NAME : Jim Burton
NICKNAME :
ORIGIN :
BIRTHDAY : 10/27/1949
AGE : 31
HEIGHT : 6"5
WEIGHT : 210
POSITION : Pitcher
ROLE : Middle Reliever
BATS : Right
THROWS : Left
CONTRACT : $1,400,000 through 1982
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Loyal
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : Inconsistent at times
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Normal
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Pitcher : B (Fielding Pct. : .930)
PITCHING RATINGS :
Duration as Starter : E
Duration as Reliever : A
Holding Runners : C
Groundball Pct. : 57
Avoiding Runs : 5
Avoiding Hits : 5 (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
Avoiding Doubles : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
Avoiding Homeruns : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
Avoiding BB's : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
Getting Strikeouts : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
Throwing Velocity : 7
Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider
PITCHING STATS :
Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K
Overall 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
At Home 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Last Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
This Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER STATS :
YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS
1975 3.72 7 8 0 32 0 0 181.2 75 58 142 CAL
1976 3.40 5 7 24 60 0 0 98.0 37 24 77 CAL,AL
1977 6.56 2 4 1 53 0 0 48.0 35 17 49 CAL
1978 4.57 4 4 3 67 0 0 63.0 32 19 44 CAL
1979 6.60 0 0 0 10 0 0 15.0 11 2 6 CAL
1980 4.42 6 2 3 79 0 0 93.2 46 24 50 MIL
Total ERA : 4.25
Total Wins : 24
Total Losses: 25
Total Saves : 31
Total SHO : 0
Total CG : 0
Total K's : 368
Total BB's : 144
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 5/11/1979 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week... Signed as a free agent by Milwaukee on 2/24/1980 to a 3-year deal worth $1,400,000 per year... |