Darren Scott Burton
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.
Born: September 16, 1972 in Somerset, Kentucky, US
High School: Pulaski County HS (Somerset, KY)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 5th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Pulaski County HS (Somerset, KY).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17 | Royals | GULF | Rk | KCR | 15 | 65 | 58 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .207 | .250 | .241 | .491 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 18 | Appleton | MIDW | A | KCR | 134 | 587 | 531 | 78 | 143 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 38 | 12 | 45 | 122 | .269 | .324 | .363 | .688 | 193 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 1992 | 19 | Baseball City | FLOR | A+ | KCR | 123 | 493 | 431 | 54 | 106 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 49 | 93 | .246 | .329 | .336 | .666 | 145 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 1993 | 20 | Wilmington | CARL | A+ | KCR | 134 | 615 | 549 | 82 | 152 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 30 | 10 | 48 | 111 | .277 | .334 | .392 | .726 | 215 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 1994 | 21 | Memphis | SOUL | AA | KCR | 97 | 418 | 373 | 55 | 95 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 53 | .255 | .316 | .327 | .644 | 122 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 1995 | 22 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | AA-AAA | CHC,KCR | 105 | 439 | 390 | 53 | 107 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 13 | 10 | 39 | 70 | .274 | .342 | .392 | .734 | 153 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | 22 | Orlando | SOUL | AA | CHC | 62 | 249 | 222 | 40 | 68 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 42 | .306 | .382 | .450 | .832 | 100 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | 22 | Wichita | TL | AA | KCR | 41 | 185 | 163 | 13 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | .239 | .295 | .325 | .621 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | 129 | 541 | 463 | 75 | 125 | 28 | 5 | 15 | 67 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 82 | .270 | .357 | .449 | .806 | 208 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| 1997 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | PHI | 115 | 481 | 437 | 57 | 121 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 79 | .277 | .324 | .476 | .800 | 208 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 1997 | 24 | Reading | EL | AA | PHI | 45 | 201 | 184 | 23 | 58 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 39 | .315 | .352 | .538 | .890 | 99 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1997 | 24 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | 70 | 280 | 253 | 34 | 63 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 40 | .249 | .305 | .431 | .735 | 109 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 1998 | 25 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | 117 | 458 | 394 | 56 | 105 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 53 | 83 | .266 | .360 | .472 | .832 | 186 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1999 | 26 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | 118 | 465 | 409 | 61 | 107 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 96 | .262 | .338 | .445 | .783 | 182 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2000 | 27 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | PIT,PHI | 77 | 300 | 258 | 44 | 82 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 50 | .318 | .395 | .438 | .833 | 113 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 2000 | 27 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | 63 | 263 | 229 | 44 | 75 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 42 | .328 | .396 | .445 | .842 | 102 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | 14 | 37 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | .241 | .389 | .379 | .768 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 28 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | 85 | 329 | 299 | 36 | 86 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 62 | .288 | .348 | .421 | .769 | 126 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 Seasons | 1249 | 5191 | 4592 | 661 | 1241 | 240 | 45 | 98 | 545 | 150 | 63 | 457 | 918 | .270 | .339 | .406 | .745 | 1865 | 87 | 43 | 57 | 42 | 34 | |||||
| AA (5 seasons) | AA | 393 | 1645 | 1470 | 211 | 421 | 71 | 13 | 28 | 177 | 32 | 18 | 129 | 265 | .286 | .347 | .410 | .757 | 602 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| AAA (6 seasons) | AAA | 450 | 1786 | 1553 | 226 | 407 | 99 | 14 | 54 | 234 | 28 | 9 | 182 | 310 | .262 | .344 | .448 | .792 | 696 | 37 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 12 | ||||
| A+ (2 seasons) | A+ | 257 | 1108 | 980 | 136 | 258 | 38 | 11 | 14 | 81 | 46 | 24 | 97 | 204 | .263 | .332 | .367 | .699 | 360 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| A (1 season) | A | 134 | 587 | 531 | 78 | 143 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 38 | 12 | 45 | 122 | .269 | .324 | .363 | .688 | 193 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 15 | 65 | 58 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .207 | .250 | .241 | .491 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2001 | 28 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.000 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | |
| 2 Seasons | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.000 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 2.00 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17 | Royals | GULF | Rk | KCR | OF | 15 | 33 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .970 | 2.13 | ||||||
| 1991 | 18 | Appleton | MIDW | A | KCR | OF | 132 | 313 | 288 | 16 | 9 | 4 | .971 | 2.30 | ||||||
| 1992 | 19 | Baseball City | FLOR | A+ | KCR | OF | 123 | 303 | 282 | 16 | 5 | 6 | .983 | 2.42 | ||||||
| 1993 | 20 | Wilmington | CARL | A+ | KCR | OF | 128 | 326 | 303 | 14 | 9 | 6 | .972 | 2.48 | ||||||
| 1994 | 21 | Memphis | SOUL | AA | KCR | OF | 95 | 219 | 204 | 11 | 4 | 2 | .982 | 2.26 | ||||||
| 1995 | 22 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | AA-AAA | CHC,KCR | CF | 50 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | 22 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | AA-AAA | CHC,KCR | OF | 92 | 193 | 180 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .974 | 2.04 | ||||||
| 1995 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA | KCR,CHC | RF | 45 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | 22 | Orlando | SOUL | AA | CHC | OF | 49 | 107 | 101 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .981 | 2.14 | ||||||
| 1995 | 22 | Orlando | SOUL | AA | CHC | RF | 10 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | 22 | Orlando | SOUL | AA | CHC | CF | 41 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | 22 | Orlando | SOUL | AA | CHC | LF | 3 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | 22 | Wichita | TL | AA | KCR | OF | 41 | 80 | 73 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .963 | 1.88 | ||||||
| 1995 | 22 | Wichita | TL | AA | KCR | RF | 35 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | 22 | Wichita | TL | AA | KCR | CF | 7 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | 22 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | OF | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | ||||||
| 1995 | 22 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | CF | 2 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1996 | 23 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | OF | 121 | 277 | 262 | 11 | 4 | 3 | .986 | 2.26 | ||||||
| 1996 | 23 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | RF | 71 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1996 | 23 | Omaha | AA | AAA | KCR | CF | 51 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1997 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | PHI | CF | 42 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1997 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | PHI | OF | 108 | 258 | 236 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .977 | 2.33 | ||||||
| 1997 | 24 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | PHI | RF | 67 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1997 | 24 | Reading | EL | AA | PHI | OF | 45 | 108 | 98 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .972 | 2.33 | ||||||
| 1997 | 24 | Reading | EL | AA | PHI | RF | 21 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1997 | 24 | Reading | EL | AA | PHI | CF | 25 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1997 | 24 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | OF | 63 | 150 | 138 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .980 | 2.33 | ||||||
| 1997 | 24 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | RF | 46 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1997 | 24 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | CF | 17 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | 25 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | OF | 106 | 216 | 200 | 8 | 8 | 1 | .963 | 1.96 | ||||||
| 1998 | 25 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | RF | 91 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | 25 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | CF | 15 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | 25 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | LF | 2 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1999 | 26 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | OF | 98 | 204 | 191 | 8 | 5 | 4 | .975 | 2.03 | ||||||
| 1999 | 26 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | RF | 87 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 1999 | 26 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | CF | 13 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | 27 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | PIT,PHI | CF | 66 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | 27 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | PIT,PHI | OF | 69 | 173 | 169 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.51 | ||||||
| 2000 | 27 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | OF | 60 | 149 | 145 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.48 | ||||||
| 2000 | 27 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | CF | 60 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | 27 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2000 | 27 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | OF | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.67 | ||||||
| 2000 | 27 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | RF | 4 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | 27 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | CF | 6 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | 28 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | OF | 74 | 150 | 142 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .980 | 1.99 | ||||||
| 2001 | 28 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | RF | 10 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | 28 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | CF | 48 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | 28 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | LF | 17 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | 28 | Altoona | EL | AA | PIT | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 12 Seasons | 1163 | 2665 | 2488 | 118 | 59 | 29 | .978 | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| OF (12 seasons) | OF | 1161 | 2665 | 2488 | 118 | 59 | 29 | .978 | 2.24 | |||||||||||
| CF (7 seasons) | CF | 285 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| RF (7 seasons) | RF | 375 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| LF (3 seasons) | LF | 22 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| P (2 seasons) | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17 | GCL Royals | Gulf Coast League | Rk | KCR | |||
| 1991 | 18 | Appleton Foxes | Midwest League | A | KCR | |||
| 1992 | 19 | Baseball City Royals | Florida State League | A+ | KCR | |||
| 1993 | 20 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Carolina League | A+ | KCR | |||
| 1994 | 21 | Memphis Chicks | Southern League | AA | KCR | |||
| 1995 | 22 | Wichita Wranglers | Texas League | AA | KCR | |||
| 1995 | 22 | Orlando Cubs | Southern League | AA | CHC | |||
| 1995 | 22 | Omaha Royals | American Association | AAA | KCR | |||
| 1996 | 23 | Omaha Royals | American Association | AAA | KCR | |||
| 1997 | 24 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | International League | AAA | PHI | |||
| 1997 | 24 | Reading Phillies | Eastern League | AA | PHI | |||
| 1998 | 25 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | International League | AAA | PHI | |||
| 1999 | 26 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | International League | AAA | PHI | |||
| 2000 | 27 | Altoona Curve | Eastern League | AA | PIT | |||
| 2000 | 27 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | International League | AAA | PHI | |||
| 2001 | 28 | Altoona Curve | Eastern League | AA | PIT | |||
| 2002 | 29 | Injured |
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