Ken Burkhart vs. Bill Rotes — Career Comparison

Ken Burkhart
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Burkhart built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Rotes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Burkhart posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. By the career numbers, Ken Burkhart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Burkhart and Bill Rotes

Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.56
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.71
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.13
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.47
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.35
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.45
57.45
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.7
27.7
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.84
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1559
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519.2
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
9.46
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.86
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.92
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.13
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.666
0.666
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2207
38.22
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.83
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.04
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
35.16
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63

Fielding Stats for Ken Burkhart and Bill Rotes

Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.18
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
27
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
9
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.54
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.01
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.72
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.29
85.29
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Burkhart and Bill Rotes

Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
545.12
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
600
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
78
600
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
548.78
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
70
538.46
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
98.78
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
76.83
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.63
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.69
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.66
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.95
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.93
29
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
27.84
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
131.71
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
107.69
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
128.05
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
130.77
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
40.24
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
40.24
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
76.83
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
100
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.89
25.22
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
20.53
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.32
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.95
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
113.41
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
200
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.29
5.29
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ken Burkhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.95
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.98
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Burkhart
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA