Jim Acker vs. Burleigh Grimes — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Burleigh Grimes
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Burleigh Grimes built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Burleigh Grimes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Burleigh Grimes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Burleigh Grimes

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.58
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.02
56.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.68
80.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
3.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12540
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4180
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4412
9.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
2.79
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
3.26
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.21
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17959
38.67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
4.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16567
35.67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Burleigh Grimes

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.398
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Burleigh Grimes

Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
225.04
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1685
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1535
546.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
135.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
108.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
22.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.92
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
26.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.16
48.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
167.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
161.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
55.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
59.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
115.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153.98
54.83
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
24.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
85.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.99
6.99
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
27.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.34
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.95
78.95