David Wright vs Ellis Burks

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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?

Ellis Burks leads in 6 of the 9 lines, David Wright in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

David Wright and Ellis Burks career totals

1,585	GP	2,000
5,998	AB	7,232
949	R	1,253, better
1,777	H	2,107, better
242	HR	352, better
970	RBI	1,206, better
196, better	SB	181
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.4, better	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5, better
0.9	OPS	0.9, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

David Wright and Ellis Burks postseason

24	GP	25
91	AB	93
10	R	14, better
18	H	26, better
2	HR	3, better
13, better	RBI	11
1	SB	1
0.2	AVG	0.3, better
0.3	OBP	0.3, better
0.3	SLG	0.5, better
0.6	OPS	0.8, better

Where each stands all time

David Wright and Ellis Burks all-time places

276th (242)	Home runs	102nd (352), better
294th (970)	RBI	139th (1,206), better
—	Hits	231st (2,107), better

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 and Ellis Burks titles and awards

—	Championships	1, better
—	AL Gold Glove	1, better
—	AL Silver Slugger	1, better
2, better	NL Silver Slugger	1
2, better	NL Gold Glove	—

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

1st	2004	.293, better	14	40	1987	.272	20, better	59, better
2nd	2005	.306, better	27, better	102, better	1988	.294	18	92
3rd	2006	.311, better	26, better	116, better	1989	.303	12	61
4th	2007	.325, better	30, better	107, better	1990	.296	21	89
5th	2008	.302, better	33, better	124, better	1991	.251	14	56
6th	2009	.307, better	10, better	72, better	1992	.255	8	30
7th	2010	.283, better	29, better	103, better	1993	.275	17	74
8th	2011	.254	14, better	61, better	1994	.322, better	13	24
9th	2012	.306, better	21, better	93, better	1995	.266	14	49
10th	2013	.307	18	58	1996	.344, better	40, better	128, better
11th	2014	.269	8	63	1997	.290, better	32, better	82, better
12th	2015	.289	5	17	1998	.292, better	21, better	76, better
13th	2016	.226	7	14	1999	.282, better	31, better	96, better
14th	2018	.000	0	0	2000	.344, better	24, better	96, better
15th	—	—	—	—	2001	.280	28	74
16th	—	—	—	—	2002	.301	32	91
17th	—	—	—	—	2003	.263	6	28
18th	—	—	—	—	2004	.182	1	1

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI