Jim Burton vs. Marty McHale — Career Comparison

Jim Burton
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty McHale
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty McHale built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Burton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Burton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.473 compared to 3.57 and 1.289 for Marty McHale. By the career numbers, Jim Burton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Burton and Marty McHale

Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.85
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.61
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.75
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.75
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
3.57
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
9.7
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
9.57
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.23
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.03
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.79
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
3.29
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
39.29
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472
36.97
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.85
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.57
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
35.57
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
34.74
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Jim Burton and Marty McHale

Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.85
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
41.14
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.13
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
57.86
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.46
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
72
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.46
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
64.93
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.18
90.18
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Burton and Marty McHale

Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
30
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
312
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
600
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
513.6
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.2
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
23.63
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
81.6
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
139.2
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.2
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
57.6
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
22.84
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
129.6
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100