John Burkett
John David Burkett
Born: November 28, 1964
New Brighton, PA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 175
Draft: Round 6 (1983 June Amateur Draft, San Francisco Giants)
School: Beaver HS (PA)
Career: 1983-2002
Major League Statistics
John Burkett compiled a career record of 63 wins and 59 losses and a 3.98 ERA in his 169-game pitching career with the Great Falls Giants, Clinton Giants, Fresno Giants, Shreveport Captains, Phoenix Firebirds, Oklahoma City 89ers, Tulsa Drillers and Pawtucket Red Sox. He began playing during the 1983 season and last took the field during the 2002 campaign.
 Great Falls Giants |
 Clinton Giants |
 Fresno Giants |
 Shreveport Captains |
 Phoenix Firebirds |
 Oklahoma City 89ers |
 Tulsa Drillers |
 Pawtucket Red Sox |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | R | PION | Great Falls Giants | 2 | 6 | .250 | 6.26 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.3 | 73 | 44 | 35 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1984 | A | MIDW | Clinton Giants | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4.33 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 126.7 | 128 | 81 | 61 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 83 | 6 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1985 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2.87 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 109.7 | 98 | 43 | 35 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1986 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.66 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 128.7 | 99 | 46 | 38 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1986 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5.47 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.7 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1987 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 14 | 8 | .636 | 3.34 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 177.7 | 181 | 75 | 66 | 11 | 53 | 2 | 126 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1988 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2.13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50.7 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 5 | 11 | .312 | 5.21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114.0 | 141 | 79 | 66 | 7 | 49 | 3 | 74 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 10 | 11 | .476 | 5.05 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 167.7 | 197 | 111 | 94 | 19 | 59 | 3 | 105 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.74 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 1999 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11.57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Totals | 63 | 59 | .516 | 3.98 | 169 | 164 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 987.0 | 1019 | 531 | 436 | 61 | 352 | 12 | 636 | 42 | 12 | 38 | 66 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | A | MIDW | Clinton Giants | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | 20 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 22 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .053 | .143 | .105 | .248 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 27 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .051 | .051 | .051 | .103 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 21 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .158 | .158 | .158 | .316 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 28 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 145 | 136 | 127 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | .079 | .100 | .087 | .187 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | R | PION | Great Falls Giants | P | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .846 |
| 1984 | A | MIDW | Clinton Giants | P | 20 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 2 | .971 | 1.650 |
| 1985 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | P | 20 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .867 | .650 |
| 1986 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | P | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 2.750 |
| 1986 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | P | 22 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .964 | 1.227 |
| 1987 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | P | 27 | 19 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .980 | 1.778 |
| 1988 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | P | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.571 |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | P | 21 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .913 | 1.000 |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | P | 28 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 0 | .930 | 1.429 |
| 1990 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | P | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 2.333 |
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1999 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 169 | 90 | 134 | 13 | 6 | .945 | 1.325 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | R | Pioneer League | Great Falls Giants | SFN | ||
| 1984 | A | Midwest League | Clinton Giants | SFN | ||
| 1985 | A | California League | Fresno Giants | SFN | ||
| 1986 | A | California League | Fresno Giants | SFN | ||
| 1986 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Captains | SFN | ||
| 1987 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Captains | SFN | ||
| 1988 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Captains | SFN | ||
| 1988 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Firebirds | SFN | ||
| 1989 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Firebirds | SFN | ||
| 1990 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Firebirds | SFN | ||
| 1997 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | TEX | ||
| 1999 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Drillers | TEX | ||
| 2002 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS |
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