Samuel Burris vs. Bill Lee — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Lee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Lee 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. Bill Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Bill Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Bill Lee

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.93
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.04
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.55
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.42
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.94
56.94
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.09
54.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.33
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.62
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5833
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1944.1
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2122
9.82
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.81
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
2.46
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.3
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8271
38.29
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.32
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
4.1
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.38
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.21
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.92
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7585
35.11
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Bill Lee

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.93
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.04
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5832
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1944
9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.38
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.92
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
2.44
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.31
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.68
94.68
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.09
54.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Bill Lee

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
7
700
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
1208.65
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
568.27
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
118.27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
100.96
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.31
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.99
31.71
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
150
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
121.15
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.62
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
57.69
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.76
31.02
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
63
181.73
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.85
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA