Bill Burdick vs. Jakie May — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jakie May
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jakie May 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 3.88 and 1.448 for Jakie May. 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 Jakie May

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
2.36
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.97
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
0.93
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.41
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.55
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.11
43.11
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.4
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
3.88
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4687
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1562.1
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.18
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1645
9.48
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.77
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
3.55
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.88
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
4.41
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.885
0.885
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.18
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.51
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
38.49
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6831
39.35
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.86
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
4.65
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6126
35.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Jakie May

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.24
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
27
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
9
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.65
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Jakie May

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
466.79
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
527
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
468
532.83
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
91.08
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
71.73
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.39
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.69
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.28
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.35
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
17.48
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.37
28.88
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
120.68
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
129.03
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
125.24
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
37.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
27.32
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
62.62
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
14.58
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.5
26.75
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.28
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
31.88
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
120
136.62
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
33.02
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA