Samuel Burris vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Nolan Ryan 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. Nolan Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.262 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Nolan Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Nolan Ryan

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2795
4.67
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
0.46
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.26
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Nolan Ryan

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.05
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Nolan Ryan

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
505.96
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.78
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
25.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
22.57
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
46.39
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50