#55 John Burke, Reliever, 32 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Thursday, 10/26/1909
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight : Position : Bats : Throws : | John Burke 1/27/1877 32 USA,PA,HAZLETON 5"10 205 Reliever R R | Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating : | Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Average Normal Normal 5.0 Stars |
Contract & Roster Status
Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years : | Big League Contract $ 775,001 1910 7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left |  |
Pitching Ratings
Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity
Overall | 2 | 7 | 10 | 86-89 Mph
Versus LHB | 1 | 7 | 9 |
Versus RHB | 2 | 8 | 10 |
Talent | 2 | 8 | 10 |
Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 47 3 |  | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider |
Batting Ratings
Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's
Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6
Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type : | 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter | Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 6 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 3
Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec |  |  |  |
7/21 | BOS | L 4-10 |  | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
8/9 | BOS | W 4-3 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W |  |  |  |
8/19 | WAS | W 4-3 |  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | W |  |  |  |
8/27 | @CLE | W 6-5 |  | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  |  |  |  |
9/1 | NYA | L 2-6 |  | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | L |  |  |  |
9/3 | BOS | W 6-5 |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W |  |  |  |
9/7 | @PHA | L 9-11 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
9/11 | @WAS | W 3-0 |  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | W |  |  |  |
9/15 | DET | L 6-8 |  | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
9/17 | NYA | W 13-5 |  | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Pitching Stats 1909
Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS%
Overall | 24 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3.26 | 30.1 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0
Projected | 24 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3.26 | 30.0 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 |  |  |  |  |
Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 24 | 12 | 11.3 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 2.90
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS
vs. LHB | 46 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .302 | .348 | .650
vs. RHB | 73 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .289 | .356 | .646
| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K
Home | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5.54 | 13.0 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2
Road | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.56 | 17.1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K
March/April | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.04 | 8.2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1
May | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0
June | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.20 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1
July | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3
August | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
Sept./Oct. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0
Career Pitching Stats
Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams
1903 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .500 | CHN
1905 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.69 | 10.2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.03 | .250 | CHN
1906 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.15 | 8.2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.73 | .364 | CHN
1907 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | .200 | CHN
1908 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .444 | CHN
1909 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3.26 | 30.1 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | .250 | SLA
Total | 43 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3.26 | 58.0 | 60 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.31 | .276 |
Career Minor League Pitching Stats
Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP
1902, AAA | 29 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 2.13 | 240.2 | 177 | 67 | 57 | 12 | 78 | 201 | 13 | 4 | 1.06 | .248
Career Postseason Pitching Stats
Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Career Batting Stats
Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams
1903 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHN
1905 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHN
1906 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHN
1907 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHN
1908 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHN
Total | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Fielding Stats 1909
Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO%
Pitcher | 24 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .778 | 30.1 | 2.67 |  |  |  |
Player History
Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1902... Injured on 6/15/1902 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 6/30/1902 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days... Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1903... 1/31/1906: Gets a new one-year contract worth $415,714 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1907: Gets a new one-year contract worth $415,714 through salary arbitration... Earned first career win on 4/6/1907... 1/31/1908: Gets a new one-year contract worth $415,714 through salary arbitration... Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (A) on 2/2/1909 to a 2-year deal worth $775,001 per year...
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