James Burke vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

James Burke
UnknownMassachusettsNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks 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 4.95 and 1.567 for Otis Starks. 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 Otis Starks

James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.08
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.49
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.02
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.51
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.43
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.25
68.25
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.62
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.02
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1002
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
9.3
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
3.37
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.08
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1422
38.32
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
40.11
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
5.87
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1388
37.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
35.3
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for James Burke and Otis Starks

James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.15
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.49
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1287
27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.46
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.15
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.97
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.62
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.91
81.91
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Burke and Otis Starks

James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
49
147.74
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
248.15
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
162
600
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
581.91
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
20
74.07
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
93.47
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
18
66.67
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.17
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.52
40.75
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
4.83
17.89
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
168.84
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
22
81.48
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
144.72
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
31
114.81
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
63.32
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
16
59.26
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.02
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
66.33
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.56
43.91
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.59
13.3
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.09
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.81
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.75
49.75
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
40.5
40.5
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100