Burleigh Grimes vs. Sonny Boy Jeffries — Career Comparison

Burleigh Grimes
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Burleigh Grimes and Sonny Boy Jeffries are fairly close on the surface numbers. Burleigh Grimes carried a career ERA of 3.53 against Sonny Boy Jeffries's 3.57. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Burleigh Grimes and Sonny Boy Jeffries — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Burleigh Grimes and Sonny Boy Jeffries

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.33
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.38
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.07
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.79
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
0.58
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.79
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
0.46
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.02
56.02
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.68
80.68
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.68
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.08
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.04
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
3.53
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.57
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12540
27
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4180
9
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4412
9.5
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.53
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.32
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
2.79
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.18
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
3.26
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.38
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.672
0.672
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.2
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.21
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17959
38.67
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
38.91
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.2
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
4.41
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.97
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.19
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.79
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16567
35.67
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
34.54
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Burleigh Grimes and Sonny Boy Jeffries

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.38
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.79
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
27
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.2
9
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.99
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.79
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.78
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.99
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.41
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.398
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Burleigh Grimes and Sonny Boy Jeffries

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
225.04
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
450
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1685
600
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1535
546.59
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.375
1.375
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
135.31
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
108.61
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
22.08
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.92
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.71
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
26.71
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135.16
48.13
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
293.21
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
167.36
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
161.66
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
450
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.417
1.417
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
55.91
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
59.82
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
115.01
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153.98
54.83
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
236.48
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.78
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
24.57
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
241
85.82
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.99
6.99
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
27.06
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.36
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.34
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.42
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.77
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.95
78.95
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA