Mike Burns

Michael John Burns

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: July 14, 1978 in Westminster, CA
School: California State University Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 30th round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 2000. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 13, 2005
Teams (by GP): Astros/Brewers/Reds/RedSox 2005-2009

Final Game: September 22, 2009
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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
2000	21	HOU-min	Rk	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		MTV · APPY
2001	22	HOU-min	A	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		BTC · MIDW
2002	23	HOU-min	A	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		BTC · MIDW
2003	24	HOU-min	AA	38	8	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000	.375	.000	.375		0	1	1	0	0	0		RRK · TL
2004	25	HOU-min	AA	56	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	1	0	0		RRK · TL
2005	26	HOU-min	AAA	25	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	1	0	0		RRK · PCL
2005	26	HOU	NL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	27	CIN-min	AAA	40	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.500	.000	.500		0	0	0	0	0	0		LOU · IL
2006	27	TOT	MLB	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	27	CIN	NL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	27	BOS	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

2007	28	BOS-min	AAA	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		PAW · IL
2008	29	CHC-min	AAA	37	25	15	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	5	.067	.300	.067	.367		1	0	0	5	0	0		IWA · PCL
2009	30	MIL-min	AAA	16	27	19	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.211	.211	.211	.421		4	1	0	8	0	0		NVL · PCL
2009	30	MIL	NL	15	18	13	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	.077	.200	.077	.277	-22	1	0	0	3	0	0	1
2011	32	VIL	AAA	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		VIL · MEX
3 Yrs				60	18	13	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	.077	.200	.077	.277	-22	1	0	0	3	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	49	35	3	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	19	.077	.200	.077	.277	-22	3	0	0	8	0	0

BOS (1 yr)				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
HOU (1 yr)				27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
MIL (1 yr)				15	18	13	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	.077	.200	.077	.277	-22	1	0	0	3	0	0

NL (3 yrs)				53	18	13	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	.077	.200	.077	.277	-22	1	0	0	3	0	0
AL (1 yr)				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

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
2005	26	HOU	NL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
2006	27	CIN	NL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$332,500	1
2006	27	BOS	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1

2009	30	MIL	NL	15	18	-3	-0	0	0	2	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
3 Seasons				60	18	-3	-0	0	0	2	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.499	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$332,500

BOS (1 yr)				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
CIN (1 yr)				11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$332,500
HOU (1 yr)				27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
MIL (1 yr)				15	18	-3	-0	0	0	2	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

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
2009	30	MIL	NL	18	15	1	1.8	105	.167	.077	.263	.200	.336	.077	.418	.277	.755	-22	.140	-2.3	-0.2	.250	.154	.000
3 Yrs				18	15	1	1.8	105	.167	.077	.263	.200	.336	.077	.418	.277	.755	-22	.140	-2.3	-0.2	.250	.154	.000
162 Game Avg.				49	41	3	1.8	105	.167	.077	.263	.200	.336	.077	.418	.277	.755	-22	.140	-2.3	-0.2	.250	.154	.000

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
2009	30	MIL	NL	18	0.0%	38.9%	11.1%	0.0%	0%	3.50	1.9		6.5	2.00	3.50	33%	11%	0.0%	0%
3 Yrs				18	0.0%	38.9%	11.1%	0.0%	0%	3.50	1.9		6.5	2.00	3.50	33%	11%	0.0%	0%
MLB Averages					2.7%	17.2%	8.5%	8.0%	34%	2.01	5.2	33.0	7.7	0.79	1.07	70%	19%	7.6%	12%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
2005	26	HOU	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2006	27	TOT	MLB	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2006	27	CIN	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2006	27	BOS	AL	0.0	0.0

2009	30	MIL	NL	-2.3	-0.2	18	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	.80	-0.2	0.1	-2.9	-0.3	1.01	-3.0	0
3 Yrs				-2.3	-0.2	18	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	.80	-0.2	0.1	-2.9	-0.3	1.01	-3.0	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
2009	30	MIL	NL	0	0	33%	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs				0	0	33%	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
2009	30	MIL	NL	18	44%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	100%	2	0	0%	4	4	100%	14	2	14%	2	2	100%	1	1	100%	0
3 Yrs				18	44%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	100%	2	0	0%	4	4	100%	14	2	14%	2	2	100%	1	1	100%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			67%			11%			33%			15%			51%			57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
2009	30	MIL	NL	18	70	3.89	49	70%	27%	22%	33%	18%	73%	0%	51%	69%	39%	6%	1	0	6%	1	0	0%	0	0	29%	0	0	0
1 Yr				18	70	3.89	49	70%	27%	22%	33%	18%	73%	0%	51%	69%	39%	6%	1	0	6%	1	0	0%	0	0	29%	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.77		63%	27%	14%	27%	31%	73%	2%	46%	80%	28%	5%			15%			9%			26%

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
2009	30	60	18	13	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	.077	.200	.077	.277	-22	1	0	0	3	0	0

Neutralized Batting

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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	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Gact
2009	30	15	18	13	2	7	.000	.133	.000	.133	15
1 Yr		15	18	13	2	7	.000	.133	.000	.133	15
162 Game Avg.		162	194	140	22	76	.000	.133	.000	.133	15

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