Billy Burns Stats

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.

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"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.

Billy Burns



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Birth Name:   William John Burns (Twitter: @BillyBurns45)
Nickname:   Billy or Wild Bill
Born On:   08-30-1989  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Atlanta, Georgia
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Walton High School (Marietta, GA)
College:   Mercer University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   07-28-2014 (Age 24)
Last Game:   07-21-2017
Draft:   2011 : 32nd Round (967th) / Signing Bonus = $75,000

Billy Burns

Billy Burns Pitching Stats

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Billy Burns Hitting Stats

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
4 Years 242 843 114 228 29 13 5 0 55 36 3 119 4 3 12 8 .270 .309 .353

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Billy Burns Fielding Stats

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
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

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Billy Burns Miscellaneous Stats

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 - - -
4 Years 46 15 .754 13 19 6 168.6 7.1 15.3 - - -

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Billy Burns Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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 - -

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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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