John Burkett
John David Burkett
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 211 lb.

Born: November 28, 1964 in New Brighton, PA
High School: Beaver (Beaver, PA)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
Signed June 18, 1983. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1987
Final Game: September 26, 2003
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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 Awards
1987 SFG NL 22 P 3 0 6.0 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 1.50 0.33 1.000 1.95 0.63
1990 SFG NL 25 P 33 32 204.0 37 11 25 1 4 .973 1.59 1.09 .957 1.80 0.58 RoY-4
1991 SFG NL 26 P 36 34 206.2 39 13 25 1 2 .974 1.65 1.06 .954 1.86 0.59
1992 SFG NL 27 P 32 32 189.2 30 11 18 1 0 .967 1.38 0.91 .953 1.94 0.60
1993 SFG NL 28 P 34 34 231.2 57 21 36 0 2 1.000 2.21 1.68 .951 1.84 0.54 AS,CYA-4,MVP-24
1994 SFG NL 29 P 25 25 159.1 37 14 23 0 1 1.000 2.09 1.48 .957 1.86 0.54
1995 FLA NL 30 P 30 30 188.1 44 18 26 0 0 1.000 2.10 1.47 .955 1.84 0.51
1996 TOT MLB 31 P 34 34 222.2 45 19 25 1 1 .978 1.78 1.29 .953 1.82 0.52
1996 FLA NL 31 P 24 24 154.0 34 12 21 1 1 .971 1.93 1.38 .953 1.84 0.52
1996 TEX AL 31 P 10 10 68.2 11 7 4 0 0 1.000 1.44 1.10 .955 1.77 0.52
1997 TEX AL 32 P 30 30 189.1 41 12 28 1 1 .976 1.90 1.33 .954 1.71 0.49
1998 TEX AL 33 P 32 32 195.0 30 11 18 1 0 .967 1.34 0.91 .957 1.78 0.50
1999 TEX AL 34 P 30 25 147.1 25 7 18 0 2 1.000 1.53 0.83 .948 1.69 0.47
2000 ATL NL 35 P 31 22 134.1 26 10 15 1 1 .962 1.67 0.81 .962 1.74 0.48
2001 ATL NL 36 P 34 34 219.1 41 15 26 0 1 1.000 1.68 1.21 .956 1.75 0.46 AS
2002 BOS AL 37 P 29 29 173.0 20 8 11 1 0 .950 0.99 0.66 .955 1.69 0.48
2003 BOS AL 38 P 32 30 181.2 27 7 19 1 4 .963 1.29 0.81 .956 1.73 0.49
15 Seasons P 445 423 2648.1 500 177 314 9 20 .982 1.67 1.10 .955 1.79 0.52
15 Seasons TOT 445 423 2648.1 500 177 314 9 20 .982 1.67 1.10 .937 1.79 0.52
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% 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
1987 SFG NL 22 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 SFG NL 25 33 32 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 SFG NL 26 36 34 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 SFG NL 27 32 32 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 SFG NL 28 34 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 SFG NL 29 25 25 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 FLA NL 30 31 30 31 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1996 FLA NL 31 24 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 TEX AL 31 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 TEX AL 32 30 2 2 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 TEX AL 33 32 1 1 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 TEX AL 34 30 1 3 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 ATL NL 35 31 22 30 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 ATL NL 36 34 32 32 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 BOS AL 37 29 2 2 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 BOS AL 38 32 1 1 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Seasons 446 272 289 445 445 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
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 -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1987 SFG NL 22 28 68% 21% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
1990 SFG NL 25 887 79% 38% 26 92% 0 10 0 9 26 20 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 2 1 8 100%
1991 SFG NL 26 931 78% 33% 24 100% 0 13 2 10 25 19 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 3 100%
1992 SFG NL 27 826 81% 33% 21 95% 0 11 3 7 18 16 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 83%
1993 SFG NL 28 978 80% 35% 36 89% 0 19 0 15 36 27 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 10 80%
1994 SFG NL 29 697 82% 36% 25 84% 1 13 2 10 23 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 100%
1995 FLA NL 30 823 77% 37% 34 85% 1 17 2 12 26 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 80%
1996 FLA NL 31 661 77% 35% 23 87% 0 12 1 11 21 18 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 80%
1996 TEX AL 31 294 78% 34% 5 100% 0 7 0 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 TEX AL 32 843 80% 32% 29 90% 0 12 0 9 28 24 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 100%
1998 TEX AL 33 873 79% 33% 26 85% 0 11 4 6 19 17 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 83%
1999 TEX AL 34 671 78% 37% 18 100% 0 7 0 6 18 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 3 100%
2000 ATL NL 35 618 73% 30% 13 100% 0 9 0 7 15 12 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 100%
2001 ATL NL 36 925 72% 29% 26 100% 0 15 3 12 26 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 100%
2002 BOS AL 37 779 77% 28% 11 100% 0 0 0 0 12 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
2003 BOS AL 38 802 80% 32% 23 96% 0 7 3 4 19 13 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 4 4 0 4 100%
15 Seasons 11636 78% 33% 341 92% 2 163 20 124 317 253 20 9 1 2 6 4 20 13 17 2 68 91%
MLB Averages 75% 31% 90% 85%

* 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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