Mike Burns vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Mike Burns
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko 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. Steve Renko posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 5.82 and 1.572 for Mike Burns. By the career numbers, Steve Renko had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Burns and Steve Renko

Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.21
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.21
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.82
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.99
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
11.2
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.89
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.64
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.31
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
6.51
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455
5.25
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.51
6.51
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.26
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
40.54
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10704
38.63
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.74
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
6.16
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
4.45
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.29
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.24
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.39
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.524
1.524
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
36.55
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.54
40.54
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Mike Burns and Steve Renko

Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.21
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.63
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.95
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.6
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.14
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
1.83
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.74
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Burns and Steve Renko

Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
2000
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
477.93
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
549.31
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
117.93
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
93.1
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
8.4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.45
38.74
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
45.52
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
43.45
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
82.76
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
38.86
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
25.86
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
233.33
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.83
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Mike Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100