Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1987
- AL Gold Glove
- 1990
- AL Silver Slugger
- 1990
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1996
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1987
- AL Gold Glove
- 1990
- AL Silver Slugger
- 1990
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1996
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,000
- AB
- 7,232
- R
- 1,253
- H
- 2,107
- HR
- 352
- RBI
- 1,206
- SB
- 181
- AVG
- .291
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | BOS | 133 | 558 | 94 | 152 | 20 | 59 | 27 | .272 |
| 1988 | BOS | 144 | 540 | 93 | 159 | 18 | 92 | 25 | .294 |
| 1989 | BOS | 97 | 399 | 73 | 121 | 12 | 61 | 21 | .303 |
| 1990 | BOS | 152 | 588 | 89 | 174 | 21 | 89 | 9 | .296 |
| 1991 | BOS | 130 | 474 | 56 | 119 | 14 | 56 | 6 | .251 |
| 1992 | BOS | 66 | 235 | 35 | 60 | 8 | 30 | 5 | .255 |
| 1993 | CHW | 146 | 499 | 75 | 137 | 17 | 74 | 6 | .275 |
| 1994 | COL | 42 | 149 | 33 | 48 | 13 | 24 | 3 | .322 |
| 1995 | COL | 103 | 278 | 41 | 74 | 14 | 49 | 7 | .266 |
| 1996 | COL | 156 | 613 | 142 | 211 | 40 | 128 | 32 | .344 |
| 1997 | COL | 119 | 424 | 91 | 123 | 32 | 82 | 7 | .290 |
| 1998 |  SF/COL | 142 | 504 | 76 | 147 | 21 | 76 | 11 | .292 |
| 1999 | SF | 120 | 390 | 73 | 110 | 31 | 96 | 7 | .282 |
| 2000 | SF | 122 | 393 | 74 | 135 | 24 | 96 | 5 | .344 |
| 2001 | CLE | 124 | 439 | 83 | 123 | 28 | 74 | 5 | .280 |
| 2002 | CLE | 138 | 518 | 92 | 156 | 32 | 91 | 2 | .301 |
| 2003 | CLE | 55 | 198 | 27 | 52 | 6 | 28 | 1 | .263 |
| 2004 | BOS | 11 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .182 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 25
- AB
- 93
- R
- 14
- H
- 26
- HR
- 3
- RBI
- 11
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .280
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 8,177
- TB
- 3,691
- XBH
- 817
- HBP
- 60
- IBB
- 33
- GIDP
- 171
- P/PA
- 0.39
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | BOS | 606 | 246 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | BOS | 615 | 260 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | BOS | 446 | 188 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | BOS | 641 | 286 | 62 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | BOS | 524 | 200 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | BOS | 263 | 98 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | CHW | 574 | 220 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | COL | 165 | 101 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | COL | 321 | 138 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | COL | 685 | 392 | 93 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | COL | 478 | 242 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | SF/COL | 582 | 250 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | SF | 469 | 222 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | SF | 458 | 238 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | CLE | 515 | 238 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| 2002 | CLE | 570 | 280 | 60 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | CLE | 228 | 83 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | BOS | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 46.3
- RC
- 1308.9
- RC/27
- 6.50
- ISOP
- .219
- SECA
- .342
- BB/K
- 0.59
- AB/HR
- 20.5
- GO/FO
- 0.80
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | BOS | 2.7 | 84.6 | 5.5 | .168 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 27.9 | 0 |
| 1988 | BOS | 5.1 | 97.4 | 6.4 | .187 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 30 | 0 |
| 1989 | BOS | 3.4 | 70 | 6.4 | .168 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 33.3 | 0 |
| 1990 | BOS | 3.1 | 91.9 | 5.6 | .190 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 28 | 0 |
| 1991 | BOS | 2.3 | 60.5 | 4.3 | .171 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 33.9 | 0 |
| 1992 | BOS | 1.0 | 32.3 | 4.7 | .162 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 29.4 | 0 |
| 1993 | CHW | 2.6 | 76.4 | 5.2 | .166 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 29.4 | 0 |
| 1994 | COL | 1.3 | 36 | 9.3 | .356 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 1995 | COL | -0.5 | 49 | 6.1 | .230 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 19.9 | 0 |
| 1996 | COL | 7.7 | 147.9 | 9.2 | .295 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 15.3 | 0 |
| 1997 | COL | 1.8 | 81.9 | 6.8 | .281 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 13.3 | 0 |
| 1998 | SF/COL | 1.7 | 89.4 | 6.2 | .204 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | SF | 2.6 | 84.7 | 7.6 | .287 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 12.6 | 0 |
| 2000 | SF | 4.8 | 94.9 | 9.3 | .262 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 16.4 | 0 |
| 2001 | CLE | 2.7 | 85.5 | 6.7 | .262 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 15.7 | 0 |
| 2002 | CLE | 3.6 | 95 | 6.8 | .239 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 16.2 | 0 |
| 2003 | CLE | 0.5 | 30.3 | 5.4 | .157 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 33 | 0 |
| 2004 | BOS | -0.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | .091 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 33 | 0.8 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Ellis Burks's career stats?
Ellis Burks played 18 seasons for the Red Sox, the White Sox, the Rockies, the Giants and the Guardians. He was a career .291 hitter with 2,107 hits, 352 home runs and 1,206 RBI. His best season was 1996: a .344 batting average, 40 home runs and 128 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
18 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1987 to 2004
Ellis Burks finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.
Championships
- 2004 World Series with the Boston Red Sox
Awards
All-time career rank
- 102nd in home runs (352)
- 231st in hits (2,107)
- 139th in rbi (1,206)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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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