John Burkett
1987–2003 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Florida Marlins, NLS, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers
446G
.093AVG
.136OBP
.104SLG
More career statistics
50H
0HR
18RBI
0SB
166–136W–L
2,648.1IP
1,766K
4.31ERA
423GS
1SV
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446 | 629 | 540 | 22 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | .093 | .136 | .104 | .240 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,648.3 | 445 | 423 | 21 | 166 | 136 | 1 | 2,866 | 1,374 | 1,268 | 257 | 700 | 1,766 | 0 | 0 | 4.31 | 1.347 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1995-06-28 to 1995-07-08
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1994-08-02 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1999-05-17 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Ten Runs Allowed | 1998-04-24 | 1 in 102 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 216 | 287 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 101 | .075 | .115 | .087 |
| Away | 230 | 342 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 125 | .107 | .126 | .117 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| April | 62 | 88 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | .110 | .125 | .146 |
| May | 76 | 107 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 38 | .129 | .150 | .140 |
| June | 79 | 131 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 46 | .100 | .130 | .100 |
| July | 77 | 108 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 43 | .071 | .102 | .071 |
| August | 74 | 100 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 35 | .079 | .140 | .105 |
| September | 70 | 82 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 34 | .070 | .073 | .070 |
| October | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .077 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atlanta-braves | 27 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | .098 | .123 | .118 |
| san-diego-padres | 25 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .100 | .107 | .100 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 25 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .024 | .038 | .024 |
| new-york-mets | 24 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | .171 | .200 | .171 |
| houston-astros | 24 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 18 | .060 | .148 | .080 |
| cincinnati-reds | 23 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 22 | .045 | .130 | .045 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 22 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | .122 | .136 | .171 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 21 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .051 | .043 | .051 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  San Francisco Giants | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 6 | 5 |
| 1990 | San Francisco Giants | 33 | 63 | 3 | – | 3 | – | .048 | 204 | 118 |
| 1991 | San Francisco Giants | 36 | 55 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .091 | 206 | 131 |
| 1992 | San Francisco Giants | 32 | 55 | 1 | – | 2 | – | .018 | 189 | 107 |
| 1993 | San Francisco Giants | 34 | 76 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .118 | 231 | 145 |
| 1994 | San Francisco Giants | 25 | 51 | 3 | – | – | – | .059 | 159 | 85 |
| 1995 | FMFlorida Marlins | 31 | 66 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .106 | 188 | 126 |
| 1996 | Florida Marlins, Texas Rangers | 34 | 52 | 9 | – | 1 | – | .173 | 222 | 155 |
| 1997 |  Texas Rangers | 30 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | .200 | 189 | 139 |
| 1998 | Texas Rangers | 32 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 195 | 131 |
| 1999 | Texas Rangers | 30 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 147 | 96 |
| 2000 |  Atlanta Braves | 31 | 42 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .143 | 134 | 110 |
| 2001 | Atlanta Braves | 34 | 65 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .092 | 219 | 187 |
| 2002 |  Boston Red Sox | 29 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 173 | 124 |
| 2003 | Boston Red Sox | 32 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 181 | 107 |