Samuel Burris vs. Joey Jay — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joey Jay
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joey Jay 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. Joey Jay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Joey Jay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Joey Jay

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.8
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.18
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.58
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.53
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.37
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
3.77
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4639
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.1
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
8.5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.89
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
3.53
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.2
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
5.81
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.039
1.039
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.31
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6583
38.31
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.16
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5940
34.57
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Joey Jay

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.82
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.18
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4608
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1536
9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.62
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.29
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.99
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
1.91
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
95.88
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.16
65.16
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Joey Jay

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
344.44
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
536.67
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
61.11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
51.11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.78
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.33
12.59
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
75.56
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
93.33
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.89
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
21.11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
37.78
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.4
-3.78
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
31.11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
206
228.89
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA