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A.J. Burnett
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: January 3, 1977 in North Little Rock, AR
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 8th round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed June 13, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 17, 1999
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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
1999 22 FLA NL 4 2 .667 3.48 7 7 0 0 0 0 41.1 37 23 16 3 25 2 33 0 0 0 182 125 1.500 8.1 0.7 5.4 7.2 1.32
2000 23 FLA NL 3 7 .300 4.79 13 13 0 0 0 0 82.2 80 46 44 8 44 3 57 2 0 2 364 92 1.500 8.7 0.9 4.8 6.2 1.30
2001 24 FLA NL 11 12 .478 4.05 27 27 0 2 1 0 173.1 145 82 78 20 83 3 128 7 1 7 733 104 1.315 7.5 1.0 4.3 6.6 1.54
2002 25 FLA NL 12 9 .571 3.30 31 29 0 7 5 0 204.1 153 84 75 12 90 5 203 9 0 14 844 122 1.189 6.7 0.5 4.0 8.9 2.26
2003 26 FLA NL 0 2 .000 4.70 4 4 0 0 0 0 23.0 18 13 12 2 18 2 21 2 0 2 106 89 1.565 7.0 0.8 7.0 8.2 1.17
2004 27 FLA NL 7 6 .538 3.68 20 19 0 1 0 0 120.0 102 50 49 9 38 0 113 4 0 7 490 112 1.167 7.7 0.7 2.9 8.5 2.97
2005 28 FLA NL 12 12 .500 3.44 32 32 0 4 2 0 209.0 184 97 80 12 79 1 198 7 0 12 873 115 1.258 7.9 0.5 3.4 8.5 2.51
2006 29 TOR AL 10 8 .556 3.98 21 21 0 2 1 0 135.2 138 67 60 14 39 3 118 8 1 6 577 115 1.305 9.2 0.9 2.6 7.8 3.03
2007 30 TOR AL 10 8 .556 3.75 25 25 0 2 0 0 165.2 131 74 69 23 66 2 176 12 0 5 691 119 1.189 7.1 1.2 3.6 9.6 2.67
2008 31 TOR AL 18 10 .643 4.07 35 34 1 1 0 0 221.1 211 109 100 19 86 2 231 9 2 11 957 105 1.342 8.6 0.8 3.5 9.4 2.69
2009 32 NYY AL 7 4 .636 3.83 16 16 0 0 0 0 101.0 88 46 43 14 49 0 99 7 0 10 432 114 1.356 7.8 1.2 4.4 8.8 2.02
11 Seasons 94 80 .540 3.81 231 227 1 19 9 0 1477.1 1287 691 626 136 617 23 1377 67 4 76 6249 111 1.289 7.8 0.8 3.8 8.4 2.23
162 Game Avg. 14 12 .540 3.81 34 34 0 3 1 0 219 191 103 93 20 92 3 204 10 1 11 928 111 1.289 7.8 0.8 3.8 8.4 2.23
FLA (7 yrs) 49 50 .495 3.73 134 131 0 14 8 0 853.2 719 395 354 66 377 16 753 31 1 44 3592 110 1.284 7.6 0.7 4.0 7.9 2.00
TOR (3 yrs) 38 26 .594 3.94 81 80 1 5 1 0 522.2 480 250 229 56 191 7 525 29 3 22 2225 112 1.284 8.3 1.0 3.3 9.0 2.75
NYY (1 yr) 7 4 .636 3.83 16 16 0 0 0 0 101.0 88 46 43 14 49 0 99 7 0 10 432 114 1.356 7.8 1.2 4.4 8.8 2.02
NL (7 yrs) 49 50 .495 3.73 134 131 0 14 8 0 853.2 719 395 354 66 377 16 753 31 1 44 3592 110 1.284 7.6 0.7 4.0 7.9 2.00
AL (4 yrs) 45 30 .600 3.93 97 96 1 5 1 0 623.2 568 296 272 70 240 7 624 36 3 32 2657 112 1.296 8.2 1.0 3.5 9.0 2.60

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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
1999 22 FLA NL 7 17 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .118 .118 .118 .235 -38 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2000 23 FLA NL 13 30 25 3 7 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 10 .280 .357 .520 .877 124 13 0 0 2 0 0 1
2001 24 FLA NL 25 59 50 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 .080 .115 .100 .215 -43 5 0 1 7 0 0 1
2002 25 FLA NL 29 69 57 1 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 5 28 .105 .177 .193 .370 -1 11 1 0 7 0 0 1
2003 26 FLA NL 4 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .143 .333 .143 .476 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2004 27 FLA NL 18 37 29 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .138 .138 .138 .276 -26 4 1 0 8 0 0 1
2005 28 FLA NL 31 79 68 3 10 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 34 .147 .171 .279 .451 19 19 1 1 9 0 0 1
2006 29 TOR AL 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 30 TOR AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 31 TOR AL 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2009 32 NYY AL 2 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Seasons 133 314 266 12 35 6 3 3 9 0 0 12 126 .132 .175 .211 .386 2 56 3 2 34 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 382 324 15 43 7 4 4 11 0 0 15 153 .132 .175 .211 .386 2 68 4 2 41 0 0
FLA (7 yrs) 127 300 253 12 34 6 3 3 9 0 0 12 123 .134 .180 .217 .397 5 55 3 2 33 0 0
TOR (3 yrs) 4 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 2 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 6 1 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 127 300 253 12 34 6 3 3 9 0 0 12 123 .134 .180 .217 .397 5 55 3 2 33 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 6 14 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .077 .077 .077 .154 -59 1 0 0 1 0 0

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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
1999 FLA NL 22 P 7 7 41.1 8 2 5 1 0 .875 1.52 1.00 .950 1.72 0.49
2000 FLA NL 23 P 13 13 82.2 11 2 8 1 1 .909 1.09 0.77 .964 1.74 0.48
2001 FLA NL 24 P 27 27 173.1 40 11 27 2 0 .950 1.97 1.41 .960 1.75 0.46
2002 FLA NL 25 P 31 29 204.1 35 12 19 4 3 .886 1.37 1.00 .966 1.83 0.48
2003 FLA NL 26 P 4 4 23.0 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 2.74 1.75 .957 1.84 0.48
2004 FLA NL 27 P 20 19 120.0 28 10 18 0 0 1.000 2.10 1.40 .964 1.84 0.47
2005 FLA NL 28 P 32 32 209.0 31 11 18 2 1 .935 1.25 0.91 .961 1.75 0.46
2006 TOR AL 29 P 21 21 135.2 23 6 16 1 2 .957 1.46 1.05 .957 1.56 0.41
2007 TOR AL 30 P 25 25 165.2 34 17 15 2 2 .941 1.74 1.28 .956 1.60 0.42
2008 TOR AL 31 P 35 34 221.1 54 18 29 7 1 .870 1.91 1.34 .956 1.60 0.42
2009 NYY AL 32 P 16 16 101.0 11 2 8 1 0 .909 0.89 0.63 .964 1.64 0.44
11 Seasons P 231 227 1477.1 282 94 167 21 10 .926 1.59 1.13 .960 1.70 0.45
11 Seasons TOT 231 227 1477.1 282 94 167 21 10 .926 1.59 1.13 .885 1.70 0.45

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
Active--3.814--21st

Wins s c a p y
2008 AL--18--4th
Active--94--44th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
Active--.540--42nd

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
2002 NL--1.189--7th
2007 AL--1.189--7th
Active--1.289--21st

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
2001 NL--7.529--4th
2002 NL--6.739--1st
2007 AL--7.117--2nd
2009 AL--7.842--7th
Active--7.841--9th
Career--7.841--74th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
2002 NL--8.941--7th
2005 NL--8.526--6th
2007 AL--9.561--4th
2008 AL--9.393--1st
2009 AL--8.822--4th
Active--8.389--10th
Career--8.389--20th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
2008 AL--221.3--3rd
Active--1477.3--47th

Strikeouts s c a p y
2002 NL--203--6th
2005 NL--198--7th
2008 AL--231--1st
2009 AL--99--5th
Active--1377--23rd
Career--1377--210th

Games Started s c a p y
2008 AL--34--1st
Active--227--48th

Complete Games s c a p y
2002 NL--7--2nd
2005 NL--4--3rd
2006 AL--2--6th
2007 AL--2--7th
Active--19--22nd

Shutouts s c a p y
2001 NL--1--7th
2002 NL--5--1st
2005 NL--2--4th
2006 AL--1--5th
Active--9--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
2009 AL--14--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2002 NL--90--7th
2005 NL--79--8th
2008 AL--86--5th
2009 AL--49--1st
Active--617--30th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
Active--2.232--40th
Career--2.232--162nd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
2002 NL--.529--1st
2005 NL--.517--4th
2008 AL--.773--9th
Active--.829--20th

Earned Runs s c a p y
2008 AL--100--10th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
2002 NL--14--1st
2005 NL--12--2nd
2008 AL--11--4th
2009 AL--10--2nd
Active--76--11th
Career--76--183rd

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2007 AL--12--5th
2009 AL--7--3rd
Active--67--26th
Career--67--177th

Batters Faced s c a p y
2008 AL--957--2nd
Active--6249--48th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
Active--111--28th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 8 (290), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 42 (602), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 10 (909), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (713), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 1, 1995: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 8th round of the 1995 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1995.

February 6, 1998: Traded by the New York Mets with Robert Stratton (minors) and Jesus Sanchez to the Florida Marlins for Al Leiter and Ralph Milliard.

October 27, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

November 4, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

December 12, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1999Florida Marlins$200,000
2000Florida Marlins$204,000
2001Florida Marlins$250,000
2002Florida Marlins$367,500
2003Florida Marlins$2,500,000
2004Florida Marlins$2,500,000
2005Florida Marlins$3,650,000
2006Toronto Blue Jays$2,200,000
2007Toronto Blue Jays$13,200,000
2008Toronto Blue Jays$13,200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$38,271,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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