Samuel Burris vs. Johnny Lush — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Lush
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Lush 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. Johnny Lush posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.68 and WHIP 1.276 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Johnny Lush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Johnny Lush

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
1.32
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.48
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.62
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.71
43.71
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.16
85.16
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.76
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.68
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3718
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1239.1
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1169
8.49
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
3.56
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.27
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.46
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5168
37.53
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4.15
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692
34.07
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Johnny Lush

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.23
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.1
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6999
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333
9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
2.77
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.5
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.29
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
4.56
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
4.27
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.481
3.481
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.62
89.62
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Johnny Lush

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
208.86
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1083
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
993
550.14
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
139.61
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
110.25
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
22.16
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.36
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108.13
59.91
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
177.29
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
182.27
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
59.28
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
52.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
110.25
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119.87
66.41
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.43
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
38.23
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
127
70.36
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.53
8.53
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.2
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
15.51
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
15.51
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Lush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100