933 | CHC | 17 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .150 | .190 | .150 | .340 |
| 1933 | STL | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 |
| 1934 | NYY | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1934 | PIT | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| 1934 | STL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 632 | 1535 | 157 | 380 | 62 | 11 | 2 | 168 | 15 | 69 | 241 | .248 | .282 | .306 | .588 |