Rick Burleson stats

Last played for the Baltimore Orioles, 1987

Second Baseman

Age 75 · 5' 10"

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Rick Burleson played 13 MLB seasons, 1974 to 1987.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,346
AB
5,139
R
656
H
1,401
HR
50
RBI
449
SB
72
AVG
.273

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.

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.
1974BOS114384361094443.284
1975BOS158580661466628.252
1976BOS1525407515774214.291
1977BOS1546638019435213.293
1978BOS145626751555498.248
1979BOS153627931745609.278
1980BOS1556448917985112.278
1981LAA109430531265334.293
1982LAA114547020.156
1983LAA3311922340110.286
1984LAA7420000.000
1986LAA9327135775291.284
1987BAL6220626432140.209

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

Career Postseason

GP
14
AB
44
R
3
H
14
HR
0
RBI
3
SB
0
AVG
.318

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
5,717
TB
1,853
XBH
329
HBP
28
IBB
11
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

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.

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.
1974BOS415143262000
1975BOS654191323100
1976BOS616207355200
1977BOS721253462100
1978BOS685212424200
1979BOS682231423000
1980BOS718236392000
1981LAA490160233200
1982LAA53810200
1983LAA1344170000
1984LAA5000000
1986LAA312106191100
1987BAL23265173000

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
21.0
RC
645.7
RC/27
4.40
ISOP
.088
SECA
.170
BB/K
0.88
AB/HR
102.8
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

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.
1974BOS2.547.94.5.0890.10.6960
1975BOS1.763.63.7.0780.21.096.70
1976BOS3.281.95.5.0930.21.677.10
1977BOS2.088.64.9.0890.20.72210
1978BOS1.564.93.5.0910.20.6125.20
1979BOS3.677.14.4.0910.20.7125.40
1980BOS2.384.74.7.0890.21.280.50
1981LAA4.461.15.1.0790.21.1860
1982LAA0.02.11.4.0220.2200
1983LAA-0.3154.5.0590.1100
1984LAA-0.1-0.4-2.0000000
1986LAA0.840.95.4.1070.21.054.20
1987BAL-0.618.62.9.1070.20.61030

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

Bio

Age
75 yearsApr 29, 1951
Height
5' 10"
Debut
1974
Birthplace
Lynwood, United States
AL Gold Glove
1979
AL Silver Slugger
1981

What were Rick Burleson's career stats?

Rick Burleson played 13 seasons for the Red Sox, the Angels and the Orioles. He was a career .273 hitter with 1,401 hits, 50 home runs and 449 RBI. His best season was 1977: a .293 batting average, 3 home runs and 52 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1974 to 1987

Rick Burleson finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Awards

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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