Samuel Burris vs. Mike Leake — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Leake
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold Glove

Mike Leake 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. Mike Leake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Mike Leake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Mike Leake

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.48
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.46
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.52
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.48
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.05
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5487
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1829
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1940
9.55
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.17
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.98
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1231
6.06
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7693
37.86
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4.45
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.25
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.26
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.93
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7118
35.03
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Mike Leake

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.48
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.46
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5487
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1829
9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.05
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.34
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
2.48
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
2.39
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.24
96.24
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Mike Leake

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338
369.4
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
485
530.05
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
101.64
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
74.32
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.67
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.56
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
27.32
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.78
31.45
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
143.17
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
121.31
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.491
0.491
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
50.27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
34.97
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
78.69
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.58
26.86
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.49
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
196
214.21
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
50.27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.02
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA