Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Burleigh Grimes
Nickname:
Ol' StubblebeardBirthdate:
Aug. 18, 1893 (144 y, 4 m, 17 d)Nationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'10"/175
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 38 | 41.5 | 26.6 |
| Grey Ink | 203 | 195.8 | 149.9 |
| HoF Standard | 37 | 48.8 | 44.0 |
| WAR | 57.2 | 68.8 | 59.0 |
| WAR7 | 38.7 | 46.1 | 37.8 |
| JAWS | 48.0 | 57.4 | 48.4 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Red Faber R | 927 |
| Ted Lyons R | 916 |
| Red Ruffing R | 916 |
| Dennis Martinez R | 883 |
| Eppa Rixey R | 875 |
| Sam Jones R | 873 |
| Vic Willis R | 871 |
| Tommy John R | 865 |
| Waite Hoyt R | 864 |
| Joe Niekro R | 861 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 40 | 1 |
| 1924 | 38 | 5 |
| 1928 | 48 | 1 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 30 | 4 |
| 1920 | 33 | 9 |
| 1921 | 35 | 5 |
| 1922 | 34 | 5 |
| 1923 | 38 | 1 |
| 1924 | 36 | 1 |
| 1925 | 31 | 6 |
| 1926 | 29 | 9 |
| 1927 | 34 | 4 |
| 1928 | 37 | 1 |
| 1929 | 29 | 10 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 19 | 3 |
| 1920 | 23 | 3 |
| 1921 | 22 | 1 |
| 1922 | 17 | 8 |
| 1923 | 21 | 4 |
| 1924 | 22 | 2 |
| 1927 | 19 | 5 |
| 1928 | 25 | 1 |
| 1929 | 17 | 7 |
| 1930 | 16 | 9 |
| 1931 | 17 | 7 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 16 | 8 |
| 1922 | 14 | 10 |
| 1923 | 18 | 2 |
| 1925 | 19 | 1 |
| 1926 | 13 | 10 |
| 1928 | 14 | 10 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.679 | 5 |
| 1920 | 0.677 | 1 |
| 1921 | 0.629 | 5 |
| 1927 | 0.704 | 3 |
| 1928 | 0.641 | 8 |
| 1929 | 0.708 | 3 |
| 1931 | 0.654 | 4 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 3 | 5 |
| 1933 | 4 | 5 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 270.0 | 4 |
| 1920 | 303.2 | 3 |
| 1921 | 302.1 | 3 |
| 1922 | 259.0 | 9 |
| 1923 | 327.0 | 1 |
| 1924 | 310.2 | 1 |
| 1925 | 246.2 | 7 |
| 1927 | 259.2 | 9 |
| 1928 | 330.2 | 1 |
| 1929 | 232.2 | 9 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 1078 | 3 |
| 1920 | 1246 | 6 |
| 1921 | 1253 | 4 |
| 1922 | 1153 | 5 |
| 1923 | 1418 | 1 |
| 1924 | 1345 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1129 | 5 |
| 1926 | 996 | 7 |
| 1927 | 1103 | 8 |
| 1928 | 1377 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1004 | 9 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 3 | 10 |
| 1922 | 17 | 2 |
| 1924 | 15 | 3 |
| 1925 | 15 | 8 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 76 | 3 |
| 1919 | 60 | 9 |
| 1921 | 76 | 5 |
| 1922 | 84 | 7 |
| 1923 | 100 | 3 |
| 1924 | 91 | 2 |
| 1925 | 102 | 3 |
| 1926 | 88 | 4 |
| 1927 | 87 | 3 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 113 | 3 |
| 1920 | 131 | 2 |
| 1921 | 136 | 1 |
| 1922 | 99 | 5 |
| 1923 | 119 | 3 |
| 1924 | 135 | 2 |
| 1927 | 102 | 4 |
| 1928 | 97 | 4 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 5 | 9 |
| 1918 | 11 | 2 |
| 1919 | 7 | 4 |
| 1920 | 9 | 2 |
| 1921 | 6 | 4 |
| 1922 | 6 | 6 |
| 1923 | 6 | 5 |
| 1924 | 5 | 4 |
| 1925 | 8 | 2 |
| 1926 | 4 | 8 |
| 1927 | 4 | 7 |
| 1930 | 7 | 4 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 2.133 | 4 |
| 1920 | 2.223 | 3 |
| 1921 | 2.828 | 4 |
| 1928 | 2.994 | 8 |
| 1929 | 3.133 | 2 |
| 1930 | 4.068 | 6 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.235 | 2 |
| 1920 | 0.256 | 5 |
| 1928 | 0.254 | 4 |
| 1929 | 0.273 | 4 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 1.059 | 4 |
| 1920 | 1.113 | 5 |
| 1921 | 1.287 | 9 |
| 1928 | 1.173 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1.354 | 8 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 7.000 | 2 |
| 1920 | 8.032 | 3 |
| 1921 | 9.318 | 5 |
| 1928 | 8.465 | 7 |
| 1929 | 9.477 | 7 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 2.096 | 5 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 19 | 7 |
| 1920 | 25 | 3 |
| 1921 | 30 | 1 |
| 1922 | 18 | 10 |
| 1923 | 33 | 1 |
| 1924 | 30 | 1 |
| 1925 | 19 | 9 |
| 1926 | 18 | 6 |
| 1928 | 28 | 1 |
| 1929 | 18 | 8 |
| 1931 | 17 | 10 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 7 | 2 |
| 1920 | 5 | 3 |
| 1921 | 2 | 9 |
| 1923 | 2 | 10 |
| 1927 | 2 | 5 |
| 1928 | 4 | 1 |
| 1929 | 2 | 7 |
| 1931 | 3 | 5 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 59 | 10 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 271 | 10 |
| 1921 | 313 | 4 |
| 1922 | 324 | 3 |
| 1923 | 356 | 1 |
| 1924 | 351 | 1 |
| 1925 | 305 | 3 |
| 1927 | 274 | 7 |
| 1928 | 311 | 2 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 186 | 3 |
| 1919 | 179 | 9 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 2 | 5 |
| 1921 | 6 | 6 |
| 1926 | 4 | 3 |
| 1928 | 11 | 9 |
| 1929 | 11 | 6 |
| 1930 | 9 | 1 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 1920 | 5.9 | 4 |
| 1921 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1923 | 5.7 | 4 |
| 1924 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 1928 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 1929 | 3.8 | 7 |
| 1930 | 3.6 | 7 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 3 | 1 |
| 1919 | 10 | 7 |
| 1925 | 12 | 8 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 9 | 5 |
| 1920 | 11 | 8 |
| 1927 | 8 | 3 |
| 1929 | 7 | 3 |
| 1931 | 9 | 3 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 5.1 | 4 |
| 1920 | 7.7 | 3 |
| 1921 | 7.8 | 1 |
| 1923 | 5.5 | 8 |
| 1927 | 5.1 | 9 |
| 1928 | 6.9 | 4 |
| 1929 | 6.1 | 6 |