Tom Burns was born on Monday, March 30, 1857, in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Burns was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 1, 1880, with the Chicago White Stockings. 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 Tom Burns baseball stats page.
"He (Tom Burns) was a fair to average batter, but was hardly fast enough to be considered a really good shortstop. He was a fair baserunner, using a first-class slider, going into the bases head first. In fact, he was more of a diver than a slider. At third base Burns was as good as the best of them, he excelled at the blocking game, which he carried on in a style that was particularly his own and which was calculated to make a baserunner considerable trouble." - Hall of Famer Cap Anson in Nineteenth Century Stars (1989)
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Tom BurnsTom Burns 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 |
1880 | 23 | White Stockings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | - | 1 | 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 | ||
1 Year | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Tom BurnsTom Burns 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 |
1880 | 23 | White Stockings | 85 | 333 | 47 | 103 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 12 | - | 23 | - | - | 0 | - | .309 | .333 | .378 |
1881 | 24 | White Stockings | 84 | 342 | 41 | 95 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 14 | - | 22 | - | - | 0 | - | .278 | .306 | .389 |
1882 | 25 | White Stockings | 84 | 355 | 55 | 88 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 15 | - | 28 | - | - | 0 | - | .248 | .278 | .346 |
1883 | 26 | White Stockings | 97 | 405 | 69 | 119 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 13 | - | 31 | - | - | 0 | - | .294 | .316 | .435 |
1884 | 27 | White Stockings | 83 | 343 | 54 | 84 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 13 | - | 50 | - | - | 0 | - | .245 | .272 | .359 |
1885 | 28 | White Stockings | 111 | 445 | 82 | 121 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 71 | 16 | - | 48 | - | - | 0 | - | .272 | .297 | .411 |
1886 | 29 | White Stockings | 112 | 445 | 64 | 123 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 14 | - | 40 | - | - | 0 | - | .276 | .298 | .382 |
1887 | 30 | White Stockings | 115 | 424 | 57 | 112 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 34 | - | 32 | - | - | 1 | - | .264 | .320 | .300 |
1888 | 31 | White Stockings | 134 | 483 | 60 | 115 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 26 | - | 49 | - | - | 3 | - | .238 | .281 | .306 |
1889 | 32 | White Stockings | 136 | 525 | 64 | 135 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 32 | - | 57 | - | - | 2 | - | .257 | .302 | .354 |
1890 | 33 | Colts | 139 | 538 | 86 | 149 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 86 | 57 | - | 45 | - | - | 2 | - | .277 | .348 | .359 |
1891 | 34 | Colts | 59 | 243 | 36 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 21 | - | 21 | - | - | 0 | - | .226 | .288 | .280 |
1892 | 35 | Pirates | 12 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | 8 | - | - | 0 | - | .205 | .262 | .205 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,251 | 4,920 | 722 | 1,307 | 236 | 69 | 39 | 1 | 683 | 270 | - | 454 | - | - | 8 | - | .266 | .305 | .365 |
Tom BurnsTom Burns Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1880 White Stockings | 3B | 9 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 3.0 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .815 | 39.60 |
1880 White Stockings | C | 2 | - | - | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | .714 | 0.00 |
1880 White Stockings | P | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1880 White Stockings | SS | 79 | 62 | 117 | 287 | 3.6 | 248 | 62 | 186 | 39 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .864 | 57.23 |
1881 White Stockings | 2B | 3 | - | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 207.00 |
1881 White Stockings | 3B | 3 | - | 9 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .700 | 21.00 |
1881 White Stockings | SS | 80 | - | 156 | 401 | 5.0 | 349 | 100 | 249 | 52 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .870 | 60.40 |
1882 White Stockings | 2B | 43 | - | 75 | 281 | 6.5 | 256 | 129 | 127 | 25 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .911 | 92.16 |
1882 White Stockings | SS | 41 | - | 120 | 231 | 5.6 | 191 | 60 | 131 | 40 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .827 | 42.98 |
1883 White Stockings | 2B | 19 | - | 84 | 144 | 7.6 | 116 | 59 | 57 | 28 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .806 | 37.29 |
1883 White Stockings | LF | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1883 White Stockings | SS | 79 | - | 168 | 437 | 5.5 | 381 | 121 | 260 | 56 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .872 | 61.23 |
1884 White Stockings | 3B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 72.00 |
1884 White Stockings | SS | 80 | - | 204 | 421 | 5.3 | 353 | 99 | 254 | 68 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .838 | 46.72 |
1885 White Stockings | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1885 White Stockings | SS | 111 | - | 288 | 617 | 5.6 | 521 | 151 | 370 | 96 | 35 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .844 | 48.84 |
1886 White Stockings | 3B | 112 | - | 147 | 445 | 4.0 | 396 | 149 | 247 | 49 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .890 | 72.73 |
1887 White Stockings | 3B | 107 | - | 183 | 475 | 4.4 | 414 | 168 | 246 | 61 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .872 | 61.08 |
1887 White Stockings | OF | 8 | - | - | 18 | 2.3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1888 White Stockings | 3B | 134 | - | 147 | 516 | 3.9 | 467 | 194 | 273 | 49 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .905 | 85.78 |
1889 White Stockings | 3B | 136 | - | 216 | 598 | 4.4 | 526 | 225 | 301 | 72 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .880 | 65.75 |
1890 Colts | 3B | 139 | - | 162 | 532 | 3.8 | 478 | 188 | 290 | 54 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .898 | 79.67 |
1891 Colts | 3B | 53 | - | 72 | 223 | 4.2 | 199 | 92 | 107 | 24 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .892 | 74.63 |
1891 Colts | LF | 2 | - | - | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1891 Colts | SS | 4 | - | 12 | 22 | 5.5 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .818 | 40.50 |
1892 Pirates | 3B | 8 | - | 27 | 29 | 3.6 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .690 | 20.00 |
1892 Pirates | OF | 3 | - | - | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
3B Totals | 704 | 11 | 981 | 2,864 | 4.1 | 2,537 | 1,043 | 1,494 | 327 | 118 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .886 | 69.83 | |
SS Totals | 474 | 62 | 1,065 | 2,416 | 5.1 | 2,061 | 600 | 1,461 | 355 | 120 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .853 | 52.25 | |
2B Totals | 66 | 0 | 162 | 449 | 6.8 | 395 | 198 | 197 | 54 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .880 | 65.83 | |
OF Totals | 11 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1.9 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 0.00 | |
LF Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
C Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | .714 | 0.00 | |
P Totals | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
13 Years | 1,261 | 73 | 2,212 | 5,764 | 4.6 | 5,025 | 1,868 | 3,157 | 739 | 267 | 2 | n/a | n/a | .872 | 61.34 |
Tom BurnsTom Burns 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 |
1880 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 14.5 | 7.7 | 0.50 | 6.75 | 13.50 |
1881 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 85.5 | 15.5 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1882 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.7 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1883 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 202.5 | 13.1 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1884 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 49.0 | 6.9 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1885 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 63.6 | 9.3 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1886 White Stockings | 15 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 148.3 | 11.1 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1887 White Stockings | 32 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 141.3 | 13.3 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1888 White Stockings | 34 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 161.0 | 9.9 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1889 White Stockings | 18 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 131.3 | 9.2 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
1890 Colts | 44 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 107.6 | 12.0 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1891 Colts | 18 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 243.0 | 11.6 | 14.3 | - | - | - |
1892 Pirates | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.9 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 162 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 126.2 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 0.50 | 6.75 | 13.50 |
Tom BurnsTom Burns Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1880 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1881 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1882 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1883 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1884 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1885 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1886 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1887 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1888 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1889 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1890 Chicago Colts | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1891 Chicago Colts | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1892 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
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