Johnny Allen vs. Burleigh Grimes — Career Comparison

Johnny Allen
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Burleigh Grimes
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Johnny Allen and Burleigh Grimes are fairly close on the surface numbers. Burleigh Grimes had the edge in ERA (3.53 vs 3.75). By the career numbers, Burleigh Grimes had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Allen and Burleigh Grimes

Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.62
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.33
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.11
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
1.07
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.66
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
0.58
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.35
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
0.46
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.44
65.44
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.02
56.02
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.47
68.47
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.68
80.68
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.5
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.68
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.08
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
813
3.75
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
3.53
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5851
27
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12540
27
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1950.1
9
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4180
9
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
8.53
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4412
9.5
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.48
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.32
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
738
3.41
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
2.79
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
4.94
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
3.26
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.927
0.927
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.2
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.21
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8292
38.26
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17959
38.67
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.2
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
4.26
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
4.41
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7516
34.68
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16567
35.67
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Johnny Allen and Burleigh Grimes

Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.72
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.41
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.398
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Allen and Burleigh Grimes

Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
278.98
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
225.04
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
785
600
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1685
600
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
716
547.26
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1535
546.59
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
124
94.78
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
135.31
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
105
80.25
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
108.61
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.17
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
22.08
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.29
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.92
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.06
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.71
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
19
14.52
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
26.71
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
32.75
25.03
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.16
48.13
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
154
117.71
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
167.36
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
157
120
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
161.66
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
62.68
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
55.91
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
64
48.92
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
59.82
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
142
108.54
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
115.01
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
27.88
21.31
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153.98
54.83
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.78
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
25.22
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
24.57
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
118.47
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
85.82
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
5.06
5.06
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.99
6.99
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
27.52
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
27.06
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.11
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.76
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.34
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.42
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.76
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.77
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
78.95
78.95