Burleigh Grimes vs. Lem Hunter — Career Comparison

Burleigh Grimes
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Lem Hunter
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Burleigh Grimes built a career as a starting pitcher and Lem Hunter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lem Hunter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.42 and WHIP 1.895 compared to 3.53 and 1.365 for Burleigh Grimes. By the career numbers, Lem Hunter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Burleigh Grimes and Lem Hunter

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.33
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.07
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.58
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
0.46
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.02
56.02
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.68
80.68
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.68
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.04
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1638
3.53
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12540
27
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4180
9
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4412
9.5
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
14.21
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.21
14.21
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.32
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
2.79
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.84
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
3.26
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.68
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.2
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.21
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17959
38.67
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
41.21
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.2
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
4.41
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.95
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.895
1.895
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16567
35.67
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
38.37
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21

Fielding Stats for Burleigh Grimes and Lem Hunter

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.41
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.398
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Burleigh Grimes and Lem Hunter

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
225.04
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1685
600
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1535
546.59
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
135.31
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
108.61
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
22.08
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.92
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.71
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
26.71
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.16
48.13
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
167.36
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
161.66
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
55.91
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
59.82
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
115.01
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153.98
54.83
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
41.68
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.78
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
24.57
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
85.82
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.99
6.99
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
27.06
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.36
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.34
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.42
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.77
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.95
78.95
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA