Rick Burleson

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: April 29, 1951 in Lynwood, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 8th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Earl Warren HS (Downey, CA) and the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (5th) of the 1970 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Earl Warren HS (Downey, CA).

High School: Earl Warren HS (Downey, CA)

Debut: May 4, 1974 (Age 23-005d, 13,484th in major league history)
vs. TEX 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 8, 1987 (Age 36-070d)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Jack Sands

Full Name: Richard Paul Burleson

Nicknames: Rooster

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

4x All-Star
Gold Glove
Silver Slugger

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.9

5139

1401

.273

656

RBI

449

OBP

.328

SLG

.361

OPS

.689

OPS+

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-7 / in Starts: 6-6
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1975	ALCS g1	Oct 4	BOS		OAK	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	9	.41	0.025	12.74	0.44%	0.52	SS
2	1975	ALCS g2	Oct 5	BOS		OAK	W,6-3	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.600	1.100	9	1.06	0.036	35.55	0.84%	0.21	SS
3	1975	ALCS g3	Oct 7	BOS	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.500	.667	1.167	9	.56	0.025	13.57	0.45%	0.34	SS
4	1975	WS g1	Oct 11	BOS		CIN	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.583	.643	.750	1.393	7	1.09	0.100	56.87	2.90%	2.52	SS
5	1975	WS g2	Oct 12	BOS		CIN	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.556	.625	1.181	8	2.08	-0.157	110.26	-5.05%	-0.89	SS
6	1975	WS g3	Oct 14	BOS	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG(10)	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.545	.600	1.145	8	1.26	-0.003	79.21	-0.22%	-0.46	SS
7	1975	WS g4	Oct 15	BOS	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.458	.500	.583	1.083	8	1.02	0.029	65.68	1.32%	0.15	SS
8	1975	WS g5	Oct 16	BOS	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.407	.448	.519	.967	8	.97	-0.072	80.09	-3.47%	-0.72	SS
9	1975	WS g6	Oct 21	BOS		CIN	W,7-6	CG(12)	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.367	.441	.467	.908	8	1.30	-0.072	116.76	-4.12%	-0.18	SS
10	1975	WS g7	Oct 22	BOS		CIN	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.421	.424	.845	8	1.42	-0.199	236.67	-18.35%	-1.55	SS
1986 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	1986	ALCS g1	Oct 7	CAL	@	BOS	W,8-1	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.13	-0.003	3.40	-0.06%	-0.48	PH
12	1986	ALCS g2	Oct 8	CAL	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	.91	-0.002	23.42	-0.02%	-0.50	DH
13	1986	ALCS g5	Oct 12	CAL		BOS	L,6-7	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	1	1.30	-0.080	31.64	-1.21%	-0.68	2B
14	1986	ALCS g7	Oct 15	CAL	@	BOS	L,1-8	2-GF	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	2	.37	0.020	30.83	0.90%	0.44	2B
									51	44	3	14	3	0	0	3	5	1	2	0	2	0		2	0	1	.318	.388	.386	.774

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Burleson Pages

Rick Burleson Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Batting Splits

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Rick Burleson Pages at Baseball Reference