Jim Burton
Jim Scott Burton
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 27, 1949 in Royal Oak, MI
High School: Rochester (Rochester Hills, MI)
School: University of Michigan
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: June 10, 1975
Final Game: September 17, 1977
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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
1975 25 BOS AL 1 2 .333 2.89 29 4 8 0 0 1 53.0 58 30 17 6 19 2 39 0 0 1 232 143 1.453 9.8 1.0 3.2 6.6 2.05
1977 27 BOS AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 11 1.125 6.8 0.0 3.4 10.1 3.00
2 Seasons 1 2 .333 2.75 30 4 9 0 0 1 55.2 60 30 17 6 20 2 42 0 0 1 243 151 1.437 9.7 1.0 3.2 6.8 2.10
162 Game Avg. 2 4 .333 2.75 60 8 18 0 0 2 111 120 60 34 12 40 4 84 0 0 2 486 151 1.437 9.7 1.0 3.2 6.8 2.10

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1975 25 BOS AL WS L CIN 0 1 .000 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.000 9.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00
1 WS 0 1 .000 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.000 9.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1975 25 BOS AL 29 232 210 30 58 15 0 6 3 6 19 39 .276 .333 .433 .767 .311 91 3 0 1 2 2
1977 27 BOS AL 1 11 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .273 .300 .573 .286 3 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 30 243 220 30 60 16 0 6 3 6 20 42 .273 .331 .427 .758 .310 94 3 0 1 2 2
162 Game Avg. 60 486 440 60 120 32 0 12 6 12 40 84 .273 .331 .427 .758 .310 188 6 0 2 4 4
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1975 25 BOS AL 29 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 .500 0 1 0 0 1 25% 46 68 34 20 6 2 2 3.7 1.4 4.8
1 Season 29 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 .500 0 1 0 0 1 25% 46 68 34 20 6 2 2 3.7 1.4 4.8
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1975 25 BOS AL 29 25 8 1 0 2 1 1 50% 8 6 24 8 33% 8 0.767 6 5 14 9 0 16 13 12 8 11 11 5 4.1
1977 27 BOS AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 0.001 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 8.0
2 Seasons 30 26 9 1 0 2 1 1 50% 8 6 25 9 36% 0.732 6 5 15 9 0 17 14 12 9 11 12 5 4.2

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1975 25 BOS AL 232 68% 2.6% 16.8% 8.2% 9.1% 36% 0.88 72% 35 3 9%
1977 27 BOS AL 11 73% 0.0% 27.3% 9.1% 9.1% 50% 0.00 64% 3 0 0%
2 Seasons 243 68% 2.5% 17.3% 8.2% 9.1% 37% 0.82 72% 38 3 8%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1975 25 BOS AL 232 58 6 0 3 6 0 0 6 9 7 2 78% 5 1 0 92 3 6 33% 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0
1977 27 BOS AL 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0% 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 243 60 6 0 3 6 0 0 6 10 7 3 70% 5 1 0 97 3 6 33% 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1975 25 1 2 .333 2.89 29 4 8 0 0 1 53.0 58 30 17 6 19 2 39 0 0 1 232 143 1.453 9.8 1.0 3.2 6.6 2.05 143
1976 26 1 2 .333 2.89 29 4 8 0 0 1 53.0 58 30 17 6 19 2 39 0 0 1 232 143 1.453 9.8 1.0 3.2 6.6 2.05 143
1977 27 1 2 .333 2.75 30 4 9 0 0 1 55.2 60 30 17 6 20 2 42 0 0 1 243 151 1.437 9.7 1.0 3.2 6.8 2.10 151

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1975 25 3 2 .600 2.94 52.0 59 19 17 6 19 38 0 1.500 10.2 3.3 6.6 2.00 1.0 29
1977 27 0 0 0.00 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 2.500 13.5 9.0 9.0 1.00 0.0 1
2 Seasons 3 2 .600 2.83 54.0 62 19 17 6 21 40 0 1.537 10.3 6.7 1.90 1.0 30

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