Burleigh Grimes vs Howard Ehmke

Burleigh GrimesHoward Ehmke

Burleigh Grimes and Howard Ehmke compared on their MLB careers: Burleigh Grimes played 19 seasons, 1916 to 1934, Howard Ehmke 15 seasons, 1915 to 1930. Burleigh Grimes has 270 wins to Howard Ehmke's 166. Burleigh Grimes won 2 titles, Howard Ehmke won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Burleigh Grimes and Howard Ehmke career totals
616GP427
270W166
212L166
3.5ERA3.8
4179.2IP2820.2
1,512K1,030
1,295BB1,042
1.4WHIP1.4
18SV14

How do they compare in the postseason?

Burleigh Grimes and Howard Ehmke postseason
9GP2
0R0
49H14

Where each stands all time

Burleigh Grimes and Howard Ehmke all-time places
229th (1,512)Strikeouts (pitching)—
32nd (270)Wins (pitching)196th (166)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Burleigh Grimes: 2 championships; none on file
  • Howard Ehmke: 2 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Burleigh Grimes and Howard Ehmke season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1916232.361915025.53
2nd19173163.531916313.13
3rd19181992.14191710152.97
4th191910113.47191917103.18
5th192023112.22192015183.25
6th192122132.83192113144.54
7th192217144.76192217174.22
8th192321183.58192320173.78
9th192422133.82192419173.46
10th192512195.0419259203.73
11th192612133.71192615143.86
12th19271983.54192712104.22
13th192825142.991928983.62
14th19291773.131929723.29
15th193016114.0719300111.70
16th19311793.65————
17th19326114.78————
18th1933373.78————
19th1934456.11————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA