Bill Burdick vs. Joe Matthews — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Matthews
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Matthews 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 3.6 and 1.100 for Joe Matthews. 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 Matthews

Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.97
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.135
0.135
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
9.18
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.88
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
38.49
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
39.6
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
5.28
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
33.3
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.6
39.6

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Joe Matthews

Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.24
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
27
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
9
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Joe Matthews

Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
200
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
548.39
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
17.48
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
129.03
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
14.58
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA