Samuel Burris vs. Chuck James — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chuck James
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chuck James built a career as a starting pitcher and Samuel Burris as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chuck James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Chuck James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Chuck James

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.99
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.52
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.52
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.39
76.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
4.53
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
8.75
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.74
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.64
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
6.68
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
38.93
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.67
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.58
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1232
34.01
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Chuck James

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.99
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.52
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.19
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.16
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
97.67
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.583
0.583
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.39
76.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Chuck James

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
412.5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
519.64
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.86
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
37.5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.78
4.17
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
48.21
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
58.93
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.86
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.83
-20.52
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
34
182.14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.29
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.71
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA