Ed Burns vs. Tom Lawless — Career Comparison

Ed Burns
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher
Tom Lawless
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Ed Burns posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Lawless. Ed Burns posted stronger numbers in OPS (.579 vs .522) and on-base percentage (.308 vs .264). Tom Lawless had the advantage in home run production (2 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 Tom Lawless

Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
321
213.05
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
349.41
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
904
600
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
589
600
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
528.32
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
531
540.92
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
121.46
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
110
112.05
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
103.54
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
89
90.66
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
13.94
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.32
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.98
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.04
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.04
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
17.92
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.39
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.8
50.31
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
42.42
43.21
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
143.36
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
137
139.56
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
181.19
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
151
153.82
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
48
31.86
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
79.46
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
43.14
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
24
24.45
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
75
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
101.87
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.09
57.8
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
40.43
41.19
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.65
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
55.09
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
41
41.77
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
39.16
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
85
86.59
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.32
15.32
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
6.93
6.93
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
1.41
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
11.95
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.28
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.04
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11.21
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.29
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
53.99
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.24
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.29
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
67.23
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 600 PA
80.3
80.3

Fielding Stats for Ed Burns and Tom Lawless

Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.65
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.87
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3592
27
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1197.1
9
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.84
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.41
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
4.35
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1302
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
4.25
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.444
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.585
2.585
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.97
52.97
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.46
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lawless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lawless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01