Dick Burton vs. Bill Rotes — Career Comparison

Dick Burton
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Burton built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Rotes 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 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. 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 Bill Rotes

Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.48
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.24
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.13
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.99
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.71
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.41
29.41
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.71
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
27
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.1
9
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
9.17
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.22
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
3.92
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.72
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
41.12
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
6.44
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.44
6.44
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.99
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
36.91
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.12
41.12
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63

Fielding Stats for Dick Burton and Bill Rotes

Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.48
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.24
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
27
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.1
9
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.23
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.54
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.48
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.01
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.23
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.72
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Burton and Bill Rotes

Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
461.54
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
600
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
538.46
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.69
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
23.08
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
8.32
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
27.84
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
107.69
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
130.77
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
100
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-17.41
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
20.53
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
26
200
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA