Dennis Burtt vs. Clyde King — Career Comparison

Dennis Burtt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Clyde King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dennis Burtt built a career as a starting pitcher and Clyde King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clyde King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 5.64 and 1.253 for Dennis Burtt. By the career numbers, Clyde King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Burtt and Clyde King

Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.37
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.63
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.59
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.38
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.59
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.58
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.45
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.14
56.14
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.64
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.14
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
27
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1488
27
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.1
9
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
9
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.01
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
9.51
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.89
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.05
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.97
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
3.43
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.97
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.72
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.684
0.684
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
37.09
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2135
38.74
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.92
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.93
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.77
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.59
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
33.53
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
35.17
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.09
37.09
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Dennis Burtt and Clyde King

Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.37
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.59
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
27
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.1
9
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.48
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.78
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.78
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Burtt and Clyde King

Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
934.88
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
600
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
530.23
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.47
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.7
12.55
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
74.42
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
88.37
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.12
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0
-0.02
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
36
167.44
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA