Jesse Burkett stats

Last played for the Boston Red Sox, 1905

Age 157

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Jesse Burkett played 16 MLB seasons, 1890 to 1905.

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,066
AB
8,421
R
1,720
H
2,850
HR
75
RBI
0
SB
389
AVG
.338
Standard by season
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.
1890SF101401671244014.309
1891—401672945001.269
1892—1456081191676036.275
1893—1255111451786039.348
1894—1255231381878028.358
1895—1315501532255041.409
1896—1335861602406034.410
1897—1275171291982028.383
1898—1506241142130019.341
1899STL1415581162217025.396
1900STL141559882037032.363
1901STL14260114222610027.376
1902BAL138553971695023.306
1903BAL132515731513017.293
1904BAL147575721562012.271
1905BOS148573781474013.257

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
6
AB
25
R
3
H
8
HR
0
RBI
0
SB
4
AVG
.320

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
9,615
TB
3,759
XBH
577
HBP
75
IBB
0
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
Expanded by season
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.
1890SF437185403000
1891—19060110000
1892—676228351000
1893—616251467000
1894—618266491000
1895—639288408000
1896—647317497000
1897—610246377000
1898—706249279000
1899STL635279362000
1900STL643265333000
1901STL6733064510000
1902BAL636231435000
1903BAL574194303000
1904BAL661197275000
1905BOS654197294000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
51.3
RC
1,710.8
RC/27
8.20
ISOP
.108
SECA
.276
BB/K
4.47
AB/HR
112.3
GO/FO
0.00
Advanced by season
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.
1890SF0.071.67.1520.30.6100.30
1891—0.223.95.3.0900.21.200
1892—2.492.25.6.1000.31.1101.30
1893—3.8128.910.4.1430.44.385.20
1894—3.3126.99.9.1510.43.165.40
1895—5.1146.711.9.1150.32.41100
1896—5.2146.811.3.1310.32.697.70
1897—4.0125.110.3.0930.30258.50
1898—4.01157.5.0580.2000
1899STL5.6133.810.5.1040.3079.70
1900STL4.9122.88.8.1110.3079.90
1901STL6.8139.19.9.1330.3060.10
1902BAL0.0101.47.1120.30110.60
1903BAL2.479.15.8.0830.20171.70
1904BAL3.683.55.3.0710.20287.50
1905BOS0.076.84.8.0870.20143.30

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
157 yearsDec 4, 1868
Debut
1890

What were Jesse Burkett's career stats?

Jesse Burkett played 16 seasons for the Giants, the Cardinals, the Orioles and the Red Sox. He was a career .338 hitter with 2,850 hits, 75 home runs and 0 RBI. His best season was 1896: a .410 batting average, 6 home runs and 0 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 1 postseason, 1890 to 1905

All-time career rank

  • 47th in hits (2,850)
  • 80th in stolen bases (389)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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