Bill Burdick vs. Vern Olsen — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vern Olsen 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 3.4 and 1.432 for Vern Olsen. 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 Vern Olsen

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.95
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.57
53.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
3.4
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.18
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
9.54
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.77
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.35
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.88
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.51
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
38.49
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2247
39.19
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.94
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
35.77
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Vern Olsen

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.24
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Vern Olsen

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
364.52
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
545.16
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
125.81
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
17.48
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.95
45.01
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
154.84
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
20
129.03
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
161.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.61
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
14.58
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
35.48
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100