Dick Burwell vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Dick Burwell
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Burwell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Renko posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 6.59 and 2.049 for Dick Burwell. By the career numbers, Steve Renko had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Burwell and Steve Renko

Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.29
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.21
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.59
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.99
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.2
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.89
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.24
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.64
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
5.25
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.26
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
42.8
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10704
38.63
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.13
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.59
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
4.45
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.29
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.39
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.049
2.049
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
34.9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.8
42.8
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Dick Burwell and Steve Renko

Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.29
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.63
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.6
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.14
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.63
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
1.83
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.63
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.74
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Burwell and Steve Renko

Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
750
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
477.93
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
549.31
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
117.93
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
93.1
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.45
38.74
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
45.52
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
82.76
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.57
38.86
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.86
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Dick Burwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100