Burt Shotton
1909–1923 · bats L / throws R · St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,390G
.271AVG
.365OBP
.334SLG
1,339H
9HR
291RBI
303SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,390 | 5,747 | 4,944 | 748 | 1,339 | 154 | 65 | 9 | 291 | 718 | 508 | 303 | 236 | 22 | 9 | 1,650 | .271 | .365 | .334 | .699 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1918-08-17 to 1918-09-01
38longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1916-04-29 | 1 in 497 games |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1916-06-12 | 1 in 107 games |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1913-06-04 | 1 in 2,226 player-games |
Rare feats (2)
Rarest: Triple Play, 57 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 1916-04-29 | Triple Play | 1 in 497 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1916-06-12 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 670 | 2724 | 667 | 3 | 128 | 345 | 224 | .286 | .372 | .347 |
| Away | 720 | 3023 | 672 | 6 | 163 | 373 | 284 | .257 | .346 | .322 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 125 | 539 | 120 | 0 | 23 | 75 | 56 | .263 | .362 | .319 |
| May | 251 | 1077 | 260 | 4 | 60 | 132 | 87 | .280 | .364 | .346 |
| June | 249 | 1004 | 233 | 1 | 61 | 136 | 70 | .273 | .368 | .321 |
| July | 274 | 1118 | 254 | 3 | 52 | 127 | 103 | .260 | .341 | .333 |
| August | 254 | 1043 | 252 | 1 | 51 | 118 | 88 | .277 | .355 | .347 |
| September | 211 | 858 | 195 | 0 | 41 | 119 | 94 | .270 | .366 | .324 |
| October | 26 | 108 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | .263 | .333 | .347 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 174 | 781 | 172 | 3 | 45 | 89 | 67 | .254 | .334 | .307 |
| detroit-tigers | 167 | 776 | 174 | 0 | 39 | 125 | 51 | .272 | .385 | .336 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 166 | 710 | 168 | 0 | 34 | 91 | 73 | .278 | .365 | .334 |
| boston-red-sox | 165 | 695 | 160 | 1 | 28 | 83 | 49 | .265 | .350 | .315 |
| chicago-white-sox | 163 | 722 | 166 | 1 | 32 | 72 | 77 | .258 | .330 | .335 |
| cleveland-guardians | 159 | 687 | 158 | 1 | 37 | 109 | 64 | .277 | .389 | .338 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 157 | 694 | 185 | 0 | 31 | 87 | 75 | .309 | .392 | .374 |
| boston-braves | 37 | 69 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | .200 | .290 | .217 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 |  St. Louis Browns | 17 | 61 | 16 | – | 1 | 3 | .262 | – | – |
| 1911 | St. Louis Browns | 140 | 572 | 145 | – | 36 | 26 | .253 | – | – |
| 1912 | St. Louis Browns | 154 | 580 | 168 | 2 | 41 | 35 | .290 | – | – |
| 1913 | St. Louis Browns | 147 | 550 | 163 | 1 | 27 | 46 | .296 | – | – |
| 1914 | St. Louis Browns | 154 | 579 | 157 | – | 36 | 41 | .271 | – | – |
| 1915 | St. Louis Browns | 156 | 558 | 158 | 1 | 34 | 44 | .283 | – | – |
| 1916 | St. Louis Browns | 156 | 613 | 174 | 1 | 34 | 42 | .284 | – | – |
| 1917 | St. Louis Browns | 119 | 398 | 91 | 1 | 20 | 17 | .229 | – | – |
| 1918 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 127 | 506 | 131 | – | 20 | 25 | .259 | – | – |
| 1919 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 270 | 77 | 1 | 19 | 17 | .285 | – | – |
| 1920 | St. Louis Cardinals | 62 | 179 | 41 | 1 | 13 | 6 | .229 | – | – |
| 1921 | St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .250 | – | – |
| 1922 | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 30 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1923 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |