Ed Burns vs. Ryan Lavarnway — Career Comparison

Ed Burns
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher
Ryan Lavarnway
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Ed Burns and Ryan Lavarnway are closely matched on the surface stats. Ryan Lavarnway posted stronger numbers in OPS (.618 vs .579) and slugging (.345 vs .271). Ed Burns had the advantage in on-base percentage (.308 vs .274). By the career numbers, Ryan Lavarnway 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 Ryan Lavarnway

Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
213.05
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
165
203.7
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
904
600
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
486
600
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
528.32
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447
551.85
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
121.46
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
97
119.75
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
103.54
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
58
71.6
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
21
13.94
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
37.04
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.98
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.11
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
27
17.92
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
48.15
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75.8
50.31
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41.86
51.68
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
143.36
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
190.12
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
181.19
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
132
162.96
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
31.86
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
45.68
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
43.14
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
61.73
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
75
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
96.3
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.09
57.8
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
38.46
47.48
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.65
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.7
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
55.09
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
32
39.51
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.23
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
39.16
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
120
148.15
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.32
15.32
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
4.05
4.05
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
1.41
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.95
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.23
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.7
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
15
18.52
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.29
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.29
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Ed Burns and Ryan Lavarnway

Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.27
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.98
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2510
27
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836.2
9
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
7.94
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
8.45
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1302
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
8.35
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.444
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.576
6.576
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.12
77.12
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.75
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Lavarnway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19