Dick Burns vs. Mike Walker — Career Comparison

Dick Burns
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Outlaw RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mike Walker
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Walker 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 7.36 and 2.250 for Mike Walker. 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 Mike Walker

Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.13
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.04
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.49
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.38
91.38
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.92
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.07
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.36
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.7
7.7
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1381
27
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460.1
9
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
9.25
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
12.89
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.89
12.89
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.45
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.56
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.52
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.89
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.07
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
0.606
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
38.85
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
45.41
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
5.94
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
8.59
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907
37.28
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
38.66
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.41
45.41

Fielding Stats for Dick Burns and Mike Walker

Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.19
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3213
27
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
9
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.03
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.99
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.39
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
2.41
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.68
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.02
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.45
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.62
83.62
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Burns and Mike Walker

Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
140.79
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
600
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
589.17
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
157.04
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
109.39
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.16
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
47.65
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.22
61.97
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
228.52
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
167.87
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
105.05
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.48
69.83
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.83
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
30
32.49
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
18.47
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA