Samuel Burris vs. Claude Willoughby — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Willoughby
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Claude Willoughby 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. Claude Willoughby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.84 and WHIP 1.803 compared to 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Claude Willoughby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Claude Willoughby

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
2.34
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.66
45.66
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
5.84
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2524
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
841.1
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
11.7
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1111
11.88
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.7
11.7
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.6
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.34
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.87
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.24
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940
42.15
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.63
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
6.75
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.803
1.803
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3516
37.61
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.15
42.15

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Claude Willoughby

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.174
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Claude Willoughby

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
440.94
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
547.65
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
78.52
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
72.48
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.04
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.04
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.85
17.83
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
84.56
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
118.79
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.19
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26.17
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
54.36
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
40.27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
73
146.98
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA