Tom Burns vs. Jesse Williams — Career Comparison

Tom Burns
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Jesse Williams
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tom Burns and Jesse Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Jesse Williams posted stronger numbers in OPS (.696 vs .670) and on-base percentage (.339 vs .305). Tom Burns had the advantage in home run production (39 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jesse Williams had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tom Burns and Jesse Williams

Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1251
144.4
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
151.18
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5198
600
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1143
600
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4920
567.91
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1012
531.23
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1307
150.87
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
270
141.73
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
963
111.16
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
207
108.66
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
27.24
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
40
21
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
7.96
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.45
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.5
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.62
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
39.71
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
63
33.07
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
584.26
67.44
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137.47
72.16
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1798
207.54
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
361
189.5
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1585
182.95
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
200
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
83.34
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
88.71
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
683
78.84
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
101
53.02
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1366
157.68
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
265
139.11
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639.26
73.79
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151.13
79.33
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.92
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.77
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
31.17
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
52.49
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
454
52.4
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.05
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
11.45
11.45
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571.5
571.5
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.97
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
18.7
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
32
16.8
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
18.7
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
17.32
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
96.97
96.97

Fielding Stats for Tom Burns and Jesse Williams

Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
1.03
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.1
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.05
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33216
27
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7123
27
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11072
9
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2374.1
9
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1868
1.52
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.97
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3157
2.57
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
3.01
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
0.6
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.33
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5764
4.69
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
5.31
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5025
4.08
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
4.98
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.18
87.18
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.86
93.86
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.985
3.985
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.516
4.516
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
0.22
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.38
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0