Hercules Burnett Stats

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 Burnett
 
 
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Birth Name:   Hercules H. Burnett
Nickname:   None
Born On:   08-13-1865  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Louisville, Kentucky
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-04-1936 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Louisville, Kentucky
Cemetery:   Eastern Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
High School:   Louisville Male High School (Louisville, KY)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Unknown
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   177
First Game:   06-26-1888 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-29-1895
Draft:   Not Applicable
Hercules Burnett

Hercules Burnett 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
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Hercules Burnett

Hercules Burnett Hitting Stats

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 - .000 .200 .000
1895 30 Colonels 5 17 6 7 0 1 2 0 3 2 - 2 1 - 0 - .412 .474 .882
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 - .333 .417 .714
Hercules Burnett

Hercules Burnett Fielding Stats

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
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
1B Totals 1 0 0 9 9.0 9 9 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
RF Totals 1 0 0 3 3.0 2 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00
2 Years 6 - 0 25 4.2 21 20 1 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .840 0.00
Hercules Burnett

Hercules Burnett Miscellaneous Stats

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 - - -
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 Burnett

Hercules Burnett Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1888 Louisville Colonels n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1895 Louisville Colonels n/a Undetermined n/a n/a


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