Ed Burns vs. Dick Nen — Career Comparison

Ed Burns
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher
Dick Nen
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ed Burns and Dick Nen are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Nen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.631 vs .579) and slugging (.335 vs .271). Ed Burns had the advantage in on-base percentage (.308 vs .296). By the career numbers, Dick Nen 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 Dick Nen

Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
321
213.05
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
239.87
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
904
600
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
918
600
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
796
528.32
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
539.87
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
121.46
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
120.92
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
103.54
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
138
90.2
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
21
13.94
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
15.03
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.98
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.96
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
13.73
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
27
17.92
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
30.72
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
75.8
50.31
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.38
53.84
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
216
143.36
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
181.05
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
181.19
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
263
171.9
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
48
31.86
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
45.75
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
65
43.14
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
69.93
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
113
75
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
101.96
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.09
57.8
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
82.39
53.85
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.65
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.65
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
55.09
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
77
50.33
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.54
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
39.16
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
152
99.35
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.32
15.32
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
6.04
6.04
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
1.41
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.95
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.27
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.88
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
19
12.42
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.29
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.65
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.27
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.29
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.92
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
16.67
16.67

Fielding Stats for Ed Burns and Dick Nen

Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
Dick Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.3
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.93
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5492
27
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1830.2
9
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1846
9.08
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
Dick Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.75
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
9.91
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1302
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1999
9.83
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.21
99.21
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.444
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.543
7.543
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.32
71.32
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.75
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Dick Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0