Bill Burdick vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Denny McLain 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 3.39 and 1.176 for Denny McLain. 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 Denny McLain

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.34
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.43
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
3.39
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.18
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
2.62
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.88
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
38.49
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Denny McLain

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.24
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.34
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.64
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.01
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.81
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.75
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.307
1.307
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Denny McLain

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
241.18
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
521.3
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
69.39
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.62
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
17.48
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.76
12.49
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.55
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
129.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
90.55
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
27.08
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.23
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
52.47
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
14.58
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.27
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
21.16
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
54.16
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100