Bill Burns
1908–1912 · bats B / throws L · Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators (1901-60)
118G
.196AVG
.245OBP
.237SLG
More career statistics
48H
0HR
7RBI
1SB
30–52W–L
717.2IP
233K
2.72ERA
85GS
2SV
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 245 | 246 |
| Batting · Doubles | 8 | 7 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 27 | 64 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 263 | 266 |
| Batting · RBI | 7 | 11 |
| Batting · Walks | 15 | 17 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,846 | 2,952 |
| Pitching · p cg | 45 | 46 |
| Pitching · p er | 217 | 230 |
| Pitching · p h | 705 | 704 |
| Pitching · p hr | 14 | 13 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 2,153 | 2,144 |
| Pitching · p k | 233 | 236 |
| Pitching · p r | 331 | 329 |
| Pitching · p w | 147 | 146 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | 263 | 245 | 12 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | .196 | .245 | .237 | .482 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 717.7 | 117 | 85 | 45 | 30 | 52 | 2 | 705 | 331 | 217 | 14 | 147 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 2.72 | 1.187 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1909-09-30 to 1910-06-17
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Two Balks | 1909-09-30 | 1 in 551 games | box score ↗ |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1910-10-08 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1910-06-27 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 120 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 28 | .196 | .250 | .232 |
| Away | 62 | 146 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 36 | .194 | .240 | .231 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 12 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .304 | .407 | .391 |
| May | 20 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | .133 | .204 | .200 |
| June | 26 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | .140 | .197 | .140 |
| July | 29 | 69 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | .212 | .217 | .258 |
| August | 15 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .273 | .292 | .318 |
| September | 12 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .231 | .310 | .231 |
| October | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 15 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .172 | .194 | .241 |
| boston-red-sox | 12 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .214 | .241 | .286 |
| detroit-tigers | 11 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .129 | .182 | .161 |
| chicago-white-sox | 9 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .182 | .217 | .182 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .067 | .176 | .067 |
| new-york-giants | 9 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .333 | .333 | .389 |
| boston-braves | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .200 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .154 | .389 | .154 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 23 | 54 | 8 | – | 1 | 1 | .148 | 162 | 56 |
| 1909 | Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 29 | 70 | 12 | – | 4 | – | .171 | 196 | 64 |
| 1910 | Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 62 | 16 | – | 4 | – | .258 | 178 | 57 |
| 1911 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 27 | 47 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .191 | 138 | 53 |
| 1912 |  Detroit Tigers | 6 | 13 | 3 | – | – | – | .231 | 38 | 6 |