Bill Burdick vs. Bill Lucas — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Lucas
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Lucas 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 3.43 and 1.297 for Bill Lucas. 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 Bill Lucas

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.83
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.14
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.89
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.43
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.86
85.86
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
9.18
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
8.92
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.77
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.75
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.88
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.6
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.573
0.573
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
38.49
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.6
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.89
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Bill Lucas

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.24
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
72
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Bill Lucas

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
200
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
320
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
548.39
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.71
17.48
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
74.91
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
129.03
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
14.58
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
94.55
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100