Elmer Burkart vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Elmer Burkart
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko built a career as a starting pitcher and Elmer Burkart as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Renko posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 4.93 and 1.738 for Elmer Burkart. By the career numbers, Steve Renko had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elmer Burkart and Steve Renko

Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.43
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.86
47.86
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.21
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.93
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.99
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
10.07
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.57
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.64
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
5.25
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.26
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
40.93
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10704
38.63
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.71
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.93
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
4.45
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.29
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.39
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.738
1.738
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
35.14
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.93
40.93
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Elmer Burkart and Steve Renko

Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.63
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7493
27
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2497.2
9
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.6
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.14
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
1.83
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.74
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.563
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Burkart and Steve Renko

Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
800
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
477.93
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
549.31
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
117.93
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
93.1
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
16.55
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.83
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
9.02
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.45
38.74
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
45.52
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
43.45
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
82.76
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-23.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
38.86
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.86
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100