Dick Burns vs. Joe Musgrove — Career Comparison

Dick Burns
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Outlaw RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Musgrove
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Musgrove 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 3.73 and 1.176 for Joe Musgrove. 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 Joe Musgrove

Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.13
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.76
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.04
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.53
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.56
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.53
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.38
91.38
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.38
87.38
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.92
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.07
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
3.73
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1381
27
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3168
27
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
460.1
9
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
9
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9.25
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
8.27
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.13
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.56
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
2.23
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.89
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
8.95
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
0.606
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.66
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.85
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4385
37.37
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
5.94
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
4.02
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.65
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.201
1.201
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
37.28
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4002
34.11
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Dick Burns and Joe Musgrove

Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.19
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.76
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.53
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3213
27
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3170
27
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
9
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056.2
9
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.03
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.18
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.99
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.18
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.39
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
2.41
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
2.45
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.02
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.36
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.62
83.62
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.18
96.18
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.96
86.96
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Burns and Joe Musgrove

Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
130
140.79
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
864.15
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
589.17
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
138
520.75
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
157.04
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
20
75.47
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
109.39
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
14
52.83
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.87
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.16
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.65
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.64
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.22
61.97
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
4.35
16.4
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
228.52
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
27
101.89
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
167.87
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
23
86.79
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
105.05
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
12
45.28
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.75
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
16
60.38
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.48
69.83
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1.73
6.52
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
10.83
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.32
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
32.49
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
55
207.55
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
18.47
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
64.15
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA