Ellis Burton vs. Don Heffner — Career Comparison

Ellis Burton
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Don Heffner
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ellis Burton and Don Heffner are closely matched on the surface stats. Ellis Burton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.666 vs .620) and slugging (.365 vs .303). Don Heffner had the advantage in on-base percentage (.317 vs .301). By the career numbers, Ellis Burton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ellis Burton and Don Heffner

Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
200
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
156.64
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
645
600
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2846
600
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
556
517.21
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2526
532.54
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
120
111.63
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
610
128.6
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
75
69.77
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
102.46
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
22.33
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
20.87
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.72
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.01
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.81
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
41.86
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
26.14
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66.13
61.52
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.01
52.5
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
188.84
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
765
161.28
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
190
176.74
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
889
187.42
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
73.49
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
57.98
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
54.88
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
52.28
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
112.56
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
517
109
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64.29
59.8
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279.03
58.83
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.65
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.9
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
60.47
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
56.92
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
108.84
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
45.96
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.06
13.06
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.16
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
8.64
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.51
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.23
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
6.32
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.23
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.79
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.58
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
5.48
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.81
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
9.28
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.71
64.71
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for Ellis Burton and Don Heffner

Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.27
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.94
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3773
27
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257.2
9
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.78
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1618
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1966
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
1.87
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3695
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.84
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.09
98.09
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.098
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.01
74.01
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0