Burleigh Grimes vs. Dennis Higgins — Career Comparison

Burleigh Grimes
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Dennis Higgins
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Burleigh Grimes built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Higgins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dennis Higgins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 3.53 and 1.365 for Burleigh Grimes. By the career numbers, Dennis Higgins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Burleigh Grimes and Dennis Higgins

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.33
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
5.29
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.07
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.58
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.46
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.02
56.02
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.89
48.89
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.68
80.68
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.68
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.01
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1638
3.53
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
3.42
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12540
27
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1231
27
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4180
9
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
410.1
9
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4412
9.5
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
7.59
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.32
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.7
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
2.79
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
4.89
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
3.26
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
7.44
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.2
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.83
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.21
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17959
38.67
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1772
38.87
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.2
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.63
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
4.41
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.9
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.387
1.387
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16567
35.67
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1521
33.36
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Burleigh Grimes and Dennis Higgins

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
5.29
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1231
27
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410.1
9
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.12
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.62
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.6
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.41
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.398
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Burleigh Grimes and Dennis Higgins

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
225.04
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
2224.62
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1685
600
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1535
546.59
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
58
535.38
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
135.31
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
108.61
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
22.08
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.92
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.71
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
26.71
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.16
48.13
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
1.45
13.34
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
167.36
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
161.66
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
13
120
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
55.91
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
59.82
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
115.01
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153.98
54.83
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
8.65
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.78
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
24.57
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
85.82
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
156.92
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.99
6.99
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.82
3.82
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
27.06
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.34
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.42
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.77
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.95
78.95
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA