Bill Burdick vs. Doc Newton — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Newton
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Newton 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 3.22 and 1.327 for Doc Newton. 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 Doc Newton

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.33
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.04
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.4
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.54
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.09
78.09
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.74
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
3.22
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3605
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201.2
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.18
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
8.83
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.77
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
3.12
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.88
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
3.77
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.52
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
38.49
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5069
37.96
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
4.58
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4583
34.32
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Doc Newton

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.24
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.33
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.4
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3657
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.44
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.68
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.47
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.41
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
2.56
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.31
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.32
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
2.9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.871
1.871
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.183
2.183
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Doc Newton

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
224.53
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
543.87
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
93.56
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
86.07
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.24
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.25
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.48
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
17.48
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.42
25.47
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
102.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
20
129.03
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
132.22
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
53.64
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
42.41
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
96.05
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
14.58
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.66
24.53
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
38.67
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
129
160.91
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.73
3.73
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.46
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.48
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.48
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100