Jim Burton vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Jim Burton
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks 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 4.95 and 1.567 for Otis Starks. 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 Otis Starks

Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.85
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.75
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
9.7
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.7
9.7
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.23
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
3.37
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.79
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
39.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
40.11
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.85
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
35.57
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
35.3
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Jim Burton and Otis Starks

Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.85
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.13
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.46
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.46
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Burton and Otis Starks

Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
30
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
248.15
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
600
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
533.33
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.81
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100