Bill Burdick vs. Mike Corkins — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Corkins
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Corkins 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 4.39 and 1.611 for Mike Corkins. 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 Mike Corkins

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.08
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.97
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.86
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.55
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.03
28.03
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
4.39
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1378
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459.1
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.18
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
8.97
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
4.86
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.88
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
6.56
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.39
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
38.49
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2067
40.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.94
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
5.04
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1754
34.37
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Mike Corkins

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.24
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.08
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.86
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1378
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459.1
9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.55
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.94
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.67
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.49
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.41
89.41
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.03
28.03
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Mike Corkins

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
702.86
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
510
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
102.86
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
72.86
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
17.48
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.06
51.7
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
175.71
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
20
129.03
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
145.71
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
68.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.43
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
98.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
14.58
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.48
49.19
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
42.86
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 600 PA
54
231.43
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
47.14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Corkins
Career
Per 600 PA