Hercules Burnett was born on Sunday, August 13, 1865, in Louisville, Kentucky. Burnett was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 26, 1888, with the Louisville Colonels. 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 Hercules Burnett baseball stats page.
"The first one to be tried was (Hercules) Burnett, late of Evansville, who played out in the field and who did astounding things with the bat but who was so awful in fielding at Cincinnati that he had to be laid aside to recover his nerve." - Sporting Life (09/28/1895)
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Hercules BurnettHercules Burnett 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 |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Hercules BurnettHercules Burnett 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 |
1888 | 23 | Colonels | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .200 | .000 |
1895 | 30 | Colonels | 5 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .412 | .474 | .882 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
2 Years | 6 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .333 | .417 | .714 |
Hercules BurnettHercules Burnett Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1888 Colonels | RF | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.00 |
1895 Colonels | 1B | 1 | - | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1895 Colonels | CF | 4 | - | - | 13 | 3.3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .769 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
CF Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3.3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .769 | 0.00 | |
RF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.00 | |
1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
2 Years | 6 | - | 0 | 25 | 4.2 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .840 | 0.00 |
Hercules BurnettHercules Burnett 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 |
1888 Colonels | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1895 Colonels | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
2 Years | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
Hercules BurnettHercules Burnett Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1888 Louisville Colonels | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1895 Louisville Colonels | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
Hercules Burnett Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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