Burleigh Grimes vs Joe Bush

Burleigh Grimes Joe Bush

Burleigh Grimes and Joe Bush compared on their MLB careers: Burleigh Grimes played 19 seasons, 1916 to 1934, Joe Bush 17 seasons, 1912 to 1928. Burleigh Grimes has 270 wins to Joe Bush's 195. Burleigh Grimes won 2 titles, Joe Bush won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Burleigh Grimes and Joe Bush career totals

616	GP	489
270	W	195
212	L	183
3.5	ERA	3.5
4179.2	IP	3087.1
1,512	K	1,319
1,295	BB	1,263
1.4	WHIP	1.4
18	SV	20

How do they compare in the postseason?

Burleigh Grimes and Joe Bush postseason

9	GP	9
0	R	0
49	H	49

Where each stands all time

Burleigh Grimes and Joe Bush all-time places

229th (1,512)	Strikeouts (pitching)	—
32nd (270)	Wins (pitching)	126th (195)

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
Joe Bush: 3 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 Joe Bush season by season

1st	1916	2	3	2.36	1912	0	0	7.88
2nd	1917	3	16	3.53	1913	15	6	3.82
3rd	1918	19	9	2.14	1914	16	12	3.06
4th	1919	10	11	3.47	1915	5	15	4.14
5th	1920	23	11	2.22	1916	15	24	2.57
6th	1921	22	13	2.83	1917	11	17	2.47
7th	1922	17	14	4.76	1918	15	15	2.11
8th	1923	21	18	3.58	1919	0	0	5.00
9th	1924	22	13	3.82	1920	15	15	4.25
10th	1925	12	19	5.04	1921	16	9	3.50
11th	1926	12	13	3.71	1922	26	7	3.31
12th	1927	19	8	3.54	1923	19	15	3.43
13th	1928	25	14	2.99	1924	17	16	3.57
14th	1929	17	7	3.13	1925	14	14	5.09
15th	1930	16	11	4.07	1926	7	14	4.45
16th	1931	17	9	3.65	1927	2	3	9.64
17th	1932	6	11	4.78	1928	2	1	5.09
18th	1933	3	7	3.78	—	—	—	—
19th	1934	4	5	6.11	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA