Dick Burns vs. Clint Hartung — Career Comparison

Dick Burns
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Outlaw RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Clint Hartung
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Clint Hartung built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Burns as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Burns posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.201 compared to 5.02 and 1.565 for Clint Hartung. By the career numbers, Dick Burns had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Burns and Clint Hartung

Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.13
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.97
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.04
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.27
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.38
91.38
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.92
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.07
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
5.02
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1381
27
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1534
27
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
460.1
9
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511.1
9
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
9.25
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
9.31
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.99
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.56
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
4.77
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.89
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
2.94
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
0.606
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.85
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2271
39.97
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
5.94
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
5.61
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.565
1.565
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
37.28
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
34.97
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Dick Burns and Clint Hartung

Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.19
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3213
27
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
9
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.03
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.99
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.39
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.41
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.02
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.62
83.62
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.83
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Burns and Clint Hartung

Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
130
140.79
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
291.81
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
403
600
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
589.17
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
378
562.78
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
157.04
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
90
134
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
109.39
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
60
89.33
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.89
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.16
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.93
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20.84
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.65
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
30
44.67
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57.22
61.97
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44.93
66.9
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
228.52
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
229.28
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
167.87
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
171.22
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
105.05
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
42
62.53
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.75
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
64.02
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
71
105.71
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.48
69.83
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
45.37
67.55
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.83
Clint Hartung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.22
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
32.49
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
112
166.75
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
18.47
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.44
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Clint Hartung
Career
Per 600 PA