Samuel Burris vs. Doc White — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc White
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc White 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. Doc White posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.39 and WHIP 1.121 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Doc White had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Doc White

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.26
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.56
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.46
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.78
54.78
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.01
85.01
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.78
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
2.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9123
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3041
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2738
8.1
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
1.98
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
4.1
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.18
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.35
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12096
35.8
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.15
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
3.31
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11307
33.46
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.8
35.8

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Doc White

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
1.46
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.73
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9519
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3173
9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
1
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.78
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.17
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.95
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1330
3.77
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
95.61
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.578
2.578
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Doc White

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
216.49
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1516
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1283
507.78
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
110.03
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
95.38
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.71
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.15
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.79
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
14.64
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115.91
45.87
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
131.4
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
168.6
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
58.18
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
29.68
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
87.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132.74
52.54
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.4
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
58.18
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
195
77.18
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
33.64
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.66
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.66
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100