James Burke vs. Jake Weimer — Career Comparison

James Burke
UnknownMassachusettsNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jake Weimer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Weimer 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. Jake Weimer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.23 and WHIP 1.168 compared to 3.02 and 1.135 for James Burke. By the career numbers, Jake Weimer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Burke and Jake Weimer

James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.08
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.17
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.02
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.1
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.59
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.42
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.29
54.29
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.43
58.43
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.24
94.24
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.87
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
3.02
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.23
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1002
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4418
27
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472.2
9
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
9.3
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1227
7.5
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
3.01
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
4.02
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.781
0.781
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.08
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.16
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.45
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1422
38.32
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5971
36.49
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
5.87
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.12
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.168
1.168
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1388
37.4
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5405
33.03
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49

Fielding Stats for James Burke and Jake Weimer

James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.15
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.17
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.9
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1287
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4419
27
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1473
9
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.46
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.75
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.15
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
2.46
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.2
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.97
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.4
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.62
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
3.2
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.91
81.91
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.744
2.744
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.96
76.96
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Burke and Jake Weimer

James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
49
147.74
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
197.26
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
584
600
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
581.91
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
554.79
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
118.15
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
93.47
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
104.79
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.3
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.17
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.36
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.52
40.75
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.2
36.17
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
168.84
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
134.59
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
48
144.72
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
151.03
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
63.32
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
47.26
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.02
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
36.99
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
22
66.33
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
83.22
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.56
43.91
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.52
40.6
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.08
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.09
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29.79
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
99
101.71
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.75
49.75
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.9
5.9
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.33
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100