Jesse Burkett
Jesse Cail Burkett
Born: December 4, 1868
Wheeling, WV USA
Deceased: 1953
Worcester, MA USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: P, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 155
Career: 1890-1905
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.
Minor League Statistics
Jesse Burkett compiled a career batting average of .338 with 75 home runs and 952 RBI in his 2067-game career with the New York Giants, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos, St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns and Boston Americans. He began playing during the 1890 season and last took the field during the 1905 campaign. Burkett was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.
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Pitching:
Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1890 | NL | New York Giants | 3 | 10 | .231 | 5.57 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 118.0 | 134 | 123 | 73 | 3 | 92 | 0 | 82 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 590 |
1894 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
1902 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Totals | 3 | 11 | .214 | 5.56 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 123.0 | 144 | 129 | 76 | 3 | 94 | 0 | 84 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 617 |
Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1890 | NL | New York Giants | 101 | 437 | 401 | 67 | 124 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 60 | 14 | 0 | 33 | 52 | .309 | .366 | .461 | .827 | 185 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1891 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 40 | 190 | 167 | 29 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 19 | .269 | .358 | .359 | .717 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1892 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 145 | 676 | 608 | 119 | 167 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 66 | 36 | 0 | 67 | 59 | .275 | .348 | .375 | .723 | 228 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1893 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 125 | 616 | 511 | 145 | 178 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 82 | 39 | 0 | 98 | 23 | .348 | .459 | .491 | .951 | 251 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1894 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 125 | 618 | 523 | 138 | 187 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 94 | 28 | 0 | 84 | 27 | .358 | .447 | .509 | .956 | 266 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1895 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 132 | 644 | 555 | 153 | 225 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 83 | 41 | 0 | 74 | 32 | .405 | .482 | .519 | 1.001 | 288 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1896 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 133 | 647 | 586 | 160 | 240 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 72 | 34 | 0 | 49 | 19 | .410 | .461 | .541 | 1.002 | 317 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1897 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 127 | 610 | 517 | 129 | 198 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 60 | 28 | 0 | 76 | 25 | .383 | .468 | .476 | .944 | 246 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1898 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 150 | 706 | 624 | 114 | 213 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 42 | 19 | 0 | 69 | 30 | .341 | .415 | .399 | .814 | 249 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1899 | NL | St. Louis Perfectos | 141 | 635 | 558 | 116 | 221 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 25 | 0 | 67 | 23 | .396 | .463 | .500 | .963 | 279 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
1900 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 141 | 643 | 559 | 88 | 203 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 68 | 32 | 0 | 62 | 35 | .363 | .429 | .474 | .904 | 265 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
1901 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 142 | 673 | 601 | 142 | 226 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 75 | 27 | 0 | 59 | 70 | .376 | .440 | .509 | .949 | 306 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1902 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 138 | 636 | 553 | 97 | 169 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 23 | 0 | 71 | 25 | .306 | .390 | .418 | .807 | 231 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1903 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 132 | 574 | 515 | 73 | 151 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 0 | 52 | 47 | .293 | .361 | .377 | .738 | 194 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1904 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 147 | 661 | 575 | 72 | 156 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 78 | 64 | .271 | .363 | .343 | .706 | 197 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1905 | AL | Boston Americans | 148 | 654 | 573 | 78 | 147 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 67 | 63 | .257 | .339 | .344 | .682 | 197 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 2067 | 9620 | 8426 | 1720 | 2850 | 320 | 182 | 75 | 952 | 389 | 0 | 1029 | 613 | .338 | .415 | .446 | .861 | 3759 | 0 | 75 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1890 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 90 | 0 | 839.0 | 108 | 23 | 28 | 4 | .824 | 1.405 | 1.456 |
1890 | NL | New York Giants | P | 21 | 0 | 118.0 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 1 | .921 | 2.669 | 1.667 |
1891 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | OF | 40 | 0 | 347.0 | 53 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .892 | 1.504 | 1.450 |
1892 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | OF | 145 | 0 | 1278.0 | 271 | 20 | 31 | 7 | .904 | 2.049 | 2.007 |
1893 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | OF | 125 | 0 | 1109.0 | 239 | 19 | 46 | 5 | .849 | 2.094 | 2.064 |
1894 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | OF | 125 | 0 | 1079.0 | 242 | 17 | 24 | 5 | .915 | 2.160 | 2.072 |
1894 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | P | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1895 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | OF | 132 | 0 | 1162.0 | 273 | 17 | 38 | 4 | .884 | 2.246 | 2.197 |
1896 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | OF | 133 | 0 | 1192.0 | 269 | 18 | 23 | 4 | .926 | 2.167 | 2.158 |
1897 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | OF | 127 | 0 | 1083.0 | 226 | 18 | 13 | 3 | .949 | 2.028 | 1.921 |
1898 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | OF | 150 | 0 | 1289.0 | 268 | 17 | 19 | 3 | .938 | 1.990 | 1.900 |
1899 | NL | St. Louis Perfectos | OF | 140 | 0 | 1214.0 | 296 | 20 | 21 | 3 | .938 | 2.343 | 2.257 |
1899 | NL | St. Louis Perfectos | 2B | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 4.500 | 5.000 |
1900 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 141 | 0 | 1213.0 | 337 | 17 | 25 | 6 | .934 | 2.627 | 2.511 |
1901 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 142 | 0 | 1266.0 | 307 | 17 | 27 | 4 | .923 | 2.303 | 2.282 |
1902 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 137 | 0 | 1218.0 | 300 | 17 | 26 | 5 | .924 | 2.342 | 2.314 |
1902 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 3B | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
1902 | AL | St. Louis Browns | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
1902 | AL | St. Louis Browns | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1903 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 132 | 0 | 1155.0 | 230 | 10 | 15 | 4 | .941 | 1.870 | 1.818 |
1904 | AL | St. Louis Browns | OF | 147 | 147 | 1325.0 | 266 | 24 | 18 | 4 | .942 | 1.970 | 1.973 |
1905 | AL | Boston Americans | OF | 148 | 148 | 1315.0 | 276 | 11 | 22 | 0 | .929 | 1.964 | 1.939 |
Totals | 2080 | 295 | 18228.0 | 3966 | 309 | 388 | 64 | .917 | 2.111 | 2.055 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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Totals | 6 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .320 | .320 | .360 | .680 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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