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Les Burke

Leslie Kingston Burke (Buck)

Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: December 18, 1902 in Lynn, MA
High School: Lynn English HS (Lynn, MA) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1923
Team: Tigers 1923-1926

Final Game: September 15, 1926
Died: May 6, 1975 in Danvers, MA
Buried: Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, MA
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Standard Batting

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
1923 20 DET AL 7 10 10 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .100 .100 .100 .200 -47 1 0 0 /54
1924 21 DET AL 72 274 241 30 61 10 4 0 17 2 4 22 20 .253 .321 .328 .649 69 79 2 8 4/6
1925 22 DET AL 77 215 180 32 52 6 3 0 24 4 1 17 8 .289 .357 .356 .712 83 64 2 14 4
1926 23 DET AL 38 87 75 9 17 1 0 0 4 1 2 7 3 .227 .301 .240 .541 42 18 1 2 4/56
4 Yrs 194 586 506 73 131 17 7 0 47 7 7 46 32 .259 .327 .320 .647 68 162 5 24
162 Game Avg. 162 489 423 61 109 14 6 0 39 6 6 38 27 .259 .327 .320 .647 68 135 4 20

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1923 20 DET AL 7 10 -2 0 0 -1 0 -3 -0.3 0 -3 -0.3 .457 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -2 $ /54
1924 21 DET AL 72 274 -11 -1 0 -2 2 -12 -1.1 9 -3 -0.2 .484 .493 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ 4/6
1925 22 DET AL 77 215 -4 1 0 -1 2 -3 -0.2 7 4 0.4 .497 .498 0.5 0.1 5 $ 4
1926 23 DET AL 38 87 -6 -0 0 -1 1 -7 -0.7 3 -4 -0.4 .482 .496 -0.3 -0.0 -3 $ 4/56
4 Seasons 194 586 -24 -0 0 -5 5 -24 -2.3 18 -6 -0.5 .488 .496 -0.1 0.0 -1 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1923 20 DET AL 10 9 0 0.0 106 .111 .100 .288 .100 .357 .100 .398 .200 .755 -47 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .111 .000 .000
1924 21 DET AL 274 192 24 3.3 110 .276 .253 .295 .321 .365 .328 .405 .649 .770 69 .333 -11.5 -1.1 .549 .158 .075 .0
1925 22 DET AL 215 143 23 4.3 114 .302 .289 .297 .357 .367 .356 .416 .712 .784 83 .422 -4.6 -0.4 .667 .178 .067 .0
1926 23 DET AL 87 62 5 2.2 110 .236 .227 .291 .301 .363 .240 .408 .541 .771 42 .194 -6.4 -0.6 .417 .093 .013 .0
4 Yrs 586 406 52 3.4 111 .276 .259 .295 .327 .365 .320 .410 .647 .775 68 .338 -24.6 -2.4 .558 .152 .061 .0
162 Game Avg. 489 339 43 3.4 111 .276 .259 .295 .327 .365 .320 .410 .647 .775 68 .338 -24.6 -2.4 .558 .152 .061

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1923 20 DET AL 10 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 10.0 5.0 90%
1924 21 DET AL 274 0.0% 7.3% 8.0% 5.1% 23% 0.91 12.1 14.2 81%
1925 22 DET AL 215 0.0% 3.7% 7.9% 4.2% 17% 0.47 22.5 7.5 80%
1926 23 DET AL 87 0.0% 3.5% 8.1% 1.2% 6% 0.43 25.0 18.8 83%
4 Yrs 586 0.0% 5.5% 7.9% 4.1% 18% 0.70 15.8 10.8 81%
MLB Averages 1.0% 7.1% 7.9% 6.5% 26% 0.89 12.5 86.8 7.9 80%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1923 20 7 10 10 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .100 .100 .100 .200 -47 1 0 0
1924 21 79 284 251 32 62 10 4 0 19 2 4 22 21 .247 .313 .319 .631 65 80 2 8
1925 22 156 499 431 64 114 16 7 0 43 6 5 39 29 .265 .331 .334 .665 72 144 4 22
1926 23 194 586 506 73 131 17 7 0 47 7 7 46 32 .259 .327 .320 .647 68 162 5 24

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1923 20 7 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
1924 21 76 282 250 29 61 10 4 0 16 2 22 21 .244 .310 .316 .626 24 72
1925 22 81 218 185 29 50 6 3 0 21 4 16 8 .270 .335 .335 .670 20 77
1926 23 40 88 78 9 17 1 0 0 4 1 7 3 .218 .291 .231 .521 5 38
4 Yrs 204 599 524 67 128 17 7 0 41 7 45 33 .244 .310 .303 .614 49 194
162 Game Avg. 162 476 416 53 102 14 6 0 33 6 36 26 .244 .310 .303 .614 39 194

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1923 AL  born 1902-12-18 (8th)

                                         

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