Bill Burdick vs. Dock Ellis — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dock Ellis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dock Ellis 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 3.46 and 1.319 for Dock Ellis. 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 Dock Ellis

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.46
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.58
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
817
3.46
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6383
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.2
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.18
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2067
8.74
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.77
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.59
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
2.85
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.88
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1136
4.81
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.851
0.851
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.19
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.19
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
38.49
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8978
37.98
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
4.05
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.29
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.26
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.42
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.288
1.288
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8129
34.39
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Dock Ellis

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.24
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.46
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.34
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6385
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2128.1
9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.64
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.73
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.21
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
2.04
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
1.95
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.88
91.88
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Dock Ellis

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
415.71
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
523.93
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
69.64
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
65.36
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
17.48
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.53
13.42
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
73.93
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
129.03
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
98.57
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
45
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
24.64
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
69.64
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
14.58
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.92
4.2
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.93
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
201
215.36
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.21
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Dock Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100