Ellis Burton vs. Lenn Sakata — Career Comparison

Ellis Burton
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Lenn Sakata
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Ellis Burton posted the stronger offensive profile against Lenn Sakata. Ellis Burton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.666 vs .618) and on-base percentage (.301 vs .289). Lenn Sakata had the advantage in batting average (.230 vs .216). 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 Lenn Sakata

Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
215
200
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
565
238.23
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
645
600
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1423
600
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
556
517.21
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1289
543.5
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
120
111.63
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
124.81
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
75
69.77
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
93.18
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
22.33
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
19.4
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.72
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.69
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.81
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
10.54
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
41.86
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
31.62
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66.13
61.52
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123.68
52.15
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
188.84
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
425
179.2
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
176.74
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
169.08
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
73.49
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
68.73
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
54.88
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
45.96
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
112.56
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
104.15
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64.29
59.8
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.98
52.7
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.65
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.37
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
60.47
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
40.9
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.93
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.11
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
108.84
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
66.62
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.16
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
9.28
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.51
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.95
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.23
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
33
13.91
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.23
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
12.65
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.58
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.17
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
17
15.81
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
19.82
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.71
64.71
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 600 PA
63.83
63.83

Fielding Stats for Ellis Burton and Lenn Sakata

Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.27
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.45
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.94
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
0.93
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10219
27
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406.1
9
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
1.78
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
1.93
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
3.15
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.12
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
1.87
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1970
5.21
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.84
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1924
5.08
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.09
98.09
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.66
97.66
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.517
3.517
Ellis Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.01
74.01
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.53
64.53
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.71
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ellis Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lenn Sakata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0