Dick Burns vs. Bill LeFebvre — Career Comparison

Dick Burns
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Outlaw RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bill LeFebvre
Greatest GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill LeFebvre 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 5.03 and 1.610 for Bill LeFebvre. 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 Bill LeFebvre

Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.13
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.45
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.04
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.68
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.49
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.38
91.38
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.92
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.07
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.03
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1381
27
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
27
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460.1
9
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.1
9
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
9.25
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
11.02
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.02
11.02
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.68
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.56
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.47
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.89
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.45
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
0.606
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.657
0.657
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.85
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
40.33
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.5
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
5.94
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
6.05
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
37.28
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
36.73
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Dick Burns and Bill LeFebvre

Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.19
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3213
27
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
9
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.03
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.99
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.39
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.41
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.02
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.62
83.62
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.62
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.079
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Burns and Bill LeFebvre

Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
140.79
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
441.18
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
589.17
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
87
511.76
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
157.04
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
24
141.18
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
109.39
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
16
94.12
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
28.16
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.41
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.16
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.65
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
8
47.06
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57.22
61.97
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.54
85.51
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
228.52
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
36
211.76
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
167.87
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
229.41
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
105.05
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
8
47.06
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.75
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
18
105.88
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64.48
69.83
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.07
88.62
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.83
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
88.24
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
32.49
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
64.71
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
18.47
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
9.27
9.27
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
1.36
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA