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John
Burkett		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 211
 
Born: November 28, 1964 in Usa, PA, NEW BRIGHTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1988    1989   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1987 22 IND AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 9 9 9 8 8 8
1988 23 IND AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 9 9 9 10 10 10
1989 24 IND AL $ 300,000 8 6 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10
1990 25 IND AL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 9 9 9 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10
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
1987 22 IND AL 11 4 .733 26 26 6 2 0 183.7 179 69 9 36 76 3.38 .255 .292 .353 .645 16.2
1988 23 IND AL 12 11 .522 32 32 4 1 0 234.3 191 85 5 53 165 3.26 .224 .272 .327 .599 20.2
1989 24 IND AL 9 8 .529 21 21 6 3 0 160.0 128 46 1 36 115 2.59 .220 .263 .290 .554 15.8
    AAA   4 1 .800 8 8 0 0 0 59.0 44 8 1 4 62 1.22 .209 .223 .265 .489  
1990 25 IND AL 13 11 .542 35 35 2 1 0 229.3 203 72 1 46 154 2.83 .236 .277 .311 .589 22.3
4 Years Sim 45 34 .570 114 114 18 7 0 807.3 701 272 16 171 510 3.03 .234 .277 .321 .598 74.5
1 Years AAA 4 1 .800 8 8 0 0 0 59.0 44 8 1 4 62 1.22 .209 .223 .265 .489  
Season Average 11 8 .579 28 28 4 1 0 201.8 175 68 4 42 127 3.03 .234 .277 .321 .598  
Career Highs 13 11 .733 35 35 6 3 0 234.3 203 85 9 53 165 3.38 .255 .292 .353 .645  
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   290 128 9 61 250   .228 .263 .312 .575
vs LH   411 144 7 110 260   .238 .284 .328 .612
Home 24 16 .600 63 63 9 2 0 461.3 393 146 7 89 302 2.85 .231 .270 .314 .584
Away 21 18 .538 51 51 9 5 0 346.0 308 126 9 82 208 3.28 .237 .283 .331 .613
Mar/Apr 9 5 .643 20 20 4 2 0 149.7 119 39 3 23 94 2.35 .216 .247 .298 .545
May 8 7 .533 20 20 3 0 0 139.0 119 44 2 38 94 2.85 .240 .295 .323 .618
June 10 4 .714 19 19 4 2 0 141.3 112 47 2 31 76 2.99 .217 .261 .310 .572
July 6 8 .429 21 21 2 0 0 136.0 141 53 3 24 99 3.51 .264 .295 .359 .654
August 6 3 .667 18 18 3 3 0 129.7 110 42 3 27 82 2.92 .229 .270 .310 .579
Sep/Oct 6 7 .462 16 16 2 0 0 111.7 100 47 3 28 65 3.79 .239 .286 .329 .616
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1987 22 IND AL P 26 26 183.7 16 26 0 1 1.000 2.06    
1988 23 IND AL P 32 32 234.3 18 45 1 5 .984 2.42    
1989 24 IND AL P 21 21 160.0 21 22 1 1 .977 2.42    
1990 25 IND AL P 35 35 229.3 17 32 0 1 1.000 1.92    
Career Totals   114 114 807.3 72 125 2 8 .990 2.20    
Career Highs   35 35 234.3 21 45 1 5 1.000 2.42    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1987-8-3.38
1988-9-3.26
1990-3-2.83
 Wins
1990-7-13
 Games Started
1990-6-35
 Complete Games
1987-1-6
1988-8-4
1989-2-6
1990-1-2
 Shutouts
1987-1-2
1988-10-1
1989-2-3
1990-2-1
 Innings Pitched
1988-5-234.3
1990-2-229.3
Strikeouts
1988-8-165
1990-9-154
 Walks per 9IP
1990-7-1.8
 Hits per 9IP
1988-6-7.3
1990-6-8.0
 WHiP
1987-10-1.17
1988-2-1.04
1990-3-1.09
 OAVG
1988-6-.224
1990-6-.236
 OOBP
1987-8-.292
1988-5-.272
1990-3-.277
OSLG
1987-10-.353
1988-5-.327
1990-1-.311
 OOPS
1987-8-.645
1988-5-.599
1990-3-.589
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 49    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  4. John Smiley (944)
  5. Julio Solano (943)
  6. Gerry Arrigo (941)
  7. Duane Ward (932)
  8. John Mitchell (932)
  9. Dan Plesac (931)
  10. Curt Schilling (929)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Indianapolis in 1987
Earned first career win on 4/6/1987
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1987, going 3-0, 1.54
Injured on 5/4/1987 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1988, going 4-0, 2.08
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Pitched NO-HITTER against Cleveland (N) on 8/12/1990, striking out 5
 
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