Cy Buker vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Cy Buker
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Buker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cy Buker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 4.95 and 1.567 for Otis Starks. By the career numbers, Cy Buker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Buker and Otis Starks

Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.33
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.72
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.3
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.64
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.95
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
40.19
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
40.11
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.23
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
35.45
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
35.3
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Cy Buker and Otis Starks

Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.49
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1160
27
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386.2
9
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Buker and Otis Starks

Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1260
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
533.33
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
74.07
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
66.67
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
5.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
81.48
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
114.81
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.11
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
5.63
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
30
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.93
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100