Bill Burdick vs. Chuck James — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chuck James
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chuck James 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 4.53 and 1.405 for Chuck James. 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 Chuck James

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.99
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.52
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.52
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.39
76.39
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
4.53
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.18
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
8.75
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.74
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
3.64
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.88
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
6.68
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
38.49
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
38.93
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.67
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.58
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.39
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1232
34.01
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Chuck James

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.24
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.99
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.52
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.19
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.16
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.39
76.39
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Chuck James

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
412.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
519.64
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.86
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
17.48
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
4.17
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
9
48.21
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
129.03
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
11
58.93
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
5
26.79
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.07
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.86
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
14.58
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.83
-20.52
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.07
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
34
182.14
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.71
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA