Bill Burdick vs. Ed Lynch — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Lynch
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Lynch 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 and 1.395 for Ed Lynch. 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 Ed Lynch

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.37
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.45
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.52
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.53
46.53
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.98
47.98
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
4
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2821
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
940.1
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.18
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1050
10.05
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.85
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.27
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.19
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.32
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.88
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.79
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.665
0.665
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
38.49
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4003
38.31
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.47
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
4.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.74
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3691
35.33
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Ed Lynch

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.24
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.37
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2821
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
940.1
9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.61
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.05
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.7
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.67
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.702
0.702
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.98
47.98
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Ed Lynch

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
531.43
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
507.86
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
57.86
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
53.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
17.48
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.16
8.92
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
62.14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
129.03
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
81.43
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.86
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
27.86
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
14.58
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.21
-4.74
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
112
240
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
66.43
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.14
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA