Jim Gantner vs Rick Burleson

Jim GantnerRick Burleson

Jim Gantner and Rick Burleson compared on their MLB careers: Jim Gantner played 17 seasons, 1976 to 1992, Rick Burleson 13 seasons, 1974 to 1987. Jim Gantner has .274 batting average to Rick Burleson's .273.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jim Gantner and Rick Burleson career totals
1,801GP1,346
6,189AB5,139
726R656
1,696H1,401
47HR50
568RBI449
137SB72
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jim Gantner and Rick Burleson postseason
16GP14
54AB44
7R3
13H14
0HR0
6RBI3
0SB0
0.2AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.4
0.6OPS0.8

Titles and awards

  • Jim Gantner: 0 championships; none on file
  • Rick Burleson: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove, AL 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.

Jim Gantner and Rick Burleson 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.
1st1976.246071974.284444
2nd1977.298121975.252662
3rd1978.216181976.291742
4th1979.2842221977.293352
5th1980.2824401978.248549
6th1981.2672331979.278560
7th1982.2954431980.278851
8th1983.28211741981.293533
9th1984.2823561982.15602
10th1985.2545441983.286011
11th1986.2747381984.00000
12th1987.2724301986.284529
13th1988.2760471987.209214
14th1989.274034————
15th1990.263025————
16th1991.283247————
17th1992.246118————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI