Lew Burdette vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Lew Burdette
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lew Burdette and Otis Starks are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lew Burdette posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.66 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.264 vs 1.567). Otis Starks had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.5 per nine innings vs 0.85). By the career numbers, Lew Burdette had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lew Burdette and Otis Starks

Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
1.84
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.09
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.6
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.42
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.5
58.5
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.58
59.58
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
0.46
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.66
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9202
27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3067.1
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3186
9.35
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
0.85
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
1.84
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
3.37
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.18
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
3.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.01
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.819
0.819
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.16
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12745
37.4
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
40.11
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.38
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
4.11
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12061
35.39
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1489
35.3
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Lew Burdette and Otis Starks

Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
2.05
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.02
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8251
27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2750.1
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.8
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
2.04
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.93
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.51
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
2.84
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.3
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.98
96.98
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.07
56.07
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.18
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Burdette and Otis Starks

Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
666
355.52
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1124
600
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
162
600
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
539.68
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
98.75
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
20
74.07
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
75.8
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
18
66.67
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.41
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.14
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.41
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.95
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.93
30.92
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
4.83
17.89
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
136.65
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
22
81.48
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
122.24
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
31
114.81
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
53.91
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.04
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.11
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
87.54
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
19
70.37
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.49
26.95
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.59
13.3
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.41
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.7
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.08
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
271
144.66
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
4.15
4.15
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
33.63
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.93
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.47
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.07
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.07
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100