Samuel Burris vs. Vern Ruhle — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vern Ruhle
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vern Ruhle 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. Vern Ruhle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Vern Ruhle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Vern Ruhle

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.2
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.43
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.56
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.23
43.23
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.49
57.49
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
585
3.73
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4234
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411.1
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
9.46
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.76
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
2.22
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.71
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5964
38.03
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.29
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
4.3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.39
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.81
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5483
34.96
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Vern Ruhle

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.2
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4234
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411.1
9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.71
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.11
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.82
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.64
95.64
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.49
57.49
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Vern Ruhle

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
7
700
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
872
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
485.33
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
72
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.33
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.33
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.94
21.18
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
85.33
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
133.33
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
32
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
56
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.9
18.41
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
96
256
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.34
2.34
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0