John Burkett career ERA
4.31Career Regular Season
John Burkett has a career ERA of 4.31 over 15 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: 3.04 in 2001.
- Most recent: 5.15 in 2003.
Average of 15 regular seasons, 1987 through 2003. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
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| 1987 |  SF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 1.67 | 0 |
| 1990 | SF | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3.79 | 204.0 | 118 | 61 | 1.28 | 1 |
| 1991 | SF | 36 | 12 | 11 | 4.18 | 206.2 | 131 | 60 | 1.37 | 0 |
| 1992 | SF | 32 | 13 | 9 | 3.84 | 189.2 | 107 | 45 | 1.26 | 0 |
| 1993 | SF | 34 | 22 | 7 | 3.65 | 231.2 | 145 | 40 | 1.14 | 0 |
| 1994 | SF | 25 | 6 | 8 | 3.62 | 159.1 | 85 | 36 | 1.33 | 0 |
| 1995 |  MIA | 30 | 14 | 14 | 4.30 | 188.1 | 126 | 57 | 1.41 | 0 |
| 1996 |  MIA/TEX | 34 | 11 | 12 | 4.24 | 222.2 | 155 | 58 | 1.29 | 0 |
| 1997 | TEX | 30 | 9 | 12 | 4.56 | 189.1 | 139 | 30 | 1.43 | 0 |
| 1998 | TEX | 32 | 9 | 13 | 5.68 | 195.0 | 131 | 46 | 1.42 | 0 |
| 1999 | TEX | 30 | 9 | 8 | 5.62 | 147.1 | 96 | 46 | 1.56 | 0 |
| 2000 |  ATL | 31 | 10 | 6 | 4.89 | 134.1 | 110 | 51 | 1.59 | 0 |
| 2001 | ATL | 34 | 12 | 12 | 3.04 | 219.1 | 187 | 70 | 1.17 | 0 |
| 2002 |  BOS | 29 | 13 | 8 | 4.53 | 173.0 | 124 | 50 | 1.44 | 0 |
| 2003 | BOS | 32 | 12 | 9 | 5.15 | 181.2 | 107 | 47 | 1.37 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV