Bobby Burke Stats

Bobby Burke was born on Wednesday, January 23, 1907, in Joliet, Illinois. Burke was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1927, with the Washington Senators. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bobby Burke baseball stats page.
"In this no-hit game (August 8, 1931) I threw only about five curve balls. All the rest were fast balls." - Bobby Burke in Who's Who in Major League Baseball (Harold "Speed" Johnson, 1933)

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Bobby Burke
 
 
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Birth Name:   Robert James Burke
Nickname:   Bobby or Lefty
Born On:   01-23-1907
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Joliet, Illinois
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-08-1971
Place of Death Data Died In:   Joliet, Illinois
Cemetery:   St. Patrick Cemetery, Joliet, Illinois
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   150
First Game:   04-16-1927 (Age 20)
Last Game:   05-04-1937
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bobby Burke

Bobby Burke Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1927 Senators 36 6 16 3 2 .600 3.96 1 0 0 100.0 414 91 44 48 6 32 - 20 3 7 2 -
1928 Senators 26 7 11 2 4 .333 3.90 2 1 0 85.1 354 87 37 44 1 18 - 27 0 2 1 -
1929 Senators 37 17 13 6 8 .429 4.79 4 0 0 141.0 626 154 75 91 6 55 - 51 1 4 0 -
1930 Senators 24 4 12 3 4 .429 3.63 2 0 3 74.1 312 62 30 41 2 29 - 35 2 3 0 -
1931 Senators 30 13 12 8 3 .727 4.27 3 1 2 128.2 548 124 61 67 6 50 - 38 0 2 0 -
1932 Senators 22 10 7 3 6 .333 5.14 2 0 0 91.0 409 98 52 55 4 44 - 32 2 1 0 -
1933 Senators 25 6 6 4 3 .571 3.23 4 1 0 64.0 287 64 23 29 1 31 - 28 0 2 0 -
1934 Senators 37 15 13 8 8 .500 3.21 7 1 0 168.0 721 155 60 67 2 72 - 52 4 1 0 -
1935 Senators 15 10 3 1 8 .111 7.46 2 0 0 66.1 310 90 55 63 7 27 - 16 4 2 0 -
1937 Phillies 2 0 0 0 0 .000 Infinity 0 0 0 0.0 4 1 1 1 0 2 - 0 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
10 Years 254 88 93 38 46 .452 4.29 27 4 5 918.2 3,985 926 438 506 35 360 - 299 16 24 3 -
Bobby Burke

Bobby Burke Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1927 Senators 36 24 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 1 3 - 0 - .125 .125 .125
1928 Senators 26 20 3 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 - 5 1 - 0 - .250 .286 .350
1929 Senators 37 43 2 6 1 0 0 0 4 1 - 10 7 - 0 - .140 .159 .163
1930 Senators 24 23 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 - 2 1 - 0 - .174 .208 .217
1931 Senators 30 47 2 10 1 0 0 0 4 2 - 8 2 - 0 - .213 .245 .234
1932 Senators 23 25 2 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 - 6 1 - 0 - .200 .231 .280
1933 Senators 25 17 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 0 2 - 0 - .235 .235 .294
1934 Senators 41 57 6 13 1 1 0 0 4 3 - 7 3 - 0 - .228 .267 .281
1935 Senators 16 22 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 1 - 0 - .182 .250 .182
1937 Phillies 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 260 278 24 54 7 2 0 0 21 11 - 42 21 - 0 0 .194 .225 .234
Bobby Burke

Bobby Burke Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1927 Senators P 36 6 300 30 0.8 30 6 24 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.70 -
1928 Senators P 26 7 256 25 1.0 24 5 19 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .960 2.53 -
1929 Senators P 37 17 423 24 0.6 24 4 20 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.53 -
1930 Senators P 24 4 223 17 0.7 14 6 8 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .824 1.70 -
1931 Senators P 30 13 386 34 1.1 33 4 29 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.31 -
1932 Senators P 22 10 273 17 0.8 17 3 14 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.68 -
1933 Senators P 25 6 192 20 0.8 17 0 17 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .850 2.39 -
1934 Senators P 37 15 504 46 1.2 44 8 36 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.36 -
1935 Senators P 15 10 199 20 1.3 20 4 16 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.71 -
1937 Phillies P 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 254 88 2,756 233 0.9 223 40 183 10 6 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.18 --
10 Years 254 88 2,756 233 0.9 223 40 183 10 6 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.18 --
Bobby Burke

Bobby Burke Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1927 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 24.0 12.0 0.63 1.80 2.88
1928 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 10.0 1.50 2.85 1.90
1929 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.3 10.8 0.93 3.26 3.51
1930 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 11.5 11.5 1.21 4.24 3.51
1931 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.9 11.8 0.76 2.66 3.50
1932 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.2 25.0 0.73 3.16 4.35
1933 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 8.5 0.90 3.94 4.36
1934 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 8.1 14.3 0.72 2.79 3.86
1935 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 7.3 0.0 0.59 2.17 3.66
1937 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.6 13.2 0.83 2.93 3.53
Bobby Burke

Bobby Burke Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1927 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -
1930 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -
1931 Washington Senators 19 Undetermined n/a -
1932 Washington Senators 17, 19 Undetermined n/a -
1933 Washington Senators 18 Undetermined - -
1934 Washington Senators 18 Undetermined - -
1935 Washington Senators 12 Undetermined - -
1937 Philadelphia Phillies 45 Undetermined - -




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