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Jesse Burkett

Jesse Cail Burkett (Crab)

Position: Leftfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: December 4, 1868 in Wheeling, WV (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1890
Teams (by GP): Spiders/Browns/Cardinals/Americans/Perfectos/... 1890-1905

Final Game: October 7, 1905
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Old Timers Committee as Player in 1946.
   View Jesse Burkett Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: May 27, 1953 in Worcester, MA
Buried: St. John Cemetery, Worcester, MA
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Hall of Fame

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
1890 21 NYG NL 3 10 .231 5.57 21 14 7 6 0 0 118.0 134 123 73 3 92 82 14 0 16 590 62 1.915 10.2 0.2 7.0 6.3 0.89
1894 25 CLV NL 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 129 1.750 13.5 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.00
1902 33 SLB AL 0 1 .000 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 8 56 5.000 36.0 0.0 9.0 18.0 2.00
3 Yrs 3 11 .214 5.56 23 14 8 6 0 0 123.0 144 129 76 3 94 84 14 0 16 617 63 1.935 10.5 0.2 6.9 6.1 0.89
162 Game Avg. 6 20 .214 5.56 42 26 15 11 0 0 226 265 237 140 6 173 154 26 0 29 1134 63 1.935 10.5 0.2 6.9 6.1 0.89
NYG (1 yr) 3 10 .231 5.57 21 14 7 6 0 0 118.0 134 123 73 3 92 82 14 0 16 590 62 1.915 10.2 0.2 7.0 6.3 0.89
CLV (1 yr) 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 129 1.750 13.5 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.00
SLB (1 yr) 0 1 .000 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 8 56 5.000 36.0 0.0 9.0 18.0 2.00
NL (2 yrs) 3 10 .231 5.53 22 14 8 6 0 0 122.0 140 125 75 3 93 82 14 0 16 609 63 1.910 10.3 0.2 6.9 6.0 0.88
AL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 8 56 5.000 36.0 0.0 9.0 18.0 2.00

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
1890 21 NYG NL 118.0 21 14 123 9.38 5.62 0.14 0.00 96.0 5.26 -50 -3.8 1.0 -0.2 -2.9 -41 .320 .477 $
1894 25 CLV NL 4.0 1 0 2 4.50 7.40 0.15 0.00 102.0 7.40 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.1 2 .607 .501 $
1902 33 SLB AL 1.0 1 0 4 36.00 4.96 0.33 0.00 98.0 4.54 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -3 .246 .498 $
3 Seasons 123.0 23 14 129 9.44 5.67 0.14 0.00 96.2 5.33 -52 -3.9 1.0 -0.2 -3.0 -42 .330 .492 $
NYG (1 yr) 118.0 21 14 123 9.38 5.62 0.14 0.00 96.0 5.26 -50 -3.8 1.0 -0.2 -2.9 -41 .320 .477 $
CLV (1 yr) 4.0 1 0 2 4.50 7.40 0.15 0.00 102.0 7.40 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.1 2 .607 .501 $
SLB (1 yr) 1.0 1 0 4 36.00 4.96 0.33 0.00 98.0 4.54 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -3 .246 .498 $

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+
1890 21 3 10 .231 5.57 21 14 7 6 0 0 118.0 134 123 73 3 92 82 14 0 16 590 62 1.915 10.2 0.2 7.0 6.3 0.89 62
1891 22 3 10 .231 5.57 21 14 7 6 0 0 118.0 134 123 73 3 92 82 14 0 16 590 62 1.915 10.2 0.2 7.0 6.3 0.89 62
1892 23 3 10 .231 5.57 21 14 7 6 0 0 118.0 134 123 73 3 92 82 14 0 16 590 62 1.915 10.2 0.2 7.0 6.3 0.89 62
1893 24 3 10 .231 5.57 21 14 7 6 0 0 118.0 134 123 73 3 92 82 14 0 16 590 62 1.915 10.2 0.2 7.0 6.3 0.89 62
1894 25 3 10 .231 5.53 22 14 8 6 0 0 122.0 140 125 75 3 93 82 14 0 16 609 63 1.910 10.3 0.2 6.9 6.0 0.88 63
1895 26 3 10 .231 5.53 22 14 8 6 0 0 122.0 140 125 75 3 93 82 14 0 16 609 63 1.910 10.3 0.2 6.9 6.0 0.88 63
1896 27 3 10 .231 5.53 22 14 8 6 0 0 122.0 140 125 75 3 93 82 14 0 16 609 63 1.910 10.3 0.2 6.9 6.0 0.88 63
1897 28 3 10 .231 5.53 22 14 8 6 0 0 122.0 140 125 75 3 93 82 14 0 16 609 63 1.910 10.3 0.2 6.9 6.0 0.88 63
1898 29 3 10 .231 5.53 22 14 8 6 0 0 122.0 140 125 75 3 93 82 14 0 16 609 63 1.910 10.3 0.2 6.9 6.0 0.88 63
1899 30 3 10 .231 5.53 22 14 8 6 0 0 122.0 140 125 75 3 93 82 14 0 16 609 63 1.910 10.3 0.2 6.9 6.0 0.88 63
1900 31 3 10 .231 5.53 22 14 8 6 0 0 122.0 140 125 75 3 93 82 14 0 16 609 63 1.910 10.3 0.2 6.9 6.0 0.88 63
1901 32 3 10 .231 5.53 22 14 8 6 0 0 122.0 140 125 75 3 93 82 14 0 16 609 63 1.910 10.3 0.2 6.9 6.0 0.88 63
1902 33 3 11 .214 5.56 23 14 8 6 0 0 123.0 144 129 76 3 94 84 14 0 16 617 63 1.935 10.5 0.2 6.9 6.1 0.89 63

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
1890 21 7 9 .438 4.35 149.0 146 80 72 3 100 104 15 1.651 8.8 6.0 6.3 1.04 0.2 21
1894 25 0 0 3.60 5.0 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 1.400 10.8 1.8 0.0 0.00 0.0 1
1902 33 0 0 9.00 1.0 5 1 1 0 1 2 0 6.000 45.0 9.0 18.0 2.00 0.0 1
3 Yrs 7 9 .438 4.35 155.0 157 83 75 3 102 106 15 1.671 9.1 6.2 1.04 0.2 23

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 Veterans ( 1.3%)
1937 BBWAA ( 0.5%)
1938 BBWAA ( 0.8%)
1942 BBWAA ( 1.7%)
1945 BBWAA ( 0.8%)
1946 Nominating Vote ( 1.0%)
1946 Old Timers (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1946
by Old Timers Committee

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1900 NL  4.9 (7th)
1901 NL  6.8 (6th)
Career  57.5 (168th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1890 NL  7 (1st)

Oldest s c a p y
1904 AL  born 1868-12-04 (10th)
1905 AL  born 1868-12-04 (7th)

Similarity Scores

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