Burleigh Grimes vs. John Valentine — Career Comparison

Burleigh Grimes
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
John Valentine
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Burleigh Grimes built a career as a starting pitcher and John Valentine as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Burleigh Grimes posted a career ERA of 3.53 against John Valentine's 3.53, with WHIP of 1.365 and 1.441 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Burleigh Grimes and John Valentine

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.33
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.15
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.07
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.06
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.58
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.46
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.88
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.02
56.02
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.68
80.68
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
0.68
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.97
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.04
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1638
3.53
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
3.53
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12540
27
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
27
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4180
9
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
9
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4412
9.5
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
11.47
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.32
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1295
2.79
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.5
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
3.26
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.15
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.672
0.672
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.2
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.21
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17959
38.67
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
40.85
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.2
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
4.41
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
7.06
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16567
35.67
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
39.35
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85

Fielding Stats for Burleigh Grimes and John Valentine

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.34
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
27
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
9
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.79
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.97
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.32
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.76
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.41
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.398
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.059
2.059
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Burleigh Grimes and John Valentine

Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
225.04
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
16
154.84
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1685
600
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1535
546.59
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
580.65
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
135.31
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
164.52
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
108.61
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
125.81
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
22.08
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.71
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.92
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.71
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
26.71
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.71
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135.16
48.13
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.3
60.99
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
167.36
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
203.23
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
161.66
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
183.87
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
55.91
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
87.1
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
59.82
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
115.01
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
9
87.1
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153.98
54.83
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.23
69.94
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.78
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
24.57
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.35
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
241
85.82
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.99
6.99
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
27.06
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.36
John Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.34
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.42
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.77
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.95
78.95
John Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA