Samuel Burris vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Denny McLain 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. Denny McLain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Denny McLain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Denny McLain

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.43
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Denny McLain

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.74
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.01
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.81
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.75
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Denny McLain

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
521.3
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
69.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.62
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.76
12.49
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
79.55
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
90.55
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.23
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
52.47
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.16
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
54.16
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100