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Jack Burns

John Irving Burns (Slug)

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: August 31, 1907 in Cambridge, MA (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 1930
Teams (by GP): Browns/Tigers 1930-1936

Final Game: September 27, 1936
Died: April 18, 1975 in Brighton, MA
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Brighton, 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
1930 22 SLB AL 8 36 30 5 9 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 5 .300 .400 .400 .800 101 12 0 1 /3
1931 23 SLB AL 144 621 570 75 148 27 7 4 70 19 12 42 58 .260 .312 .353 .664 72 201 1 8 *3
1932 24 SLB AL 150 700 617 111 188 33 8 11 70 17 11 61 43 .305 .368 .438 .806 104 270 1 21 *3
1933 25 SLB AL 144 617 556 89 160 43 4 7 71 11 11 56 51 .288 .353 .417 .770 99 232 0 6 *3
1934 26 SLB AL 154 688 612 86 157 28 8 13 73 9 3 62 47 .257 .327 .392 .719 80 240 2 12 *3
1935 27 SLB AL 143 638 549 77 157 28 1 5 67 3 2 68 49 .286 .366 .368 .734 88 202 1 20 *3
1936 28 TOT AL 147 665 572 98 161 37 3 4 64 4 8 82 46 .281 .374 .378 .752 86 216 3 8 *3
1936 28 SLB AL 9 17 14 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 .214 .353 .286 .639 58 4 0 0 /3
1936 28 DET AL 138 648 558 96 158 36 3 4 63 4 8 79 45 .283 .375 .380 .755 87 212 3 8 *3
1941 Did not play in major leagues (Out of Baseball)
1943 Did not play in major leagues (Ineligible List)
1944 Did not play in major leagues (Ineligible List)
1945 Did not play in major leagues (Ineligible List)
7 Yrs 890 3965 3506 541 980 199 31 44 417 63 47 376 299 .280 .351 .392 .742 88 1373 8 76
162 Game Avg. 162 722 638 98 178 36 6 8 76 11 9 68 54 .280 .351 .392 .742 88 250 1 14
SLB (7 yrs) 752 3317 2948 445 822 163 28 40 354 59 39 297 254 .279 .346 .394 .740 89 1161 5 68
DET (1 yr) 138 648 558 96 158 36 3 4 63 4 8 79 45 .283 .375 .380 .755 87 212 3 8

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
1930 22 SLB AL 8 36 0 0 0 1 -0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .510 .501 0.1 0.1 1 $ /3
1931 23 SLB AL 144 621 -25 -0 0 9 -7 -23 -2.2 19 -4 -0.2 .485 .486 -1.1 0.3 -13 $ *3
1932 24 SLB AL 150 700 4 -0 0 2 -7 -2 -0.2 22 20 2.0 .499 .499 1.8 -0.5 18 $ *3
1933 25 SLB AL 144 617 -1 -2 0 -5 -7 -14 -1.4 20 5 0.5 .490 .491 1.0 -1.1 10 $ *3
1934 26 SLB AL 154 688 -21 1 0 -3 -7 -30 -2.9 21 -8 -0.8 .482 .483 -0.4 -1.0 -6 $ *3
1935 27 SLB AL 143 638 -8 0 0 -13 -7 -27 -2.7 20 -7 -0.7 .482 .484 0.6 -1.9 6 $ *3
1936 28 SLB AL 9 17 -1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .491 .500 0.0 -0.0 -0 $ /3
1936 28 DET AL 138 648 -8 -3 0 -4 -6 -22 -1.9 20 -2 0.1 .486 .488 0.5 -0.9 2 $ *3
7 Seasons 890 3965 -60 -4 0 -13 -41 -118 -11.2 123 6 1.1 .488 .491 2.5 -5.0 19 $
SLB (7 yrs) 752 3317 -51 -1 0 -9 -35 -96 -9.3 104 8 1.0 .488 .492 2.0 -4.1 17 $
DET (1 yr) 138 648 -8 -3 0 -4 -6 -22 -1.9 20 -2 0.1 .486 .488 0.5 -0.9 2 $

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
1930 22 SLB AL 36 22 5 6.0 118 .360 .300 .299 .400 .363 .400 .439 .800 .803 101 .564 0.4 0.0 .810 .267 .100
1931 23 SLB AL 621 442 62 3.8 111 .283 .260 .290 .312 .358 .353 .415 .664 .773 72 .378 -25.0 -2.4 .578 .179 .093 6.6
1932 24 SLB AL 700 461 98 5.7 115 .314 .305 .291 .368 .363 .438 .428 .806 .791 104 .559 2.8 0.3 .768 .241 .133 13.4
1933 25 SLB AL 617 413 80 5.2 110 .307 .288 .287 .353 .359 .417 .413 .770 .772 99 .541 -0.2 -0.0 .708 .230 .129 8.6
1934 26 SLB AL 688 470 79 4.5 118 .261 .257 .297 .327 .372 .392 .427 .719 .799 80 .448 -21.8 -2.1 .677 .247 .136 10.6
1935 27 SLB AL 638 414 74 4.8 114 .307 .286 .291 .366 .364 .368 .421 .734 .785 88 .478 -8.3 -0.8 .690 .208 .082 3.8
1936 28 TOT AL 665 427 78 4.8 121 .301 .281 .299 .374 .374 .378 .439 .752 .813 86 .440 -9.8 -0.9 .709 .233 .096 4.0
1936 28 SLB AL 17 11 1 2.4 123 .231 .214 .301 .353 .377 .286 .442 .639 .820 58 .180 -0.8 -0.1 .636 .286 .071
1936 28 DET AL 648 416 77 4.9 121 .303 .283 .299 .375 .374 .380 .439 .755 .813 87 .446 -9.0 -0.8 .711 .231 .097 4.0
7 Yrs 3965 2649 476 4.8 115 .296 .280 .293 .351 .365 .392 .424 .742 .789 88 .477 -61.7 -5.8 .689 .224 .112 51.8
162 Game Avg. 722 482 87 4.8 115 .296 .280 .293 .351 .365 .392 .424 .742 .789 88 .477 -61.7 -5.8 .689 .224 .112 9
SLB (7 yrs) 3317 2233 399 4.8 114 .295 .279 .291 .346 .363 .394 .421 .740 .785 89 .484 -52.8 -5.0 .685 .223 .115 47.7
DET (1 yr) 648 416 77 4.9 121 .303 .283 .299 .375 .374 .380 .439 .755 .813 87 .446 -9.0 -0.8 .711 .231 .097 4.0

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
1930 22 SLB AL 36 0.0% 13.9% 13.9% 8.3% 33% 1.00 6.0 15.0 69%
1931 23 SLB AL 621 0.6% 9.3% 6.8% 6.1% 26% 1.38 9.8 142.5 8.1 82%
1932 24 SLB AL 700 1.6% 6.1% 8.7% 7.4% 28% 0.70 14.3 56.1 8.8 80%
1933 25 SLB AL 617 1.1% 8.3% 9.1% 8.8% 34% 0.91 10.9 79.4 7.8 81%
1934 26 SLB AL 688 1.9% 6.8% 9.0% 7.1% 31% 0.76 13.0 47.1 8.4 80%
1935 27 SLB AL 638 0.8% 7.7% 10.7% 5.3% 22% 0.72 11.2 109.8 8.2 78%
1936 28 TOT AL 665 0.6% 6.9% 12.3% 6.6% 27% 0.56 12.4 143.0 8.9 79%
1936 28 SLB AL 17 0.0% 5.9% 17.7% 5.9% 33% 0.33 14.0 14.0 76%
1936 28 DET AL 648 0.6% 6.9% 12.2% 6.6% 27% 0.57 12.4 139.5 8.9 79%
7 Yrs 3965 1.1% 7.5% 9.5% 6.9% 28% 0.80 11.7 79.7 8.4 80%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.3% 8.1% 7.0% 28% 1.03 10.8 66.6 7.6 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
1930 22 8 36 30 5 9 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 5 .300 .400 .400 .800 101 12 0 1
1931 23 152 657 600 80 157 30 7 4 72 19 12 47 63 .262 .316 .355 .671 74 213 1 9
1932 24 302 1357 1217 191 345 63 15 15 142 36 23 108 106 .283 .343 .397 .740 89 483 2 30
1933 25 446 1974 1773 280 505 106 19 22 213 47 34 164 157 .285 .346 .403 .749 92 715 2 36
1934 26 600 2662 2385 366 662 134 27 35 286 56 37 226 204 .278 .341 .400 .742 89 955 4 48
1935 27 743 3300 2934 443 819 162 28 40 353 59 39 294 253 .279 .346 .394 .740 89 1157 5 68
1936 28 890 3965 3506 541 980 199 31 44 417 63 47 376 299 .280 .351 .392 .742 88 1373 8 76

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1930 22 8 35 30 4 8 3 0 0 2 0 4 5 .267 .353 .367 .720 4 8
1931 23 151 628 580 65 139 25 7 4 61 18 39 61 .240 .289 .328 .616 54 144
1932 24 158 704 625 94 174 31 7 10 59 16 56 45 .278 .339 .398 .737 84 150
1933 25 153 636 576 80 154 41 4 7 64 11 54 54 .267 .330 .389 .719 74 144
1934 26 162 698 625 73 146 26 7 12 62 8 58 49 .234 .301 .355 .656 66 154
1935 27 151 652 565 69 150 27 1 5 60 3 65 52 .265 .342 .343 .686 66 143
1936 28 154 660 575 80 145 33 3 4 52 4 74 48 .252 .340 .341 .681 66 147
7 Yrs 937 4013 3576 465 916 186 29 42 360 60 350 314 .256 .324 .360 .683 414 890
162 Game Avg. 162 694 618 80 158 32 5 7 62 10 61 54 .256 .324 .360 .683 72 890

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1934 AL  154 (1st)

At Bats s c a p y
1932 AL  617 (7th)
1934 AL  612 (5th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1932 AL  700 (5th)
1934 AL  688 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1932 AL  188 (9th)

Doubles s c a p y
1933 AL  43 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1931 AL  58 (6th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1931 AL  19 (3rd)
1932 AL  17 (5th)
1933 AL  11 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
1932 AL  136 (5th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1932 AL  21 (2nd)
1934 AL  12 (8th)
1935 AL  20 (1st)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1931 AL  12 (6th)
1932 AL  11 (4th)
1933 AL  11 (4th)
1936 AL  8 (9th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1932 AL  13.4 (4th)
1934 AL  10.6 (9th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1931 AL  442 (4th)
1932 AL  461 (2nd)
1934 AL  470 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 14 (1222), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 8 (1326), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1801), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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