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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1962 STL NL 23 OF 6 5 38.0 12 11 0 1 0 .917 0.6 18.9 0.6 -0.2 0.8 0 2.61 1.83 .975 2.06 1.78
1962 STL NL 23 RF 5 4 29.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 1.5 62.1 1.5 -0.2 1.7 0 3.41 2.20 .973 1.89 1.64
1962 STL NL 23 LF 1 1 9.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.9 -120.0 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 1.80 1.40
1965 SFG NL 26 1B 11 1 33.0 32 31 0 1 1 .969 -1.0 -36.4 -1.0 -0.6 -0.3 0 8.45 2.82 .991 10.01 8.60
1965 SFG NL 26 LF 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 45.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 3.38 3.00 .967 1.69 1.40
1965 SFG NL 26 OF 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 45.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 3.38 3.00 .967 2.02 1.80
1966 SFG NL 27 1B 7 0 20.0 28 26 2 0 0 1.000 0.3 18.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 12.60 4.00 .989 9.90 8.50
1966 SFG NL 27 OF 4 4 26.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -41.5 -0.9 -0.9 0.0 0 0.69 0.50 .950 2.04 1.78
1966 SFG NL 27 LF 3 3 20.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.9 -54.0 -0.9 -0.9 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.76 1.37
1966 SFG NL 27 RF 1 1 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.00 2.00 1.000 1.95 1.70
1969 SFG NL 30 1B 45 9 185.0 219 206 12 1 15 .995 2.0 13.0 2.0 1.7 0.3 0 10.61 4.84 .992 9.83 8.84
1969 SFG NL 30 OF 19 14 139.0 32 28 2 2 0 .938 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.2 0 1.94 1.58 .975 2.02 1.75
1969 SFG NL 30 RF 15 9 100.2 23 19 2 2 0 .913 -1.0 -11.9 -1.0 -0.5 -0.5 0 1.88 1.40 .978 1.89 1.60
1969 SFG NL 30 LF 5 5 38.1 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 31.3 1.0 0.3 0.7 0 2.11 1.80 .967 1.67 1.30
1970 TOT MLB 31 OF 65 60 464.0 77 73 3 1 1 .987 -2.8 -7.2 -3.8 -1.8 -2.0 1 1.47 1.17 .981 2.14 1.85
1970 TOT MLB 31 1B 15 3 44.1 40 38 1 1 3 .975 -0.7 -18.9 -0.7 -0.4 -0.4 0 7.92 2.60 .992 9.60 8.27
1970 SFG NL 31 1B 8 0 16.1 15 14 0 1 1 .933 -0.6 -44.1 -0.6 -0.3 -0.4 0 7.71 1.75 .993 9.64 8.38
1970 SFG NL 31 LF 1 1 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 34.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.57 2.00 .950 1.80 1.40
1970 SFG NL 31 OF 1 1 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 34.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.57 2.00 1.000 2.06 1.80
1970 MIL AL 31 OF 64 59 457.0 75 71 3 1 1 .987 -3.0 -7.9 -4.0 -2.0 -2.0 1 1.46 1.16 .980 2.14 1.85
1970 MIL AL 31 RF 64 59 457.0 82 77 4 1 1 .988 -3.0 -7.9 -4.0 -2.0 -2.0 1 1.60 1.27 .974 1.98 1.59
1970 MIL AL 31 1B 7 3 28.0 25 24 1 0 2 1.000 -0.1 -4.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 8.04 3.57 .992 9.58 8.14
1971 STL NL 32 1B 13 6 63.1 68 62 6 0 4 1.000 -0.1 -1.9 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 9.66 5.23 .993 9.88 8.58
1971 STL NL 32 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.90
1971 STL NL 32 RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
1972 BOS AL 33 1B 15 13 125.0 130 122 7 1 13 .992 -1.1 -10.6 -1.1 -0.6 -0.5 0 9.29 8.60 .991 9.75 8.04
1972 BOS AL 33 LF 1 0 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 60.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 3.00 2.00 1.000 1.95 1.50
1972 BOS AL 33 OF 1 0 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 60.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 3.00 2.00 1.000 2.25 1.90
6 Seasons 1B 106 32 470.2 517 485 28 4 36 .992 -0.6 -1.5 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 0 9.81 4.84 .991 9.81 8.57
7 Seasons OF 97 84 683.0 128 119 5 4 1 .969 -2.6 -4.6 -3.6 -2.9 -0.7 1 1.63 1.28 .978 2.11 1.82
5 Seasons RF 86 73 594.2 118 109 6 3 1 .975 -2.6 -5.2 -3.6 -2.8 -0.8 1 1.74 1.34 .975 1.96 1.60
6 Seasons LF 12 11 88.1 17 16 0 1 0 .941 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0 1.63 1.33 .971 1.73 1.36
7 Seasons TOT 203 116 1153.2 645 604 33 8 37 .988 -3.2 -3.3 -4.2 -2.8 -1.4 1 0 4.97 3.14 .976 5.25 5.34
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1962 STL NL 23 7 5 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 1 0
1965 SFG NL 26 31 2 31 31 0 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20 0
1966 SFG NL 27 37 4 37 37 0 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 27 0
1969 SFG NL 30 97 23 97 97 0 0 45 0 0 0 5 0 15 19 43 3
1970 MIL AL 31 78 62 78 78 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 64 64 15 0
1970 SFG NL 31 28 1 28 28 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19 0
1971 STL NL 32 65 6 65 65 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 57 0
1972 BOS AL 33 45 13 45 45 0 0 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 30 1
7 Seasons 388 116 388 388 0 0 106 0 0 0 12 0 86 97 212 4
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1965 SFG NL 26 143 64% 71% 23% 8 63% 0 31 3 28 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1966 SFG NL 27 79 52% 72% 33% 5 100% 0 25 2 23 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1969 SFG NL 30 839 59% 76% 29% 49 98% 0 213 6 202 5 29 14 11 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 14 0 1 1 13 2 1 0 1 1 100%
1970 SFG NL 31 65 60% 75% 23% 2 50% 0 12 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1970 MIL AL 31 126 64% 70% 21% 4 100% 0 24 1 22 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
1971 STL NL 32 279 67% 81% 24% 19 95% 0 62 8 54 0 5 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1972 BOS AL 33 531 67% 75% 29% 21 86% 0 122 4 116 2 9 7 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 14 0 0 0 13 0 1 0 1 0
6 Seasons 2062 63% 76% 27% 108 92% 0 489 24 457 8 49 30 21 7 0 0 4 0 4 0 4 37 1 1 1 35 3 2 0 2 4 100%
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 94% 87%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1962 STL NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 134 61% 76% 24% 15 73%
1966 SFG NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 78% 75% 16% 2 100%
1969 SFG NL 30 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 10 2 20.0% 8 0 0.0% 2 433 70% 78% 26% 45 47%
1970 MIL AL 31 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 11 5 0 4 0 1 6 6 0 5 0 0 8 6 0 34 17 50.0% 16 1 2.9% 3 1971 62% 76% 26% 145 55%
1971 STL NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 60% 80% 20% 0
5 Seasons 3 0 3 0 2 6 0 3 0 2 17 6 0 5 0 1 7 6 0 8 1 0 9 7 0 46 20 43.5% 25 1 2.2% 5 2580 64% 76% 26% 207 55%
MLB Averages 41.9% 3.2% 61% 77% 26% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1962 STL NL 23 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 87% 87% 29% 3 0%
1965 SFG NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 36 67% 78% 28% 4 75%
1966 SFG NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 76 53% 86% 36% 4 0%
1969 SFG NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 161 60% 77% 27% 13 69%
1970 SFG NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 39% 87% 29% 3 67%
1972 BOS AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 25 40% 92% 32% 3 67%
6 Seasons 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 4 80.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 367 59% 82% 30% 30 53%
MLB Averages 57.4% 2.6% 61% 77% 26% 47%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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