Jimmy Burke vs. Joel Skinner — Career Comparison

Jimmy Burke
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Joel Skinner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Jimmy Burke and Joel Skinner are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 88 for Jimmy Burke, 83 for Joel Skinner), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 79 vs 77). The overall lean goes to Jimmy Burke, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Burke and Joel Skinner

Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
550
154.06
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
218.18
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2142
600
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
1551
600
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1947
545.38
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1441
557.45
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
133.05
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
329
127.27
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
112.89
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
95.55
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
58
16.25
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
23.98
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.64
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.16
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.28
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.58
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
72
20.17
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
31.72
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189.78
53.16
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
115.34
44.62
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
157.42
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
448
173.31
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617
172.83
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
413
159.77
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
56.02
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
119
46.03
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
52.38
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
52.61
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
108.12
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
238
92.07
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215.67
60.41
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
115.94
44.85
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
8.4
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.55
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
31.37
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
80
30.95
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.39
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
29.13
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
387
149.71
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.6
20.6
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
4.01
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
14.85
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
18
6.96
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.09
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
40
15.47
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
24.37
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.16
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.71
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
24.37
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.87
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 600 PA
30
30

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Burke and Joel Skinner

Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
1.06
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
1.27
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.46
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.01
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13959
27
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11995
27
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4653
9
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3998.1
9
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
766
1.48
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2426
5.46
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1152
2.23
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.38
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.42
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.07
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2136
4.13
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2628
5.92
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1918
3.71
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2596
5.84
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.79
89.79
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.513
3.513
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.611
4.611
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.77
43.77
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.75
79.75
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.06
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.05
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Skinner
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.57
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Skinner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.29