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Eddie Burke
Edward D. Burke

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 6", Weight 161 lb.

Debut April 19, 1890
Final Game September 19, 1897
Born October 6, 1866 in Northumberland, PA
Died November 26, 1907 in Utica, NY

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1890 23 TOT NL 131  554  102  139  21 13   5   57  44     63  49  .251  .337  .363  104  201               9    
         PHI NL 100  430   85  113  16 11   4   50  38     49  40  .263  .349  .379  109  163               8    
         PIT NL  31  124   17   26   5  2   1    7   6     14   9  .210  .295  .306   85   38               1    
 1891 24 MIL AA  35  144   31   34   9  0   2   21   7     12  19  .236  .337  .340   79   49              10    
 1892 25 TOT NL 104  404   87  100  11  5   6   45  44     55  41  .248  .345  .344  109  139               5    
         CIN NL  15   41    6    6   1  0   0    4   2      9   4  .146  .300  .171   44    7               0    
         NYG NL  89  363   81   94  10  5   6   41  42     46  37  .259  .350  .364  117  132               5    
 1893 26 NYG NL 135  537  122  150  23 10   9   80  54     51  32  .279  .369  .410  106  220              25    
 1894 27 NYG NL 136  566  121  172  23 11   4   77  34     37  35  .304  .357  .405   84  229              10    
 1895 28 TOT NL  95  395   90  104  14  8   2   37  33     29  23  .263  .325  .354   74  140   4           7    
         NYG NL  39  167   38   43   6  2   1   12  14      7   9  .257  .299  .335   65   56   2           3    
         CIN NL  56  228   52   61   8  6   1   25  19     22  14  .268  .343  .368   80   84   2           4    
 1896 29 CIN NL 122  521  120  177  24  9   1   52  53     41  29  .340  .392  .426  110  222   9           4    
 1897 30 CIN NL  95  387   71  103  17  1   1   41  22     29      .266  .327  .323   67  125   4           6    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      853 3508  744  979 142 57  30  410 291  0 317 228  .279  .352  .378   93 1325  17   0   0  76   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        666  141  186  27 11   6   78  55  0  60  43  .279  .352  .378   93  252   3   0   0  14   0
 Career High    136  566  122  177  24 13   9   80  54  0  63  49  .340  .392  .426  110  229   9   0   0  25   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1890 23 TOT NL  626  415   66   4.2    88| .251  .259| .337  .335| .363  .350| .700  .686| 104  .528   3.0   0.3     
         PHI NL  487  317   55   4.6    90| .263  .262| .349  .340| .379  .356| .728  .696| 109  .567   5.0   0.5     
         PIT NL  139   98   11   3.0    78| .210  .245| .295  .319| .306  .331| .601  .651|  85  .371  -2.1  -0.2     
 1891 24 MIL AA  166  110   14   3.3   107| .236  .284| .337  .372| .340  .384| .677  .755|  79  .412  -3.5  -0.4     
 1892 25 TOT NL  464  304   47   4.1    80| .248  .250| .345  .324| .344  .335| .689  .659| 109  .550   6.0   0.6     
         CIN NL   50   35    2   1.5    80| .146  .250| .300  .324| .171  .335| .471  .659|  44  .165  -2.3  -0.3     
         NYG NL  414  269   45   4.4    80| .259  .250| .350  .324| .364  .335| .714  .659| 117  .585   8.2   0.9     
 1893 26 NYG NL  613  387   75   5.1   107| .279  .287| .369  .366| .410  .391| .779  .756| 106  .520   4.5   0.4     
 1894 27 NYG NL  613  394   79   5.2   126| .304  .314| .357  .385| .405  .443| .762  .828|  84  .438 -15.8  -1.4     
 1895 28 TOT NL  435  295   44   3.9   113| .263  .304| .325  .371| .354  .411| .679  .781|  74  .370 -16.6  -1.6     
         NYG NL  179  126   16   3.3   110| .257  .300| .299  .366| .335  .405| .634  .770|  65  .305  -9.2  -0.9     
         CIN NL  256  169   28   4.3   115| .268  .307| .343  .374| .368  .415| .711  .789|  80  .416  -7.4  -0.7     
 1896 29 CIN NL  575  353   86   6.4   113| .340  .306| .392  .372| .426  .409| .818  .781| 110  .622   7.5   0.7     
 1897 30 CIN NL  426  288   40   3.6   113| .266  .307| .327  .372| .323  .408| .650  .780|  67  .372 -18.9  -1.8     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      3918 2546  451   4.6   106| .279  .290| .352  .361| .378  .393| .730  .754|  93  .489 -33.9  -3.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1890 23 TOT NL OF 127 282 25 32 5 .906 .914 2.42 1.89 0 127 0 PHI NL OF 96 202 23 24 4 .904 .914 2.34 1.89 0 96 0 2B 4 12 9 4 1 .840 .925 5.25 5.45 PIT NL OF 31 80 2 8 1 .911 .914 2.65 1.89 0 31 0 1891 24 MIL AA OF 35 70 8 7 3 .918 .907 2.23 1.83 0 35 0 1892 25 TOT NL OF 44 57 7 5 1 .928 .912 1.45 1.86 33 5 6 CIN NL OF 14 12 2 0 1 1.000 .909 1.00 1.86 3 5 6 3B 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 3.50 NYG NL 2B 59 149 181 55 19 .857 .929 5.59 5.59 OF 30 45 5 5 0 .909 .912 1.67 1.86 30 0 0 1893 26 NYG NL OF 135 278 22 29 2 .912 .915 2.22 2.14 135 0 0 1894 27 NYG NL OF 136 260 17 20 3 .933 .915 2.04 2.24 136 0 0 1895 28 TOT NL OF 95 212 16 24 4 .905 .917 2.40 2.14 95 0 1 NYG NL OF 39 77 8 8 2 .914 .917 2.18 2.14 39 0 0 CIN NL OF 56 135 8 16 2 .899 .917 2.55 2.14 56 0 1 1896 29 CIN NL OF 122 290 13 21 3 .935 .933 2.48 2.12 116 5 1 1897 30 CIN NL OF 95 224 11 15 4 .940 .935 2.47 2.06 94 0 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1890 23 PHI NL 2B 4 12 9 4 1 .840 .925 5.25 5.45 1892 25 NYG NL 2B 59 149 181 55 19 .857 .929 5.59 5.59 1892 25 CIN NL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 3.50 1890 23 TOT NL OF 127 282 25 32 5 .906 .914 2.42 1.89 0 127 0 PHI NL OF 96 202 23 24 4 .904 .914 2.34 1.89 0 96 0 PIT NL OF 31 80 2 8 1 .911 .914 2.65 1.89 0 31 0 1891 24 MIL AA OF 35 70 8 7 3 .918 .907 2.23 1.83 0 35 0 1892 25 TOT NL OF 44 57 7 5 1 .928 .912 1.45 1.86 33 5 6 CIN NL OF 14 12 2 0 1 1.000 .909 1.00 1.86 3 5 6 NYG NL OF 30 45 5 5 0 .909 .912 1.67 1.86 30 0 0 1893 26 NYG NL OF 135 278 22 29 2 .912 .915 2.22 2.14 135 0 0 1894 27 NYG NL OF 136 260 17 20 3 .933 .915 2.04 2.24 136 0 0 1895 28 TOT NL OF 95 212 16 24 4 .905 .917 2.40 2.14 95 0 1 NYG NL OF 39 77 8 8 2 .914 .917 2.18 2.14 39 0 0 CIN NL OF 56 135 8 16 2 .899 .917 2.55 2.14 56 0 1 1896 29 CIN NL OF 122 290 13 21 3 .935 .933 2.48 2.12 116 5 1 1897 30 CIN NL OF 95 224 11 15 4 .940 .935 2.47 2.06 94 0 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 789 1673 119 153 25 .921 .920 2.27 2.07 609 172 9 2B 63 161 190 59 20 .856 .929 5.57 5.58 3B 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 3.50 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 853 1834 309 213 45 .910 .922 2.51 2.34
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.

Games
1893 NL-135-1
1894 NL-136-2

At Bats
1890 NL-554-4
1894 NL-566-7

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1890 NL-626-4
1894 NL-613-8

Triples
1890 NL-13-7

Home Runs
1893 NL-9-9

Strikeouts
1894 NL-35-10

Stolen Bases
1893 NL-54-4
1896 NL-53-9

Hit By Pitch
1890 NL-9-6
1893 NL-25-1
1894 NL-10-10

Power/Speed Number
1893 NL-15.4-5

Outs
1890 NL-415-4
1893 NL-387-10
1894 NL-394-7

   

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (722) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 13 (1228) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 10.0 (1620) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 17.0 (858) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

August 22, 1890: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Bill Day and $1,100 to the Pittsburg Alleghenys for Billy Sunday.

June 17, 1892: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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