Willie Burns
1935–1945 · bats L / throws L · Baltimore Elite Giants, Chicago American Giants, Cincinnati Clowns, CV9, NAL, NW1, Newark Eagles, New York Black Yankees
49G
.247AVG
.276OBP
.356SLG
More career statistics
18H
1HR
8RBI
0SB
6–12W–L
167.1IP
54K
7.53ERA
19GS
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.
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 · At bats | 73 | 61 |
| Batting · Doubles | 5 | 2 |
| Batting · Hits | 18 | 20 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 2 | 1 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 77 | 62 |
| Batting · RBI | 8 | 3 |
| Batting · Walks | 1 | 0 |
| Pitching · Games | 40 | 41 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 816 | 710 |
| Pitching · p cg | 6 | 8 |
| Pitching · p er | 140 | 76 |
| Pitching · p gs | 19 | 22 |
| Pitching · p h | 231 | 251 |
| Pitching · p hr | 14 | 8 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 502 | 528 |
| Pitching · p k | 54 | 42 |
| Pitching · p r | 166 | 186 |
| Pitching · p w | 84 | 65 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 77 | 73 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | .247 | .276 | .356 | .632 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 167.3 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 231 | 166 | 140 | 14 | 84 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 7.53 | 1.882 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1935-06-16 to 1935-07-20
3longest on-base streak
The two rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Three Balks | 1935-08-18 | 1 in 4,657 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1935-07-20 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NW1 | 19 | 35 | 7 | 1 | – | – | .200 | 92 | 26 |
| 1940 | CV9 | 2 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1942 | Chicago American Giants, Newark Eagles | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 12 | 8 |
| 1943 |  Baltimore Elite Giants | 16 | 18 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .444 | 34 | 5 |
| 1944 | CCCincinnati Clowns | 6 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | .200 | 34 | 2 |
| 1945 | New York Black Yankees, New York Cubans | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 3 | 1 |