Gary Burnham
Gary Robert Burnham
Born: October 13, 1974
Hartford, CT US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: LF, OF, P, RF
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 219
Draft: Round 22 (1993 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
Draft: Round 40 (1996 June Amateur Draft, Oakland Athletics)
Draft: Round 22 (1997 June Amateur Draft, Philadelphia Phillies)
Draft: Round 21 (2003 June Amateur Draft, San Diego Padres)
School: South Windsor HS (CT)
Clemson
Connecticut
Career: 1997-2009
Gary Burnham compiled a career batting average of .292 with 139 home runs and 752 RBI in his 1329-game career with the Batavia Clippers, Clearwater Phillies, Reading Phillies, Syracuse SkyChiefs, Memphis Redbirds, Louisville Bats, Bridgeport Bluefish, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, Ottawa Lynx and Chiba Lotte Marines. He began playing during the 1997 season and last took the field during the 2009 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2001 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 11.25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Short Season A | NYPL | Batavia Clippers | 73 | 327 | 289 | 44 | 94 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 47 | .325 | .396 | .481 | .877 | 139 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | 139 | 597 | 513 | 93 | 152 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 70 | 10 | 4 | 63 | 76 | .296 | .384 | .446 | .830 | 229 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 1999 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 116 | 417 | 354 | 47 | 88 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 41 | 49 | .249 | .350 | .407 | .757 | 144 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 111 | 411 | 355 | 53 | 95 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 47 | .268 | .363 | .456 | .819 | 162 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 109 | 426 | 371 | 59 | 118 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 77 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 43 | .318 | .385 | .518 | .902 | 192 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Syracuse SkyChiefs | 134 | 611 | 537 | 70 | 151 | 34 | 1 | 17 | 88 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 69 | .281 | .363 | .443 | .806 | 238 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Syracuse SkyChiefs | 91 | 385 | 349 | 44 | 94 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 54 | .269 | .328 | .424 | .752 | 148 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 69 | 245 | 222 | 30 | 58 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 33 | .261 | .327 | .396 | .723 | 88 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 36 | 97 | 89 | 15 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | .292 | .351 | .449 | .800 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 132 | 527 | 453 | 75 | 145 | 32 | 3 | 18 | 84 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 52 | .320 | .407 | .523 | .930 | 237 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 10 | 49 | 46 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .391 | .429 | .565 | .994 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 80 | 328 | 290 | 50 | 99 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 31 | .341 | .412 | .576 | .987 | 167 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 19 | 81 | 72 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .319 | .358 | .431 | .789 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 137 | 581 | 493 | 59 | 144 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 73 | .292 | .391 | .436 | .827 | 215 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2009 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 73 | 179 | 147 | 14 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 37 | .218 | .348 | .361 | .709 | 53 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 1329 | 5261 | 4580 | 669 | 1337 | 311 | 22 | 139 | 752 | 35 | 22 | 491 | 639 | .292 | .374 | .460 | .835 | 2109 | 167 | 136 | 12 | 42 | 40 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Short Season A | NYPL | Batavia Clippers | LF | 27 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | Short Season A | NYPL | Batavia Clippers | OF | 27 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .975 | 1.444 |
| 1997 | Short Season A | NYPL | Batavia Clippers | 1B | 12 | 87 | 7 | 1 | 12 | .989 | 7.833 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | 1B | 114 | 1084 | 68 | 7 | 109 | .994 | 1.105 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1999 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 1B | 52 | 368 | 31 | 6 | 33 | .985 | 7.673 |
| 1999 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | OF | 40 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .973 | 1.800 |
| 1999 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | RF | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | LF | 19 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2000 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 1B | 73 | 606 | 58 | 5 | 53 | .993 | 9.096 |
| 2001 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 1B | 79 | 671 | 45 | 1 | 64 | .999 | 9.063 |
| 2001 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Syracuse SkyChiefs | 1B | 125 | 1131 | 91 | 10 | 111 | .992 | 9.776 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Syracuse SkyChiefs | 1B | 67 | 551 | 37 | 7 | 53 | .988 | 8.776 |
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 1B | 58 | 432 | 40 | 3 | 50 | .994 | 8.138 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | OF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 1B | 20 | 120 | 7 | 2 | 17 | .984 | 6.350 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | OF | 34 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .983 | 1.735 |
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | LF | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 1B | 23 | 177 | 17 | 4 | 13 | .980 | 8.435 |
| 2005 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2006 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 1B | 6 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.500 |
| 2006 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | LF | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 2006 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | OF | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.167 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | OF | 33 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.152 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | LF | 32 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.156 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | LF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | OF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 1B | 18 | 135 | 12 | 1 | 15 | .993 | 8.167 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 1B | 44 | 361 | 24 | 4 | 40 | .990 | 8.750 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | OF | 15 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .962 | 1.667 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | RF | 15 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .962 | 1.667 |
| 2009 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 1B | 26 | 137 | 19 | 1 | 9 | .994 | 6.000 |
| 2009 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | OF | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| Totals | 1057 | 6230 | 478 | 58 | 580 | .991 | 6.346 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Batavia Clippers | PHI | ||
| 1998 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Clearwater Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1999 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | ||
| 2000 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | ||
| 2001 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | ||
| 2002 | AAA | International League | Syracuse SkyChiefs | TOR | ||
| 2003 | AAA | International League | Syracuse SkyChiefs | TOR | ||
| 2004 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | April 8, 2004 | July 27, 2004 |
| 2004 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Memphis Redbirds | SLN | July 28, 2004 | September 6, 2004 |
| 2005 | Ind | Atlantic League | Bridgeport Bluefish | |||
| 2006 | Ind | Atlantic League | Bridgeport Bluefish | |||
| 2006 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | May 24, 2006 | August 21, 2006 |
| 2006 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | PHI | August 23, 2006 | September 4, 2006 |
| 2007 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Lynx | PHI | April 7, 2007 | September 3, 2007 |
| 2009 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines |
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