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Tim
Burke		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 220
 
Born: February 19, 1959 in Usa, NE, OMAHA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1985 26 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 7 7 7 6 7 7
1986 27 KCR AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 6 7 6 7 7 7
1987 28 KCR AL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 6 7 6 7 8 7
1988 29 KCR AL $ 1,125,000 6 4 5 5 6 7 6 7 7 7
1989 30 KCR AL $ 1,125,000 6 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1990 31 KCR AL $ 1,125,000 6 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,125,000 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 8 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1985 26 PIT NL 5 8 .385 18 18 0 0 0 111.3 123 57 12 27 65 4.61 .274 .314 .434 .748 3.3
1986 27 KCR AL 2 2 .500 60 0 0 0 2 71.7 68 24 8 27 38 3.01 .258 .331 .413 .744 6.6
1987 28 KCR AL 3 2 .600 40 0 0 0 1 71.7 78 33 6 26 45 4.14 .279 .334 .425 .759 4.1
1988 29 KCR AL 8 8 .500 71 8 0 0 1 160.0 197 93 18 49 80 5.23 .303 .354 .478 .832 4.7
1989 30 KCR AL 6 11 .353 30 28 1 1 0 160.3 207 93 25 46 84 5.22 .313 .365 .499 .864 3.9
1990 31 KCR AL 6 9 .400 53 5 0 0 1 136.0 123 74 19 59 74 4.90 .240 .322 .402 .724 6.5
6 Years Sim 30 40 .429 272 59 1 1 5 711.0 796 374 88 234 386 4.73 .282 .340 .451 .791 29.0
Season Average 5 6 .455 45 9 0 0 0 118.5 132 62 14 39 64 4.73 .282 .340 .451 .791  
Career Highs 8 11 .600 71 28 1 1 2 160.3 207 93 25 59 84 5.23 .313 .365 .499 .864  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   318 156 40 86 199   .258 .307 .424 .730
vs LH   478 218 48 148 187   .301 .361 .472 .833
Home 16 20 .444 135 30 0 0 0 367.0 433 223 49 126 203 5.47 .291 .346 .472 .818
Away 14 20 .412 137 29 1 1 5 344.0 363 151 39 108 183 3.95 .273 .328 .427 .755
Mar/Apr 3 6 .333 33 13 1 1 1 102.3 139 60 9 25 49 5.28 .321 .358 .480 .838
May 3 6 .333 42 11 0 0 2 109.3 137 70 16 39 54 5.76 .306 .361 .513 .875
June 6 11 .353 54 6 0 0 1 112.7 125 66 12 46 48 5.27 .290 .358 .436 .795
July 8 5 .615 47 7 0 0 0 130.3 128 57 19 39 84 3.94 .252 .306 .430 .736
August 6 6 .500 46 15 0 0 1 136.3 140 67 19 46 83 4.42 .262 .320 .434 .754
Sep/Oct 4 6 .400 50 7 0 0 0 120.0 127 54 13 39 68 4.05 .274 .330 .418 .748
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1985 26 PIT NL P 18 18 111.3 5 15 0 1 1.000 1.62    
1986 27 KCR AL P 60 0 71.7 4 17 0 1 1.000 2.64    
1987 28 KCR AL P 40 0 71.7 6 10 1 0 .941 2.01    
1988 29 KCR AL P 71 8 160.0 10 38 2 2 .960 2.70    
1989 30 KCR AL P 30 28 160.3 8 32 1 4 .976 2.25    
1990 31 KCR AL P 53 5 136.0 8 26 0 1 1.000 2.25    
Career Totals   272 59 711.0 41 138 4 9 .978 2.27    
Career Highs   71 28 160.3 10 38 2 4 1.000 2.70    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1986 27 KCR AL 0 1 .000 9 0 0 0 0 18.3 16 10 1 7 10 4.91 .232 .303 .348 .650
1987 28 KCR AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 3 1 3 4 4.50 .318 .400 .545 .945
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 11 0 0 0 0 24.3 23 13 2 10 14 4.81 .253 .327 .396 .722
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1988-6-71
 Homeruns Allowed
1989-7-25
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Tommy De La Cruz (974)
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  3. Lindy McDaniel (970)
  4. Steve Renko (969)
  5. Ernie Broglio (967)
  6. Mel Queen (964)
  7. Fred Beene (964)
  8. Bill Parsons (963)
  9. Ed Heusser (963)
  10. Jim Suchecki (962)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1985
Earned first career win on 4/20/1985
Injured on 5/15/1985 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 7-8 weeks
Traded from Pittsburgh to Kansas City on 3/4/1986 (Going to PIT: P Ramon Romero. Going to KCR: P Mike Bielecki, P Tim Burke, P Bob Patterson, P Rick Steirer, SS Ozzie Smith)
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,125,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,125,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/29/1989 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,125,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/12/1990 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 2 weeks
Injured on 5/5/1990 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 9/24/1990 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
 
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