LF Joe Burke #28
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
09/14/1973
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LF JOE BURKE #28 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
94 149 40 5 2 4 16 20 31 .268 .363 .409 1 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 55 50 60 60
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 55 50 60 70
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 40
Errors: - 30 50
Arm: 20 35 60
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 40
1st Base: 30 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 35
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/12/1973 CHH Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1973 CHH Win, 5-2 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
09/09/1973 SFS Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/08/1973 SFS Win, 5-1 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/07/1973 SFS Win, 7-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/06/1973 SEA Win, 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1973 SEA Loss, 7-12 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1973 LAP Loss, 1-6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/29/1973 @ NYE Win, 8-4 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
08/28/1973 @ NYE Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
The last person you'd find in the tabloids.
Birthday:01/14/1947
Born in:Monett, MO
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$70,000
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:164 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 20th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 94 149 40 5 2 4 16 22 20 31 .268 .363 .409 .772 .347 .141 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 27 171 2 2 0 2 0 0 61 11 1 0 100.0 23.4 5.69 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   16 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 .188 .235 .188 .423
Versus Right   133 37 5 2 4 16 19 19 26 0 0 2 .278 .377 .436 .813
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 1.000 1.400
Last Week   11 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .273 .333 .545 .879
April   19 5 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .263 .300 .526 .826
May   31 6 1 0 0 3 4 5 7 0 0 0 .194 .306 .226 .531
June   15 6 1 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 1 .400 .500 .467 .967
July   35 9 2 0 0 4 6 6 8 0 0 0 .257 .366 .314 .680
August   34 10 1 1 1 6 4 4 6 0 0 1 .294 .385 .471 .855
September   15 4 0 0 2 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 .267 .353 .667 1.020
Spring Training   51 10 0 0 0 4 4 9 11 1 2 0 .196 .311 .196 .508
Last Year   136 22 3 0 1 9 8 14 29 2 0 2 .162 .247 .206 .453
2 Years Ago   55 17 3 0 3 12 15 6 5 1 2 2 .309 .391 .527 .918
Career   483 113 20 4 9 53 66 60 92 5 2 6 .234 .323 .348 .671
Home   77 21 2 2 2 9 10 13 12 0 0 1 .273 .385 .429 .813
Road   72 19 3 0 2 7 12 7 19 0 0 1 .264 .338 .389 .726
Grass   149 40 5 2 4 16 22 20 31 0 0 2 .268 .363 .409 .772
Day   78 22 1 1 3 7 15 10 16 0 0 1 .282 .371 .436 .807
Night   71 18 4 1 1 9 7 10 15 0 0 1 .254 .354 .380 .734
As Starter   94 23 1 0 3 8 15 13 18 0 0 0 .245 .336 .351 .688
As Reliever / Substitution   55 17 4 2 1 8 7 7 13 0 0 2 .309 .406 .509 .915
Pinch Hitting   54 17 4 2 1 8 6 7 13 0 0 2 .315 .413 .519 .931
Close/Late   51 11 2 1 0 2 2 3 13 0 0 1 .216 .273 .294 .567
Inning 1-3   32 7 1 0 0 1 4 4 4 0 0 0 .219 .306 .250 .556
Inning 4-6   37 11 1 0 3 7 9 8 8 0 0 1 .297 .435 .568 1.002
Inning 7-9   76 21 3 2 1 8 8 8 19 0 0 1 .276 .353 .408 .761
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   53 12 2 0 1 4 10 10 9 0 0 2 .226 .369 .321 .690
1 Outs   53 17 1 1 3 6 9 7 10 0 0 0 .321 .400 .547 .947
2 Outs   43 11 2 1 0 6 2 3 12 0 0 0 .256 .304 .349 .653
Scoring Position   32 9 1 0 0 11 4 9 8 0 0 0 .281 .439 .312 .752
Bases Empty   91 22 3 1 4 4 10 8 19 0 0 2 .242 .317 .429 .745
Runner on 1st   26 9 1 1 0 1 7 3 4 0 0 0 .346 .414 .462 .875
Runner on 2nd   8 2 0 0 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 0 .250 .538 .250 .788
Runner on 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Bases Loaded   4 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
Two Strikes   81 20 2 1 2 12 8 6 31 0 0 0 .247 .299 .370 .669
First Pitch   20 6 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 .300 .391 .350 .741
Count 0-1   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 0-2   17 5 0 0 1 4 2 0 6 0 0 0 .294 .294 .471 .765
Count 1-0   9 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .444 .889
Count 1-1   13 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Count 1-2   25 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 0 0 0 .120 .120 .120 .240
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Count 2-1   11 4 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 1.000 1.364
Count 2-2   19 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .211 .211 .211 .421
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .400 .700 .800 1.500
Full Count   20 8 2 1 1 7 3 6 6 0 0 0 .400 .538 .750 1.288
Behind in Count   50 9 0 0 1 5 5 0 20 0 0 0 .180 .180 .240 .420
Ahead in Count   27 10 1 1 2 4 10 12 0 0 0 1 .370 .575 .704 1.279
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   44 11 0 0 1 5 7 3 8 0 0 0 .250 .298 .318 .616
Batting 4th   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Batting 5th   24 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .167 .200 .292 .492
Batting 6th   26 9 0 0 1 3 7 6 6 0 0 1 .346 .485 .462 .946
Batting 7th   14 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 .143 .333 .214 .548
Batting 8th   14 6 1 2 0 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 .429 .467 .786 1.252
Batting 9th   20 7 2 0 1 5 5 5 3 0 0 1 .350 .500 .600 1.100
Low Leverage   59 18 1 1 4 7 10 6 13 0 0 0 .305 .369 .559 .929
Medium Leverage   52 16 3 0 0 4 10 9 9 0 0 1 .308 .419 .365 .785
High Leverage   38 6 1 1 0 5 1 5 9 0 0 1 .158 .273 .237 .510
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 Houston - MLB 22 40 35 8 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 .229 .325 .371 .696 100 88 0.1
1970 Houston - MLB 23 83 108 26 6 1 1 14 16 15 0 2 22 0 1 .241 .328 .343 .671 88 88 0.1
1971 Houston - MLB 24 67 55 17 3 0 3 12 15 6 2 1 5 0 0 .309 .391 .527 .918 164 152 0.8
1972 Houston - MLB 25 114 136 22 3 0 1 9 8 14 2 2 29 1 0 .162 .247 .206 .453 41 34 -1.1
1973 Houston - MLB 26 94 149 40 5 2 4 16 22 20 2 0 31 1 0 .268 .363 .409 .772 109 115 0.4
Total MLB 398 483 113 20 4 9 53 66 60 6 5 92 2 1 .234 .323 .348 .671 91 89 0.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Total - 18 21 89 40 13 4 2 22 30 11 3 3 4 18 6 .449 .509 .753 1.262 100 100 2.0
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Houston - MLB 23 7 7 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 61 53 -0.1
Total MLB 7 7 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 61 53
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Houston - MLB 1B 5 0 9 1 1 10 0 1.000 10.1 8.71 -0.2 1.047
1969 Houston - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Houston - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Houston - MLB C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1970 Houston - MLB 1B 6 1 23 2 3 25 0 1.000 29.2 7.58 -0.1 1.030
1970 Houston - MLB LF 12 10 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 82.2 2.61 -1.6 .902
1970 Houston - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Houston - MLB 1B 2 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 2.2 16.88 +0.1 1.025
1971 Houston - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Houston - MLB 1B 6 0 19 1 1 21 1 .952 18.1 9.82 -0.6 .822
1972 Houston - MLB LF 15 12 21 0 0 22 1 .955 115.2 1.63 -2.0 .932
1972 Houston - MLB RF 7 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 -1.5 .583
1973 Houston - MLB 1B 14 9 85 6 7 94 3 .968 81.2 10.03 -3.2 .777
1973 Houston - MLB LF 12 11 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 94.1 2.00 -2.5 .865
1973 Houston - MLB RF 9 7 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 64.0 1.41 +0.0 1.049
TOTAL C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 33 10 141 10 12 155 4 .974 142.2 9.53 -4.0 .838
TOTAL LF 41 33 66 0 0 67 1 .985 296.2 2.00 -6.1 .897
TOTAL RF 16 7 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 77.0 1.52 -1.4 .894
PLAYER HISTORY
12/13/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 20, 48th overall pick) by the Houston Drillers, out of high school Agape Boarding (Agape Boarding; Stockton, MO).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 30 (50).
04/12/1966 Named the #41 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1966 Named the #28 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1966 Named the #19 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 40 (50).
04/11/1967 Named the #45 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1967 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1967 Named the #36 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
04/09/1968 Named the #45 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1968 Named the #23 prospect in the MLB
10/31/1968 Named the #31 prospect in the MLB
12/06/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Houston Drillers development complex.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
04/08/1969 Named the #58 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1969 Named the #39 prospect in the MLB
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $47,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (65).
03/19/1972 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Houston Drillers development complex.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $70,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (65).
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