Jim Burton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: October 27, 1949 in Royal Oak, MI us

Died: December 12, 2013 in Charlotte, NC

Buried: Magnolia Memorial Garden at Calvary Church, Charlotte, NC

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 26th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rochester HS (Rochester Hills, MI) and the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (5th) of the 1971 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI).

High School: Rochester HS (Rochester Hills, MI)

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Debut: June 10, 1975 (Age 25-226d, 13,643rd in major league history)
vs. TEX 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 17, 1977 (Age 27-325d)
vs. BAL 2.2 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Jim Scott Burton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

ERA

2.75

55.2

WHIP

1.437

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Team Record in Appearances: 11-18 / in Starts: 2-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 14, Entered with runners on base: 13

1975 Pitching Game Log

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1975 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1	50	Jun 10	BOS		TEX	L,3-8	9-GF		99	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.59	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
2	2	52	Jun 12	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-9	GS-6	L(0-1)	1	5.1	8	6	4	0	2	2	0	5.68	5.74	23	6	7	0	0	8	34			0	1	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	1	.55	-0.214	1.33	-0.31%	-2.24	1b start tie	6b 1-3 1 out d3
3	3	57	Jun 16	BOS	@	DET	W,6-2	GS-10		3	9.1	6	2	2	3	3	1	0	3.45	4.88	36	8	16	1	1	6	68			0	1	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.44	0.120	3.95	0.20%	2.42	1b start tie	10b 1-- 1 out tie
4	4	64	Jun 23	BOS		CLE	L,3-11	GS-1	L(0-2)	6	0.2	3	4	0	2	1	0	0	3.31	5.04	7	1	0	0	0	3	37			0	1	0	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.318	2.82	-0.50%	-3.81	1t start tie	1t -2- 2 out d4
5	5	69	Jun 28	BOS		NYY	L,6-8	9-GF		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.12	4.78	3	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.019	1.33	0.05%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
6	6	71	Jun 30(1)	BOS		BAL	W,5-2	9-9	H(1)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.06	4.62	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.24	0.067	5.96	0.11%	0.81	9t -23 1 out a3	9t -23 2 out a3
7	7	72	Jun 30(2)	BOS		BAL	L,2-8	8-8		-1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	4.59	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.06	0.00%	0.11	8t --- 2 out d6	8t 3 out d6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	8	73	Jul 1	BOS		BAL	L,6-10	5-5		0	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.95	4.71	3	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.03	-0.139	5.53	-0.23%	-1.08	5t -23 1 out a2	5t 1-3 2 out tie
9	9	78	Jul 5	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-12	2-GF(8)		3	6.1	7	6	3	3	4	2	0	3.28	5.26	31	10	7	1	0	7		0	0	0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	1	1	.04	-0.016	.12	-0.03%	-3.06	2b --- 2 out d6	8b end d10
10	10	81	Jul 7	BOS		MIN	W,6-3	7-7	H(2)	1	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.20	5.31	4	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.55	-0.012	4.12	-0.02%	-0.10	7t --- 0 out a3	7t -23 2 out a3
11	11	82	Jul 8	BOS		MIN	W,6-5	8-8	BS(1)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.12	5.24	2	2	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.64	0.091	12.50	0.15%	0.60	8t 123 1 out a1	8t 3 out tie
12	12	85	Jul 11	BOS		TEX	W,11-8	5-7	W(1-2)	2	2.2	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	3.14	5.13	12	5	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	1	0	0	0	.99	-0.005	2.89	-0.01%	0.24	5t --- 0 out d3	7t -2- 2 out a1
13	13	91	Jul 20(1)	BOS	@	TEX	L,5-10	5-6		8	1.0	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	3.34	5.08	7	1	1	0	0	3		1	0	1	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	.18	-0.032	.46	-0.05%	-1.53	5b -2- 1 out d5	6b -2- 1 out d5
14	14	93	Jul 21	BOS	@	TEX	L,0-6	7-7		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.23	5.00	4	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.04	0.00%	0.47	7b --- 0 out d6	7b 3 out d6
15	15	97	Jul 25	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-8	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.13	4.96	5	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.013	.70	0.02%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
16	16	103	Jul 30	BOS		MIL	L,2-6	8-GF		4	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.94	4.64	6	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.013	.15	0.01%	1.05	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	17	111	Aug 6	BOS	@	MIL	W,5-2	GS-4		6	3.2	4	2	2	2	2	1	0	3.13	4.84	16	2	6	0	0	4	45			0	0	0	14	1	0	0	1	0	0	.83	-0.095	1.40	-0.10%	-0.84	1b start tie	4b 123 2 out d2
18	18	115	Aug 10	BOS	@	OAK	W,5-3	8-9	H(3)	3	1.1	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	3.26	4.66	6	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.61	0.015	2.86	0.02%	-0.22	8b --- 0 out a2	9b 1-3 1 out a3
19	19	118	Aug 13	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-8	3-6		2	3.2	5	2	0	1	4	0	0	2.98	4.36	18	5	3	0	0	5		1	1	1	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	1	.28	-0.074	.37	-0.06%	-1.21	3b 1-- 1 out d3	6b 3 out d6
20	20	122	Aug 17(1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-6	7-8		3	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.14	4.33	3	1	0	0	0	2		1	1	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	-0.025	.19	-0.02%	-0.71	7b -2- 2 out d3	8b 1-- 1 out d3
21	21	127	Aug 23	BOS		CHW	L,4-6	7-7		5	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.12	4.32	2	0	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	-0.077	1.30	-0.05%	-0.83	7t 1-3 0 out d1	7t -2- 1 out d3
22	22	129	Aug 26	BOS		CAL	L,2-8	7-7		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.07	4.29	3	2	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.71	0.027	.54	0.01%	0.74	7t 12- 0 out d3	7t 123 2 out d3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	23	135	Sep 2	BOS		NYY	W,7-4	8-8	H(4)	6	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.05	4.30	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.45	0.007	.66	0.01%	0.11	8t --- 2 out a3	8t 3 out a3
24	24	141	Sep 7(2)	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-7	8-GF(8)		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.02	4.29	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.002	.03	0.00%	0.43	8b 12- 2 out d4	8b end d 4
25	25	145	Sep 10(2)	BOS		DET	L,3-5	8-GF		2	2.0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	2.89	4.24	8	3	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.70	-0.017	.47	-0.01%	0.05	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 2
26	26	148	Sep 13(2)	BOS		MIL	W,6-3	8-GF	S(1)	2	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.79	4.06	6	0	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.47	0.188	2.61	0.20%	1.46	8t 12- 1 out a2	9t end a 3
27	27	150	Sep 15	BOS		MIL	W,9-7	8-9	H(5)	1	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.92	3.99	4	0	1	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.67	0.050	1.19	0.05%	0.76	8t 12- 1 out a4	9t -2- 1 out a4
28	28	153	Sep 19	BOS	@	DET	W,7-5	8-8	H(6)	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.90	3.98	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.34	0.083	1.84	0.03%	0.32	8b 1-3 0 out a3	8b 1-- 1 out a2
29	29	154	Sep 20	BOS	@	DET	L,1-5	4-8		0	3.1	4	1	1	0	6	0	0	2.89	3.66	14	4	0	0	0	4		2	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.34	0.061	.11	0.01%	1.29	4b 12- 2 out d3	8b -2- 0 out d3
							11-18		W-L:1-2,Sv:1,BSv:1,Hld:6	2.6	53.0	58	30	17	19	39	6	0	2.89	3.66	232	0.95		3%	1%	57	46	24	33%	3	6	1	210	15	0	2	3	2	5	.74	-0.265	1.67	-0.50%	-3.26

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