Burleigh Grimes
1916–1934 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, New York Giants, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
632G
.248AVG
.282OBP
.306SLG
More career statistics
380H
2HR
168RBI
15SB
270–212W–L
4,179.2IP
1,512K
3.53ERA
497GS
18SV
12Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 1,535 | 1,536 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 4 | 6 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,685 | 1,686 |
| Batting · RBI | 168 | 169 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 15 | 14 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,638 | 1,633 |
| Pitching · p gs | 497 | 496 |
| Pitching · p h | 4,412 | 4,420 |
| Pitching · p hr | 148 | 149 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 12,539 | 12,529 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,512 | 1,524 |
| Pitching · p r | 2,048 | 2,050 |
| Pitching · p w | 1,295 | 1,298 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 632 | 1,685 | 1,535 | 157 | 380 | 62 | 11 | 2 | 168 | 69 | 241 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 470 | .248 | .282 | .306 | .588 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,179.7 | 616 | 497 | 314 | 270 | 212 | 18 | 4,412 | 2,048 | 1,638 | 148 | 1,295 | 1,512 | 0 | 0 | 3.53 | 1.365 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1924-06-16 to 1924-07-21
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Six Runs, No Outs | 1930-05-03 | 1 in 1,164 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1919-07-23 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1918-07-25 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 323 | 812 | 192 | 0 | 97 | 43 | 112 | .265 | .289 | .326 |
| Away | 309 | 874 | 188 | 2 | 72 | 26 | 129 | .232 | .245 | .288 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 44 | 138 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 11 | .217 | .246 | .275 |
| May | 119 | 317 | 82 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 40 | .288 | .303 | .344 |
| June | 114 | 274 | 52 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 35 | .205 | .226 | .248 |
| July | 131 | 361 | 86 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 62 | .258 | .266 | .327 |
| August | 122 | 321 | 75 | 0 | 42 | 13 | 50 | .253 | .274 | .340 |
| September | 97 | 260 | 56 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 40 | .238 | .258 | .268 |
| October | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 89 | 257 | 63 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 40 | .267 | .288 | .305 |
| new-york-giants | 87 | 228 | 52 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 32 | .248 | .281 | .310 |
| chicago-cubs | 85 | 253 | 55 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 39 | .243 | .273 | .319 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 84 | 219 | 45 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 37 | .221 | .228 | .279 |
| cincinnati-reds | 82 | 216 | 47 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 27 | .233 | .236 | .262 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 77 | 220 | 54 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 27 | .273 | .286 | .354 |
| boston-braves | 75 | 205 | 45 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 24 | .254 | .278 | .316 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 43 | 86 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | .235 | .244 | .309 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 17 | 3 | – | – | – | .176 | 45 | 20 |
| 1917 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 42 | 69 | 16 | – | 3 | 1 | .232 | 191 | 72 |
| 1918 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 41 | 90 | 18 | – | 4 | 2 | .200 | 270 | 117 |
| 1919 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 26 | 69 | 17 | – | 12 | 1 | .246 | 181 | 82 |
| 1920 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 43 | 111 | 34 | – | 16 | 2 | .306 | 303 | 131 |
| 1921 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 37 | 115 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .235 | 302 | 136 |
| 1922 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 36 | 93 | 22 | – | 11 | 2 | .237 | 259 | 99 |
| 1923 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 40 | 126 | 30 | – | 14 | – | .238 | 326 | 119 |
| 1924 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 40 | 124 | 37 | – | 9 | 1 | .298 | 309 | 136 |
| 1925 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 96 | 24 | 1 | 14 | – | .250 | 245 | 73 |
| 1926 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 31 | 81 | 18 | – | 10 | 2 | .222 | 226 | 64 |
| 1927 |  New York Giants | 39 | 96 | 18 | – | 6 | – | .188 | 259 | 102 |
| 1928 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 48 | 131 | 42 | – | 16 | 1 | .321 | 330 | 102 |
| 1929 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 33 | 91 | 26 | – | 12 | – | .286 | 232 | 65 |
| 1930 | Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 73 | 18 | – | 13 | – | .247 | 201 | 73 |
| 1931 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 76 | 14 | – | 8 | – | .184 | 212 | 66 |
| 1932 |  Chicago Cubs | 30 | 44 | 11 | – | 5 | 1 | .250 | 141 | 36 |
| 1933 | Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | 25 | 4 | – | 5 | – | .160 | 83 | 16 |
| 1934 | New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals | 22 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | .111 | 53 | 15 |