David Wright vs Ellis Burks

David WrightEllis Burks

David Wright and Ellis Burks compared on their MLB careers: David Wright played 14 seasons, 2004 to 2018, Ellis Burks 18 seasons, 1987 to 2004. David Wright has .296 batting average to Ellis Burks's .291. Ellis Burks won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

David Wright and Ellis Burks career totals
1,585GP2,000
5,998AB7,232
949R1,253
1,777H2,107
242HR352
970RBI1,206
196SB181
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

David Wright and Ellis Burks postseason
24GP25
91AB93
10R14
18H26
2HR3
13RBI11
1SB1
0.2AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.3SLG0.5
0.6OPS0.8

Where each stands all time

David Wright and Ellis Burks all-time places
276th (242)Home runs102nd (352)
294th (970)RBI139th (1,206)
—Hits231st (2,107)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • David Wright: 0 championships; NL Gold Glove ×2, NL Silver Slugger ×2
  • Ellis Burks: 1 championship; AL Gold Glove, AL Silver Slugger, NL Silver Slugger

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

David Wright and Ellis Burks season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st2004.29314401987.2722059
2nd2005.306271021988.2941892
3rd2006.311261161989.3031261
4th2007.325301071990.2962189
5th2008.302331241991.2511456
6th2009.30710721992.255830
7th2010.283291031993.2751774
8th2011.25414611994.3221324
9th2012.30621931995.2661449
10th2013.30718581996.34440128
11th2014.2698631997.2903282
12th2015.2895171998.2922176
13th2016.2267141999.2823196
14th2018.000002000.3442496
15th————2001.2802874
16th————2002.3013291
17th————2003.263628
18th————2004.18211

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI