Samuel Burris vs. Webster McDonald — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Webster McDonald
Lost GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Webster McDonald 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. Webster McDonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.247 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Webster McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Webster McDonald

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
1.48
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.03
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.57
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.38
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.71
69.71
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.63
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
3.8
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3799
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1266.1
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1277
9.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.44
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.15
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
3.93
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
34.32
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.17
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.65
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.59
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4340
30.84
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.32
34.32

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Webster McDonald

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
1.64
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.1
9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.22
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.52
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.41
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.64
95.64
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.71
69.71
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Webster McDonald

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
252.45
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
535.47
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
115.47
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
96.23
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.45
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.53
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.25
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.25
38.77
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
146.04
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
144.91
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.55
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.55
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
90.57
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.76
43.88
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.43
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.26
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
265
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA