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Britt
Burns		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 218
 
Born: June 8, 1959 in Usa, TX, HOUSTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1986   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 19 MIA NL   8 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 7 7
1979 20 MIA NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 8 7 7
1980 21 MIA NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 8 8 8
1981 22 MIA NL $ 300,000 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 8 8 8
1982 23 MIA NL $ 591,429 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 8 8 8
1983 24 MIA NL $ 591,429 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 8 7 7
1984 25 MIA NL $ 591,429 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 8 7 7
1985 26 MIA NL $ 2,070,000 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 8 7 7
1986 27 MIA NL $ 2,070,000 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 8 8 8
1987 28 MIA NL $ 2,080,000 8 7 7 7 5 4 4 8 7 7
1988 29 MIA NL $ 2,080,000 8 7 7 7 5 4 4 8 7 7
1989 30 PHN NL $ 3,000,000 7 8 7 7 5 4 4 8 8 8
1990 31 PHN NL $ 3,000,000 7 8 7 7 5 4 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 6 6 6 5 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000 8 8 7 7 6 5 6 8 8 8
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
1978 19 AAA   9 10 .474 26 26 1 1 0 176.7 168 68 6 75 120 3.46 .249 .324 .313 .637  
1979 20 MIA NL 7 16 .304 30 30 3 0 0 213.7 225 106 22 91 102 4.47 .269 .340 .412 .752 7.0
1980 21 MIA NL 13 11 .542 32 32 4 2 0 224.3 206 92 28 86 107 3.69 .243 .315 .401 .716 13.5
1981 22 MIA NL 4 13 .235 25 16 1 1 3 118.0 134 75 6 70 65 5.72 .286 .382 .406 .788 0.0
1982 23 MIA NL 4 3 .571 33 0 0 0 4 28.0 29 11 4 7 14 3.54 .271 .308 .514 .822 3.4
1983 24 MIA NL 5 5 .500 39 0 0 0 2 40.0 49 22 4 18 24 4.95 .302 .370 .451 .821 1.8
1984 25 MIA NL 8 20 .286 34 34 4 1 0 230.3 228 117 19 120 146 4.57 .257 .343 .375 .719 9.0
1985 26 MIA NL 9 17 .346 34 34 6 2 0 237.3 210 115 23 122 147 4.36 .234 .325 .369 .694 10.8
1986 27 MIA NL 18 13 .581 36 36 2 0 0 251.3 236 109 20 116 165 3.90 .248 .331 .377 .708 15.6
1987 28 MIA NL 10 13 .435 34 34 2 2 0 206.3 206 103 24 92 144 4.49 .262 .337 .429 .766 8.8
1988 29 MIA NL 16 13 .552 38 38 0 0 0 213.0 217 122 25 100 151 5.15 .266 .347 .424 .771 7.6
1989 30 PHN NL 8 15 .348 32 32 1 1 0 189.0 167 102 21 106 133 4.86 .240 .340 .412 .751 5.7
1990 31 PHN NL 8 9 .471 22 22 0 0 0 114.7 98 52 13 59 103 4.08 .229 .322 .390 .712 7.1
12 Years Sim 110 148 .426 389 308 23 9 9 2066.0 2005 1026 209 987 1301 4.47 .254 .337 .401 .738 90.4
1 Years AAA 9 10 .474 26 26 1 1 0 176.7 168 68 6 75 120 3.46 .249 .324 .313 .637  
Season Average 9 12 .429 32 25 1 0 0 172.2 167 85 17 82 108 4.47 .254 .337 .401 .738  
Career Highs 18 20 .581 39 38 6 2 4 251.3 236 122 28 122 165 5.72 .302 .382 .514 .822  
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   1516 775 170 730 933   .264 .347 .422 .770
vs LH   489 251 39 257 368   .228 .311 .344 .655
Home 50 75 .400 195 150 8 4 7 1005.3 974 523 108 495 614 4.68 .254 .339 .408 .747
Away 60 73 .451 194 158 15 5 2 1060.6 1031 503 101 492 687 4.27 .255 .335 .395 .730
Mar/Apr 14 22 .389 54 48 6 3 0 311.3 284 149 30 158 213 4.31 .242 .332 .388 .720
May 24 26 .480 74 58 5 2 1 385.3 401 226 48 173 263 5.28 .269 .345 .436 .781
June 19 29 .396 77 57 1 1 3 384.0 354 182 34 186 241 4.27 .245 .331 .382 .713
July 18 23 .439 55 45 6 3 1 313.3 296 136 24 138 193 3.91 .249 .327 .374 .700
August 17 30 .362 72 54 3 0 2 357.0 360 190 31 184 213 4.79 .263 .351 .404 .755
Sep/Oct 18 18 .500 57 46 2 0 2 315.0 310 143 42 148 178 4.09 .256 .337 .417 .753
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1979 20 MIA NL P 30 30 213.7 14 34 3 1 .941 2.02    
1980 21 MIA NL P 32 32 224.3 10 34 1 2 .978 1.77    
1981 22 MIA NL P 25 16 118.0 5 20 0 4 1.000 1.91    
1982 23 MIA NL P 33 0 28.0 2 9 0 0 1.000 3.54    
1983 24 MIA NL P 39 0 40.0 2 7 0 0 1.000 2.03    
1984 25 MIA NL P 34 34 230.3 11 34 2 1 .957 1.76    
1985 26 MIA NL P 34 34 237.3 14 42 4 5 .933 2.12    
1986 27 MIA NL P 36 36 251.3 14 32 3 3 .939 1.65    
1987 28 MIA NL P 34 34 206.3 14 32 1 4 .979 2.01    
1988 29 MIA NL P 38 38 213.0 7 24 0 2 1.000 1.31    
1989 30 PHN NL P 32 32 189.0 9 32 0 0 1.000 1.95    
1990 31 PHN NL P 22 22 114.7 2 11 0 0 1.000 1.02    
Career Totals   389 308 2066.0 104 311 14 22 .967 1.81    
Career Highs   39 38 251.3 14 42 4 5 1.000 3.54    
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
1987 28 MIA NL 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 11 4 0 6 14 2.57 .220 .304 .280 .584
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 11 4 0 6 14 2.57 .220 .304 .280 .584
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1986-5-18
1988-3-16
 Losses
1979-3-16
1984-1-20
1985-4-17
1987-8-13
1989-9-15
 Games Started
1986-4-36
1987-8-34
1988-2-38
 Shutouts
1987-2-2
 Homeruns Allowed
1980-3-28
1987-7-24
1988-2-25
1989-10-21
 Walks Allowed
1984-2-120
1985-2-122
1986-3-116
1987-7-92
1988-4-100
1989-3-106
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Ken Reynolds (950)
  2. Roy Moore (939)
  3. Butch Wensloff (928)
  4. Tex Carleton (920)
  5. Tony Cloninger (918)
  6. Al Milnar (915)
  7. Milt Pappas (914)
  8. Tommy Bridges (914)
  9. Dave Geisel (913)
  10. Rick Wise (911)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Miami in 1978
Injured on 6/23/1978 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
Earned first career win on 5/6/1979
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $591,429 through salary arbitration
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $591,429 through salary arbitration
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $591,429 through salary arbitration
7/31/1984: Signed a contract extension with Miami, $2,070,000 per year, for 2 years
Was selected to the 1986 Allstar game
9/22/1986: Signed a contract extension with Miami, $2,080,000 per year, for 2 years
Won Player of the Week award on 6/3/1987, winning 2 games with a 1.80 ERA
10/3/1988: Signed a contract extension with Miami, $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Miami to Philadelphia on 3/4/1989 (Going to MIA: P Mike Smith. Going to PHN: 1B Gerald Perry, P Britt Burns)
Injured on 8/7/1990 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 8 weeks
 
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