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Steve
Burke		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: March 5, 1955 in Usa, CA, STOCKTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1984   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 22 NYG NL   5 3 4 3 4 4 4 7 7 7
1978 23 NYG NL   5 3 4 3 4 5 5 8 8 8
1979 24 NYG NL   5 4 4 4 4 5 4 9 9 9
1980 25 NYG NL   5 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8
1981 26 NYG NL   5 4 5 5 4 4 4 9 9 9
1982 27 NYG NL $ 300,000 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 9 9 9
1983 28 NYG NL $ 300,000 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 10 10 10
1984 29 NYG NL $ 300,000 2 4 5 4 4 4 4 9 9 9
1985 30 PHN NL $ 300,000 2 4 4 4 3 4 4 9 9 9
1986 31 PHN NL $ 350,000 1 4 4 4 3 4 3 9 9 9
1987 32 MIL NL   1 3 3 3 3 4 3 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   1 3 3 3 3 4 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 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
1977 22 AA   5 2 .714 52 0 0 0 5 48.0 30 6 2 18 36 1.13 .180 .259 .251 .511  
1978 23 AA   3 4 .429 70 0 0 0 7 55.0 57 24 2 30 30 3.93 .268 .358 .371 .729  
1979 24 AAA   2 1 .667 64 0 0 0 4 75.3 86 39 2 40 54 4.66 .295 .380 .387 .767  
1980 25 AAA   3 4 .429 56 0 0 0 3 70.0 53 19 2 27 45 2.44 .207 .283 .305 .587  
1981 26 AAA   3 7 .300 75 0 0 0 8 89.0 80 32 7 52 53 3.24 .245 .349 .340 .690  
1982 27 NYG NL 3 0 1.000 15 0 0 0 1 18.7 22 6 2 11 12 2.89 .289 .379 .395 .774 1.9
1983 28 NYG NL 1 5 .167 21 0 0 0 12 24.0 30 12 1 7 11 4.50 .300 .343 .360 .703 1.5
    AAA   1 2 .333 32 0 0 0 2 35.0 32 13 2 16 24 3.34 .242 .324 .341 .665  
1984 29 NYG NL 5 3 .625 55 0 0 0 40 54.3 42 20 6 21 36 3.31 .214 .290 .332 .622 10.4
1985 30 PHN NL 1 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 1 19.0 25 10 2 8 6 4.74 .309 .363 .457 .819 0.6
1986 31 AAA   3 7 .300 73 0 0 0 7 51.7 44 22 3 27 30 3.83 .243 .341 .343 .684  
1987 32 MIL NL 1 1 .500 23 0 0 0 3 25.0 25 12 1 21 7 4.32 .255 .383 .347 .730 1.4
    AAA   1 1 .500 23 0 0 0 1 21.0 27 9 2 5 12 3.86 .321 .360 .476 .836  
5 Years Sim 11 9 .550 130 0 0 0 57 141.0 144 60 12 68 72 3.83 .261 .340 .367 .707 15.9
6 Years AAA 13 22 .371 323 0 0 0 25 342.0 322 134 18 167 218 3.53 .253 .340 .353 .693  
2 Years AA 8 6 .571 122 0 0 0 12 103.0 87 30 4 48 66 2.62 .229 .315 .318 .634  
8 Years Minors 21 28 .429 445 0 0 0 37 445.0 409 164 22 215 284 3.32 .248 .334 .345 .680  
Season Average 2 1 .667 26 0 0 0 11 28.2 28 12 2 13 14 3.83 .261 .340 .367 .707  
Career Highs 5 5 1.000 55 0 0 0 40 54.3 42 20 6 21 36 4.74 .309 .383 .457 .819  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   73 31 5 22 34   .285 .342 .395 .736
vs LH   71 29 7 46 38   .241 .343 .342 .685
Home 5 5 .500 68 0 0 0 28 70.7 74 41 7 39 41 5.22 .262 .352 .376 .728
Away 6 4 .600 62 0 0 0 30 70.3 70 19 5 29 31 2.43 .260 .332 .357 .689
Mar/Apr 1 1 .500 12 0 0 0 5 12.0 7 3 1 6 11 2.25 .163 .265 .256 .521
May 4 0 1.000 25 0 0 0 10 27.7 30 14 3 17 14 4.56 .278 .376 .417 .793
June 1 0 1.000 21 0 0 0 8 21.0 29 7 2 8 8 3.00 .330 .385 .466 .851
July 2 1 .667 17 0 0 0 8 17.3 23 10 1 6 11 5.20 .315 .367 .397 .764
August 2 3 .400 27 0 0 0 14 32.0 28 14 4 15 17 3.94 .231 .316 .347 .663
Sep/Oct 1 4 .200 28 0 0 0 13 31.0 27 12 1 16 11 3.49 .229 .321 .288 .609
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1982 27 NYG NL P 15 0 18.7 2 3 0 1 1.000 2.41    
1983 28 NYG NL P 21 0 24.0 1 2 0 1 1.000 1.13    
1984 29 NYG NL P 55 0 54.3 3 10 1 1 .929 2.15    
1985 30 PHN NL P 16 0 19.0 0 3 1 0 .750 1.42    
1987 32 MIL NL P 23 0 25.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.08    
Career Totals   130 0 141.0 9 18 2 3 .931 1.72    
Career Highs   55 0 54.3 3 10 1 1 1.000 2.41    
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
1984 29 NYG NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 2.7 2 0 0 2 0 0.00 .200 .333 .200 .533
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 2.7 2 0 0 2 0 0.00 .200 .333 .200 .533
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1984-2-40
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 100th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1977
Injured on 7/22/1977 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 4/7/1980 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 7/13/1980 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/21/1982
Was selected to the 1984 Allstar game
Traded from New York (N) to Philadelphia on 2/2/1985 (Going to NYG: DH Billy North, 2B Dave Rosello. Going to PHN: P Dan Schatzeder, P Steve Burke, P Al Holland, LF Jim Tracy, 3B Wayne Krenchicki)
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Philadelphia to Milwaukee on 6/1/1987 (Going to MIL: P Steve Burke, P Dennis Lamp, P Dan Schatzeder, 1B Jerry Turner, 2B Wayne Krenchicki. Going to PHN: P Tom Henke, P Dave Geisel, SS Joe Pittman, P Ron Davis)
Released by Milwaukee on 10/31/1987
 
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