Barret Browning vs. Lew Burdette — Career Comparison

Barret Browning
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lew Burdette
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lew Burdette built a career as a starting pitcher and Barret Browning as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lew Burdette posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 5.12 and 1.293 for Barret Browning. By the career numbers, Lew Burdette had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barret Browning and Lew Burdette

Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
1.84
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.09
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.6
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.42
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.5
58.5
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.58
59.58
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.46
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.66
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9202
27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3067.1
9
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.38
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3186
9.35
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
0.85
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.26
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
1.84
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.18
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.12
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
3.15
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.16
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
39.1
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12745
37.4
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.38
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
4.11
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
33.98
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12061
35.39
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Barret Browning and Lew Burdette

Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
2.05
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.15
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8251
27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2750.1
9
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.8
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
2.04
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.93
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
2.84
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
96.98
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.091
0.091
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.07
56.07
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.18
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Barret Browning and Lew Burdette

Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13200
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
666
355.52
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1124
600
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1011
539.68
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
98.75
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
75.8
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.41
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.14
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.41
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.95
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.93
30.92
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
136.65
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
122.24
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
53.91
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.04
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
87.54
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.49
26.95
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.41
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.08
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
271
144.66
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.15
4.15
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
33.63
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.2
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.47
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.07
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.07
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100