Ed Burns vs. Hal Lanier — Career Comparison

Ed Burns
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher
Hal Lanier
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Ed Burns and Hal Lanier are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Burns posted stronger numbers in OPS (.579 vs .534) and on-base percentage (.308 vs .259). Hal Lanier had the advantage in home run production (8 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ed Burns had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Burns and Hal Lanier

Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
321
213.05
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1196
182.13
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
904
600
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3940
600
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
796
528.32
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3703
563.91
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
183
121.46
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
843
128.38
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
156
103.54
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
107.21
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
21
13.94
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
16.9
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.98
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
3.05
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.22
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
27
17.92
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
21.17
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75.8
50.31
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228.45
34.79
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
216
143.36
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1018
155.03
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
181.19
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
983
149.7
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
48
31.86
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
45.23
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
43.14
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
41.57
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
113
75
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
85.58
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87.09
57.8
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241.13
36.72
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.65
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.61
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
55.09
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
20.71
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.81
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
39.16
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
436
66.4
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.32
15.32
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
9.04
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
1.41
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.95
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
11.88
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.89
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
135
20.56
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.29
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.68
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.68
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.29
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.35
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Ed Burns and Hal Lanier

Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
1.16
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
1.01
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28322
27
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9440.2
9
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2041
1.95
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3408
3.25
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.13
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5589
5.33
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1302
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
5.19
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.444
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.463
4.463
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.73
86.73
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
0.57
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Hal Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0