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Bobby Burke

Robert James Burke (Lefty)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 150 lb.

Born: January 23, 1907 in Joliet, IL(All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1927
Teams (by GP): Senators/Phillies 1927-1937

Final Game: May 4, 1937
Died: February 8, 1971 in Joliet, IL
Buried: St. Patrick Cemetery, Joliet, IL
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1927 20 WSH AL 3 2 .600 3.96 36 6 17 1 0 0 100.0 91 48 44 6 32 20 7 2 3 417 103 1.230 8.2 0.5 2.9 1.8 0.63
1928 21 WSH AL 2 4 .333 3.90 26 7 11 2 1 0 85.1 87 44 37 1 18 27 2 1 0 349 103 1.230 9.2 0.1 1.9 2.8 1.50
1929 22 WSH AL 6 8 .429 4.79 37 17 13 4 0 0 141.0 154 91 75 6 55 51 4 0 1 626 89 1.482 9.8 0.4 3.5 3.3 0.93
1930 23 WSH AL 3 4 .429 3.63 24 4 12 2 0 3 74.1 62 41 30 2 29 35 3 0 2 312 127 1.224 7.5 0.2 3.5 4.2 1.21
1931 24 WSH AL 8 3 .727 4.27 30 13 12 3 1 2 128.2 124 67 61 6 50 38 2 0 0 548 101 1.352 8.7 0.4 3.5 2.7 0.76
1932 25 WSH AL 3 6 .333 5.14 22 10 7 2 0 0 91.0 98 55 52 4 44 32 1 0 2 409 84 1.560 9.7 0.4 4.4 3.2 0.73
1933 26 WSH AL 4 3 .571 3.23 25 6 6 4 1 0 64.0 64 29 23 1 31 28 2 0 0 287 129 1.484 9.0 0.1 4.4 3.9 0.90
1934 27 WSH AL 8 8 .500 3.21 37 15 13 7 1 0 168.0 155 67 60 2 72 52 1 0 4 721 135 1.351 8.3 0.1 3.9 2.8 0.72
1935 28 WSH AL 1 8 .111 7.46 15 10 3 2 0 0 66.1 90 63 55 7 27 16 2 0 4 310 58 1.764 12.2 0.9 3.7 2.2 0.59
1937 30 PHI NL 0 0 inf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 17 0.00
10 Yrs 38 46 .452 4.29 254 88 94 27 4 5 918.2 926 506 438 35 360 299 24 3 16 3983 100 1.400 9.1 0.3 3.5 2.9 0.83
162 Game Avg. 8 9 .452 4.29 51 17 19 5 1 1 183 184 101 87 7 72 59 5 1 3 792 100 1.400 9.1 0.3 3.5 2.9 0.83
WSH (9 yrs) 38 46 .452 4.28 252 88 94 27 4 5 918.2 925 505 437 35 358 299 24 3 16 3979 100 1.397 9.1 0.3 3.5 2.9 0.84
PHI (1 yr) 0 0 inf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 17 0.00
AL (9 yrs) 38 46 .452 4.28 252 88 94 27 4 5 918.2 925 505 437 35 358 299 24 3 16 3979 100 1.397 9.1 0.3 3.5 2.9 0.84
NL (1 yr) 0 0 inf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 17 0.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1927 20 WSH AL 100.0 36 6 48 4.32 4.96 0.12 0.00 98.2 4.76 5 0.4 1.0 -0.0 1.3 17 .512 .503 $
1928 21 WSH AL 85.1 26 7 44 4.64 4.58 0.07 0.00 98.3 4.44 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.5 8 .491 .499 $
1929 22 WSH AL 141.0 37 17 91 5.81 4.88 0.12 0.00 98.9 4.71 -17 -1.6 1.0 -0.1 -0.4 -1 .457 .490 $
1930 23 WSH AL 74.1 24 4 41 4.96 5.07 0.40 0.00 99.8 4.66 -3 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.4 7 .490 .499 $
1931 24 WSH AL 128.2 30 13 67 4.69 4.89 0.22 0.00 99.8 4.67 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.1 1.0 15 .497 .499 $
1932 25 WSH AL 91.0 22 10 55 5.44 5.01 0.29 0.00 96.7 4.56 -9 -0.8 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 2 .462 .495 $
1933 26 WSH AL 64.0 25 6 29 4.08 4.76 0.27 0.00 100.1 4.50 2 0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.8 10 .509 .501 $
1934 27 WSH AL 168.0 37 15 67 3.59 5.23 0.06 0.00 98.2 5.08 28 2.7 1.0 -0.1 4.1 48 .574 .517 $
1935 28 WSH AL 66.1 15 10 63 8.55 5.45 -0.14 0.00 94.4 5.27 -24 -2.0 1.0 -0.0 -1.5 -16 .366 .488 $
1937 30 PHI NL 0.0 2 0 1 114.0 1.0 0.0 $
10 Seasons 918.2 254 88 506 4.96 4.99 0.15 0.00 98.4 4.76 -22 -1.6 1.0 -0.5 6.1 91 .490 .499 $
WSH (9 yrs) 918.2 252 88 505 4.95 4.99 0.15 0.00 98.4 4.76 -22 -1.6 1.0 -0.5 6.1 91 .494 .499 $
PHI (1 yr) 0.0 2 0 1 0.0 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1927 20 WSH AL 414 1.5% 4.8% 7.7% 1.7% 8% 83%
1928 21 WSH AL 359 0.3% 7.5% 5.0% 1.1% 5% 82%
1929 22 WSH AL 626 1.0% 8.2% 8.8% 1.9% 8% 79%
1930 23 WSH AL 314 0.6% 11.2% 9.2% 1.6% 8% 75%
1931 24 WSH AL 552 1.1% 6.9% 9.1% 1.6% 7% 80%
1932 25 WSH AL 409 1.0% 7.8% 10.8% 1.5% 6% 79%
1933 26 WSH AL 287 0.4% 9.8% 10.8% 3.5% 16% 77%
1934 27 WSH AL 723 0.3% 7.2% 10.0% 2.5% 12% 80%
1935 28 WSH AL 310 2.3% 5.2% 8.7% 3.6% 12% 81%
1937 30 PHI NL 4 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 50%
10 Yrs 3998 0.9% 7.5% 9.0% 2.1% 9% 80%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.1% 8.1% 3.2% 13% 80%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1927 20 3 2 .600 3.96 36 6 17 1 0 0 100.0 91 48 44 6 32 20 7 2 3 417 103 1.230 8.2 0.5 2.9 1.8 0.63 103
1928 21 5 6 .455 3.93 62 13 28 3 1 0 185.1 178 92 81 7 50 47 9 3 3 766 103 1.230 8.6 0.3 2.4 2.3 0.94 103
1929 22 11 14 .440 4.30 99 30 41 7 1 0 326.1 332 183 156 13 105 98 13 3 4 1392 96 1.339 9.2 0.4 2.9 2.7 0.93 96
1930 23 14 18 .438 4.18 123 34 53 9 1 3 400.2 394 224 186 15 134 133 16 3 6 1704 101 1.318 8.9 0.3 3.0 3.0 0.99 101
1931 24 22 21 .512 4.20 153 47 65 12 2 5 529.1 518 291 247 21 184 171 18 3 6 2252 101 1.326 8.8 0.4 3.1 2.9 0.93 101
1932 25 25 27 .481 4.34 175 57 72 14 2 5 620.1 616 346 299 25 228 203 19 3 8 2661 98 1.361 8.9 0.4 3.3 2.9 0.89 98
1933 26 29 30 .492 4.23 200 63 78 18 3 5 684.1 680 375 322 26 259 231 21 3 8 2948 100 1.372 8.9 0.3 3.4 3.0 0.89 100
1934 27 37 38 .493 4.03 237 78 91 25 4 5 852.1 835 442 382 28 331 283 22 3 12 3669 106 1.368 8.8 0.3 3.5 3.0 0.86 106
1935 28 38 46 .452 4.28 252 88 94 27 4 5 918.2 925 505 437 35 358 299 24 3 16 3979 100 1.397 9.1 0.3 3.5 2.9 0.84 100
1936 29 38 46 .452 4.28 252 88 94 27 4 5 918.2 925 505 437 35 358 299 24 3 16 3979 100 1.397 9.1 0.3 3.5 2.9 0.84 100
1937 30 38 46 .452 4.29 254 88 94 27 4 5 918.2 926 506 438 35 360 299 24 3 16 3983 100 1.400 9.1 0.3 3.5 2.9 0.83 100

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1927 20 6 5 .545 3.71 102.0 91 47 42 6 32 20 7 1.206 8.0 2.8 1.8 0.63 0.5 36
1928 21 5 4 .556 3.77 86.0 88 40 36 1 18 27 2 1.233 9.2 1.9 2.8 1.50 0.1 26
1929 22 8 8 .500 4.20 150.0 153 78 70 6 55 54 4 1.387 9.2 3.3 3.2 0.98 0.4 37
1930 23 5 3 .625 2.96 79.0 60 29 26 2 28 37 3 1.114 6.8 3.2 4.2 1.32 0.2 24
1931 24 8 6 .571 3.69 134.0 121 61 55 6 49 39 2 1.269 8.1 3.3 2.6 0.80 0.4 30
1932 25 4 6 .400 4.50 96.0 97 53 48 4 44 34 1 1.469 9.1 4.1 3.2 0.77 0.4 22
1933 26 4 3 .571 3.00 69.0 66 26 23 1 32 30 2 1.420 8.6 4.2 3.9 0.94 0.1 25
1934 27 12 7 .632 2.90 177.0 155 63 57 2 72 55 1 1.282 7.9 3.7 2.8 0.76 0.1 37
1935 28 2 5 .286 6.69 70.0 90 58 52 7 27 17 2 1.671 11.6 3.5 2.2 0.63 0.9 15
9 Yrs 54 47 .535 3.82 963.0 921 455 409 35 357 313 24 1.327 8.6 2.9 0.88 0.3 252

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1934 AL  4.1 (9th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1934 AL  3.21 (4th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1934 AL  1.351 (7th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1934 AL  8.304 (4th)

Saves s c a p y
1930 AL  3 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1934 AL  0.107 (1st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1927 AL  7 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1927 AL  17 (8th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1934 AL  135 (4th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1934 AL  23 (8th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1934 AL  2.2 (8th)

Youngest s c a p y
1927 AL  born 1907-01-23 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 9 (1547), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1539), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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