Ellis Burton

Ellis Narrington Burton

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: August 12, 1936 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Jordan HS (Watts, CA)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1958
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Cardinals/Indians 1958-1965

Final Game: September 4, 1965
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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
1955	18	BAL-min	C	131	506	506		159	39	5	14						.314	.314	.494	.808		250							PHX · AZMX
1956	19	PIT-min	C	132	476	476		127	18	4	21						.267	.267	.454	.721		216							BIL · PION
1957	20	TRI	B	98	344	344		105	17	3	23						.305	.305	.573	.878		197							TRI · NORW
1958	21	STL-min	AA	147	595	504	109	144	41	6	22	77	4	6	80	82	.286	.387	.522	.909		263		5	3	3			HSN · TL
1958	21	STL	NL	8	34	30	5	7	0	1	2	4	0	1	3	8	.233	.324	.500	.824	110	15	1	1	0	0	0	/79

1959	22	STL-min	AAA	148	590	507	92	148	26	6	14	76	18		74	77	.292	.387	.450	.836		228		5	3	1	12		OMA · AA
1960	23	STL-min	AAA	116	460	385	75	99	20	3	14	40	3	6	68	66	.257	.368	.434	.802		167		2	1	4			ROC · IL
1960	23	STL	NL	29	34	28	5	6	1	0	0	2	0	2	4	14	.214	.313	.250	.563	52	7	0	0	2	0	0	7/89

1961	24	TTO	AAA	134	456	384	61	74	8	2	22	63	4		72	85	.193	.320	.396	.716		152							TTO · IL
1962	25	ATL-min	AAA	129	538	459	88	129	22	6	19	60	9	0	68	93	.281	.380	.479	.859		220		7	1	3	5		LOU,TTO · AA,IL
1963	26	CHC-min	AAA	11	48	42	7	11	0	0	0	4	1	0	6	4	.262	.354	.262	.616		11							SLC · PCL
1963	26	TOT	MLB	119	409	353	51	80	19	1	13	42	6	3	40	63	.227	.308	.397	.705	97	140	7	4	6	5	1	897
1963	26	CLE	AL	26	35	31	6	6	3	0	1	1	0	0	4	4	.194	.286	.387	.673	88	12	1	0	0	0	0	/79
1963	26	CHC	NL	93	374	322	45	74	16	1	12	41	6	3	36	59	.230	.311	.398	.708	98	128	6	4	6	5	1	89/7
1964	27	CHC-min	AA	87	367	321	55	86	11	5	12	39	13	4	46	67	.268	.360	.445	.805		143							FTW · TL
1964	27	CHC	NL	42	126	105	12	20	3	2	2	7	4	0	17	22	.190	.303	.314	.618	72	33	3	0	3	0	0	89/7
1965	28	CHC-min	AAA	80	326	282	41	73	15	1	8	29	8	5	39	51	.259	.356	.404	.760		114		4	0	1			SLC · PCL
1965	28	CHC	NL	17	44	40	6	7	1	0	0	4	1	0	1	10	.175	.186	.200	.386	8	8	0	0	1	2	0	8/7
5 Yrs				215	647	556	79	120	24	4	17	59	11	6	65	117	.216	.300	.365	.665	84	203	11	5	12	7	1
162 Game Avg.				162	488	419	60	90	18	3	13	44	8	5	49	88	.216	.300	.365	.665	84	153	8	4	9	5	1

CHC (3 yrs)				152	544	467	63	101	20	3	14	52	11	3	54	91	.216	.299	.362	.661	85	169	9	4	10	7	1
STL (2 yrs)				37	68	58	10	13	1	1	2	6	0	3	7	22	.224	.318	.379	.697	82	22	1	1	2	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				26	35	31	6	6	3	0	1	1	0	0	4	4	.194	.286	.387	.673	88	12	1	0	0	0	0

NL (5 yrs)				189	612	525	73	114	21	4	16	58	11	6	61	113	.217	.301	.364	.665	84	191	10	5	12	7	1
AL (1 yr)				26	35	31	6	6	3	0	1	1	0	0	4	4	.194	.286	.387	.673	88	12	1	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
1958	21	STL	NL	8	34	2	-0	-0	0	-0	1	0.1	1	2	0.2	.513	.501	0.2	-0.0	2	$	/79

1960	23	STL	NL	29	34	-1	-0	0	-1	-1	-3	-0.4	1	-2	-0.3	.487	.498	-0.1	-0.2	-1	$	7/89

1963	26	CLE	AL	26	35	0	0	-0	-1	-1	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.1	.493	.499	0.0	-0.2	0	$	/79
1963	26	CHC	NL	93	374	-3	2	-0	-12	-2	-15	-1.7	13	-2	-0.5	.481	.489	0.9	-1.5	10	$	89/7
1964	27	CHC	NL	42	126	-4	2	-0	-2	-1	-5	-0.5	4	-1	-0.1	.486	.496	0.0	-0.2	1	$	89/7
1965	28	CHC	NL	17	44	-5	0	0	-2	-0	-7	-0.8	2	-5	-0.6	.456	.495	-0.4	-0.2	-4	$	8/7
5 Seasons				215	647	-12	3	-1	-18	-4	-31	-3.5	22	-9	-1.4	.484	.496	0.6	-2.4	9	$

CHC (3 yrs)				152	544	-12	4	-0	-16	-2	-27	-3.0	19	-8	-1.2	.480	.494	0.5	-2.0	7	$
STL (2 yrs)				37	68	0	-0	-0	-1	-1	-2	-0.3	2	-0	-0.1	.493	.499	0.1	-0.2	1	$
CLE (1 yr)				26	35	0	0	-0	-1	-1	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.1	.493	.499	0.0	-0.2	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	PwrSpd
1958	21	STL	NL	34	25	4	4.3	110	.250	.233	.276	.324	.344	.500	.430	.824	.775	110	.463	0.2	0.0	.720	.333	.267	.0

1960	23	STL	NL	34	26	2	2.1	106	.429	.214	.272	.313	.339	.250	.418	.563	.757	52	.203	-1.8	-0.2	.375	.107	.036

1963	26	TOT	MLB	409	294	44	4.0	94	.238	.227	.260	.308	.323	.397	.390	.705	.713	97	.511	-0.5	-0.1	.661	.292	.170	8.2
1963	26	CLE	AL	35	26	3	3.1	94	.192	.194	.254	.286	.320	.387	.393	.673	.713	88	.367	-0.4	-0.0	.615	.323	.194	.0
1963	26	CHC	NL	374	268	41	4.1	94	.242	.230	.261	.311	.323	.398	.390	.708	.713	98	.524	-0.1	-0.0	.665	.289	.168	8.0
1964	27	CHC	NL	126	91	11	3.2	97	.222	.190	.268	.303	.326	.314	.398	.618	.724	72	.395	-3.9	-0.4	.614	.324	.124	2.7
1965	28	CHC	NL	44	36	2	1.5	95	.219	.175	.260	.186	.324	.200	.394	.386	.718	8	.135	-4.8	-0.5	.303	.075	.025	.0
5 Yrs				647	472	63	3.6	96	.240	.216	.263	.300	.326	.365	.395	.665	.721	84	.446	-11.0	-1.1	.614	.275	.149	13.4
162 Game Avg.				488	356	47	3.6	96	.240	.216	.263	.300	.326	.365	.395	.665	.721	84	.446	-11.0	-1.1	.614	.275	.149	10

CHC (3 yrs)				544	395	54	3.7	95	.236	.216	.262	.299	.324	.362	.392	.661	.716	85	.465	-8.8	-0.9	.622	.278	.146	12.3
STL (2 yrs)				68	51	6	3.2	108	.324	.224	.274	.318	.342	.379	.424	.697	.766	82	.343	-1.7	-0.2	.551	.224	.155	.0
CLE (1 yr)				35	26	3	3.1	94	.192	.194	.254	.286	.320	.387	.393	.673	.713	88	.367	-0.4	-0.0	.615	.323	.194	.0

NL (5 yrs)				612	446	60	3.6	96	.243	.217	.264	.301	.326	.364	.396	.665	.722	84	.451	-10.5	-1.1	.614	.272	.147	13.0
AL (1 yr)				35	26	3	3.1	94	.192	.194	.254	.286	.320	.387	.393	.673	.713	88	.367	-0.4	-0.0	.615	.323	.194	.0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1958	21	STL	NL	34	5.9%	23.5%	8.8%	8.8%	43%	2.67	3.8	15.0	7.5	1.00	59%

1960	23	STL	NL	34	0.0%	41.2%	11.8%	2.9%	17%	3.50	2.0		14.0	0.50	41%

1963	26	TOT	MLB	409	3.2%	15.4%	9.8%	8.1%	41%	1.58	5.6	27.2	8.4	0.89	69%
1963	26	CLE	AL	35	2.9%	11.4%	11.4%	11.4%	67%	1.00	7.8	31.0	31.0	0.57	74%
1963	26	CHC	NL	374	3.2%	15.8%	9.6%	7.8%	39%	1.64	5.5	26.8	7.9	0.93	68%
1964	27	CHC	NL	126	1.6%	17.5%	13.5%	5.6%	35%	1.29	4.8	52.5	15.0	1.88	64%
1965	28	CHC	NL	44	0.0%	22.7%	2.3%	2.3%	14%	10.00	4.0		10.0	0.73	73%
5 Yrs				647	2.6%	18.1%	10.1%	7.0%	38%	1.80	4.8	32.7	9.4	1.01	66%
MLB Averages					2.3%	14.4%	8.4%	6.5%	29%	1.70	6.2	38.5	8.6	1.06	73%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1958	21	STL	NL	0.2	0.0	35	-0.1	0.5	-0.6	.85	0.2	-0.3	0.7	0.1	0.87	2.4	1.07	1

1960	23	STL	NL	-1.8	-0.2	37	-0.2	0.5	-0.7	1.05	-0.1	-0.1	0.1	0.0	1.04	-1.0	1.54	5

1963	26	TOT	MLB	-0.6	-0.1	425	1.5	9.1	-7.6	1.09	0.8	0.5	4.7	0.5	0.95	6.1	1.12	9
1963	26	CLE	AL	-0.5	-0.1	36	-0.1	0.4	-0.5	.70	0.0	-0.2	-1.2	-0.1	0.84	-0.6	0.20	6
1963	26	CHC	NL	-0.1	-0.0	389	1.6	8.7	-7.0	1.12	0.8	0.6	6.0	0.6	0.96	6.7	2.97	3
1964	27	CHC	NL	-3.9	-0.4	132	0.1	2.7	-2.6	1.19	-0.1	0.2	-1.0	-0.1	1.03	-1.7	1.75	12
1965	28	CHC	NL	-4.8	-0.5	45	-0.5	0.3	-0.8	1.03	-0.4	-0.1	-5.2	-0.5	1.05	-4.4	0.95	8
5 Yrs				-11.0	-1.2	674	0.8	13.1	-12.2	1.09	0.4	0.4	-0.7	-0.1	0.97	1.5	1.36	35

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
1958	21	STL	NL	2	0	33%	12	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

1960	23	STL	NL	1	0	50%	21	0	2	0%	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25%	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

1963	26	TOT	MLB	3	1	34%	146	6	3	67%	5	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	3	11	69%	21	6	15	5	1	4	6	3	3
1963	26	CLE	AL	1	0	56%	19	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	75%	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	2
1963	26	CHC	NL	2	1	32%	127	6	3	67%	5	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	3	10	68%	20	5	15	4	1	3	4	3	1
1964	27	CHC	NL	1	1	29%	28	4	0	100%	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	75%	6	1	5	1	1	0	1	0	1
1965	28	CHC	NL	0	0	75%	11	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60%	1	0	1	2	2	0	2	0	2
5 Yrs				7	2	36%	218	11	6	65%	9	4	2	1	0	1	1	0	5	17	63%	32	11	21	9	5	4	10	3	7

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
1958	21	STL	NL	34	100%	7			1	0	0	0	1.07	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0		4	1	25%	0	0		16	2	13%	0	0		0	0		0

1960	23	STL	NL	34	100%	6			5	2	0	1	1.54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	9	0	0%	3	1	33%	23	2	9%	1	0	0%	4	3	75%	0

1963	26	TOT	MLB	409	100%	80			9	2	0	1	1.12	13	1	13	8	5	4	9	0	9	6	67%	75	7	9%	42	13	31%	230	30	13%	26	11	42%	9	4	44%	0
1963	26	CLE	AL	35	100%	6			6	2	0	0	0.20	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		5	1	20%	2	0	0%	13	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
1963	26	CHC	NL	374	100%	74			3	0	0	1	2.97	12	1	13	7	5	4	8	0	9	6	67%	70	6	9%	40	13	33%	217	30	14%	25	11	44%	9	4	44%	0
1964	27	CHC	NL	126	100%	20			12	2	0	0	1.75	2	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	3	3	100%	34	3	9%	15	3	20%	83	5	6%	2	0	0%	7	5	71%	0
1965	28	CHC	NL	44	100%	7			8	1	0	1	0.95	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	9	0	0%	6	3	50%	28	4	14%	2	2	100%	3	1	33%	0
5 Yrs				647	100%	120			35	7	0	3	1.36	17	1	17	10	7	7	10	0	15	12	80%	131	11	8%	66	20	30%	380	43	11%	31	13	42%	23	13	57%	0
MLB Averages					51%																			75%			10%			30%			14%			49%			53%

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
1958	21	8	34	30	5	7	0	1	2	4	0	1	3	8	.233	.324	.500	.824	110	15	1	1	0	0	0
1959	22	8	34	30	5	7	0	1	2	4	0	1	3	8	.233	.324	.500	.824	110	15	1	1	0	0	0
1960	23	37	68	58	10	13	1	1	2	6	0	3	7	22	.224	.318	.379	.697	82	22	1	1	2	0	0
1961	24	37	68	58	10	13	1	1	2	6	0	3	7	22	.224	.318	.379	.697	82	22	1	1	2	0	0
1962	25	37	68	58	10	13	1	1	2	6	0	3	7	22	.224	.318	.379	.697	82	22	1	1	2	0	0
1963	26	156	477	411	61	93	20	2	15	48	6	6	47	85	.226	.310	.394	.704	95	162	8	5	8	5	1
1964	27	198	603	516	73	113	23	4	17	55	10	6	64	107	.219	.308	.378	.686	90	195	11	5	11	5	1
1965	28	215	647	556	79	120	24	4	17	59	11	6	65	117	.216	.300	.365	.665	84	203	11	5	12	7	1

Neutralized Batting

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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
1958	21	8	35	31	5	7	0	1	2	4	0	3	8	.226	.314	.484	.798	4	8

1960	23	30	35	29	5	6	1	0	0	2	0	4	15	.207	.303	.241	.544	2	29

1963	26	119	415	358	56	85	20	1	14	46	6	42	63	.237	.320	.416	.736	47	119
1964	27	42	127	106	13	21	3	2	2	8	4	18	22	.198	.315	.321	.635	11	42
1965	28	17	45	41	8	8	1	0	0	5	1	1	10	.195	.205	.220	.424	2	17
5 Yrs		216	657	565	87	127	25	4	18	65	11	68	118	.225	.310	.379	.689	66	215
162 Game Avg.		162	493	424	65	95	19	3	14	49	8	51	89	.225	.310	.379	.689	50	215

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