Bill Burdick vs. Joe Magrane — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Magrane
Baby BoomersIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Magrane 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 3.81 and 1.368 for Joe Magrane. 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 Joe Magrane

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.56
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.36
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.47
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.55
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.97
45.97
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
3.81
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3290
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1096.2
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.18
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
8.87
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.77
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.65
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
3.21
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.23
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.88
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
4.63
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.53
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.34
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
38.49
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4685
38.45
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.24
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.43
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.81
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4161
34.15
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Joe Magrane

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.24
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.56
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.36
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3290
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1096.2
9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.51
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.57
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.12
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
2.2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
2.08
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.4
94.4
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Joe Magrane

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
357.45
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
510.64
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
71.12
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
47.42
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.41
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.71
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
17.48
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.26
22.36
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
109.42
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
129.03
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
94.83
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
34.65
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.71
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
51.06
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
14.58
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.77
10.53
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.71
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
99
180.55
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
65.65
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA