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Bobby Burke
Robert James Burke (Lefty)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 150 lb.

Debut April 16, 1927
Final Game May 4, 1937
Born January 23, 1907 in Joliet, IL
Died February 8, 1971 in Joliet, IL

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Pitching Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1927 20 WSH AL   3   2  36   6   1   0  16  0  100.0   91   48   44   6   32   20   7   3   414       2  3.96  4.05  102 1.230
 1928 21 WSH AL   2   4  26   7   2   1  11  0   85.3   87   44   37   1   18   27   2   0   354       1  3.90  4.00  102 1.230
 1929 22 WSH AL   6   8  37  17   4   0  13  0  141.0  154   91   75   6   55   51   4   1   626       0  4.79  4.24   89 1.482
 1930 23 WSH AL   3   4  24   4   2   0  12  3   74.3   62   41   30   2   29   35   3   2   312       0  3.63  4.60  127 1.224
 1931 24 WSH AL   8   3  30  13   3   1  12  2  128.7  124   67   61   6   50   38   2   0   548       0  4.27  4.29  101 1.352
 1932 25 WSH AL   3   6  22  10   2   0   7  0   91.0   98   55   52   4   44   32   1   2   409       0  5.14  4.30   84 1.560
 1933 26 WSH AL   4   3  25   6   4   1   6  0   64.0   64   29   23   1   31   28   2   0   287       0  3.23  4.20  130 1.484
 1934 27 WSH AL   8   8  37  15   7   1  13  0  168.0  155   67   60   2   72   52   1   4   721       0  3.21  4.32  134 1.351
 1935 28 WSH AL   1   8  15  10   2   0   3  0   66.3   90   63   55   7   27   16   2   4   310       0  7.46  4.32   58 1.764
 1937 30 PHI NL   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  0    0.0    1    1    0   0    2    0   0   0     4       0 undef  0.00 undef   inf
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .452  38  46 254  88  27   4  93  5  918.7  926  506  437  35  360  299  24  16  3985       3  4.28  4.26   99 1.400
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   9  50  17   5   0  18  0  182.3  184  100   86   6   71   59   4   3   792   0   0  4.28  4.26   99 1.400
 Career High      8   8  37  17   7   1  16  3  168.0  155   91   75   7   72   52   7   4   721   0   2  3.21  4.60  134 1.224

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1927 20 WSH AL  36   24    3    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   1  .125  .125  .125  -35    3   3           0    
 1928 21 WSH AL  26   20    3    5   0  1   0    2   0  0   1   5  .250  .286  .350   67    7   1           0    
 1929 22 WSH AL  37   43    2    6   1  0   0    4   0  0   1  10  .140  .159  .163  -17    7   7           0    
 1930 23 WSH AL  24   23    4    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   1   2  .174  .208  .217    8    5   1           0    
 1931 24 WSH AL  30   47    2   10   1  0   0    4   0  0   2   8  .213  .245  .234   26   11   2           0    
 1932 25 WSH AL  23   25    2    5   2  0   0    1   0  0   1   6  .200  .231  .280   32    7   1           0    
 1933 26 WSH AL  25   17    1    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   0  .235  .235  .294   40    5   2           0    
 1934 27 WSH AL  41   57    6   13   1  1   0    4   0  0   3   7  .228  .267  .281   44   16   3           0    
 1935 28 WSH AL  16   22    1    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   3  .182  .250  .182   15    4   1           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     260  278   24   54   7  2   0   21   0  0  11  42  .194  .225  .234   20   65  21   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        173   15   34   4  1   0   13   0  0   7  26  .194  .225  .234   20   41  13   0   0   0   0
 Career High     41   57    6   13   2  1   0    4   0  0   3  10                          16   7   0   0   0   0

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1927 20 WSH AL   27   24    0   0.0   110| .125  .292| .125  .360| .125  .410| .250  .769| -35  .000  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1928 21 WSH AL   22   16    2   3.3   107| .250  .287| .286  .352| .350  .408| .636  .760|  67  .345  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1929 22 WSH AL   51   44    1   0.6   113| .140  .293| .159  .360| .163  .423| .322  .783| -17  .021  -7.7  -0.7   0%
 1930 23 WSH AL   25   20    1   1.3   116| .174  .295| .208  .359| .217  .434| .425  .793|   8  .075  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1931 24 WSH AL   51   39    3   2.1   109| .213  .288| .245  .355| .234  .411| .479  .766|  26  .169  -5.2  -0.5   0%
 1932 25 WSH AL   27   21    2   2.6   110| .200  .284| .231  .355| .280  .417| .511  .772|  32  .226  -2.5  -0.2   0%
 1933 26 WSH AL   19   15    1   1.8   105| .235  .280| .235  .351| .294  .403| .529  .754|  40  .143  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 1934 27 WSH AL   63   47    4   2.3   108| .228  .283| .267  .356| .281  .408| .548  .764|  44  .189  -5.0  -0.5   0%
 1935 28 WSH AL   25   19    1   1.4   109| .182  .284| .250  .356| .182  .410| .432  .766|  15  .089  -2.8  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      310  245   15   1.6   110| .194  .287| .225  .356| .234  .414| .459  .770|  20  .115 -34.0  -3.2   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1927 20 WSH AL   P   36      6   24    0    1 1.000  .958  0.83  1.40  2.70  2.62    6  100.0
 1928 21 WSH AL   P   26      5   19    1    1  .960  .956  0.92  1.37  2.53  2.44    7   85.3
 1929 22 WSH AL   P   37      4   20    0    1 1.000  .956  0.65  1.29  1.53  2.34   17  141.0
 1930 23 WSH AL   P   24      6    8    3    0  .824  .946  0.58  1.18  1.70  2.20    4   74.3
 1931 24 WSH AL   P   30      4   29    1    1  .971  .954  1.10  1.19  2.31  2.21   13  128.7
 1932 25 WSH AL   P   22      3   14    0    0 1.000  .960  0.77  1.21  1.68  2.24   10   91.0
 1933 26 WSH AL   P   25      0   17    3    1  .850  .960  0.68  1.18  2.39  2.28    6   64.0
 1934 27 WSH AL   P   37      8   36    2    1  .957  .957  1.19  1.11  2.36  2.14   15  168.0
 1935 28 WSH AL   P   15      4   16    0    0 1.000  .948  1.33  1.12  2.71  2.14   10   66.3
 1937 30 PHI NL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.20                        
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1927 20 WSH AL   P   36      6   24    0    1 1.000  .958  0.83  1.40  2.70  2.62    6  100.0
 1928 21 WSH AL   P   26      5   19    1    1  .960  .956  0.92  1.37  2.53  2.44    7   85.3
 1929 22 WSH AL   P   37      4   20    0    1 1.000  .956  0.65  1.29  1.53  2.34   17  141.0
 1930 23 WSH AL   P   24      6    8    3    0  .824  .946  0.58  1.18  1.70  2.20    4   74.3
 1931 24 WSH AL   P   30      4   29    1    1  .971  .954  1.10  1.19  2.31  2.21   13  128.7
 1932 25 WSH AL   P   22      3   14    0    0 1.000  .960  0.77  1.21  1.68  2.24   10   91.0
 1933 26 WSH AL   P   25      0   17    3    1  .850  .960  0.68  1.18  2.39  2.28    6   64.0
 1934 27 WSH AL   P   37      8   36    2    1  .957  .957  1.19  1.11  2.36  2.14   15  168.0
 1935 28 WSH AL   P   15      4   16    0    0 1.000  .948  1.33  1.12  2.71  2.14   10   66.3
 1937 30 PHI NL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.20                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 254     40  183   10    6  .957  .955  0.88  1.24               88  918.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       254     40  183   10    6  .957  .955  0.88  1.24

An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1934 AL-3.21-4

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1934 AL-1.351-7

Hits Allowed/9IP
1934 AL-8.30-4

Saves
1930 AL-3-10

Hit Batsmen
1927 AL-7-10

Games Finished
1927 AL-16-7
1929 AL-13-10

Adjusted ERA+
1934 AL-134-4

Youngest Player
1927 AL-20-6

Gray Ink: Pitching - 9 (1497) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 4.0 (1467) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
November 19, 1936: Sent to the Philadelphia Phillies by the Washington Senators as part of a conditional deal.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
View Bobby Burke's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
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ERA 1934 AL-3.21-4	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1934 AL-1.351-7	Hits Allowed/9IP 1934 AL-8.30-4	Saves 1930 AL-3-10	Hit Batsmen 1927 AL-7-10	Games Finished 1927 AL-16-7 1929 AL-13-10
Adjusted ERA+ 1934 AL-134-4	Youngest Player 1927 AL-20-6