Jesse Burkett

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-8, 155lb (173cm, 70kg)

Born: December 4, 1868 in Wheeling, WV us

Died: May 27, 1953 in Worcester, MA

Buried: St. John Cemetery, Worcester, MA

Last Game: October 7, 1905 (Age 36-307d)
vs. NYY 3 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1946. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1947.
View Jesse Burkett's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1890 season

Full Name: Jesse Cail Burkett

Nicknames: Crab

Pronunciation: \BUR-ket\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

59.7

8426

2850

.338

1720

RBI

952

389

OBP

.415

SLG

.446

OPS

.861

OPS+

140

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1888	19		Scranton	CENL	N/A
1889	20		Worcester	ATLA	N/A
1890	21	-5.6	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	101	437	401	67	124	23	13	4	60	14		33	52	.309	.366	.461	.827	185		3
1891	22	-5.4	Lincoln	WA	N/A		93		396	78	125	15	13	4		29				.316		.450		178			32
1891	22	-5.5	CLV	NL	Maj	CLV	40	190	167	29	45	7	4	0	13	1		23	19	.270	.358	.359	.717	60		0
1892	23	-4.5	CLV	NL	Maj	CLV	145	676	608	119	167	15	14	6	66	36		67	59	.275	.348	.375	.723	228		1
1893	24	-3.8	CLV	NL	Maj	CLV	125	616	511	145	178	25	15	6	82	39		98	23	.348	.459	.491	.951	251		7
1894	25	-2.8	CLV	NL	Maj	CLV	125	618	523	138	187	27	14	8	94	28		84	27	.358	.447	.509	.956	266		1	10
1895	26	-1.9	CLV	NL	Maj	CLV	132	644	555	153	225	22	13	5	83	41		74	32	.405	.482	.519	1.001	288		8	7
1896	27	-1.1	CLV	NL	Maj	CLV	133	647	586	160	240	27	16	6	72	34		49	19	.410	.461	.541	1.002	317		7	5
1897	28	-0.1	CLV	NL	Maj	CLV	127	610	517	129	198	28	7	2	60	28		76	25	.383	.468	.476	.944	246		7	10
1898	29	0.9	CLV	NL	Maj	CLV	150	706	624	114	213	18	9	0	42	19		69	30	.341	.415	.399	.814	249		9	4
1899	30	2.0	STL	NL	Maj	STL	141	635	558	116	221	21	8	7	71	25		67	23	.396	.463	.500	.963	279		2	8
1900	31	2.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	141	643	559	88	203	11	15	7	68	32		62	35	.363	.430	.474	.904	265		3	19
1901	32	3.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	142	673	601	142	226	20	15	10	75	27		59	70	.376	.440	.509	.950	306		10	3
1902	33	4.4	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	138	636	553	97	169	29	9	5	52	23		71	25	.306	.390	.418	.807	231		5	7
1903	34	5.4	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	132	574	515	73	151	20	7	3	40	17		52	47	.293	.361	.377	.738	194		3	4
1904	35	6.0	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	147	661	575	72	156	15	10	2	27	12		78	64	.271	.363	.343	.706	197		5	3
1905	36	7.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	148	654	573	78	147	12	13	4	47	13		67	63	.257	.339	.344	.682	197		4	10
1906	37	10.1	Worcester	NENL	B		98		363		125	21	7	1						.344		.449		163
1907	38	10.7	Worcester	NENL	B		52		195		66	8	1	1						.339		.405		79
1908	39	12.2	Worcester	NENL	B		97		375	49	110	11	5	1		8				.293		.357		134			11
1909	40	13.3	Worcester	NENL	B		75		218		71	10	1	1						.326		.395		86
1910	41	13.6	Worcester	NENL	B		38		72		24	3	0	0						.333		.375		27
1911	42	14.4	Worcester	NENL	B		76		243		83	8	1	1						.342		.395		96
1912	43	16.1	Worcester	NENL	B		28		60		21	4	0	0						.350		.417		25
1913	44	18.4	Worcester	NENL	B		19		42		10	3	0	0						.238		.310		13

1916	47		3 Teams	EL	B		24	38	38		8	2	0	0										10
1916	47	20.8	Hartford	EL	B
1916	47	20.8	Lawrence	EL	B
1916	47	20.8	Lowell	EL	B

1919	50	0.0	Haverhill	NENL	B		16		46		13	1	1	0						.283		.348		16
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (16 seasons)					Majors		2067	9620	8426	1720	2850	320	182	75	952	389		1029	613	.338	.415	.446	.861	3759		75	90
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		499	1625	1614	49	523	69	16	5		8								639			11
Other (3 seasons)					Other		93	428	396	78	125	15	13	4		29								178			32
All Levels (28 Seasons)							2659	11673	10436	1847	3498	404	211	84	952	426		1029	613					4576		75	133