John Burkett vs. Tony Saunders — Career Comparison

John Burkett
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tony Saunders
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Tony Saunders a clear advantage over John Burkett across the core pitching metrics. Tony Saunders led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 95), strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 96). John Burkett held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 64). Tony Saunders was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Burkett and Tony Saunders

John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.51
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.61
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.44
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.59
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.56
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.46
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.97
54.97
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.14
35.14
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.06
95.06
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
4.31
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.56
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7945
27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
27
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648.1
9
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.2
9
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2866
9.74
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
8.93
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
0.87
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.86
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
2.38
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
5.31
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.2
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1766
6
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
7.92
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.31
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11324
38.48
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
40.15
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1374
4.67
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
5.1
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.36
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.23
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
0.76
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.07
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10358
35.2
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1294
33.69
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for John Burkett and Tony Saunders

John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.51
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.61
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.44
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.59
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7945
27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
27
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2648.1
9
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.2
9
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.6
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.07
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.89
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.7
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.46
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.67
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.35
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.839
0.839
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.06
95.06
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Burkett and Tony Saunders

John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
425.44
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
885.71
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
629
600
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
515.1
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
47.69
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
41.97
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.72
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
5.72
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.25
5.96
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
27.03
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
53.42
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
73.45
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
20.99
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.17
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
38.16
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.97
-14.28
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
10.17
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.95
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
24.8
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
215.58
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
271.43
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
John Burkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.14
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.45
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Burkett
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA