Bill Burdick vs. Aaron Cook — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aaron Cook
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Aaron Cook built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Burdick as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Burdick posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.17 and WHIP 1.272 compared to 4.6 and 1.500 for Aaron Cook. By the career numbers, Bill Burdick had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Burdick and Aaron Cook

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.64
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.43
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.49
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.03
49.03
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
4.6
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4219
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1406.1
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.18
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1636
10.47
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.81
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
2.75
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.29
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.88
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.7
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.716
0.716
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
38.49
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6121
39.17
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
4.97
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.28
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.28
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5558
35.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Aaron Cook

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.24
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.64
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.43
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4219
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1406.1
9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.64
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.89
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.68
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.81
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
2.56
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
2.84
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.32
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.7
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.26
95.26
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Aaron Cook

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
345.03
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
484.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
73.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.42
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.88
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.15
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
17.48
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.34
16.92
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.99
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
129.03
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
102.75
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
32.98
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
24.1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
57.08
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
14.58
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.7
13.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.54
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
26.64
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
130
164.9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.99
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.81
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA