Bill Burdick vs. Dennis Martinez — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dennis Martinez
Baby BoomersNicaraguaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dennis Martinez 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 3.7 and 1.283 for Dennis Martinez. 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 Dennis Martinez

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.56
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
1.26
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.55
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.43
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.94
55.94
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.21
81.21
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.07
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1643
3.7
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11999
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3999.2
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.18
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3897
8.77
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
0.84
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165
2.62
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.16
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.88
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2149
4.84
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.19
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.27
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
38.49
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16754
37.7
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.11
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1835
4.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.27
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.25
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
0.75
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15238
34.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Dennis Martinez

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.24
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.56
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
1.26
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11999
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3999.2
9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.64
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
0.72
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.68
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
1.72
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.09
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1124
2.53
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.32
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
2.43
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.564
1.564
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.21
81.21
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Dennis Martinez

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
690.4
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
604
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
520
516.56
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
73.51
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
61.59
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.92
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.92
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
17.48
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.42
13.33
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
85.43
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
129.03
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
90.4
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
24.83
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
32.78
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
57.62
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
14.58
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.76
3.74
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.99
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
168
166.89
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
64.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.95
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100