Burleigh Grimes vs. Jim Tobin — Career Comparison

Burleigh Grimes
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Jim Tobin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Burleigh Grimes and Jim Tobin are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Tobin had the edge in WHIP (1.308 vs 1.365). By the career numbers, Jim Tobin 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 Burleigh Grimes and Jim Tobin

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.33
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.36
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
1.07
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.08
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.58
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.5
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.46
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.53
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.02
56.02
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.39
48.39
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.68
80.68
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.09
79.09
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
0.68
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.74
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.04
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1638
3.53
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
3.44
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12540
27
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5700
27
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4180
9
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1900
9
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4412
9.5
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1929
9.14
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.32
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1295
2.79
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.64
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
3.26
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
2.36
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.672
0.672
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.2
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.21
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17959
38.67
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8074
38.25
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.2
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.22
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
4.41
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
4.08
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16567
35.67
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7490
35.48
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Burleigh Grimes and Jim Tobin

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.41
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.398
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.024
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Burleigh Grimes and Jim Tobin

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
225.04
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
396
268.78
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1685
600
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
884
600
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1535
546.59
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
796
540.27
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
135.31
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
183
124.21
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
108.61
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
128
86.88
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
22.08
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
23.76
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.92
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.04
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.71
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.54
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
26.71
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.33
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135.16
48.13
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84.25
57.18
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
167.36
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
275
186.65
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
161.66
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
180.54
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
55.91
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
54.98
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
59.82
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
69.23
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
115.01
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
166
112.67
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153.98
54.83
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85.75
58.2
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.78
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
69
24.57
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.3
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
85.82
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
109.95
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.99
6.99
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.46
5.46
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
27.06
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.39
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.93
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.34
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.42
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.77
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
78.95
78.95
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100