Nick Burdi vs. Red Oldham — Career Comparison

MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Red Oldham built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick Burdi as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Red Oldham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 5.34 and 1.648 for Nick Burdi. By the career numbers, Red Oldham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Burdi and Red Oldham

Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
10.38
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.85
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.97
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.89
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.51
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.34
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
4.15
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2563
27
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.1
9
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.1
9
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
8.6
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
10.3
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.89
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.37
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.23
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.08
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
13.05
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.81
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.05
13.05
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
0.654
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.78
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
41.84
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
39.15
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.56
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.52
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.64
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
5.15
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.89
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
34.71
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3391
35.72
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Nick Burdi and Red Oldham

Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
10.38
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
27
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.1
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.27
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.029
0.029
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.574
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Burdi and Red Oldham

Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
36
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
340.13
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
600
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
540.76
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
122.29
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
89.81
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.48
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.36
52.28
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
173.89
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
164.33
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
66.88
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.32
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
120.38
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
56.23
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.04
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
65
124.2
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Nick Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100