Samuel Burris vs. Larry McWilliams — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry McWilliams
Baby BoomersKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Larry McWilliams 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. Larry McWilliams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Larry McWilliams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Larry McWilliams

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
2.14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.29
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.45
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.52
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.43
46.43
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.54
60.54
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.2
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.99
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4675
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1558.1
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
8.94
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.79
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
3.13
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.33
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
5.43
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.3
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.3
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6702
38.71
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
4.44
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.57
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.18
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.63
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5979
34.53
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Larry McWilliams

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
2.14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.29
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4675
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1558.1
9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.49
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.59
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.15
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.08
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.54
60.54
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Larry McWilliams

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
442.72
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
515
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
519.61
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
69.9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
60.58
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.99
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.33
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.32
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.98
12.79
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
81.55
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
86.21
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
30.29
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.48
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
47.77
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.8
2.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.33
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.98
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
193
224.85
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
62.91
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.33
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry McWilliams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33