Bill Burdick vs. Cal Eldred — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal Eldred
Gen XIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cal Eldred 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 4.42 and 1.413 for Cal Eldred. 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 Cal Eldred

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
2.24
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.26
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.49
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.75
53.75
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.3
56.3
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
4.42
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4104
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.18
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1340
8.82
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.14
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
3.79
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.88
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
6.18
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.18
6.18
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.26
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
38.49
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5930
39.01
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.3
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
4.71
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.68
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5221
34.35
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Cal Eldred

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.24
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
2.24
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.26
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4104
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.64
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.66
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.94
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.64
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
1.61
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.716
0.716
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.3
56.3
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Cal Eldred

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
2332.58
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
89
600
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
72
485.39
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.93
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40.45
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.48
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.48
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
17.48
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
9.85
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
10
67.42
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
129.03
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
14
94.38
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
47.19
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
74.16
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
14.58
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-4.14
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40.45
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
39
262.92
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
74.16
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.48
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0