Samuel Burris vs. String Bean Williams — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
String Bean Williams
Pre-GenerationalThrows RightIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

String Bean Williams 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. String Bean Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.304 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, String Bean Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and String Bean Williams

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.4
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.96
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.51
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.74
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.68
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2927
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975.2
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
8.76
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
2.95
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
4.22
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.17
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3929
36.24
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
5.04
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.54
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3468
31.99
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.24
36.24

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and String Bean Williams

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.48
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.37
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3030
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.48
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.91
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.56
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.4
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.295
2.295
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.3
25.3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and String Bean Williams

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
224.68
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
554.55
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
146.75
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
112.99
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.48
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
33.77
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.21
60.02
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
198.7
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
171.43
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
64.94
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
62.34
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
123.38
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53.08
68.94
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.6
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
462
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.78
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.49
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.49
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100