Rick Burleson
1974–1987 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, California Angels
1,346G
.273AVG
.328OBP
.361SLG
More career statistics
1,401H
50HR
449RBI
72SB
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,346 | 5,717 | 5,139 | 656 | 1,401 | 256 | 23 | 50 | 449 | 420 | 477 | 72 | 68 | 28 | 46 | 1,853 | .273 | .328 | .361 | .689 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1978-07-09 to 1978-08-12
39longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1975-06-11 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1980-07-12 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1981-06-03 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 672 | 2813 | 687 | 27 | 231 | 219 | 229 | .273 | .322 | .374 |
| Away | 674 | 2904 | 714 | 23 | 218 | 201 | 248 | .272 | .315 | .348 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 171 | 761 | 166 | 8 | 57 | 80 | 57 | .253 | .323 | .336 |
| May | 238 | 1000 | 235 | 13 | 83 | 69 | 97 | .262 | .304 | .370 |
| June | 221 | 942 | 258 | 9 | 74 | 58 | 76 | .301 | .335 | .404 |
| July | 218 | 888 | 233 | 6 | 76 | 61 | 75 | .289 | .331 | .374 |
| August | 238 | 1053 | 267 | 5 | 87 | 80 | 80 | .282 | .330 | .352 |
| September | 245 | 1011 | 223 | 7 | 60 | 66 | 91 | .243 | .286 | .315 |
| October | 15 | 62 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | .339 | .403 | .518 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 129 | 523 | 116 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 57 | .251 | .294 | .342 |
| detroit-tigers | 122 | 527 | 135 | 3 | 43 | 39 | 40 | .290 | .330 | .373 |
| new-york-yankees | 119 | 496 | 111 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 64 | .246 | .286 | .330 |
| baltimore-orioles | 119 | 499 | 121 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 38 | .271 | .321 | .356 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 118 | 494 | 124 | 6 | 40 | 48 | 32 | .283 | .348 | .381 |
| athletics | 108 | 483 | 129 | 2 | 43 | 35 | 36 | .295 | .340 | .370 |
| chicago-white-sox | 101 | 430 | 102 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 38 | .255 | .288 | .328 |
| minnesota-twins | 96 | 398 | 100 | 2 | 33 | 32 | 22 | .282 | .332 | .393 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  Boston Red Sox | 114 | 384 | 109 | 4 | 44 | 3 | .284 | – | – |
| 1975 | Boston Red Sox | 158 | 580 | 146 | 6 | 62 | 8 | .252 | – | – |
| 1976 | Boston Red Sox | 152 | 540 | 157 | 7 | 42 | 14 | .291 | – | – |
| 1977 | Boston Red Sox | 154 | 663 | 194 | 3 | 52 | 13 | .293 | – | – |
| 1978 | Boston Red Sox | 145 | 626 | 155 | 5 | 49 | 8 | .248 | – | – |
| 1979 | Boston Red Sox | 153 | 627 | 174 | 5 | 60 | 9 | .278 | – | – |
| 1980 | Boston Red Sox | 155 | 644 | 179 | 8 | 51 | 12 | .278 | – | – |
| 1981 |  California Angels | 109 | 430 | 126 | 5 | 33 | 4 | .293 | – | – |
| 1982 | California Angels | 11 | 45 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .156 | – | – |
| 1983 | California Angels | 33 | 119 | 34 | – | 11 | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1984 | California Angels | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1986 | California Angels | 93 | 271 | 77 | 5 | 29 | 1 | .284 | – | – |
| 1987 |  Baltimore Orioles | 62 | 206 | 43 | 2 | 14 | – | .209 | – | – |