Wally Burnette vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Wally Burnette
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Wally Burnette and Cliff Lee are fairly close on the surface numbers. Cliff Lee had the edge in WHIP (1.202 vs 1.378). By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Wally Burnette and Cliff Lee

Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.93
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.72
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
262.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
8.87
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.79
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.834
0.834
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
38.31
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.72
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.25
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1018
34.88
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Wally Burnette and Cliff Lee

Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.93
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
787
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
262.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wally Burnette and Cliff Lee

Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
68
458.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
89
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
77
519.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
11.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
14
94.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
4.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
121.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
60.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50