John Burkett
John David Burkett
Born: November 28, 1964
New Brighton, PA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 175
Career: 1987-2003
Draft: Round 6 (1983 June Amateur Draft, San Francisco Giants)
School: Beaver HS (PA)
Minor League Statistics
John Burkett compiled a career record of 166 wins and 136 losses in his 446-game career with the San Francisco Giants, Florida Marlins, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1987 season and last took the field during the 2003 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 1990 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3.79 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 204.0 | 201 | 92 | 86 | 18 | 61 | 7 | 118 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 857 |
| 1991 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 12 | 11 | .522 | 4.18 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 206.7 | 223 | 103 | 96 | 19 | 60 | 2 | 131 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 890 |
| 1992 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 13 | 9 | .591 | 3.84 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 189.7 | 194 | 96 | 81 | 13 | 45 | 6 | 107 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 799 |
| 1993 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 22 | 7 | .759 | 3.65 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 231.7 | 224 | 100 | 94 | 18 | 40 | 4 | 145 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 942 |
| 1994 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.62 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3 | 176 | 72 | 64 | 14 | 36 | 7 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 676 |
| 1995 | NL | Florida Marlins | 14 | 14 | .500 | 4.30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 188.3 | 208 | 95 | 90 | 22 | 57 | 5 | 126 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 810 |
| 1996 | NL | Florida Marlins | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.32 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 154.0 | 154 | 84 | 74 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 108 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 645 |
| 1996 | AL | Texas Rangers | 5 | 2 | .714 | 4.06 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 68.7 | 75 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 289 |
| 1997 | AL | Texas Rangers | 9 | 12 | .429 | 4.56 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 189.3 | 240 | 106 | 96 | 20 | 30 | 1 | 139 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 828 |
| 1998 | AL | Texas Rangers | 9 | 13 | .409 | 5.68 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195.0 | 230 | 131 | 123 | 19 | 46 | 1 | 131 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 854 |
| 1999 | AL | Texas Rangers | 9 | 8 | .529 | 5.62 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.3 | 184 | 95 | 92 | 18 | 46 | 1 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 656 |
| 2000 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4.89 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134.3 | 162 | 79 | 73 | 13 | 51 | 2 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 603 |
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 12 | 12 | .500 | 3.04 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 219.3 | 187 | 83 | 74 | 17 | 70 | 13 | 187 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 902 |
| 2002 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 13 | 8 | .619 | 4.53 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 173.0 | 199 | 93 | 87 | 25 | 50 | 5 | 124 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 760 |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 12 | 9 | .571 | 5.15 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 181.7 | 202 | 108 | 104 | 20 | 47 | 1 | 107 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 785 |
| Totals | 166 | 136 | .550 | 4.31 | 445 | 423 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2648.3 | 2866 | 1374 | 1268 | 257 | 700 | 59 | 1766 | 90 | 8 | 33 | 11324 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 33 | 76 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35 | .048 | .118 | .048 | .165 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 36 | 67 | 55 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | .091 | .138 | .109 | .247 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 32 | 67 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | .018 | .085 | .036 | .121 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 34 | 93 | 76 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 31 | .118 | .173 | .118 | .291 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 25 | 55 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .059 | .077 | .059 | .136 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | NL | Florida Marlins | 31 | 73 | 66 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .106 | .145 | .121 | .266 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | NL | Florida Marlins | 24 | 55 | 52 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .173 | .173 | .212 | .385 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | AL | Texas Rangers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1997 | AL | Texas Rangers | 30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AL | Texas Rangers | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AL | Texas Rangers | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 31 | 51 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .143 | .200 | .167 | .367 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 34 | 75 | 65 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | .092 | .132 | .092 | .225 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 446 | 629 | 540 | 22 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 226 | .093 | .136 | .104 | .240 | 56 | 12 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .333 |
| 1990 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 33 | 32 | 204.0 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 4 | .973 | 1.588 | 1.091 |
| 1991 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 36 | 34 | 206.7 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 2 | .974 | 1.655 | 1.056 |
| 1992 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 32 | 32 | 189.7 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .967 | 1.376 | .906 |
| 1993 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 34 | 34 | 231.7 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.214 | 1.676 |
| 1994 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 25 | 25 | 159.3 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.090 | 1.480 |
| 1995 | NL | Florida Marlins | P | 30 | 30 | 188.3 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.103 | 1.467 |
| 1996 | NL | Florida Marlins | P | 24 | 24 | 154.0 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 1.929 | 1.375 |
| 1996 | AL | Texas Rangers | P | 10 | 10 | 68.7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.442 | 1.100 |
| 1997 | AL | Texas Rangers | P | 30 | 30 | 189.3 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 1 | .976 | 1.901 | 1.333 |
| 1998 | AL | Texas Rangers | P | 32 | 32 | 195.0 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .967 | 1.338 | .906 |
| 1999 | AL | Texas Rangers | P | 30 | 25 | 147.3 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.527 | .833 |
| 2000 | NL | Atlanta Braves | P | 31 | 22 | 134.3 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .962 | 1.675 | .806 |
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | P | 34 | 34 | 219.3 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.682 | 1.206 |
| 2002 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 29 | 29 | 173.0 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .950 | .988 | .655 |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | P | 32 | 30 | 181.7 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 4 | .963 | 1.288 | .813 |
| Totals | 445 | 423 | 2648.3 | 177 | 314 | 9 | 20 | .982 | 1.669 | 1.103 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2000 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.84 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8.31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.80 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2000 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLCS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALDS2 | P | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2000 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | P | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | P | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.421 | 1.000 |
| 2001 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLCS | P | 1 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | P | 1 | 1 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.688 | 1.000 |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.455 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 6 | 5 | 30.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 | .667 |
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