James Burke vs. Omer Newsome — Career Comparison

James Burke
UnknownMassachusettsNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Omer Newsome
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Omer Newsome built a career as a starting pitcher and James Burke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James Burke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 5.93 and 1.599 for Omer Newsome. By the career numbers, James Burke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Burke and Omer Newsome

James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.08
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.92
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.02
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.93
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.51
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.43
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.53
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.61
48.61
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.02
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
5.93
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.407
0.407
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1002
27
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1015
27
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
9
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338.1
9
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
9.3
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
11.7
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
2.69
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.9
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
3.46
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.683
0.683
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.08
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1422
38.32
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1243
33.07
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
5.87
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
7.74
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.74
7.74
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.25
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.48
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.599
1.599
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1388
37.4
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1082
28.78
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.07
33.07

Fielding Stats for James Burke and Omer Newsome

James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.15
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.35
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.19
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1287
27
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
27
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
9
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.2
9
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.46
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.15
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.67
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.97
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.54
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.62
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.25
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.91
81.91
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.82
91.82
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.68
50.68
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Burke and Omer Newsome

James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
49
147.74
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
306.12
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
147
600
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
581.91
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
137
559.18
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.503
0.503
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
28
114.29
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
93.47
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
102.04
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.16
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.17
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.52
40.75
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
7.9
32.25
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
168.84
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
33
134.69
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
144.72
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
34
138.78
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
63.32
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
13
53.06
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.02
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
22
66.33
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
106.12
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.56
43.91
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
9.1
37.15
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.09
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
49.75
49.75
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
147
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.33
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA