LF Joe Burke #28
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
01/13/1975
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LF JOE BURKE #28 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
16 29 10 3 0 1 3 1 2 .345 .387 .552 0 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
Gap 55 50 55 60
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 60 55 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
10/26/1974 PIT Win, 5-3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/24/1974 PIT Win, 5-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/21/1974 @ PIT Loss, 0-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/18/1974 @ BAL Win, 9-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/16/1974 BAL Win, 6-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/12/1974 @ BAL Loss, 0-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/11/1974 @ BAL Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/04/1974 SFS Win, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/02/1974 @ SFS Win, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1974 @ SFS Loss, 0-2 1 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:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$104,501
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:28 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 16 29 10 3 0 1 3 6 1 2 .345 .387 .552 .939 .404 .207 159
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 4 31 1 1 0 1 0 0 16 4 0 1 0.0 5.2 6.74 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   27 10 3 0 1 3 6 1 2 0 0 1 .370 .414 .593 1.006
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
September   29 10 3 0 1 3 6 1 2 0 0 1 .345 .387 .552 .939
Spring Training   57 17 3 2 0 5 6 2 12 0 0 0 .298 .322 .421 .743
Postseason   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Last Year   29 10 3 0 1 3 6 1 2 0 0 1 .345 .387 .552 .939
2 Years Ago   162 44 6 3 4 17 26 21 34 1 0 2 .272 .360 .420 .780
Career   525 127 24 5 10 57 76 62 97 6 2 7 .242 .327 .364 .690
Home   22 8 2 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 .364 .417 .591 1.008
Road   7 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Grass   29 10 3 0 1 3 6 1 2 0 0 1 .345 .387 .552 .939
Day   20 7 2 0 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 .350 .381 .600 .981
Night   9 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .444 .844
As Starter   18 7 2 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 .389 .421 .667 1.088
As Reliever / Substitution   11 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
Pinch Hitting   10 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Close/Late   11 4 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 .364 .417 .727 1.144
Inning 1-3   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Inning 4-6   7 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .429 .500 .714 1.214
Inning 7-9   15 5 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .375 .600 .975
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   5 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 .400 .500 .600 1.100
1 Outs   16 5 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .312 .562 .875
2 Outs   8 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Scoring Position   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Bases Empty   18 6 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .368 .500 .868
Runner on 1st   6 4 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.167 1.833
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   15 6 3 0 1 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .438 .800 1.238
First Pitch   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Count 0-2   3 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.333 2.000
Count 1-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-2   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Count 2-1   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   3 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 2.000 2.667
Behind in Count   10 4 2 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 1 .400 .500 .600 1.100
Ahead in Count   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 2nd   14 5 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 .357 .400 .643 1.043
Batting 5th   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 8th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   6 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Low Leverage   10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .455 .400 .855
Medium Leverage   8 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .333 .375 .708
High Leverage   11 4 2 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .364 .818 1.182
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 26 100 162 44 6 3 4 17 26 21 2 1 34 1 0 .272 .360 .420 .780 120 120 0.5
1974 Houston - MLB 27 16 29 10 3 0 1 3 6 1 1 0 2 0 1 .345 .387 .552 .939 163 159 0.3
Total MLB 420 525 127 24 5 10 57 76 62 7 6 97 2 2 .242 .327 .364 .690 99 95 0.7
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
1973 Houston - MLB 26 9 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .250 .286 .536 51 50 -0.7
1974 Houston - MLB 27 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -24 0 -0.0
Total MLB 26 20 3 1 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 5 0 0 .150 .261 .200 .461 28 34
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 15 10 95 6 9 104 3 .971 90.2 10.03 -3.5 .778
1973 Houston - MLB LF 13 12 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 101.1 2.22 -2.3 .883
1973 Houston - MLB RF 10 8 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 73.0 1.60 +0.2 1.049
1974 Houston - MLB LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.5 .519
1974 Houston - MLB RF 5 3 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 34.0 3.18 +0.1 .951
TOTAL C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 34 11 151 10 14 165 4 .976 151.2 9.55 -4.3 .839
TOTAL LF 43 35 71 0 0 72 1 .986 312.2 2.04 -6.4 .893
TOTAL RF 22 11 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 120.0 2.10 -1.2 .933
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).
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $80,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (70).
10/27/1974 Wins the 1974 World Series with the Houston Drillers.
11/08/1974 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $104,501 with the Houston Drillers organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (70).
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