Bill Burdick vs. Steven Matz — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steven Matz 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 4.19 and 1.322 for Steven Matz. 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 Steven Matz

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.54
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.56
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.18
49.18
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.92
69.92
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.19
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.18
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
9.17
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
2.61
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.88
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
38.49
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4283
38.38
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
4.53
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.82
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3911
35.05
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Steven Matz

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.24
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.34
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.77
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.68
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Steven Matz

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
771.86
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
530.65
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
69.35
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
17.48
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
28.38
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
129.03
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
111.56
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
24.12
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
54.27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
14.58
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
21.24
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
21.11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
50
150.75
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA