Rick Burleson
1974–1987 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, California Angels
1,345G
.273AVG
.328OBP
.360SLG
1,400H
50HR
449RBI
72SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,345 | 5,712 | 5,135 | 655 | 1,400 | 255 | 23 | 50 | 449 | 419 | 476 | 72 | 68 | 28 | 46 | 1,851 | .273 | .328 | .360 | .688 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1974-07-10 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1974-08-18 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1980-06-06 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 671 | 2808 | 686 | 27 | 231 | 218 | 228 | .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 | 14 | 57 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | .346 | .404 | .519 |
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 |
| baltimore-orioles | 119 | 499 | 121 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 38 | .271 | .321 | .356 |
| new-york-yankees | 118 | 491 | 110 | 3 | 31 | 30 | 63 | .246 | .285 | .329 |
| 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 | 144 | 622 | 154 | 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 | – | – |