Samuel Burris vs. Walt Leverenz — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walt Leverenz
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Walt Leverenz 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. Walt Leverenz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Walt Leverenz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Walt Leverenz

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.73
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.23
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.86
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.42
18.42
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.97
70.97
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.15
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
969
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.72
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
4.46
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.65
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1321
36.81
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.37
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
31.93
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.81
36.81

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Walt Leverenz

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.587
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Walt Leverenz

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
358.88
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
571.96
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
100.93
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
95.33
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.82
21.44
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
106.54
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
117.76
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.17
17.76
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
37
207.48
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.21
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Leverenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100