Samuel Burris vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Wilcox 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. Milt Wilcox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.402 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Milt Wilcox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Milt Wilcox

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.29
51.29
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.83
71.83
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.33
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
8.89
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.91
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.44
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
5.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.23
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.33
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8635
38.54
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.24
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.52
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.76
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7652
34.15
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Milt Wilcox

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.59
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.26
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
2.14
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.66
94.66
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.08
72.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Milt Wilcox

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
7
700
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
3452.17
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
539.13
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.44
21.18
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.98
17.23
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA