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John Burke

John C. Burke

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: February 9, 1970 in Durango, CO
High School: Cherry Creek HS (Englewood, CO)
School: University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 28, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 13, 1996
Team: Rockies 1996-1997
Agents: Scott Boras [*]
Final Game: July 10, 1997
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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
1996 26 COL NL 2 1 .667 7.47 11 0 3 0 0 0 15.2 21 13 13 3 7 0 19 1 0 1 75 71 1.787 12.1 1.7 4.0 10.9 2.71
1997 27 COL NL 2 5 .286 6.56 17 9 1 0 0 0 59.0 83 46 43 13 26 0 39 6 0 4 288 79 1.847 12.7 2.0 4.0 5.9 1.50
2 Yrs 4 6 .400 6.75 28 9 4 0 0 0 74.2 104 59 56 16 33 0 58 7 0 5 363 77 1.835 12.5 1.9 4.0 7.0 1.76
162 Game Avg. 7 11 .400 6.75 51 17 7 0 0 0 137 191 108 103 29 61 0 107 13 0 9 667 77 1.835 12.5 1.9 4.0 7.0 1.76

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
1996 26 COL NL 15.2 11 0 13 7.47 4.80 -0.03 -0.36 122.8 5.48 -3 -0.3 .9 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .470 .498 $
1997 27 COL NL 59.0 17 9 46 7.02 4.81 -0.00 0.05 116.7 5.67 -9 -0.9 .5 -0.0 -0.4 -3 .449 .495 $151,500
2 Seasons 74.2 28 9 59 7.11 4.80 -0.01 -0.04 117.9 5.63 -12 -1.2 .7 -0.0 -0.6 -5 .457 .496 $151,500

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1996 26 COL NL 11 75 66 13 21 5 1 3 3 0 7 19 .318 .387 .561 .947 .400 37 1 1 0 1 0 0
1997 27 COL NL 17 288 252 46 83 17 0 13 16 1 26 39 .329 .401 .552 .952 .345 139 4 6 1 3 0 3
2 Yrs 28 363 318 59 104 22 1 16 19 1 33 58 .327 .398 .553 .951 .355 176 5 7 1 4 0 3
162 Game Avg. 51 667 584 108 191 40 2 29 35 2 61 107 .327 .398 .553 .951 .355 323 9 13 2 7 0 6
MLB Averages .268 .339 .423 .762 .301

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1996 26 COL NL -2.5 -0.2 78 -0.1 1.0 -1.1 .71 -0.4 0.2 -8.4 -0.7 0.71 -5.1 1 5 5
1997 27 COL NL -6.7 -0.6 308 -0.7 3.5 -4.2 .73 -1.7 0.7 -15.5 -1.3 0.73 -18.4 1 1 5
2 Yrs -9.2 -0.9 386 -0.8 4.5 -5.3 .72 -2.1 0.9 -23.9 -2.0 0.72 -23.5 2 6 10

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1997 27 COL NL 17 9 2 5 2 1 0 2 7 .222 0 0 0 0 2 22% 39.0 57 14 10 0 1 5 3.3 3.8 5.0 87 2 4 1 0 107
1 Yr 17 9 2 5 2 1 0 2 7 .222 0 0 0 0 2 22% 39 57 14 10 0 1 5 3.3 3.8 5.0 87 2 4 1 0 107
MLB Averages .500 48% 48 97 -11 4.9 4.9 6.0 96

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1996 26 COL NL 11 11 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 9 7 78% 5 .710 1 5 5 6 1 4 4 7 5 3 5 1 4.3 25
1997 27 COL NL 17 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0% 8 .727 1 1 5 3 0 5 2 6 3 1 4 0 5.1 33
2 Yrs 28 19 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 14 7 50% .723 2 6 10 9 1 9 6 13 8 4 9 1 4.6 28

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%
1996 26 COL NL 75 57% 4.0% 25.3% 9.3% 12.0% 43% 0.41 0.65 60% 33% 9.4% 6% 11 1 9%
1997 27 COL NL 288 50% 4.5% 13.5% 9.0% 10.4% 36% 0.58 0.72 70% 21% 13.3% 23% 54 4 7%
2 Yrs 363 52% 4.4% 16.0% 9.1% 10.7% 38% 0.55 0.71 68% 23% 12.3% 19% 65 5 8%
MLB Averages 45% 2.7% 16.8% 9.0% 7.8% 33% 0.83 1.10 70% 22% 8.5% 17% 10%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
1996 26 COL NL 75 276 3.68 170 62% 32% 15% 25% 28% 68% 0% 42% 78% 51% 7% 5 3 15% 11 4 0 47% 0 2 0 0 0
1997 27 COL NL 233 841 3.61 514 61% 21% 15% 30% 34% 79% 0% 48% 81% 54% 5% 12 5 18% 42 14 2 22% 5 7 55 1 1
2 Yrs 308 1117 3.63 684 61% 24% 15% 29% 33% 76% 0% 47% 81% 53% 6% 17 8 17% 53 18 2 31% 5 9 55 1 1
MLB Averages 3.71 61% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 2% 45% 80% 57% 5% 19% 29%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1996 26 COL NL 75 21 1 0 3 1 8 3 0 2 1 6 4 2 67% 0 1 0 25 3 0 100% 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1997 27 COL NL 288 83 8 1 13 0 8 6 7 7 6 16 9 1 56% 3 4 0 123 16 1 94% 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2 Yrs 363 104 9 1 16 1 16 9 7 9 7 22 13 3 59% 3 5 0 148 19 1 95% 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
MLB Averages 54% 69%

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+
1996 26 2 1 .667 7.47 11 0 3 0 0 0 15.2 21 13 13 3 7 0 19 1 0 1 75 71 1.787 12.1 1.7 4.0 10.9 2.71 71
1997 27 4 6 .400 6.75 28 9 4 0 0 0 74.2 104 59 56 16 33 0 58 7 0 5 363 77 1.835 12.5 1.9 4.0 7.0 1.76 77

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
1996 26 0 1 .000 5.29 17.0 18 11 10 3 6 20 1 1.412 9.5 3.2 10.6 3.33 1.6 11
1997 27 2 4 .333 4.94 62.0 74 38 34 12 23 41 5 1.565 10.7 3.3 6.0 1.78 1.7 17
2 Yrs 2 5 .286 5.01 79.0 92 49 44 15 29 61 6 1.532 10.5 6.9 2.10 1.7 28

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