Britt Burns stats

Last played for the Chicago White Sox, 1985

Starting Pitcher

Age 67 · 6' 5"

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Britt Burns played 8 MLB seasons, 1978 to 1985.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
193
W
70
L
60
ERA
3.66
IP
1,094.1
K
734
BB
362
WHIP
1.29

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1978CHW20212.917.2332.22
1979CHW6005.405.0212.20
1980CHW3415132.84238.0133631.16
1981CHW241062.64156.2108491.20
1982CHW281354.04169.1116671.39
1983CHW2910113.58173.2115551.27
1984CHW344125.00117.085451.50
1985CHW3618113.96227.0172791.26

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
1
W
0
L
1
ERA
1.00
IP
9.0
K
8
BB
5
WHIP
1.22

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
39
SHO
11
K/9
6.0
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1978CHW0003.50000
1979CHW0003.60000
1980CHW01115.00000
1981CHW0516.20000
1982CHW0516.20000
1983CHW0846.00000
1984CHW0206.50000
1985CHW0846.80000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
67 yearsJun 8, 1959
Height
6' 5"
Debut
1978
Birthplace
Houston, TX

What were Britt Burns's career stats?

Britt Burns played 8 seasons for the White Sox. He had 70 wins and 734 strikeouts with a 3.66 ERA over 1,094.1 innings. His best season was 1985: 18 wins, a 3.96 ERA and 172 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 1 postseason, 1978 to 1985

Britt Burns finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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