Bill Burdick vs. Columbus Vance — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Columbus Vance
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Columbus Vance 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 5.21 and 1.448 for Columbus Vance. 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 Columbus Vance

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.48
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.28
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.72
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.05
86.05
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.59
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.17
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
5.21
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.18
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
9.93
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.77
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.27
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
3.1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.88
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.97
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
38.49
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1183
40.79
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
5.28
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
6.62
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.62
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.69
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1035
35.69
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Columbus Vance

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.24
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.52
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.26
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.68
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.69
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
2.37
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
2.07
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.67
87.67
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.98
82.98
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Columbus Vance

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
261.54
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
85
548.39
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
579.49
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
153.85
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
117.95
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.51
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
17.48
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.64
59.71
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
210.26
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
20
129.03
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
169.23
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
102.56
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
14.58
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.33
68.38
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
117
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100