Moe Burtschy vs. Danny Duffy — Career Comparison

Moe Burtschy
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny Duffy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny Duffy built a career as a starting pitcher and Moe Burtschy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Duffy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.321 compared to 4.71 and 1.667 for Moe Burtschy. By the career numbers, Danny Duffy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Moe Burtschy and Danny Duffy

Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.37
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.8
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.57
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.52
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.18
87.18
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.71
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.95
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3517
27
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172.1
9
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
8.64
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1111
8.53
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.11
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
6.12
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.32
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.71
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048
8.05
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.203
1.203
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.4
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.35
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
41.13
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4974
38.19
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.43
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.2
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
4.18
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.75
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
34.33
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4448
34.15
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.13
41.13
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Moe Burtschy and Danny Duffy

Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.41
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.8
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.57
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3517
27
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172.1
9
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.9
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.04
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.91
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.13
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.17
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.95
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.07
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.23
94.23
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.598
0.598
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.18
87.18
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Moe Burtschy and Danny Duffy

Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
90
1384.62
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
5850
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
553.85
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
9.47
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.15
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.03
-0.42
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-4.88
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
275
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Moe Burtschy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Burtschy
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA