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Ellis
Burks		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: September 11, 1964 in Usa, MS, VICKSBURG
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1989   
All-Star Selections 1989   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1987 22 DET AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 5 4 5 7 6 6
1988 23 DET AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 6 5 5 7 6 6
1989 24 DET AL $ 300,000   7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 6 7 6 7
1990 25 DET AL $ 300,000   7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 7 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 5 4 5 7 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 6 7 6 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1987 22 DET AL 63 214 35 62 13 2 8 35 1 1 23 37 .290 .360 .481 .841 35.1 7.2
    AAA   80 320 49 107 18 1 24 62 5 1 18 47 .334 .370 .622 .992 66.8  
1988 23 DET AL 155 596 86 175 46 3 13 66 11 1 49 101 .294 .347 .446 .793 89.0 17.1
1989 24 DET AL 153 560 79 153 35 1 21 83 4 5 51 95 .273 .337 .452 .788 77.7 14.4
1990 25 DET AL 150 517 80 153 28 3 20 73 13 7 61 97 .296 .371 .478 .849 85.3 15.1
4 Years Sim 521 1887 280 543 122 9 62 257 29 14 184 330 .288 .352 .461 .813 287.1 53.8
1 Years AAA 80 320 49 107 18 1 24 62 5 1 18 47 .334 .372 .622 .994 66.8  
162 Game Average 586 87 168 37 2 19 79 9 4 57 102 .288 .352 .461 .813 89.3  
Career Highs 155 596 86 175 46 3 21 83 13 7 61 101 .296 .371 .481 .849 89.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1322 195 383 84 6 42 176 17 9 120 234 .290 .350 .458 .808 203.5
vs LH   565 85 160 38 3 20 81 12 5 64 96 .283 .357 .467 .824 92.2
Home 265 943 147 274 62 5 33 137 14 8 95 168 .291 .356 .472 .828 152.4
Away 256 944 133 269 60 4 29 120 15 6 89 162 .285 .348 .449 .798 143.4
RISP   460 0 133 27 3 13 181 0 0 62 71 .289 .373 .446 .818 76.0
Pinch Hitting   17 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 .294 .429 .471 .899 3.6
Close/Late   227 41 74 11 2 10 25 0 0 36 31 .326 .418 .524 .942 47.5
Mar/Apr 70 263 46 80 18 2 12 50 5 1 18 47 .304 .349 .525 .873 45.5
May 80 296 44 86 18 0 10 34 7 3 35 55 .291 .365 .453 .818 48.4
June 80 291 32 76 14 1 9 29 4 2 20 50 .261 .309 .409 .718 36.3
July 98 338 48 90 26 1 6 35 1 1 39 70 .266 .343 .402 .745 46.2
August 106 388 66 120 28 2 17 67 6 4 34 60 .309 .366 .523 .889 68.9
Sep/Oct 87 311 44 91 18 3 8 42 6 3 38 48 .293 .374 .447 .821 50.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1987 22 DET AL CF 61 60 529.7 158 0 0 0 1.000 2.68   2.2
    LF 2 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1988 23 DET AL LF 105 102 911.0 183 3 0 1 1.000 1.84   3.8
    CF 50 48 439.7 125 0 0 0 1.000 2.56    
1989 24 DET AL CF 151 149 1321.7 375 6 5 3 .987 2.59   5.8
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1990 25 DET AL CF 139 135 1209.7 335 2 8 1 .977 2.51   4.8
    LF 4 2 21.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.29    
    1B 3 0 6.0 11 2 0 0 1.000 19.50   0.0
  CF 401 392 3500.6 993 8 13 4 .987 2.57   12.8
  LF 112 104 935.0 187 3 0 1 1.000 1.83   3.8
  1B 3 0 6.0 11 2 0 0 1.000 19.50   0.0
Career Totals   516 496 4441.6 1191 13 13 5 .989 2.44   16.5
Career Highs   155 150 1350.7 375 6 8 3 1.000 2.69    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1988 23 DET AL 6 24 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .292 .370 .333 .704
1989 24 DET AL 11 42 6 15 6 0 1 5 0 0 2 6 .357 .386 .571 .958
1990 25 DET AL 7 27 4 4 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 7 .148 .179 .259 .438
Career Post-Season Batting 24 93 13 26 8 1 1 9 0 0 6 15 .280 .323 .419 .743
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1988-9-155
 At-Bats
1988-6-596
 Hits
1988-10-175
 Doubles
1988-6-46
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 30    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Les Mann (963)
  2. Elmer Smith (955)
  3. Al Wingo (952)
  4. Mike Greenwell (937)
  5. Lenny Dykstra (936)
  6. Pat Mullin (930)
  7. Glenn Wilson (929)
  8. Bob Meusel (929)
  9. Earl Webb (926)
  10. Ken Caminiti (926)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Detroit in 1987
Had first career hit (double) on 7/4/1987, off Jack Mcdowell (MIA)
Hit first career homerun on 7/8/1987, off Mark Langston (LAD)
Injured on 9/14/1987 with a Fractured Knee, out for 5 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 4/29/1988, hitting .520 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1989
Won Player of the Week award on 5/13/1990, hitting .619 with 1 HR, 4 RBI
7/1/1990: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $4,750,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Player of the Week award on 8/12/1990, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
 
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