Bill Burdick vs. Webster McDonald — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Webster McDonald
Lost GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Webster 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 3.8 and 1.247 for Webster 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 Webster McDonald

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.48
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.03
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.57
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.38
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.71
69.71
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.63
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
3.8
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3799
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1266.1
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.18
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1277
9.08
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.77
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.44
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.27
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.15
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.88
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
3.93
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
38.49
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
34.32
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.17
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.65
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.07
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.59
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4340
30.84
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.32
34.32

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Webster McDonald

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.24
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.64
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.1
9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.68
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.22
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.52
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.32
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.41
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.64
95.64
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.71
69.71
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Webster McDonald

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
252.45
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
535.47
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
115.47
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
96.23
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.45
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.53
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.25
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
17.48
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.25
38.77
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
146.04
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
20
129.03
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
144.91
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.55
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.55
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
90.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
14.58
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.76
43.88
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
29.43
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
265
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.09
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA