Mike Burns vs. Connie Rector — Career Comparison

Mike Burns
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Connie Rector
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Connie Rector built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Burns as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Connie Rector posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 5.82 and 1.572 for Mike Burns. By the career numbers, Connie Rector had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Burns and Connie Rector

Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.21
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.42
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.97
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.1
54.1
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.76
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.82
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
4.66
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3349
27
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1116.1
9
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
11.2
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1260
10.16
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.49
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
2.92
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
6.51
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
3.45
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.51
6.51
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.24
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
40.54
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4654
37.52
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.74
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.33
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
6.16
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
5.58
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.91
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.78
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.524
1.524
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
36.55
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4148
33.44
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.54
40.54
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Mike Burns and Connie Rector

Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.21
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.51
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.02
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4320
27
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1440
9
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.95
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.84
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.78
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.62
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.731
1.731
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.36
67.36
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Burns and Connie Rector

Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
2000
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
216.88
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
600
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
648
546.84
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
126.58
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
97.05
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.41
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.54
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
8.4
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.68
51.21
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
173
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
161.18
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60.76
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
60.76
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
114.77
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.1
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.64
56.24
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.53
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
32.07
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
7
233.33
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.53
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
237
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.67
12.67
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
18.57
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.84
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100