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Johnny Burnett

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: November 1, 1904 in Bartow, FL us

Died: August 12, 1959 in Tampa, FL

Buried: Garden of Memories Cemetery, Tampa, FL

School: University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)

Debut: May 7, 1927 (Age 22-187d, 6,553rd in major league history)
vs. PHA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1935 (Age 30-332d)
vs. CLE 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1930 season

Full Name: John Henderson Burnett

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.1

1835

521

.284

288

RBI

213

OBP

.345

SLG

.366

OPS

.712

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1927	22	CLE	AL	17	8	8	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0		H/4
1928	23	CLE	AL	3	10	10	3	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	162	5	0	0	0	/6H
1929	24	CLE	AL	19	35	33	2	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	.152	.200	.182	.382	-2	6	1	0	0	6/4H
1930	25	CLE	AL	54	194	170	28	53	13	0	0	20	2	2	17	8	.312	.378	.388	.766	92	66	1	6	1	56H
1931	26	CLE	AL	111	470	427	85	128	25	5	1	52	5	2	39	25	.300	.360	.389	.749	93	166	1	3	1	645/H
1932	27	CLE	AL	129	573	512	81	152	23	5	4	53	2	5	46	27	.297	.359	.385	.744	87	197	4	11	0	*64/H
1933	28	CLE	AL	83	292	261	39	71	11	2	1	29	3	2	23	14	.272	.333	.341	.674	75	89	1	7	0	6H45
1934	29	CLE	AL	72	229	208	28	61	11	2	3	30	1	1	18	11	.293	.352	.409	.761	95	85	1	2	1	5H/6479
1935	30	SLB	AL	70	231	206	17	46	10	1	0	26	1	0	19	16	.223	.289	.282	.570	46	58	0	6	1	56H4
1936	31	CIN-min	AA	91	421	421		107	22	6	5						.254	.254	.371	.625		156					TTO · IL
1937	32	CHW-min	A1																								DAL · TL
1938	33	CIN-min	B																								CLM · SALL
9 Yrs				558	2042	1835	288	521	94	15	9	213	15	12	163	107	.284	.345	.366	.712	81	672	9	35	4
162 Game Avg.				162	593	533	84	151	27	4	3	62	4	3	47	31	.284	.345	.366	.712	81	195	3	10

CLE (8 yrs)				488	1811	1629	271	475	84	14	9	187	14	12	144	91	.292	.352	.377	.729	86	614	9	29	3
SLB (1 yr)				70	231	206	17	46	10	1	0	26	1	0	19	16	.223	.289	.282	.570	46	58	0	6	1