How Burleigh Grimes's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Burleigh Grimes posted a career ERA of 3.53, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1918, posting 2.13, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.8 that year. The highest point came in 1934 at 6.11, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.19 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.78 in 1932 to 3.78 in 1933 and 6.11 in 1934. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.13 to 6.11 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Burleigh Grimes Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Burleigh Grimes
| Burleigh Grimes
ERA | Burleigh Grimes
Component ERA | Burleigh Grimes
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.53 | 3.66 | 3.74 |
| Season Avg. | 3.53 | 3.66 | 3.74 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.53 | 3.66 | 3.74 |
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Burleigh Grimes ERA Per Season
Burleigh Grimes's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Burleigh Grimes ERA by Team
Burleigh Grimes's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Burleigh Grimes ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Burleigh Grimes's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Burleigh Grimes ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Burleigh Grimes's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Burleigh Grimes ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Burleigh Grimes's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
