Ray Burris
Bertram Ray Burris
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 22, 1950 in Idabel, OK
High School: Duke (Duke, OK)
School: Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1972. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 1973
Final Game: September 27, 1987
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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
1973 22 CHC NL 31 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 .250 .143 .393 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1974 23 CHC NL 41 16 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 .077 .200 .077 .277 -21 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1975 24 CHC NL 38 96 82 10 15 2 0 0 4 0 1 7 24 .183 .247 .207 .455 26 17 1 0 7 0 0 1
1976 25 CHC NL 39 91 81 4 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 28 .111 .120 .111 .232 -36 9 1 0 8 1 0 1
1977 26 CHC NL 40 83 69 4 12 2 1 1 8 0 0 4 22 .174 .230 .275 .505 30 19 0 1 9 0 0 1
1978 27 CHC NL 41 70 61 3 7 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 13 .115 .143 .197 .340 -10 12 1 0 7 0 0 1
1979 28 TOT NL 18 9 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 .250 .143 .393 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1979 28 CHC NL 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 28 NYM NL 4 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -7 1 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1980 29 NYM NL 29 56 51 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18 .098 .132 .098 .230 -34 5 0 0 3 0 0 1
1981 30 MON NL 22 49 37 4 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 12 .189 .262 .189 .451 30 7 0 0 7 1 0 1
1982 31 MON NL 37 35 28 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 .179 .258 .214 .472 33 6 0 0 4 0 0 1
1983 32 MON NL 40 45 39 2 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 15 .231 .302 .282 .584 64 11 0 0 2 0 0 1
1984 33 OAK AL 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D
1986 35 STL NL 23 27 27 0 4 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 9 .148 .148 .259 .407 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Seasons 402 586 502 30 76 11 3 1 27 0 3 31 160 .151 .201 .191 .393 8 96 3 1 50 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 236 202 12 31 4 1 0 11 0 1 12 64 .151 .201 .191 .393 8 39 1 0 20 1 0
CHC (7 yrs) 244 367 314 22 45 5 3 1 15 0 2 18 94 .143 .192 .188 .380 3 59 3 1 33 1 0
MON (3 yrs) 99 129 104 6 21 3 0 0 5 0 0 11 37 .202 .276 .231 .507 44 24 0 0 13 1 0
NYM (2 yrs) 33 63 57 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20 .105 .136 .105 .241 -31 6 0 0 4 0 0
STL (1 yr) 23 27 27 0 4 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 9 .148 .148 .259 .407 10 7 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (12 yrs) 399 586 502 29 76 11 3 1 27 0 3 31 160 .151 .201 .191 .393 8 96 3 1 50 2 0
AL (4 yrs) 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1973 22 CHC NL 9 7 0 0.0 102 .250 .143 .271 .250 .341 .143 .402 .393 .743 9 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .333 .143 .000
1974 23 CHC NL 16 14 0 0.0 97 .111 .077 .266 .200 .338 .077 .384 .277 .722 -21 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .154 .077 .000
1975 24 CHC NL 96 76 5 1.8 99 .259 .183 .270 .247 .342 .207 .390 .455 .732 26 .163 -8.6 -0.9 .333 .098 .024
1976 25 CHC NL 91 82 1 0.3 98 .167 .111 .272 .120 .339 .111 .387 .232 .726 -36 .010 -15.2 -1.6 .137 .012 .000
1977 26 CHC NL 83 66 5 2.0 112 .239 .174 .282 .230 .351 .275 .430 .505 .781 30 .184 -7.7 -0.8 .421 .159 .101 .0
1978 27 CHC NL 70 62 2 0.9 104 .146 .115 .275 .143 .345 .197 .405 .340 .750 -10 .052 -10.0 -1.0 .255 .115 .082
1979 28 TOT NL 9 7 0 0.0 98 .200 .143 .266 .250 .334 .143 .395 .393 .729 11 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .333 .143 .000
1979 28 CHC NL 2 1 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .280 .500 .348 .000 .416 .500 .764 44 .000 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.000 .000
1979 28 NYM NL 7 6 0 0.0 96 .250 .167 .264 .167 .329 .167 .392 .333 .721 -7 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .200 .000 .000
1980 29 NYM NL 56 50 1 0.5 93 .152 .098 .263 .132 .325 .098 .382 .230 .707 -34 .022 -9.2 -1.0 .128 .020 .000
1981 30 MON NL 49 38 3 2.1 93 .269 .189 .264 .262 .329 .189 .378 .451 .707 30 .232 -3.4 -0.4 .367 .108 .000
1982 31 MON NL 35 27 2 2.0 96 .278 .179 .268 .258 .331 .214 .389 .472 .721 33 .202 -2.5 -0.3 .391 .143 .036
1983 32 MON NL 45 32 4 3.4 96 .375 .231 .262 .302 .330 .282 .388 .584 .719 64 .395 -1.8 -0.2 .500 .154 .051
1986 35 STL NL 27 23 1 1.2 97 .222 .148 .261 .148 .331 .259 .394 .407 .726 10 .085 -3.3 -0.3 .304 .111 .111
16 Seasons 586 484 24 1.3 100 .219 .151 .270 .201 .338 .191 .395 .393 .733 8 .107 -65.5 -6.8 .289 .096 .040 .0
162 Game Avg. 236 195 10 1.3 100 .219 .151 .270 .201 .338 .191 .395 .393 .733 8 .107 -65.5 -6.8 .289 .096 .040
CHC (7 yrs) 367 308 13 1.1 103 .200 .143 .274 .192 .344 .188 .401 .380 .745 3 .080 -44.5 -4.6 .277 .096 .045 .0
MON (3 yrs) 129 97 9 2.5 95 .309 .202 .264 .276 .330 .231 .385 .507 .715 44 .281 -7.7 -0.8 .422 .135 .029
NYM (2 yrs) 63 56 1 0.5 93 .162 .105 .263 .136 .325 .105 .383 .241 .709 -31 .018 -10.1 -1.0 .135 .018 .000
STL (1 yr) 27 23 1 1.2 97 .222 .148 .261 .148 .331 .259 .394 .407 .726 10 .085 -3.3 -0.3 .304 .111 .111

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
1981 30 MON NL NLDS PHI W 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 30 MON NL NLCS LAD L 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 3 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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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
1973 22 CHC NL 9 0.0% 33.3% 11.1% 0.0% 0% 3.00 2.3 3.00 44%
1974 23 CHC NL 16 0.0% 25.0% 12.5% 0.0% 0% 2.00 3.3 1.25 56%
1975 24 CHC NL 96 0.0% 25.0% 7.3% 2.1% 13% 3.43 3.4 20.5 1.58 60%
1976 25 CHC NL 91 0.0% 30.8% 1.1% 0.0% 0% 28.00 2.9 81.0 1.94 59%
1977 26 CHC NL 83 1.2% 26.5% 4.8% 4.8% 33% 5.50 3.1 69.0 8.6 1.69 55%
1978 27 CHC NL 70 0.0% 18.6% 2.9% 4.3% 43% 6.50 4.7 30.5 1.47 69%
1979 28 TOT NL 9 0.0% 22.2% 11.1% 0.0% 0% 2.00 3.5 56%
1979 28 CHC NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.00 50%
1979 28 NYM NL 7 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 57%
1980 29 NYM NL 56 0.0% 32.1% 3.6% 0.0% 0% 9.00 2.8 1.38 59%
1981 30 MON NL 49 0.0% 24.5% 8.2% 0.0% 0% 3.00 3.1 18.5 1.50 53%
1982 31 MON NL 35 0.0% 28.6% 8.6% 2.9% 20% 3.33 2.8 28.0 3.25 51%
1983 32 MON NL 45 0.0% 33.3% 8.9% 4.4% 22% 3.75 2.6 19.5 4.67 53%
1986 35 STL NL 27 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 11.1% 75% 3.0 3.9 1.60 67%
15 Seasons 586 0.2% 27.3% 5.3% 2.6% 20% 5.16 3.1 502.0 18.6 1.78 59%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1973 22 CHC NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 23 CHC NL 0 0 0% 7 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 50% 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
1975 24 CHC NL 3 0 46% 39 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 90% 4 1 3 1 0 1 5 0 5
1976 25 CHC NL 4 0 40% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75% 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
1977 26 CHC NL 2 0 19% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20% 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 27 CHC NL 2 0 33% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1979 28 TOT NL 1 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1979 28 CHC NL 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1979 28 NYM NL 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 29 NYM NL 0 0 14% 16 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13% 6 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1981 30 MON NL 1 0 36% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43% 6 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0
1982 31 MON NL 0 0 0% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
1983 32 MON NL 0 0 15% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0
1986 35 STL NL 1 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Seasons 14 0 27% 168 0 3 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 8 42% 29 17 11 3 2 1 16 6 8
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1973 22 CHC NL 9 67% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 7 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1974 23 CHC NL 16 38% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 10 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1975 24 CHC NL 95 24% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 88% 19 1 5% 20 1 5% 69 7 10% 7 1 14% 5 1 20% 1
1976 25 CHC NL 91 29% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 73% 18 1 6% 23 5 22% 53 5 9% 5 1 20% 6 2 33% 0
1977 26 CHC NL 83 41% 12 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 16 9 56% 22 0 0% 22 3 14% 65 8 12% 6 2 33% 7 2 29% 0
1978 27 CHC NL 70 40% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 70% 16 1 6% 17 7 41% 42 2 5% 4 0 0% 4 1 25% 0
1979 28 TOT NL 9 44% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 10 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1979 28 CHC NL 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1979 28 NYM NL 7 29% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 8 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1980 29 NYM NL 56 23% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 50% 7 0 0% 7 3 43% 32 0 0% 0 0 2 0 0% 0
1981 30 MON NL 49 16% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 100% 8 0 0% 11 4 36% 31 2 6% 1 1 100% 4 2 50% 0
1982 31 MON NL 35 31% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 6 0 0% 6 1 17% 20 1 5% 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 0
1983 32 MON NL 45 29% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 6 1 17% 21 2 10% 1 0 0% 5 3 60% 0
1986 35 STL NL 27 15% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 3 0 0% 19 8 42% 2 2 100% 1 1 100% 0
15 Seasons 585 30% 76 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 16 1 0 0 1 0 67 50 75% 110 3 3% 122 25 20% 379 35 9% 28 8 29% 38 13 34% 1
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1973 22 31 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 .250 .143 .393 9 1 0 0 1 0 0
1974 23 72 25 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 .100 .217 .100 .317 -10 2 0 0 2 0 0
1975 24 110 121 102 10 17 2 0 0 4 0 2 10 31 .167 .241 .186 .427 18 19 1 0 9 0 0
1976 25 149 212 183 14 26 2 0 0 5 0 2 11 59 .142 .190 .153 .343 -5 28 2 0 17 1 0
1977 26 189 295 252 18 38 4 1 1 13 0 2 15 81 .151 .201 .187 .387 5 47 2 1 26 1 0
1978 27 230 365 313 21 45 5 3 1 15 0 2 17 94 .144 .190 .188 .378 2 59 3 1 33 1 0
1979 28 496 748 640 44 92 10 6 2 30 0 4 36 192 .144 .191 .188 .379 2 120 6 2 68 2 0
1980 29 277 430 371 23 51 5 3 1 15 0 3 20 114 .137 .183 .175 .358 -2 65 3 1 37 1 0
1981 30 299 479 408 27 58 5 3 1 17 0 3 24 126 .142 .191 .176 .367 1 72 3 1 44 2 0
1982 31 336 514 436 27 63 6 3 1 18 0 3 27 136 .144 .195 .179 .374 3 78 3 1 48 2 0
1983 32 376 559 475 29 72 8 3 1 20 0 3 31 151 .152 .204 .187 .392 8 89 3 1 50 2 0
1984 33 379 559 475 30 72 8 3 1 20 0 3 31 151 .152 .204 .187 .392 8 89 3 1 50 2 0
1985 34 379 559 475 30 72 8 3 1 20 0 3 31 151 .152 .204 .187 .392 8 89 3 1 50 2 0
1986 35 402 586 502 30 76 11 3 1 27 0 3 31 160 .151 .201 .191 .393 8 96 3 1 50 2 0
1987 36 402 586 502 30 76 11 3 1 27 0 3 31 160 .151 .201 .191 .393 8 96 3 1 50 2 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1973 22 31 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .125 .000 .125 0 31
1974 23 41 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 .133 .000 .133 0 41
1975 24 38 92 84 11 17 2 0 0 4 0 8 24 .202 .272 .226 .498 5 38
1976 25 39 83 81 3 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 28 .111 .120 .111 .232 1 39
1977 26 40 75 70 4 13 2 1 1 8 0 4 22 .186 .240 .286 .526 5 40
1978 27 41 64 62 3 8 1 2 0 2 0 2 13 .129 .156 .210 .366 2 41
1979 28 18 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .125 .000 .125 0 18
1980 29 29 54 52 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 .115 .148 .115 .264 1 29
1981 30 33 69 59 7 14 0 0 0 3 0 8 18 .237 .319 .237 .556 5 22
1982 31 37 33 29 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 10 .207 .303 .241 .544 2 37
1983 32 40 44 40 2 10 2 0 0 2 0 4 15 .250 .318 .300 .618 4 40
1986 35 23 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 23
12 Seasons 410 572 531 31 83 8 3 1 28 0 37 166 .156 .212 .188 .400 26 399
162 Game Avg. 162 226 210 12 33 3 1 0 11 0 15 66 .156 .212 .188 .400 10 399

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