Burleigh Grimes vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Burleigh Grimes
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Burleigh Grimes and Fernando Valenzuela are fairly close on the surface numbers. Burleigh Grimes had the edge in home runs allowed (0.32 per nine innings vs 0.69). 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 Burleigh Grimes and Fernando Valenzuela

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
1.07
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.02
56.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.68
80.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.68
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
3.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12540
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4180
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4412
9.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
2.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1512
3.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17959
38.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
4.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16567
35.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Burleigh Grimes and Fernando Valenzuela

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.398
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Burleigh Grimes and Fernando Valenzuela

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
225.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1685
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1535
546.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
135.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
187
107.57
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
108.61
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
150
86.29
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
22.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
26
14.96
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
26.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
37
21.28
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.16
48.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
49.61
28.54
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
167.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
245
140.94
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
161.66
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
195
112.18
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
55.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
59.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
84
48.32
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
115.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153.98
54.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
46.68
26.85
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
24.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
241
85.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
6.99
6.99
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
76
27.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.95
78.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0