Bill Burdick vs. Whammy Douglas — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Whammy Douglas
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Whammy Douglas 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 3.26 and 1.702 for Whammy Douglas. 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 Whammy Douglas

Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.11
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.53
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.26
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.18
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9.19
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
2.88
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.36
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
38.49
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
40.79
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.4
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
34.47
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Whammy Douglas

Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.24
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.15
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.57
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.64
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.15
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.96
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Whammy Douglas

Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
200
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
412.5
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
548.39
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
17.48
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-4.93
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
129.03
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
14.58
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.05
-76.94
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Whammy Douglas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
375
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Whammy Douglas
Career
Per 600 PA