Jimmy Burke
1898–1905 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Spiders, MLA, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
550G
.244AVG
.295OBP
.289SLG
More career statistics
475H
1HR
187RBI
87SB
3Rare 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 · Plate appearances | 2,142 | 2,144 |
| Batting · RBI | 187 | 144 |
| Batting · Walks | 112 | 114 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 550 | 2,142 | 1,947 | 200 | 475 | 58 | 13 | 1 | 187 | 112 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 562 | .244 | .295 | .289 | .584 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1902-08-16 to 1902-09-03
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1901-07-03 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1901-07-13 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1901-08-31 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 269 | 1043 | 246 | 1 | 78 | 54 | 25 | .261 | .288 | .316 |
| Away | 281 | 1101 | 229 | 0 | 66 | 60 | 49 | .228 | .262 | .263 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 32 | 128 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | .325 | .336 | .359 |
| May | 101 | 399 | 80 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 9 | .225 | .281 | .253 |
| June | 86 | 334 | 65 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 9 | .214 | .243 | .286 |
| July | 114 | 455 | 112 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 19 | .268 | .301 | .318 |
| August | 111 | 417 | 87 | 0 | 32 | 15 | 20 | .230 | .245 | .272 |
| September | 83 | 327 | 79 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 10 | .266 | .297 | .303 |
| October | 23 | 84 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | .184 | .202 | .224 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 70 | 272 | 67 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 7 | .278 | .320 | .332 |
| cincinnati-reds | 65 | 254 | 59 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 12 | .253 | .272 | .296 |
| chicago-cubs | 64 | 247 | 59 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 9 | .259 | .287 | .307 |
| boston-braves | 63 | 248 | 46 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 7 | .202 | .230 | .237 |
| new-york-giants | 59 | 222 | 45 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 10 | .218 | .239 | .252 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 57 | 222 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 8 | .253 | .275 | .318 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 49 | 189 | 45 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 5 | .259 | .291 | .310 |
| detroit-tigers | 17 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .132 | .164 | .162 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | CSCleveland Spiders | 13 | 38 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | .105 | – | – |
| 1899 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1901 | Chicago White Sox, MLA, Pittsburgh Pirates | 120 | 435 | 97 | – | 51 | 17 | .223 | – | – |
| 1902 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 60 | 203 | 60 | – | 26 | 9 | .296 | – | – |
| 1903 | St. Louis Cardinals | 115 | 428 | 123 | – | 22 | 28 | .287 | – | – |
| 1904 | St. Louis Cardinals | 118 | 406 | 92 | – | 24 | 17 | .227 | – | – |
| 1905 | St. Louis Cardinals | 122 | 431 | 97 | 1 | 20 | 15 | .225 | – | – |