Dick Burton vs. Tom Martin — Career Comparison

Dick Burton
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Martin
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Burton built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Martin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Burton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 4.92 and 1.582 for Tom Martin. By the career numbers, Dick Burton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Burton and Tom Martin

Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.48
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.24
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.99
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.71
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
4.92
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
27
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.1
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
9.17
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9.63
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.22
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
4.06
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.72
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.37
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
41.12
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
40.22
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.02
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.44
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
5.14
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.99
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.8
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
36.91
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1232
35.01
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Dick Burton and Tom Martin

Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.48
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.24
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
27
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.1
9
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.23
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.17
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.48
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.71
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.23
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.59
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.149
0.149
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Burton and Tom Martin

Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
17353.85
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
8.32
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-17.41
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-71.43
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA