Bill Burdick vs. Ted Lyons — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lyons
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lyons 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 3.67 and 1.348 for Ted Lyons. 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 Ted Lyons

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
1.28
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.05
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.56
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.06
53.06
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.48
81.48
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
0.77
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.06
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1696
3.67
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12483
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4161
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.18
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4489
9.71
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.77
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.48
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1121
2.42
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.88
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1073
2.32
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.573
0.573
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.527
0.527
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.12
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
38.49
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17846
38.6
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.2
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2056
4.45
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
35.97
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16694
36.11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Ted Lyons

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.24
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
27
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
9
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.953
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Ted Lyons

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
245.08
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1726
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1563
543.34
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
126.54
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
104.63
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
17.03
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.74
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
21.9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
17.48
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119.98
41.71
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
155.04
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
20
129.03
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
154.35
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
56.32
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
51.8
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
106.37
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
14.58
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.31
47.73
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.43
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
25.38
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
69.87
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.59
8.59
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
28.85
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0