Bob Burda
Edward Robert Burda
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 16, 1938 in St. Louis, MO
High School: Weber (Chicago, IL)
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 25, 1962
Final Game: August 23, 1972
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1962 23 STL NL 7 17 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 .071 .235 .071 .307 -16 1 0 0 0 0 0 /97
1965 26 SFG NL 31 34 27 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 6 .111 .235 .111 .346 -0 3 2 0 0 2 0 3/7
1966 27 SFG NL 37 46 43 3 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .163 .196 .233 .428 17 10 1 0 0 1 0 /379
1969 30 SFG NL 97 184 161 20 37 8 0 6 27 0 1 21 12 .230 .317 .391 .708 99 63 2 0 1 1 3 39/7
1970 31 TOT MLB 106 275 245 20 61 9 0 4 23 1 0 21 19 .249 .315 .335 .650 79 82 5 4 2 3 3 93/7
1970 31 SFG NL 28 29 23 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 2 .261 .414 .261 .675 86 6 0 1 0 0 2 /37
1970 31 MIL AL 78 246 222 19 55 9 0 4 20 1 0 16 17 .248 .303 .342 .646 78 76 5 3 2 3 1 9/3
1971 32 STL NL 65 83 71 6 21 0 0 1 12 0 0 10 11 .296 .386 .338 .724 104 24 2 1 0 1 2 3/9
1972 33 BOS AL 45 84 73 4 12 1 0 2 9 0 0 8 11 .164 .241 .260 .501 46 19 3 0 1 2 3 3/7
7 Seasons 388 723 634 53 142 21 0 13 78 2 1 70 65 .224 .302 .319 .620 73 202 15 5 4 10 11
162 Game Avg. 162 302 265 22 59 9 0 5 33 1 0 29 27 .224 .302 .319 .620 73 84 6 2 2 4 5
SFG (4 yrs) 193 293 254 24 53 11 0 6 37 0 1 33 25 .209 .298 .323 .621 73 82 5 1 1 4 5
STL (2 yrs) 72 100 85 6 22 0 0 1 12 1 0 13 12 .259 .360 .294 .654 82 25 2 1 0 1 2
BOS (1 yr) 45 84 73 4 12 1 0 2 9 0 0 8 11 .164 .241 .260 .501 46 19 3 0 1 2 3
MIL (1 yr) 78 246 222 19 55 9 0 4 20 1 0 16 17 .248 .303 .342 .646 78 76 5 3 2 3 1
NL (6 yrs) 265 393 339 30 75 11 0 7 49 1 1 46 37 .221 .314 .316 .629 76 107 7 2 1 5 7
AL (2 yrs) 123 330 295 23 67 10 0 6 29 1 0 24 28 .227 .287 .322 .609 70 95 8 3 3 5 4

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1962 23 STL NL 17 13 1 2.1 112 .077 .071 .282 .235 .351 .071 .429 .307 .780 -16 .189 -2.4 -0.2 .385 .286 .000 .0
1965 26 SFG NL 34 28 1 1.0 97 .130 .111 .263 .235 .327 .111 .397 .346 .724 -0 .064 -3.4 -0.4 .308 .185 .000
1966 27 SFG NL 46 38 2 1.4 99 .179 .163 .269 .196 .328 .233 .406 .428 .734 17 .120 -4.8 -0.5 .324 .116 .070
1969 30 SFG NL 184 129 21 4.4 94 .215 .230 .258 .317 .328 .391 .383 .708 .711 99 .520 -0.1 -0.0 .654 .286 .161 .0
1970 31 TOT MLB 275 194 27 3.7 98 .253 .249 .259 .315 .333 .335 .395 .650 .728 79 .433 -6.6 -0.7 .571 .176 .086 1.6
1970 31 SFG NL 29 17 3 4.8 103 .286 .261 .267 .414 .340 .261 .408 .675 .748 86 .510 -0.1 0.0 .706 .217 .000
1970 31 MIL AL 246 177 24 3.6 98 .250 .248 .258 .303 .332 .342 .394 .646 .726 78 .426 -6.6 -0.7 .558 .171 .095 1.6
1971 32 STL NL 83 53 10 5.1 96 .333 .296 .264 .386 .331 .338 .387 .724 .718 104 .600 0.9 0.1 .673 .183 .042 .0
1972 33 BOS AL 84 67 4 1.6 88 .161 .164 .253 .241 .323 .260 .365 .501 .688 46 .182 -5.0 -0.6 .422 .205 .096 .0
7 Seasons 723 522 66 3.4 96 .228 .224 .260 .302 .330 .319 .389 .620 .719 73 .408 -21.5 -2.3 .547 .207 .095 3.5
162 Game Avg. 302 218 28 3.4 96 .228 .224 .260 .302 .330 .319 .389 .620 .719 73 .408 -21.5 -2.3 .547 .207 .095 1
SFG (4 yrs) 293 212 27 3.4 96 .207 .209 .261 .298 .329 .323 .390 .621 .720 73 .405 -8.4 -0.9 .556 .240 .114 .0
STL (2 yrs) 100 66 11 4.5 98 .288 .259 .267 .360 .334 .294 .394 .654 .728 82 .534 -1.5 -0.2 .615 .200 .035 1.0
BOS (1 yr) 84 67 4 1.6 88 .161 .164 .253 .241 .323 .260 .365 .501 .688 46 .183 -5.0 -0.6 .422 .205 .096 .0
MIL (1 yr) 246 177 24 3.6 98 .250 .248 .258 .303 .332 .342 .394 .646 .726 78 .425 -6.6 -0.7 .558 .171 .095 1.6
NL (6 yrs) 393 278 38 3.7 96 .227 .221 .263 .314 .331 .316 .391 .629 .722 76 .438 -9.9 -1.0 .570 .230 .094 1.8
AL (2 yrs) 330 244 28 3.1 95 .229 .227 .257 .287 .330 .322 .387 .609 .716 70 .370 -11.6 -1.2 .521 .180 .095 1.7

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1962 23 STL NL 17 0.0% 5.9% 17.7% 0.0% 0% 0.33 14.0 1.75 76%
1965 26 SFG NL 34 0.0% 17.7% 14.7% 0.0% 0% 1.20 4.5 5.4 0.62 68%
1966 27 SFG NL 46 0.0% 10.9% 4.4% 6.5% 43% 2.50 8.6 21.5 0.62 85%
1969 30 SFG NL 184 3.3% 6.5% 11.4% 7.6% 38% 0.57 13.4 26.8 6.0 0.97 78%
1970 31 TOT MLB 275 1.5% 6.9% 7.6% 4.7% 21% 0.90 12.9 61.3 10.7 0.73 82%
1970 31 SFG NL 29 0.0% 6.9% 17.2% 0.0% 0% 0.40 11.5 7.7 3.67 72%
1970 31 MIL AL 246 1.6% 6.9% 6.5% 5.3% 24% 1.06 13.1 55.5 11.1 0.64 83%
1971 32 STL NL 83 1.2% 13.3% 12.1% 1.2% 5% 1.10 6.5 71.0 5.9 1.00 72%
1972 33 BOS AL 84 2.4% 13.1% 9.5% 3.6% 25% 1.38 6.6 36.5 8.1 1.48 74%
7 Seasons 723 1.8% 9.0% 9.7% 4.7% 24% 0.93 9.8 48.8 8.1 0.88 78%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1962 23 STL NL 1 0 0% 7 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 26 SFG NL 1 0 0% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 27 SFG NL 0 0 33% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
1969 30 SFG NL 0 0 27% 56 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 52% 10 6 4 3 1 1 8 1 6
1970 31 TOT MLB 2 0 20% 73 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 44% 8 5 2 4 2 1 11 3 7
1970 31 SFG NL 1 0 8% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1970 31 MIL AL 1 0 21% 65 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 46% 8 5 2 3 2 1 11 3 7
1971 32 STL NL 0 0 16% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 43% 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
1972 33 BOS AL 0 0 11% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 80% 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Seasons 4 0 20% 186 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 13 48% 28 18 9 9 4 3 24 5 17
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1962 23 STL NL 17 88% 1 1 0 0 0 6.80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 2 1 50% 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1965 26 SFG NL 34 94% 3 12 1 0 3 1.37 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 29% 3 3 100% 27 6 22% 5 4 80% 4 3 75% 0
1966 27 SFG NL 46 96% 7 25 4 0 0 1.75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 10% 5 2 40% 26 2 8% 2 1 50% 5 1 20% 0
1969 30 SFG NL 184 86% 37 36 8 3 7 2.23 6 1 11 4 2 3 3 0 1 1 100% 39 2 5% 19 9 47% 148 22 15% 14 9 64% 15 5 33% 0
1970 31 TOT MLB 274 96% 61 27 8 0 4 2.02 4 0 6 4 0 1 3 0 2 2 100% 63 5 8% 35 12 34% 193 20 10% 20 9 45% 15 5 33% 0
1970 31 SFG NL 29 93% 6 14 3 0 3 2.16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0% 4 1 25% 28 3 11% 5 3 60% 4 1 25% 0
1970 31 MIL AL 245 97% 55 13 5 0 1 1.87 4 0 5 4 0 1 3 0 2 2 100% 52 5 10% 31 11 35% 165 17 10% 15 6 40% 11 4 36% 0
1971 32 STL NL 83 96% 21 48 14 1 7 1.57 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 25 2 8% 11 4 36% 70 12 17% 12 6 50% 7 3 43% 0
1972 33 BOS AL 84 90% 12 22 2 0 3 1.53 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 33% 22 3 14% 14 5 36% 61 8 13% 6 4 67% 6 4 67% 0
7 Seasons 722 93% 142 171 37 4 24 1.82 13 1 24 11 2 5 8 0 6 4 67% 170 15 9% 89 36 40% 532 70 13% 59 33 56% 52 21 40% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1962 23 7 17 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 .071 .235 .071 .307 -16 1 0 0 0 0 0
1963 24 7 17 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 .071 .235 .071 .307 -16 1 0 0 0 0 0
1964 25 7 17 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 .071 .235 .071 .307 -16 1 0 0 0 0 0
1965 26 38 51 41 0 4 0 0 0 5 1 0 8 7 .098 .235 .098 .333 -6 4 2 0 0 2 0
1966 27 75 97 84 3 11 3 0 0 7 1 0 10 12 .131 .216 .167 .383 6 14 3 0 0 3 0
1967 28 75 97 84 3 11 3 0 0 7 1 0 10 12 .131 .216 .167 .383 6 14 3 0 0 3 0
1968 29 75 97 84 3 11 3 0 0 7 1 0 10 12 .131 .216 .167 .383 6 14 3 0 0 3 0
1969 30 172 281 245 23 48 11 0 6 34 1 1 31 24 .196 .282 .314 .596 66 77 5 0 1 4 3
1970 31 278 556 490 43 109 20 0 10 57 2 1 52 43 .222 .298 .324 .623 73 159 10 4 3 7 6
1971 32 343 639 561 49 130 20 0 11 69 2 1 62 54 .232 .310 .326 .636 77 183 12 5 3 8 8
1972 33 388 723 634 53 142 21 0 13 78 2 1 70 65 .224 .302 .319 .620 73 202 15 5 4 10 11

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1962 23 7 17 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 .000 .176 .000 .176 0 7
1965 26 31 37 28 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 7 6 .143 .297 .143 .440 1 31
1966 27 37 46 43 3 7 3 0 0 2 0 2 5 .163 .196 .233 .428 2 37
1969 30 97 188 164 22 40 9 0 6 30 0 23 12 .244 .335 .409 .744 23 97
1970 31 106 278 249 21 65 10 0 4 24 1 22 19 .261 .327 .349 .677 28 106
1971 32 65 86 73 7 23 0 0 1 14 0 11 11 .315 .407 .356 .763 11 65
1972 33 47 88 77 5 13 1 0 2 11 0 9 11 .169 .250 .260 .510 5 45
7 Seasons 390 740 648 58 152 23 0 13 86 2 77 65 .235 .316 .330 .646 70 388
162 Game Avg. 162 307 269 24 63 10 0 5 36 1 32 27 .235 .316 .330 .646 29 388

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