Samuel Burris vs. Jack Knott — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Knott
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Knott 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. Jack Knott posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.97 and WHIP 1.560 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Jack Knott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Jack Knott

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.88
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.47
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.6
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.32
44.32
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.08
59.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.36
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
4.97
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4671
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1557
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1787
10.33
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.33
10.33
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.81
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
3.71
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
2.8
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.24
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7007
40.5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.45
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
5.73
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6345
36.68
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Jack Knott

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.84
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.019
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Jack Knott

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
348.84
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
559
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
482
517.35
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
62.25
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
59.03
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.22
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.22
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.93
10.66
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
65.47
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
92.31
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
34.35
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
24.69
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
59.03
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-0.65
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.98
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
212
227.55
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
52.59
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.22
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Knott
Career
Per 600 PA