Bill Burns vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Bill Burns
Pre-GenerationalTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bill Burns posted a stronger line than Bill Ricks. Bill Burns posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.72 vs 3.23) and WHIP (1.187 vs 1.329). By the career numbers, Bill Burns 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 Bill Burns and Bill Ricks

Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
1.47
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.65
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.96
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.59
36.59
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.65
72.65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.81
57.81
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.56
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.72
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
3.23
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2153
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
717.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
8.84
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.84
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
2.92
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2846
35.69
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.26
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.187
1.187
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2661
33.37
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.69
35.69
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Bill Burns and Bill Ricks

Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.95
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.95
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1620
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
4.37
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
2.25
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
5.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.76
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
4.68
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.63
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.43
92.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.402
2.402
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burns and Bill Ricks

Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
269.2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
275.47
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
600
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
558.94
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
109.51
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
88.97
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
20.53
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
15.02
34.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
132.32
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
146.01
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
12
27.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.97
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
19
43.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
15.27
34.83
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
34.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
63
143.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA