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Rick Burleson
Richard Paul Burleson (Rooster)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 165 lb.

Debut May 4, 1974
  vs. TEX 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 8, 1987
Born April 29, 1951 in Lynwood, CA

Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1974 23 BOS AL 114  384   36  109  22  0   4   44   3  3  21  34  .284  .320  .372   93  143   3   5   0   2  13 RoY-4
 1975 24 BOS AL 158  580   66  146  25  1   6   62   8  5  45  44  .252  .305  .329   73  191  17   9   1   3  18 MVP-13
 1976 25 BOS AL 152  540   75  157  27  1   7   42  14  9  60  37  .291  .365  .383  109  207   8   3   2   5  15
 1977 26 BOS AL 154  663   80  194  36  7   3   52  13 12  47  69  .293  .338  .382   87  253   3   6   1   2  15 MVP-22,AS
 1978 27 BOS AL 145  626   75  155  32  5   5   49   8  8  40  71  .248  .295  .339   70  212  10   5   2   4  16 MVP-36,AS
 1979 28 BOS AL 153  627   93  174  32  5   5   60   9  5  35  54  .278  .315  .368   80  231   9   8   0   3  13 MVP-21,AS
 1980 29 BOS AL 155  644   89  179  29  2   8   51  12 13  62  51  .278  .341  .366   90  236   6   4   0   2  24
 1981 30 CAL AL 109  430   53  126  17  1   5   33   4  6  42  38  .293  .357  .372  111  160  11   4   2   3   8 SS,AS
 1982 31 CAL AL  11   45    4    7   1  0   0    2   0  0   6   3  .156  .255  .178   22    8   2   0   2   0   2
 1983 32 CAL AL  33  119   22   34   7  0   0   11   0  2  12  12  .286  .348  .345   93   41   2   1   0   0   5
 1984 33 CAL AL   7    4    2    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1986 35 CAL AL  93  271   35   77  14  0   5   29   1  3  33  32  .284  .363  .391  107  106   6   1   1   1   2
 1987 36 BAL AL  62  206   26   43  14  1   2   14   0  2  17  30  .209  .279  .316   60   65   6   0   0   3   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons    1346 5139  656 1401 256 23  50  449  72 68 420 477  .273  .328  .361   87 1853  84  46  11  28 138
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        619   79  169  31  3   6   54   9  8  51  57  .273  .328  .361   87  223  10   6   1   3  17
 Career High    158  663   93  194  36  7   8   62  14 13  62  71  .293  .365  .391  111  253  17   9   2   5  24
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1974 23 BOS AL  415  299   43   3.9    95| .284  .267| .320  .333| .372  .384| .692  .717|  93  .470  -3.5  -0.4  50%
 1975 24 BOS AL  654  483   58   3.2   101| .252  .269| .305  .341| .329  .395| .634  .736|  73  .371 -21.9  -2.3  61%
 1976 25 BOS AL  616  418   76   4.9    96| .291  .270| .365  .336| .383  .381| .748  .717| 109  .594   8.2   0.9  60%
 1977 26 BOS AL  721  505   83   4.4   110| .293  .281| .338  .347| .382  .427| .720  .774|  87  .477 -12.8  -1.3  52%
 1978 27 BOS AL  685  510   60   3.1   103| .248  .274| .295  .341| .339  .404| .634  .746|  70  .359 -27.2  -2.8  50%
 1979 28 BOS AL  682  488   72   3.9   107| .278  .277| .315  .342| .368  .419| .683  .761|  80  .418 -18.9  -1.8  64%
 1980 29 BOS AL  718  512   76   4.0   104| .278  .276| .341  .339| .366  .409| .707  .749|  90  .436  -8.5  -0.8  48%
 1981 30 CAL AL  490  333   58   4.7    89| .293  .256| .357  .321| .372  .373| .729  .693| 111  .561   7.4   0.8  40%
 1982 31 CAL AL   53   42    2   1.3    98| .156  .264| .255  .328| .178  .402| .433  .730|  22  .088  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1983 32 CAL AL  134   95   13   3.7    97| .286  .264| .348  .326| .345  .399| .693  .725|  93  .403  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1984 33 CAL AL    5    5    0   0.0    97| .000  .264| .000  .326| .000  .398| .000  .724|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1986 35 CAL AL  312  206   40   5.2    99| .284  .260| .363  .328| .391  .406| .754  .734| 107  .548   3.7   0.4  25%
 1987 36 BAL AL  232  178   17   2.6   103| .209  .262| .279  .329| .316  .420| .595  .749|  60  .227 -11.6  -1.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     5717 4074  598   3.9   101| .273  .271| .328  .337| .361  .403| .689  .740|  87  .447 -91.5  -9.1  51%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1974 23 BOS AL SS 88 143 256 18 42 .957 .965 4.53 4.24 5.05 4.98 81 711.0 2B 31 65 79 3 24 .980 .975 4.65 4.56 5.29 5.37 27 245.0 3B 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.75 27.00 2.70 0 1.0 1975 24 BOS AL SS 158 267 498 29 102 .963 .959 4.84 4.09 4.92 4.85 157 1398.0 1976 25 BOS AL SS 152 274 478 34 88 .957 .967 4.95 4.40 5.19 4.99 145 1304.3 1977 26 BOS AL SS 154 285 482 24 111 .970 .963 4.98 4.07 5.08 4.82 154 1360.0 AS 1978 27 BOS AL SS 144 285 482 15 100 .981 .964 5.33 4.19 5.32 4.92 144 1298.0 AS 1979 28 BOS AL SS 153 272 523 16 109 .980 .965 5.20 4.10 5.45 5.01 151 1313.0 GG,AS 1980 29 BOS AL SS 155 301 528 22 147 .974 .963 5.35 4.26 5.47 4.99 155 1364.3 1981 30 CAL AL SS 109 208 394 13 88 .979 .967 5.52 4.19 5.71 4.99 108 948.3 AS 1982 31 CAL AL SS 11 19 51 1 12 .986 .966 6.36 4.17 5.49 4.87 11 114.7 1983 32 CAL AL SS 31 54 102 5 16 .969 .963 5.03 4.15 5.32 4.75 29 263.7 1986 35 CAL AL DH 38 SS 37 43 77 2 12 .984 .967 3.24 3.94 4.19 4.53 29 257.7 2B 6 15 11 0 3 1.000 .981 4.33 4.33 5.57 5.10 5 42.0 3B 4 4 2 1 0 .857 .952 1.50 2.38 1.95 2.73 3 27.7 1987 36 BAL AL 2B 55 112 145 6 39 .977 .980 4.67 4.48 4.92 5.12 53 470.0 DH 7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1974 23 BOS AL 2B 31 65 79 3 24 .980 .975 4.65 4.56 5.29 5.37 27 245.0 1986 35 CAL AL 2B 6 15 11 0 3 1.000 .981 4.33 4.33 5.57 5.10 5 42.0 1987 36 BAL AL 2B 55 112 145 6 39 .977 .980 4.67 4.48 4.92 5.12 53 470.0 1974 23 BOS AL 3B 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.75 27.00 2.70 0 1.0 1986 35 CAL AL 3B 4 4 2 1 0 .857 .952 1.50 2.38 1.95 2.73 3 27.7 1986 35 CAL AL DH 38 1987 36 BAL AL DH 7 1974 23 BOS AL SS 88 143 256 18 42 .957 .965 4.53 4.24 5.05 4.98 81 711.0 1975 24 BOS AL SS 158 267 498 29 102 .963 .959 4.84 4.09 4.92 4.85 157 1398.0 1976 25 BOS AL SS 152 274 478 34 88 .957 .967 4.95 4.40 5.19 4.99 145 1304.3 1977 26 BOS AL SS 154 285 482 24 111 .970 .963 4.98 4.07 5.08 4.82 154 1360.0 1978 27 BOS AL SS 144 285 482 15 100 .981 .964 5.33 4.19 5.32 4.92 144 1298.0 1979 28 BOS AL SS 153 272 523 16 109 .980 .965 5.20 4.10 5.45 5.01 151 1313.0 1980 29 BOS AL SS 155 301 528 22 147 .974 .963 5.35 4.26 5.47 4.99 155 1364.3 1981 30 CAL AL SS 109 208 394 13 88 .979 .967 5.52 4.19 5.71 4.99 108 948.3 1982 31 CAL AL SS 11 19 51 1 12 .986 .966 6.36 4.17 5.49 4.87 11 114.7 1983 32 CAL AL SS 31 54 102 5 16 .969 .963 5.03 4.15 5.32 4.75 29 263.7 1986 35 CAL AL SS 37 43 77 2 12 .984 .967 3.24 3.94 4.19 4.53 29 257.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS*1192 2151 3871 179 827 .971 .964 5.05 4.18 5.25 4.92 1164 10333.0 2B* 92 192 235 9 66 .979 .978 4.64 4.50 5.08 5.20 85 757.0 DH 45 Games not counted in Overall Total below 3B* 6 6 3 1 0 .900 .957 1.50 2.50 2.82 2.73 3 28.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1290 2349 4109 189 893 .972 .965 5.01 4.20 5.23 4.94 1252 11119
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1975   ALCS  BOS OAK     W   3   9   2   4  2  0  0   1   1   0  .444  .500  .667   0  0   1   0   0 
        WS    BOS CIN     L   7  24   1   7  1  0  0   2   4   2  .292  .393  .333   0  1   0   0   0 
 1986   ALCS  CAL BOS     L   4  11   0   3  0  0  0   0   0   0  .273  .273  .273   0  0   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   7  20   2   7  2  0  0   1   1   0  .350  .381  .450   0  0   2   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   1-2  14  44   3  14  3  0  0   3   5   2  .318  .388  .386   0  1   2   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1977   BOS AL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1978   BOS AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1979   BOS AL       2   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1981   CAL AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 3/4      1   5   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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.

All-Star
1977 (SS)
1978
1979 *
1981 *

Gold Gloves
1979-AL--SS

Silver Sluggers
1981-AL--SS

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1975-AL-13-0.08
1977-AL-22-0.01
1978-AL-36-0.00
1979-AL-21-0.02
Car-854-0.11 shares

Games
1975 AL-158-5
1981 AL-109-1

At Bats
1977 AL-663-1
1978 AL-626-4
1979 AL-627-6
1980 AL-644-5
1981 AL-430-4

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1977 AL-721-1
1978 AL-685-8
1980 AL-718-5
1981 AL-490-4

Hits
1977 AL-194-5
1980 AL-179-9
1981 AL-126-8

Doubles
1977 AL-36-5
1978 AL-32-9

Singles
1977 AL-148-5
1979 AL-132-7
1980 AL-140-9
1981 AL-103-4

Times on Base
1977 AL-243-10
1981 AL-171-5

Sac. Hits
1975 AL-17-4
1981 AL-11-5

Sac. Flies
1975 AL-9-5
1979 AL-8-9

Grounded into Double Plays
1975 AL-18-8
1980 AL-24-2

Caught Stealing
1980 AL-13-6

At Bats per Strikeout
1975 AL-13.2-5
1976 AL-14.6-3

Outs
1975 AL-483-2
1977 AL-505-1
1978 AL-510-1
1979 AL-488-8
1980 AL-512-2
1981 AL-333-3

 

Black Ink: Batting - 2 (588) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 20 (996) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 13.9 (1114) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 20.0 (764) (Likely HOFer > 100)
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.


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Transactions 

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 8th round of the 1969 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 17, 1970: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

December 10, 1980: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Butch Hobson to the California Angels for Carney Lansford, Rick Miller, and Mark Clear.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

January 7, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

July 11, 1987: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985California Angels$856,667
1986California Angels$856,667
1987Baltimore Orioles$200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,913,334

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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