Samuel Burris vs. Kris Medlen — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kris Medlen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kris Medlen 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. Kris Medlen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.33 and WHIP 1.223 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Kris Medlen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Kris Medlen

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
2.61
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.62
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.19
61.19
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.68
43.68
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.33
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
8.5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.75
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.45
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
7.45
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2467
37.05
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.71
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.81
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2256
33.88
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Kris Medlen

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
2.61
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1798
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599.1
9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.38
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.97
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.92
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.71
97.71
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.736
0.736
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.68
43.68
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Kris Medlen

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
689.61
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
502.6
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
70.13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
50.65
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.58
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.48
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.44
25.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
97.4
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
116.88
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.06
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.17
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.34
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.61
17.95
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.86
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
60
233.77
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
46.75
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Medlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100