Dick Burns vs. Jack Jenkins — Career Comparison

Dick Burns
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Outlaw RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jack Jenkins
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Jenkins 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 4.73 and 1.763 for Jack Jenkins. 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 Jack Jenkins

Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.13
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.7
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.04
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.49
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.38
91.38
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.92
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.07
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1381
27
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460.1
9
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
9.25
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.45
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.03
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.56
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
6.41
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
3.89
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.4
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
0.606
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.85
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
40.5
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
5.94
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.763
1.763
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
37.28
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
34.09
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Dick Burns and Jack Jenkins

Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.19
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.7
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3213
27
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
9
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.03
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.99
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.39
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.41
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.36
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.02
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.03
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.62
83.62
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Burns and Jack Jenkins

Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
140.79
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
685.71
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
589.17
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
157.04
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
109.39
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.16
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.65
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.22
61.97
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
228.52
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
167.87
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
105.05
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.48
69.83
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-6
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.83
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
32.49
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
18.47
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA