Samuel Burris vs. Clay Kirby — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clay Kirby
Baby BoomersDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Clay Kirby 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. Clay Kirby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.421 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Clay Kirby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Clay Kirby

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.52
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.44
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.6
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.9
41.9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.24
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
3.84
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4644
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1430
8.31
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.91
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
4.15
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.33
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
6.17
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.17
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6682
38.85
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
4.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.39
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.24
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5835
33.92
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Clay Kirby

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.52
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4645
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548.1
9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.46
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.17
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.63
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.46
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.64
89.64
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Clay Kirby

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
285.97
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
556
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
515.83
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50.72
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
45.32
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.4
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.4
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.73
8.34
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
56.12
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
86.33
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.74
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.19
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
39.93
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.3
-7.87
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
34.53
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
217
234.17
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
48.56
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.47
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA