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Oyster Burns
Thomas P. Burns
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 183 lb.

Born: September 6, 1864 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: August 18, 1884
Final Game: September 16, 1895
Died: November 11, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY
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Standard Batting

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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
1884 19 TOT MLB 37 149 138 34 40 2 7 6 23 0 8 .290 .342 .536 .879 178 74 3 O4/165
1884 19 WIL UA 2 8 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .143 .250 .429 .679 121 3 /6
1884 19 BAL AA 35 141 131 34 39 2 6 6 23 0 7 .298 .348 .542 .890 181 71 3 O4/15
1885 20 BAL AA 78 343 321 47 74 11 6 5 37 0 16 .231 .280 .349 .629 99 112 6 O16/453
1887 22 BAL AA 140 619 551 122 188 33 19 9 99 58 63 .341 .414 .519 .933 164 286 5 *65/14
1888 23 TOT AA 131 571 529 94 155 27 15 6 67 44 38 .293 .345 .435 .780 150 230 4 O6/145
1888 23 BAL AA 79 350 325 54 97 18 9 4 42 23 24 .298 .349 .446 .795 156 145 1 O6/154
1888 23 BRO AA 52 221 204 40 58 9 6 2 25 21 14 .284 .339 .417 .756 140 85 3 6O/4
1889 24 BRO AA 131 576 504 105 153 19 13 5 100 32 68 26 .304 .391 .423 .813 136 213 4 *O6
1890 25 BRO NL 119 527 472 102 134 22 12 13 128 21 51 42 .284 .359 .464 .823 138 219 4 *O/5
1891 26 BRO NL 123 523 470 75 134 24 13 4 83 21 53 30 .285 .358 .417 .775 126 196 0 *O/65
1892 27 BRO NL 141 613 542 88 171 27 18 4 96 33 65 42 .315 .395 .454 .849 161 246 6 *O/56
1893 28 BRO NL 109 455 415 68 112 22 8 7 60 14 36 16 .270 .334 .412 .746 102 171 4 *O/6
1894 29 BRO NL 125 552 505 106 179 32 14 5 107 30 44 18 .354 .409 .503 .912 125 254 3 *O
1895 30 TOT NL 53 215 190 28 49 5 4 1 32 10 22 8 .258 .341 .342 .683 80 65 2 1 O/3
1895 30 BRO NL 20 85 76 7 14 0 1 0 7 0 8 2 .184 .271 .211 .481 29 16 1 0 O
1895 30 NYG NL 33 130 114 21 35 5 3 1 25 10 14 6 .307 .388 .430 .817 112 49 1 1 O/3
11 Seasons 1187 5143 4637 869 1389 224 129 65 832 263 464 182 .300 .368 .446 .814 134 2066 41 1
162 Game Avg. 162 702 633 119 190 31 18 9 114 36 63 .300 .368 .446 .814 134 282
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
BRO (8 yrs) 820 3552 3188 591 955 155 85 40 606 172 339 176 .300 .371 .439 .810 130 1400 25 0
BAL (4 yrs) 332 1453 1328 257 398 64 40 24 201 81 110 .300 .360 .462 .822 149 614 15
NYG (1 yr) 33 130 114 21 35 5 3 1 25 10 14 6 .307 .388 .430 .817 112 49 1 1
WIL (1 yr) 2 8 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .143 .250 .429 .679 121 3
NL (6 yrs) 670 2885 2594 467 779 132 69 34 506 129 271 156 .300 .371 .444 .814 127 1151 19 1
AA (5 yrs) 515 2250 2036 402 609 92 59 31 326 134 192 26 .299 .366 .448 .814 145 912 22
UA (1 yr) 2 8 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .143 .250 .429 .679 121 3

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1889 24 BRO AA WS NYG L 9 40 35 8 8 3 0 2 11 0 5 6 .229 .325 .486 .811 17
1890 25 BRO NL WS LOU T 7 30 27 6 6 2 0 1 5 0 3 4 .222 .300 .407 .707 11
2 Seasons (2 Series) 16 70 62 14 14 5 0 3 16 0 8 10 .226 .314 .452 .766 28
2 WS 16 70 62 14 14 5 0 3 16 0 8 10 .226 .314 .452 .766 28

Standard Pitching

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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
1884 19 BAL AA 0 0 3.00 2 0 2 0 0 1 9.0 12 5 3 0 2 6 0 0 0 37 116 1.556 12.0 0.0 2.0 6.0 3.00
1885 20 BAL AA 7 4 .636 3.58 15 11 4 10 1 3 105.2 112 76 42 2 21 30 13 0 23 455 91 1.259 9.5 0.2 1.8 2.6 1.43
1887 22 BAL AA 1 0 1.000 9.53 3 0 2 0 0 0 11.1 16 16 12 0 4 2 3 0 0 62 43 1.765 12.7 0.0 3.2 1.6 0.50
1888 23 BAL AA 0 1 .000 4.26 5 0 4 0 0 0 12.2 12 8 6 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 70 1.184 8.5 0.0 2.1 1.4 0.67
4 Seasons 8 5 .615 4.09 25 11 12 10 1 4 138.2 152 105 63 2 30 40 16 0 23 554 81 1.313 9.9 0.1 1.9 2.6 1.33
162 Game Avg. 15 9 .615 4.09 47 21 23 19 2 8 262 287 198 119 4 57 76 30 0 43 1046 81 1.313 9.9 0.1 1.9 2.6 1.33

Standard Fielding

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1884 WIL UA 19 SS 2 9 1 6 2 0 .778 3.50 .822 3.90
1884 BAL AA 19 OF 24 23 17 2 4 1 .826 0.79 .848 1.61 0-0-24
1884 BAL AA 19 2B 10 73 32 32 9 1 .877 6.40 .904 5.91
1884 BAL AA 19 P 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 .800 2.15
1884 BAL AA 19 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .800 2.90
1885 BAL AA 20 OF 45 98 74 15 9 4 .908 1.98 .874 1.83 1-0-44
1885 BAL AA 20 P 15 20 6 13 1 0 .950 1.27 .870 1.79
1885 BAL AA 20 SS 10 47 14 25 8 4 .830 3.90 .885 4.67
1885 BAL AA 20 2B 6 34 10 19 5 3 .853 4.83 .906 6.05
1885 BAL AA 20 3B 6 23 9 11 3 0 .870 3.33 .857 2.97
1885 BAL AA 20 1B 1 9 8 0 1 1 .889 8.00 .967 10.50
1887 BAL AA 22 SS 98 453 136 245 72 20 .841 3.89 .861 4.43
1887 BAL AA 22 3B 42 179 69 81 29 3 .838 3.57 .852 3.31
1887 BAL AA 22 P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10
1887 BAL AA 22 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.00
1888 TOT AA 23 OF 70 144 119 3 22 1 .847 1.74 .913 1.79 46-14-10
1888 TOT AA 23 SS 59 298 93 159 46 13 .846 4.27 .866 4.54
1888 TOT AA 23 2B 4 21 11 10 0 1 1.000 5.25 .905 5.52
1888 BAL AA 23 OF 56 117 97 3 17 1 .855 1.79 .912 1.79 46-0-10
1888 BAL AA 23 SS 23 124 43 61 20 8 .839 4.52 .867 4.54
1888 BAL AA 23 P 5 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.60 .867 2.32
1888 BAL AA 23 3B 2 11 3 7 1 0 .909 5.00 .864 3.45
1888 BAL AA 23 2B 1 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 6.00 .900 5.50
1888 BRO AA 23 SS 36 174 50 98 26 5 .851 4.11 .865 4.54
1888 BRO AA 23 OF 14 27 22 0 5 0 .815 1.57 .915 1.79 0-14-0
1888 BRO AA 23 2B 3 15 9 6 0 1 1.000 5.00 .907 5.53
1889 BRO AA 24 OF 113 174 139 21 14 5 .920 1.42 .901 1.96 0-0-113
1889 BRO AA 24 SS 19 93 21 62 10 4 .892 4.37 .870 5.12
1890 BRO NL 25 OF 116 170 137 23 10 4 .941 1.38 .911 1.89 0-0-116
1890 BRO NL 25 3B 3 10 5 5 0 1 1.000 3.33 .870 3.50
1891 BRO NL 26 OF 113 205 173 16 16 5 .922 1.67 .911 1.88 0-0-113
1891 BRO NL 26 SS 6 41 11 21 9 1 .780 5.33 .902 5.17
1891 BRO NL 26 3B 5 20 3 12 5 0 .750 3.00 .900 3.62
1892 BRO NL 27 OF 129 190 162 16 12 4 .937 1.38 .909 1.86 2-0-127
1892 BRO NL 27 3B 7 29 12 11 6 2 .793 3.29 .890 3.53
1892 BRO NL 27 SS 5 21 9 7 5 0 .762 3.20 .914 5.32
1893 BRO NL 28 OF 108 191 159 19 13 5 .932 1.65 .914 2.14 0-1-108
1893 BRO NL 28 SS 1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.00 .950 5.50
1894 BRO NL 29 OF 125 235 208 15 12 4 .949 1.78 .912 2.24 0-0-125
1895 TOT NL 30 OF 51 103 83 9 11 1 .893 1.80 .918 2.14 51-0-0
1895 BRO NL 30 OF 19 49 41 4 4 1 .918 2.37 .916 2.14 19-0-0
1895 NYG NL 30 OF 32 54 42 5 7 0 .870 1.47 .920 2.14 32-0-0
1895 NYG NL 30 1B 1 11 11 0 0 2 1.000 11.00 .982 9.90
10 Seasons OF 894 1533 1271 139 123 34 .920 1.58 .908 1.97 100-15-780
8 Seasons SS 200 964 285 526 153 42 .841 4.06 .867 4.58
7 Seasons 3B 66 273 102 127 44 6 .839 3.47 .861 3.33
4 Seasons P 25 24 6 17 1 0 .958 0.92 .867 1.96
4 Seasons 2B 21 128 53 61 14 5 .891 5.43 .905 5.88
2 Seasons 1B 2 20 19 0 1 3 .950 9.50 .975 10.20
11 Seasons TOT 1208 2942 1736 870 336 90 .886 2.16 .776 2.56 100-15-780
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1887 AA--.341--7th
1888 AA--.293--8th
1892 NL--.316--4th
Career--.300--208th

On-Base% s c a p y
1887 AA--.414--7th
1889 AA--.391--10th
1892 NL--.395--6th

Slugging % s c a p y
1887 AA--.519--5th
1888 AA--.435--5th
1889 AA--.423--9th
1890 NL--.464--4th
1891 NL--.417--10th
1892 NL--.454--5th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1887 AA--.933--5th
1888 AA--.780--6th
1889 AA--.813--9th
1890 NL--.823--9th
1892 NL--.849--4th

Games Played s c a p y
1887 AA--140--1st

At Bats s c a p y
1887 AA--551--9th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1887 AA--619--8th

Hits s c a p y
1887 AA--188--5th
1888 AA--155--9th
1892 NL--171--9th

Total Bases s c a p y
1887 AA--286--4th
1888 AA--230--5th
1890 NL--219--8th
1892 NL--246--7th

Doubles s c a p y
1887 AA--33--7th
1888 AA--27--5th
1891 NL--24--10th
1892 NL--27--9th

Triples s c a p y
1887 AA--19--1st
1888 AA--15--2nd
1889 AA--13--4th
1891 NL--13--6th
1892 NL--18--6th
Career--129--82nd

Home Runs s c a p y
1884 AA--6--6th
1885 AA--5--6th
1887 AA--9--3rd
1888 AA--6--4th
1890 NL--13--1st

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1887 AA--99--10th
1889 AA--100--7th
1890 NL--128--1st
1891 NL--83--10th
1892 NL--96--3rd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1887 AA--63--9th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
Career--263--201st

Singles s c a p y
1887 AA--127--10th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1887 AA--164--4th
1888 AA--150--6th
1889 AA--136--8th
1890 NL--138--10th
1891 NL--126--9th
1892 NL--161--3rd
Career--134--114th

Runs Created s c a p y
1887 AA--117--4th
1888 AA--78--5th
1892 NL--96--4th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1887 AA--48--3rd
1888 AA--28--5th
1890 NL--21--10th
1892 NL--40--4th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1887 AA--4.7--3rd
1888 AA--3.2--5th
1889 AA--2.6--10th
1890 NL--2.2--9th
1892 NL--4.3--4th
Career--21.1--239th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1887 AA--61--3rd
1888 AA--48--3rd
1890 NL--47--4th
1891 NL--41--9th
1892 NL--49--6th

Times On Base s c a p y
1887 AA--256--4th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1887 AA--.762--6th
1888 AA--.727--6th
1889 AA--.671--9th
1891 NL--.648--10th
1892 NL--.758--3rd
Career--.665--155th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1884 AA--.--1st
1885 AA--.--1st
1887 AA--15.6--3rd
1888 AA--10.6--5th
1890 NL--16.1--3rd

AB per SO s c a p y
1889 AA--19.385--7th
Career--17.020--174th

AB per HR s c a p y
1885 AA--64.200--5th
1887 AA--61.222--5th
1888 AA--88.167--7th
1890 NL--36.308--1st

Saves s c a p y
1884 AA--1--1st
1885 AA--3--1st
1887 AA--0--8th
1888 AA--0--4th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1884 AA--0--8th
1885 AA--23--8th
1887 AA--0--5th
1888 AA--0--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1885 AA--13--9th
1888 AA--0--6th

Games Finished s c a p y
1884 AA--2--5th
1885 AA--4--2nd
1887 AA--2--5th
1888 AA--4--2nd

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 10 (231), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Pitching - 6 (370), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkBatting - 96 (233), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Pitching - 15 (1244), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 44 (418), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Pitching - 2 (1635), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 27 (363), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

August 21, 1884: Jumped from the Wilmington Quicksteps to the Baltimore Orioles.

August 10, 1888: Purchased by the Brooklyn Bridegrooms from the Baltimore Orioles for $3500 or $4000.

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