Billy Burns was born on Wednesday, August 30, 1989, in Atlanta, Georgia. Burns was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 28, 2014, with the Oakland Athletics. 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 Billy Burns baseball stats page.
"When I scouted Burns this spring, he made things happen. He showed a very good knowledge of the strike zone and excellent patience at the plate. Burns had simple, uncomplicated mechanics. I did not see any semblance of power. That's not his game. Burns' career will be based upon getting on, getting over and getting in. Burns is exciting to watch." - Pleskoff, Bernie. Major League Baseball Scout. Blazing speed the calling card for A's prospect Burns. 8 April 2014.
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Billy BurnsBilly 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 |
| - | - | 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 | ||
Billy BurnsBilly 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 |
| 2014 | 25 | Athletics | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
| 2015 | 26 | Athletics | 125 | 520 | 70 | 153 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 26 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | .294 | .334 | .392 |
| 2016 | 27 | Athletics | 73 | 274 | 32 | 64 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .234 | .270 | .303 |
| 2016 | 27 | Royals | 24 | 37 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .243 | .282 | .243 |
| 2017 | 28 | Royals | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 4 Years | 242 | 843 | 114 | 228 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 36 | 3 | 119 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | .270 | .309 | .353 | ||
Billy BurnsBilly 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 |
| 2014 Athletics | CF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 2.25 |
| 2015 Athletics | CF | 125 | 118 | 3,198 | 285 | 2.3 | 282 | 280 | 2 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.38 |
| 2016 Athletics | CF | 69 | 63 | 1,698 | 150 | 2.2 | 148 | 144 | 4 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.35 |
| 2016 Athletics | RF | 4 | 4 | 90 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.10 |
| 2016 Royals | CF | 11 | 4 | 140 | 9 | 0.8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.74 |
| 2016 Royals | LF | 6 | 2 | 75 | 7 | 1.2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.52 |
| 2016 Royals | RF | 3 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.40 |
| 2017 Royals | CF | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
| 2017 Royals | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| CF Totals | 210 | 186 | 5,087 | 449 | 2.1 | 443 | 437 | 6 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.35 | |
| RF Totals | 8 | 6 | 138 | 11 | 1.4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.15 | |
| LF Totals | 6 | 2 | 75 | 7 | 1.2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.52 | |
| 4 Years | 224 | 194 | 5,300 | 467 | 2.1 | 461 | 455 | 6 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.35 | |
Billy BurnsBilly 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 |
| 2014 Athletics | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 2015 Athletics | 26 | 8 | .765 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 104.0 | 6.4 | 12.4 | - | - | - |
| 2016 Athletics | 14 | 3 | .824 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 22.8 | - | - | - |
| 2016 Royals | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 37.0 | - | - | - |
| 2017 Royals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 4 Years | 46 | 15 | .754 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 168.6 | 7.1 | 15.3 | - | - | - |
Billy BurnsBilly Burns Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 2014 Oakland Athletics | 19 | $511,000.00 | - | - |
| 2015 Oakland Athletics | 1 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 2016 Oakland Athletics | 1 | $512,500.00 | - | - |
| 2016 Kansas City Royals | 14 | $512,500.00 | - | - |
| 2017 Kansas City Royals | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| Billy Burns Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

Billy Burns is fast. No. Billy Burns is stupid fast. The number nine prospect in the A's top prospect stole seventy-four bases in the minors in 2013, got caught stealing only seven times, and his scout wrote the following:
Blazing speed the calling card for A's prospect Burns
Historically, an average Major League position player generally runs from home to first base in 4.3 seconds from the right-handed batter's box and 4.2 seconds from the left-handed box.
Recently, with the increase in size of big league players, I think that average may have increased a tick from both sides.
Every time I saw Oakland A's outfield prospect Billy Burns in Spring Training this year, he consistently ran from home to first in less than four seconds. Every time. Sometimes it was 3.82, others 3.9. But it was fast. Plenty fast.
And Burns didn't stay at first base very long. He stole 10 bases, while being caught only three times. A single or a walk became a double.
The man is fast -- very fast. Burns has the instincts required to steal bases. He knows what he's doing, and he'll only get better.
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