Ed Burns vs. Frank Truesdale — Career Comparison

Ed Burns
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher
Frank Truesdale
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ed Burns and Frank Truesdale are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Burns posted stronger numbers in OPS (.579 vs .567) and slugging (.271 vs .249). Frank Truesdale had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 vs .308). 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 Frank Truesdale

Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
213.05
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
216
166.8
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
904
600
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
777
600
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
528.32
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
668
515.83
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
121.46
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
147
113.51
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
103.54
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
132
101.93
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
13.94
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.27
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.98
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.54
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
17.92
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.58
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75.8
50.31
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66.05
51.01
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
143.36
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
166
128.19
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
181.19
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
243
187.64
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
48
31.86
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
52.51
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
43.14
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
40
30.89
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
75
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
82.63
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.09
57.8
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
73.14
56.48
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.65
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.86
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
83
55.09
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
70.27
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
39.16
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
108
83.4
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.32
15.32
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
7.19
7.19
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
1.41
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
0.84
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.95
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.04
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.29
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.66
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.49
Ed Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.29
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
40.15
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 600 PA
78.85
78.85

Fielding Stats for Ed Burns and Frank Truesdale

Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.81
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.03
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3033
27
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
9
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.7
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
4.72
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.69
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
9.12
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1302
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
946
8.42
Ed Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.38
92.38
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.444
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.56
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Frank Truesdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Truesdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0