Freddie Burdette vs. Rube Vickers — Career Comparison

Freddie Burdette
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Vickers
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Vickers built a career as a starting pitcher and Freddie Burdette as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rube Vickers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.190 compared to 3.41 and 1.515 for Freddie Burdette. By the career numbers, Rube Vickers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Freddie Burdette and Rube Vickers

Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.86
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.73
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.88
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.9
44.9
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.14
51.14
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.41
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.93
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374
27
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
9
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
7.08
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
8.37
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.31
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.01
0.01
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.24
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.34
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.31
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.62
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
4.19
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
38.01
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1839
36.14
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.88
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.41
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
4.24
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.369
1.369
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
32.5
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
33.48
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.01
38.01
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14

Fielding Stats for Freddie Burdette and Rube Vickers

Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.86
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.75
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.8
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1392
27
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
9
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.57
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.42
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.62
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.93
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.36
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.73
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.38
93.38
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.56
45.56
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02

Hitting Stats for Freddie Burdette and Rube Vickers

Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
9000
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
301.68
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
600
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
546.37
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
87.15
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
73.74
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.49
21.76
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
100.56
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
120.67
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
43.58
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.98
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.3
17.76
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
33.52
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
34
113.97
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
5.26
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.11
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Freddie Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA