Jesse Burkett was born on Friday, December 4, 1868, in Wheeling, West Virginia. Burkett was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1890, with the New York Giants. 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 Jesse Burkett baseball stats page.
"The great hitters such as (Hugh) Duffy, (Jesse) Burkett, (Ed) Delahanty and Wee Willie Keeler all had excellent hand-eye coordination, great patience and the confidence to wait for the pitch they wanted to hit. The advantage was theirs." - Baseball Author Derek Gentile in Splitters, Squeezes, and Steals: The Inside Story of Baseball's Greatest Techniques, Strategies, and Plays (Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers, 03/04/2009, Page 118-119)
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Jesse BurkettJesse Burkett Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1890 | 22 | Giants | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | .231 | 5.57 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 118.0 | 0 | 134 | 73 | 123 | 3 | 92 | - | 82 | 16 | 0 | 0 | - |
1894 | 26 | Spiders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1902 | 34 | Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
3 Years | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 5.56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 123.0 | 0 | 144 | 76 | 129 | 3 | 94 | - | 84 | 16 | 0 | 0 | - |
Jesse BurkettJesse Burkett Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1890 | 22 | Giants | 101 | 401 | 67 | 124 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 33 | - | 52 | - | - | 3 | - | .309 | .366 | .461 |
1891 | 23 | Spiders | 40 | 167 | 29 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | - | 19 | - | - | 0 | - | .269 | .358 | .359 |
1892 | 24 | Spiders | 145 | 608 | 119 | 167 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 67 | - | 59 | - | - | 1 | - | .275 | .348 | .375 |
1893 | 25 | Spiders | 125 | 511 | 145 | 178 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 82 | 98 | - | 23 | - | - | 7 | - | .348 | .459 | .491 |
1894 | 26 | Spiders | 125 | 523 | 138 | 187 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 94 | 84 | - | 27 | 10 | - | 1 | - | .358 | .447 | .509 |
1895 | 27 | Spiders | 131 | 550 | 153 | 225 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 74 | - | 31 | 7 | - | 8 | - | .409 | .486 | .524 |
1896 | 28 | Spiders | 133 | 586 | 160 | 240 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 49 | - | 19 | 5 | - | 7 | - | .410 | .461 | .541 |
1897 | 29 | Spiders | 127 | 517 | 129 | 198 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 76 | - | - | 10 | - | 7 | - | .383 | .468 | .476 |
1898 | 30 | Spiders | 150 | 624 | 114 | 213 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 69 | - | - | 4 | - | 9 | - | .341 | .415 | .399 |
1899 | 31 | Perfectos | 141 | 558 | 116 | 221 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 71 | 67 | - | - | 8 | - | 2 | - | .396 | .463 | .500 |
1900 | 32 | Cardinals | 141 | 559 | 88 | 203 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 68 | 62 | - | - | 19 | - | 3 | - | .363 | .429 | .474 |
1901 | 33 | Cardinals | 142 | 601 | 142 | 226 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 59 | - | - | 3 | - | 10 | - | .376 | .440 | .509 |
1902 | 34 | Browns | 138 | 553 | 97 | 169 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 71 | - | - | 7 | - | 5 | - | .306 | .390 | .418 |
1903 | 35 | Browns | 132 | 515 | 73 | 151 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 52 | - | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | .293 | .361 | .377 |
1904 | 36 | Browns | 147 | 575 | 72 | 156 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 78 | - | - | 3 | - | 5 | - | .271 | .363 | .343 |
1905 | 37 | Americans | 148 | 573 | 78 | 147 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 67 | - | - | 10 | - | 4 | - | .257 | .339 | .344 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
16 Years | 2,066 | 8,421 | 1,720 | 2,850 | 320 | 182 | 75 | 1 | 952 | 1,029 | - | 230 | 90 | - | 75 | - | .338 | .415 | .446 |
Jesse BurkettJesse Burkett Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1890 Giants | OF | 90 | - | - | 159 | 1.8 | 131 | 108 | 23 | 28 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .824 | 0.00 |
1890 Giants | P | 21 | 12 | 354 | 38 | 1.8 | 35 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .921 | 2.67 |
1891 Spiders | OF | 40 | - | - | 65 | 1.6 | 58 | 53 | 5 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .892 | 0.00 |
1892 Spiders | LF | 145 | - | - | 322 | 2.2 | 291 | 271 | 20 | 31 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .904 | 0.00 |
1893 Spiders | LF | 125 | - | - | 304 | 2.4 | 258 | 239 | 19 | 46 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .849 | 0.00 |
1894 Spiders | LF | 125 | - | - | 283 | 2.3 | 259 | 242 | 17 | 24 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .915 | 0.00 |
1894 Spiders | P | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1895 Spiders | OF | 131 | - | - | 328 | 2.5 | 290 | 273 | 17 | 38 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .884 | 0.00 |
1896 Spiders | LF | 133 | - | - | 310 | 2.3 | 287 | 269 | 18 | 23 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 0.00 |
1897 Spiders | OF | 127 | - | - | 257 | 2.0 | 244 | 226 | 18 | 13 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 0.00 |
1898 Spiders | OF | 150 | - | - | 304 | 2.0 | 285 | 268 | 17 | 19 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 0.00 |
1899 Perfectos | 2B | 1 | - | 6 | 7 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .714 | 22.50 |
1899 Perfectos | OF | 140 | - | - | 337 | 2.4 | 316 | 296 | 20 | 21 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 0.00 |
1900 Cardinals | OF | 141 | - | - | 379 | 2.7 | 354 | 337 | 17 | 25 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .934 | 0.00 |
1901 Cardinals | LF | 142 | - | - | 351 | 2.5 | 324 | 307 | 17 | 27 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 0.00 |
1902 Browns | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1902 Browns | LF | 137 | - | - | 343 | 2.5 | 317 | 300 | 17 | 26 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .924 | 0.00 |
1902 Browns | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1902 Browns | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1903 Browns | LF | 132 | - | - | 255 | 1.9 | 240 | 230 | 10 | 15 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 0.00 |
1904 Browns | LF | 147 | - | - | 308 | 2.1 | 290 | 266 | 24 | 18 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 0.00 |
1905 Americans | LF | 148 | - | - | 309 | 2.1 | 287 | 276 | 11 | 22 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 1,234 | 0 | 0 | 2,785 | 2.3 | 2,553 | 2,400 | 153 | 232 | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 0.00 | |
OF Totals | 819 | 0 | 0 | 1,829 | 2.2 | 1,678 | 1,561 | 117 | 151 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 0.00 | |
P Totals | 23 | 12 | 369 | 38 | 1.7 | 35 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .921 | 2.56 | |
2B Totals | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .714 | 22.50 | |
3B Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
SS Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
16 Years | 2,079 | 13 | 375 | 4,663 | 2.2 | 4,275 | 3,966 | 309 | 388 | 64 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 307.80 |
Jesse BurkettJesse Burkett Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1890 Giants | 14 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 100.3 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 0.89 | 6.25 | 7.02 |
1891 Spiders | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.8 | 12.8 | - | - | - |
1892 Spiders | 36 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 101.3 | 10.3 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
1893 Spiders | 39 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 85.2 | 22.2 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1894 Spiders | 28 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 65.4 | 19.4 | 5.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 |
1895 Spiders | 41 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 110.0 | 17.7 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1896 Spiders | 34 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 97.7 | 30.8 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1897 Spiders | 28 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 258.5 | 0.0 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
1898 Spiders | 19 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.9 | - | - | - |
1899 Perfectos | 25 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 79.7 | 0.0 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1900 Cardinals | 32 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 79.9 | 0.0 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1901 Cardinals | 27 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 60.1 | 0.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
1902 Browns | 23 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 110.6 | 0.0 | 10.6 | 2.00 | 18.00 | 9.00 |
1903 Browns | 17 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 171.7 | 0.0 | 12.9 | - | - | - |
1904 Browns | 12 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 287.5 | 0.0 | 21.3 | - | - | - |
1905 Americans | 13 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 143.3 | 0.0 | 12.2 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
16 Years | 389 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 112.3 | 36.6 | 8.8 | 0.89 | 6.15 | 6.88 |
Jesse BurkettJesse Burkett Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1890 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1891 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1892 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1893 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1894 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1895 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1896 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1897 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1898 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1899 St. Louis Perfectos | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1900 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $2,750.00 | n/a | n/a |
1901 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $3,200.00 | n/a | n/a |
1902 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1903 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1904 St. Louis Browns | n/a | $4,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
1905 Boston Americans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
Jesse Burkett Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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