Bill Burdick vs. Leroy Matlock — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leroy Matlock
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Leroy Matlock 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 3.93 and 1.312 for Leroy Matlock. 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 Leroy Matlock

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.38
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.03
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.61
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.17
74.17
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.6
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
3.93
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.18
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
9.15
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.77
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
2.65
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.88
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.6
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
38.49
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3312
38.22
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.8
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.78
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3006
34.68
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Leroy Matlock

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.24
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.43
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2939
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979.2
9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.64
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.21
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.68
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.03
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
2.56
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.38
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.32
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
3.24
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.871
1.871
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.263
2.263
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.87
69.87
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Leroy Matlock

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
222.58
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
518.43
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
114.75
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
92.63
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.21
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.76
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.12
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
17.48
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.15
47.21
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
147.93
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
20
129.03
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
161.75
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
80.18
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.92
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
129.95
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
14.58
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.48
53.2
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.38
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.62
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.67
144.67
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
34.56
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100