Dick Burns vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Dick Burns
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Outlaw RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith 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. Charlie Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 3.07 and 1.201 for Dick Burns. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Burns and Charlie Smith

Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.13
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.41
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.04
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.99
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.49
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.38
91.38
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.81
69.81
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.92
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.07
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1381
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
460.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.56
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
2.35
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.89
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
0.606
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.684
0.684
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
38.85
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.33
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
5.94
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
37.28
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Dick Burns and Charlie Smith

Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.19
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.86
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3213
27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
9
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.03
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.99
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.39
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
2.41
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.62
83.62
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Burns and Charlie Smith

Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
130
140.79
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
266.94
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
490
600
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
589.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
447
547.35
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
157.04
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
109.39
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
60
73.47
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.16
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.65
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.22
61.97
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
228.52
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
167.87
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
105.05
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.75
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.48
69.83
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.83
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.47
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
32.49
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
85
104.08
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
18.47
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
5.76
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA