Bill Burdick vs. Luther McDonald — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luther McDonald
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luther McDonald 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 4.28 and 1.486 for Luther McDonald. 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 Luther McDonald

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.7
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.62
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.59
58.59
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
4.28
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.18
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
11.15
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.77
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.27
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.22
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.88
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
2.75
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.573
0.573
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.553
0.553
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
38.49
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
39.67
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.41
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
5.28
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.08
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.71
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
35.97
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2100
36.14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Luther McDonald

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.24
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.72
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.68
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.91
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
2.56
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
3.17
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.32
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.05
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.2
96.2
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
58
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Luther McDonald

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
305.56
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
85
548.39
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
577.78
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
125
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
102.78
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.67
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.22
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
17.48
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.33
37.01
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
155.56
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
20
129.03
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
138.89
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.56
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
88.89
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
14.58
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.52
40.32
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.89
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
216
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.33
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100