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Jesse Burkett
Jesse Cail Burkett (Crab)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 155 lb.

Born: December 4, 1868 in Wheeling, WV (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1890
Final Game: October 7, 1905
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1946.
Died: May 27, 1953 in Worcester, MA
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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
1890 21 NYG NL 101 437 401 67 124 23 13 4 60 14 33 52 .309 .366 .461 .827 146 185 3 *O1
1891 22 CLV NL 40 190 167 29 45 7 4 0 13 1 23 19 .269 .358 .359 .717 105 60 0 O
1892 23 CLV NL 145 676 608 119 167 15 14 6 66 36 67 59 .275 .348 .375 .723 115 228 1 *O
1893 24 CLV NL 125 616 511 145 178 25 15 6 82 39 98 23 .348 .459 .491 .951 146 251 7 *O
1894 25 CLV NL 125 608 523 138 187 27 14 8 94 28 84 27 .358 .447 .509 .956 126 266 1 *O/1
1895 26 CLV NL 131 639 550 153 225 22 13 5 83 41 74 31 .409 .486 .524 1.009 154 288 8 7 *O
1896 27 CLV NL 133 647 586 160 240 27 16 6 72 34 49 19 .410 .461 .541 1.002 157 317 7 5 *O
1897 28 CLV NL 127 610 517 129 198 28 7 2 60 28 76 .383 .468 .476 .944 140 246 7 10 *O
1898 29 CLV NL 150 706 624 114 213 18 9 0 42 19 69 .341 .415 .399 .814 137 249 9 4 *O
1899 30 STL NL 141 635 558 116 221 21 8 7 71 25 67 .396 .463 .500 .963 162 279 2 8 *O/4
1900 31 STL NL 141 643 559 88 203 11 15 7 68 32 62 .363 .429 .474 .904 150 265 3 19 *O
1901 32 STL NL 142 673 601 142 226 20 15 10 75 27 59 .376 .440 .509 .949 181 306 10 3 *O
1902 33 SLB AL 138 636 553 97 169 29 9 5 52 23 71 .306 .390 .418 .807 124 231 5 7 *O/516
1903 34 SLB AL 132 574 515 73 151 20 7 3 40 17 52 .293 .361 .377 .738 124 194 3 4 *O
1904 35 SLB AL 147 661 575 72 156 15 10 2 27 12 78 .271 .363 .343 .706 130 197 5 3 *O
1905 36 BOS AL 148 654 573 78 147 12 13 4 47 13 67 .257 .339 .344 .682 116 197 4 10 *O
16 Seasons 2066 9605 8421 1720 2850 320 182 75 952 389 1029 230 .338 .415 .446 .862 140 3759 75 80
162 Game Avg. 162 753 660 135 223 25 14 6 75 31 81 .338 .415 .446 .862 140 295 6
CLV (8 yrs) 976 4692 4086 987 1453 169 92 33 512 226 540 178 .356 .436 .466 .902 138 1905 40 26
STL (3 yrs) 424 1951 1718 346 650 52 38 24 214 84 188 .378 .444 .495 .939 164 850 15 30
SLB (3 yrs) 417 1871 1643 242 476 64 26 10 119 52 201 .290 .372 .379 .750 126 622 13 14
NYG (1 yr) 101 437 401 67 124 23 13 4 60 14 33 52 .309 .366 .461 .827 146 185 3
BOS (1 yr) 148 654 573 78 147 12 13 4 47 13 67 .257 .339 .344 .682 116 197 4 10
NL (12 yrs) 1501 7080 6205 1400 2227 244 143 61 786 324 761 230 .359 .434 .474 .907 146 2940 58 56
AL (4 yrs) 565 2525 2216 320 623 76 39 14 166 65 268 .281 .363 .370 .733 123 819 17 24

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1892 23 CLV NL CS BSN L 6 25 25 3 8 1 0 0 1 4 0 2 .320 .320 .360 .680 9
1 CS 6 25 25 3 8 1 0 0 1 4 0 2 .320 .320 .360 .680 9

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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 12 7 6 0 0 118.0 134 123 73 3 92 82 0 0 16 0 61 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 0 122 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 0 39 5.000 36.0 0.0 9.0 18.0 2.00
3 Seasons 3 11 .214 5.56 23 12 8 6 0 0 123.0 144 129 76 3 94 84 0 0 16 0 62 1.935 10.5 0.2 6.9 6.1 0.89
162 Game Avg. 6 21 .214 5.56 45 23 16 12 0 0 239 280 251 148 6 183 163 0 0 31 0 62 1.935 10.5 0.2 6.9 6.1 0.89
NYG (1 yr) 3 10 .231 5.57 21 12 7 6 0 0 118.0 134 123 73 3 92 82 0 0 16 0 61 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 0 122 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 0 39 5.000 36.0 0.0 9.0 18.0 2.00
NL (2 yrs) 3 10 .231 5.53 22 12 8 6 0 0 122.0 140 125 75 3 93 82 0 0 16 0 62 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 0 39 5.000 36.0 0.0 9.0 18.0 2.00

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1890 NYG NL 21 OF 90 159 108 23 28 4 .824 1.46 .923 1.89 11-2-77
1890 NYG NL 21 P 21 38 2 33 3 1 .921 1.67 .895 2.01
1891 CLV NL 22 OF 40 65 53 5 7 1 .892 1.45 .914 1.88 6-2-35
1892 CLV NL 23 OF 145 322 271 20 31 7 .904 2.01 .913 1.86 145-0-0
1893 CLV NL 24 OF 125 304 239 19 46 5 .849 2.06 .921 2.14 125-0-0
1894 CLV NL 25 OF 125 283 242 17 24 5 .915 2.07 .915 2.24 125-0-0
1894 CLV NL 25 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70
1895 CLV NL 26 OF 131 328 273 17 38 4 .884 2.21 .920 2.14 130-0-1
1896 CLV NL 27 OF 133 310 269 18 23 4 .926 2.16 .934 2.12 133-0-0
1897 CLV NL 28 OF 127 257 226 18 13 3 .949 1.92 .934 2.06 127-1-0
1898 CLV NL 29 OF 150 304 268 17 19 3 .938 1.90 .937 2.03 148-1-1
1899 STL NL 30 OF 140 337 296 20 21 3 .938 2.26 .945 2.11 139-0-1
1899 STL NL 30 2B 1 7 2 3 2 0 .714 5.00 .957 5.50
1900 STL NL 31 OF 141 379 337 17 25 6 .934 2.51 .940 2.13 140-1-0
1901 STL NL 32 OF 142 351 307 17 27 4 .923 2.28 .943 2.03 142-0-0
1902 SLB AL 33 OF 137 343 300 17 26 5 .924 2.31 .945 2.04 137-0-0
1902 SLB AL 33 3B 1 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 3.00 .900 3.50
1902 SLB AL 33 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60
1902 SLB AL 33 SS 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 5.70
1903 SLB AL 34 OF 132 255 230 10 15 4 .941 1.82 .953 1.92 132-0-0
1904 SLB AL 35 OF 147 308 266 24 18 4 .942 1.97 .955 1.84 147-0-0
1905 BOS AL 36 OF 148 309 276 11 22 0 .929 1.94 .954 1.83 148-0-0
16 Seasons OF 2053 4614 3961 270 383 62 .917 2.06 .936 2.02 1935-7-115
3 Seasons P 23 38 2 33 3 1 .921 1.52 .895 2.02
1 Season 2B 1 7 2 3 2 0 .714 5.00 .957 5.50
1 Season 3B 1 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 3.00 .900 3.50
1 Season SS 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 5.70
16 Seasons TOT 2079 4663 3966 309 388 64 .917 2.06 .852 2.03 1935-7-115
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1890 NL--.309--9th
1893 NL--.348--6th
1895 NL--.409--1st
1896 NL--.410--1st
1897 NL--.383--3rd
1898 NL--.341--5th
1899 NL--.396--2nd
1900 NL--.363--3rd
1901 NL--.376--1st
Career--.338--19th

On-Base% s c a p y
1893 NL--.459--3rd
1895 NL--.486--3rd
1896 NL--.461--7th
1897 NL--.468--2nd
1898 NL--.415--8th
1899 NL--.463--3rd
1900 NL--.429--6th
1901 NL--.440--1st
1902 AL--.390--7th
1904 AL--.363--5th
Career--.415--25th

Slugging % s c a p y
1890 NL--.461--5th
1893 NL--.491--7th
1895 NL--.524--9th
1896 NL--.541--5th
1899 NL--.500--4th
1900 NL--.474--6th
1901 NL--.509--4th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1890 NL--.827--7th
1893 NL--.951--6th
1895 NL--1.009--5th
1896 NL--1.002--3rd
1897 NL--.944--5th
1899 NL--.963--3rd
1900 NL--.904--4th
1901 NL--.949--2nd
Career--.862--125th

Games Played s c a p y
1895 NL--131--10th
1896 NL--133--1st
1900 NL--141--2nd
1901 NL--142--1st
1902 AL--138--2nd
Career--2066--187th

At Bats s c a p y
1895 NL--550--5th
1896 NL--586--1st
1898 NL--624--3rd
1900 NL--559--6th
1901 NL--601--1st
1902 AL--553--5th
1905 AL--573--9th
Career--8421--99th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1893 NL--616--9th
1894 NL--608--9th
1895 NL--639--1st
1896 NL--647--1st
1897 NL--610--9th
1898 NL--706--2nd
1900 NL--643--3rd
1901 NL--673--1st
1902 AL--636--2nd
1904 AL--661--7th
1905 AL--654--6th
Career--9605--100th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1892 NL--119--6th
1893 NL--145--3rd
1895 NL--153--4th
1896 NL--160--1st
1897 NL--129--7th
1898 NL--114--9th
1899 NL--116--9th
1901 NL--142--1st
1902 AL--97--7th
1905 AL--78--6th
Career--1720--23rd

Hits s c a p y
1893 NL--178--10th
1895 NL--225--1st
1896 NL--240--1st
1897 NL--198--4th
1898 NL--213--2nd
1899 NL--221--2nd
1900 NL--203--2nd
1901 NL--226--1st
1902 AL--169--8th
Career--2850--41st

Total Bases s c a p y
1893 NL--251--7th
1895 NL--288--3rd
1896 NL--317--1st
1898 NL--249--7th
1899 NL--279--6th
1900 NL--265--3rd
1901 NL--306--1st
1902 AL--231--9th
Career--3759--107th

Doubles s c a p y
1896 NL--27--8th

Triples s c a p y
1890 NL--13--7th
1892 NL--14--10th
1896 NL--16--8th
1900 NL--15--6th
1901 NL--15--7th
1905 AL--13--4th
Career--182--15th

Home Runs s c a p y
1899 NL--7--6th
1900 NL--7--6th
1901 NL--10--3rd
1905 AL--4--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1893 NL--98--5th
1894 NL--84--9th
1895 NL--74--6th
1897 NL--76--6th
1898 NL--69--8th
1899 NL--67--10th
1900 NL--62--7th
1901 NL--59--6th
1902 AL--71--4th
1903 AL--52--4th
1904 AL--78--2nd
1905 AL--67--3rd
Career--1029--101st

Strikeouts s c a p y
1890 NL--52--9th
1892 NL--59--10th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
Career--389--73rd

Singles s c a p y
1892 NL--132--10th
1895 NL--185--1st
1896 NL--191--1st
1897 NL--161--2nd
1898 NL--186--2nd
1899 NL--185--2nd
1900 NL--170--2nd
1901 NL--181--1st
1902 AL--126--9th
1903 AL--121--8th
1904 AL--129--8th
1905 AL--118--10th
Career--2273--13th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1890 NL--146--4th
1893 NL--146--6th
1895 NL--154--8th
1896 NL--157--5th
1897 NL--140--8th
1899 NL--162--3rd
1900 NL--150--4th
1901 NL--181--1st
1902 AL--124--9th
1904 AL--130--10th
Career--140--75th

Runs Created s c a p y
1893 NL--114--5th
1895 NL--138--3rd
1896 NL--144--2nd
1897 NL--114--5th
1898 NL--101--4th
1899 NL--129--3rd
1900 NL--113--3rd
1901 NL--132--1st
1902 AL--89--8th
1905 AL--66--10th
Career--1566--68th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1890 NL--21--9th
1893 NL--40--4th
1895 NL--50--4th
1896 NL--50--4th
1897 NL--36--6th
1898 NL--33--7th
1899 NL--51--3rd
1900 NL--39--4th
1901 NL--62--1st
1902 AL--21--6th
1904 AL--23--6th
Career--493--47th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1890 NL--2.2--9th
1893 NL--3.7--4th
1895 NL--4.5--4th
1896 NL--4.6--4th
1897 NL--3.4--6th
1898 NL--3.5--7th
1899 NL--5.0--3rd
1900 NL--3.9--3rd
1901 NL--6.4--1st
1902 AL--2.2--6th
1904 AL--2.7--6th
Career--48.8--48th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1890 NL--40--10th
1896 NL--49--7th
1901 NL--45--10th

Times On Base s c a p y
1893 NL--283--1st
1894 NL--272--7th
1895 NL--307--1st
1896 NL--296--2nd
1897 NL--281--2nd
1898 NL--291--3rd
1899 NL--290--4th
1900 NL--268--4th
1901 NL--295--1st
1902 AL--245--1st
1903 AL--206--6th
1904 AL--239--4th
1905 AL--218--4th
Career--3954--43rd

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1890 NL--.707--7th
1893 NL--.755--6th
1895 NL--.794--4th
1896 NL--.810--2nd
1897 NL--.759--4th
1899 NL--.814--3rd
1900 NL--.754--3rd
1901 NL--.827--1st
Career--.728--46th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1901 NL--10--5th
Career--75--165th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1900 NL--19--5th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1899 NL--10.9--9th
1900 NL--11.5--5th
1901 NL--14.6--2nd

AB per HR s c a p y
1899 NL--79.714--9th
1900 NL--79.857--10th
1901 NL--60.100--3rd

Outs Made s c a p y
Career--5651--187th

Saves s c a p y
1890 NL--0--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1894 NL--0--3rd

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

Oldest s c a p y
1903 AL--born 1868-12-04--10th
1904 AL--born 1868-12-04--9th
1905 AL--born 1868-12-04--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 31 (55), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 174 (60), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Pitching - 3 (2250), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 191 (48), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 56 (42), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

March 22, 1890: Returned to league control by the Indianapolis Hoosiers.

March 22, 1890: Under league control and obtained by the New York Giants.

February, 1891: Purchased by the Cleveland Spiders from the New York Giants.

March 29, 1899: Assigned to the St. Louis Perfectos by the Cleveland Spiders.

Before 1902 Season: Jumped from the St. Louis Cardinals to the St. Louis Browns.

December 26, 1904: Traded by the St. Louis Browns to the Boston Americans for George Stone and cash.

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