Todd Burns vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Todd Burns
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks built a career as a starting pitcher and Todd Burns as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 3.47 and 1.297 for Todd Burns. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Todd Burns and Bill Ricks

Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
3.73
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.61
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.42
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.73
47.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.26
16.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
3.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1469
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
8.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
4.63
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2045
37.59
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.84
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1823
33.51
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Todd Burns and Bill Ricks

Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
3.73
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.61
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1469
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489.2
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.77
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.42
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.21
92.21
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.26
16.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Todd Burns and Bill Ricks

Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
30450
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-41.92
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA