Ed Burns vs. Joe Thurston — Career Comparison

Ed Burns
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher
Joe Thurston
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Joe Thurston posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Burns. Joe Thurston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.638 vs .579) and on-base percentage (.314 vs .308). By the career numbers, Joe Thurston 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 Joe Thurston

Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
213.05
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
287.5
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
904
600
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
384
600
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
528.32
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
337
526.56
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
121.46
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
76
118.75
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
103.54
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
50
78.13
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
13.94
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.25
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.98
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.56
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
17.92
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.63
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75.8
50.31
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35.34
55.22
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
143.36
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
170.31
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
181.19
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
181.25
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
31.86
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
53.13
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
43.14
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
27
42.19
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
75
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
93.75
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.09
57.8
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34.77
54.33
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.65
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
55.09
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
35
54.69
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
39.16
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
67
104.69
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.32
15.32
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5.73
5.73
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
1.41
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.95
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.25
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.69
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
9
14.06
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.29
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.81
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.13
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.29
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.94
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Ed Burns and Joe Thurston

Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.82
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.88
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2123
27
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
707.2
9
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.27
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.25
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
3.69
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1302
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.52
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.444
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.937
1.937
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.25
48.25
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.41
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0