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Jim Burns

James Milton Burns

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Unknown
Height: 5' 7", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: in St. Louis, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: September 25, 1888
Teams (by GP): Cowboys/Statesmen 1888-1891

Final Game: May 22, 1891
Died: February 17, 1909 in Chicago, IL
Buried: St. Peter Cemetery, Quincy, IL
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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
1888 -- KCC AA 15 70 66 13 20 0 0 0 4 6 1 .303 .343 .303 .646 104 20 3 O
1889 -- KCC AA 134 606 579 103 176 23 11 5 97 56 20 68 .304 .335 .408 .743 106 236 7 *O/5
1891 -- WAS AA 20 90 82 15 26 6 0 0 10 2 6 10 .317 .378 .390 .768 125 32 2 O/6
3 Yrs 169 766 727 131 222 29 11 5 111 64 27 78 .305 .341 .396 .737 108 288 12
162 Game Avg. 162 734 697 126 213 28 11 5 106 61 26 .305 .341 .396 .737 108 276 12
KCC (2 yrs) 149 676 645 116 196 23 11 5 101 62 21 68 .304 .336 .397 .733 106 256 10
WAS (1 yr) 20 90 82 15 26 6 0 0 10 2 6 10 .317 .378 .390 .768 125 32 2

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
1888 -- KCC AA 15 70 0 -0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1 1 1 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 -0.1 1 $ O
1889 -- KCC AA 134 606 -0 3 0 1 -7 -3 -0.3 10 6 0.7 .498 .498 0.5 -0.5 5 $ *O/5
1891 -- WAS AA 20 90 3 -0 0 -3 -1 -2 -0.1 2 -0 0.0 .493 .499 0.3 -0.3 3 $ O/6
3 Seasons 169 766 3 3 0 -2 -9 -6 -0.6 12 7 0.7 .497 .499 0.8 -0.9 9 $
KCC (2 yrs) 149 676 0 3 0 1 -8 -4 -0.4 11 7 0.7 .498 .499 0.5 -0.6 6 $
WAS (1 yr) 20 90 3 -0 0 -3 -1 -2 -0.1 2 -0 0.0 .493 .499 0.3 -0.3 3 $

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
1888 -- KCC AA 70 46 6 3.5 74 .303 .303 .249 .343 .307 .303 .328 .646 .636 104 .531 0.3 0.0 .652 .106 .000 .0
1889 -- KCC AA 606 403 77 5.0 96 .338 .304 .273 .335 .346 .408 .371 .743 .718 106 .585 1.6 0.2 .792 .235 .104 9.2
1891 -- WAS AA 90 56 12 5.6 87 .361 .317 .255 .378 .338 .390 .344 .768 .682 125 .645 2.9 0.3 .750 .171 .073 .0
3 Yrs 766 505 95 4.9 93 .337 .305 .269 .341 .342 .396 .364 .737 .706 108 .588 4.8 0.5 .774 .216 .091 9.3
162 Game Avg. 734 484 91 4.9 93 .337 .305 .269 .341 .342 .396 .364 .737 .706 108 .588 5 0 .774 .216 .091 9
KCC (2 yrs) 676 449 83 4.8 94 .334 .304 .271 .336 .342 .397 .367 .733 .709 106 .581 1.9 0.2 .777 .222 .093 9.3
WAS (1 yr) 90 56 12 5.6 87 .361 .317 .255 .378 .338 .390 .344 .768 .682 125 .646 2.9 0.3 .750 .171 .073 .0

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
1888 88 15 70 66 13 20 0 0 0 4 6 1 .303 .343 .303 .646 104 20 3
1889 89 149 676 645 116 196 23 11 5 101 62 21 68 .304 .336 .397 .733 106 256 10
1890 90 149 676 645 116 196 23 11 5 101 62 21 68 .304 .336 .397 .733 106 256 10
1891 91 169 766 727 131 222 29 11 5 111 64 27 78 .305 .341 .396 .737 108 288 12

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
1888 -- 18 79 75 12 21 0 0 0 4 6 1 0 .280 .316 .280 .596 6 15
1889 -- 155 657 631 83 165 22 10 5 78 52 19 79 .261 .291 .352 .643 62 134
1891 -- 26 111 102 15 29 7 0 0 10 2 7 13 .284 .342 .353 .695 12 20
3 Yrs 199 847 808 110 215 29 10 5 92 60 27 92 .266 .300 .345 .645 80 169
162 Game Avg. 162 690 658 90 175 24 8 4 75 49 22 .266 .300 .345 .645 65 169

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

At Bats s c a p y
1889 AA  579 (3rd)

Hits s c a p y
1889 AA  176 (6th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1889 AA  236 (8th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1889 AA  97 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1889 AA  68 (8th)

Singles s c a p y
1889 AA  137 (4th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1889 AA  403 (8th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 8 (1540), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1494), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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