Samuel Burris vs. Bill Macdonald — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Macdonald
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Macdonald 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 Macdonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Bill Macdonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Bill Macdonald

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
2.02
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.18
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.62
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.66
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
8.42
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.95
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.59
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.998
0.998
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
39.46
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
33.96
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Bill Macdonald

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.583
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Bill Macdonald

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
392.73
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
534.55
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
65.45
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.25
13.61
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
109.09
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.83
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
18
196.36
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA