Dick Burns vs. Chris Holt — Career Comparison

Dick Burns
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Outlaw RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Chris Holt
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Holt 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 4.76 and 1.519 for Chris Holt. 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 Chris Holt

Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.13
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.62
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.04
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.49
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.62
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.38
91.38
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.21
84.21
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.92
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.07
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
4.76
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1381
27
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
460.1
9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
9.25
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
10.42
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.84
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.56
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
3.09
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.89
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
5.2
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
0.606
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.85
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3236
39.53
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
5.94
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
5.2
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.37
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.1
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.501
1.501
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
37.28
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2890
35.31
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Dick Burns and Chris Holt

Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.19
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.62
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3213
27
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
9
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.03
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.6
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.99
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.2
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.39
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.41
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.87
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.02
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.8
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.62
83.62
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Burns and Chris Holt

Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
130
140.79
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
385.51
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
207
600
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
589.17
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
177
513.04
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
157.04
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
16
46.38
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
109.39
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
14
40.58
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.8
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.16
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.65
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.8
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.22
61.97
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.39
6.94
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
228.52
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
18
52.17
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
167.87
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
25
72.46
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
105.05
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
34.78
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.75
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.39
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
18
52.17
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.48
69.83
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.17
-12.1
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.9
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
10.83
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.19
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
32.49
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
83
240.58
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
18.47
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.87
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.9
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA