Ellis Burks
Ellis Rena Burks
Born: September 11, 1964
Vicksburg, MS USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 175
College: Paris Junior College
Career: 1987-2004
Draft: Round 1 (1983 January Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Ranger College
Minor League Statistics
Ellis Burks compiled a career batting average of .291 with 352 home runs and 1206 RBI in his 2000-game career with the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Indians. He began playing during the 1987 season and last took the field during the 2004 campaign.
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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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1987 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 133 | 606 | 558 | 94 | 152 | 30 | 2 | 20 | 59 | 27 | 6 | 41 | 98 | .272 | .324 | .441 | .765 | 246 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
1988 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 144 | 615 | 540 | 93 | 159 | 37 | 5 | 18 | 92 | 25 | 9 | 62 | 89 | .294 | .367 | .481 | .848 | 260 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
1989 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 97 | 446 | 399 | 73 | 121 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 61 | 21 | 5 | 36 | 52 | .303 | .365 | .471 | .836 | 188 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
1990 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 152 | 641 | 588 | 89 | 174 | 33 | 8 | 21 | 89 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 82 | .296 | .349 | .486 | .835 | 286 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
1991 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 130 | 524 | 474 | 56 | 119 | 33 | 3 | 14 | 56 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 81 | .251 | .314 | .422 | .736 | 200 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
1992 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 66 | 263 | 235 | 35 | 60 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 48 | .255 | .327 | .417 | .744 | 98 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1993 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 146 | 574 | 499 | 75 | 137 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 74 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 97 | .275 | .352 | .441 | .793 | 220 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
1994 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 42 | 165 | 149 | 33 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 39 | .322 | .388 | .678 | 1.066 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1995 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 103 | 321 | 278 | 41 | 74 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 72 | .266 | .359 | .496 | .856 | 138 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1996 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 156 | 685 | 613 | 142 | 211 | 45 | 8 | 40 | 128 | 32 | 6 | 61 | 114 | .344 | .408 | .639 | 1.047 | 392 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
1997 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 119 | 477 | 424 | 91 | 123 | 19 | 2 | 32 | 82 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 75 | .290 | .363 | .571 | .934 | 242 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
1998 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 100 | 405 | 357 | 54 | 102 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 54 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 80 | .286 | .355 | .510 | .865 | 182 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
1998 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 42 | 177 | 147 | 22 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 31 | .306 | .387 | .463 | .850 | 68 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
1999 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 120 | 469 | 390 | 73 | 110 | 19 | 0 | 31 | 96 | 7 | 5 | 69 | 86 | .282 | .394 | .569 | .964 | 222 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
2000 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 122 | 458 | 393 | 74 | 135 | 21 | 5 | 24 | 96 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 49 | .344 | .419 | .606 | 1.025 | 238 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
2001 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 124 | 515 | 439 | 83 | 123 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 62 | 85 | .280 | .369 | .542 | .911 | 238 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
2002 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 138 | 570 | 518 | 92 | 156 | 28 | 0 | 32 | 91 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 108 | .301 | .362 | .541 | .903 | 280 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2003 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 55 | 228 | 198 | 27 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 46 | .263 | .360 | .419 | .779 | 83 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2004 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 11 | 37 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .182 | .270 | .273 | .543 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 2000 | 8176 | 7232 | 1253 | 2107 | 402 | 63 | 352 | 1206 | 181 | 84 | 793 | 1340 | .291 | .363 | .510 | .874 | 3691 | 171 | 60 | 29 | 62 | 33 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1987 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 132 | 128 | 1125.7 | 320 | 15 | 4 | 2 | .988 | 2.678 | 2.538 |
1988 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 142 | 139 | 1215.7 | 370 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .977 | 2.806 | 2.669 |
1989 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 95 | 96 | 855.3 | 245 | 7 | 6 | 3 | .977 | 2.652 | 2.653 |
1990 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 143 | 143 | 1268.3 | 324 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .994 | 2.349 | 2.315 |
1991 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 126 | 123 | 1074.0 | 283 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .993 | 2.388 | 2.262 |
1992 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 63 | 62 | 535.7 | 120 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .984 | 2.067 | 1.952 |
1993 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 146 | 133 | 1209.0 | 313 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .982 | 2.375 | 2.185 |
1994 | NL | Colorado Rockies | OF | 39 | 38 | 330.3 | 79 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .964 | 2.207 | 2.077 |
1995 | NL | Colorado Rockies | OF | 80 | 67 | 558.7 | 158 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .970 | 2.594 | 2.013 |
1996 | NL | Colorado Rockies | OF | 152 | 149 | 1282.3 | 279 | 6 | 5 | 2 | .983 | 2.000 | 1.875 |
1997 | NL | Colorado Rockies | OF | 112 | 106 | 900.3 | 207 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .982 | 2.129 | 1.902 |
1998 | NL | Colorado Rockies | OF | 98 | 93 | 799.0 | 187 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .975 | 2.163 | 1.959 |
1998 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 41 | 41 | 350.0 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .989 | 2.314 | 2.195 |
1999 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 107 | 106 | 864.7 | 210 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .991 | 2.217 | 1.991 |
2000 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 108 | 108 | 847.3 | 215 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .982 | 2.326 | 2.028 |
2001 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 20 | 19 | 144.7 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.680 | 1.350 |
2002 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 6 | 6 | 41.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.306 | 1.000 |
2003 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.214 | 2.500 |
Totals | 1612 | 1559 | 13416.3 | 3435 | 81 | 60 | 13 | .983 | 2.359 | 2.181 |
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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1988 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 4 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .235 | .235 | .294 | .529 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1990 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 | .313 | .400 | .713 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALCS | 6 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .304 | .407 | .478 | .886 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | NL | Colorado Rockies | NLDS1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .286 | .500 | .786 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2000 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLDS2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .231 | .412 | .538 | .950 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .316 | .350 | .526 | .876 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 25 | 104 | 93 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 15 | .280 | .346 | .452 | .798 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1988 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | CF | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.647 | 2.500 |
1990 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | CF | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.647 | 2.500 |
1993 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALCS | RF | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.377 | 2.333 |
1995 | NL | Colorado Rockies | NLDS1 | CF | 2 | 2 | 15.3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 2.348 | 2.000 |
2000 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLDS2 | RF | 4 | 4 | 38.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.842 | 3.000 |
Totals | 20 | 20 | 174.3 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .980 | 2.581 | 2.500 |
Awards
1990 - AL Silver Slugger OF
1990 - AL TSN All-Star OF
1990 - AL Gold Glove OF
1996 - NL Silver Slugger OF
1996 - NL TSN All-Star OF
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