James Burke vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

James Burke
UnknownMassachusettsNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith 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. Charlie Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 3.02 and 1.135 for James Burke. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Burke and Charlie Smith

James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.41
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.99
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.51
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.43
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.81
69.81
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
3.02
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1002
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
9.3
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
2.35
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1422
38.32
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.33
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
5.87
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1388
37.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for James Burke and Charlie Smith

James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.15
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.86
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1287
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.15
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.97
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.62
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.91
81.91
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Burke and Charlie Smith

James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
49
147.74
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
266.94
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
581.91
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
547.35
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
93.47
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
73.47
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.52
40.75
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
168.84
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
144.72
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
63.32
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
66.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.56
43.91
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.09
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
85
104.08
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.75
49.75
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
5.76
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA