Ellis Burks vs Matt Holliday

Ellis BurksMatt Holliday

Ellis Burks and Matt Holliday compared on their MLB careers: Ellis Burks played 18 seasons, 1987 to 2004, Matt Holliday 15 seasons, 2004 to 2018. Ellis Burks has .291 batting average to Matt Holliday's .299. Ellis Burks won 1 title, Matt Holliday won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ellis Burks and Matt Holliday career totals
2,000GP1,903
7,232AB7,009
1,253R1,157
2,107H2,096
352HR316
1,206RBI1,220
181SB108
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Ellis Burks and Matt Holliday postseason
25GP77
93AB290
14R42
26H71
3HR13
11RBI37
1SB1
0.3AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.4
0.8OPS0.7

Where each stands all time

Ellis Burks and Matt Holliday all-time places
102nd (352)Home runs145th (316)
231st (2,107)Hits237th (2,096)
139th (1,206)RBI132nd (1,220)

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

  • Ellis Burks: 1 championship; AL Gold Glove, AL Silver Slugger, NL Silver Slugger
  • Matt Holliday: 1 championship; NL Silver Slugger ×4

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.

Ellis Burks and Matt Holliday 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.
1st1987.27220592004.2901457
2nd1988.29418922005.3071987
3rd1989.30312612006.32634114
4th1990.29621892007.34036137
5th1991.25114562008.3212588
6th1992.2558302009.31324109
7th1993.27517742010.31228103
8th1994.32213242011.2962275
9th1995.26614492012.29527102
10th1996.344401282013.3002294
11th1997.29032822014.2722090
12th1998.29221762015.279435
13th1999.28231962016.2462062
14th2000.34424962017.2311964
15th2001.28028742018.28323
16th2002.3013291————
17th2003.263628————
18th2004.18211————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI