Dave Burba

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1990-2004)

W–L 115–87
ERA 4.49
WHIP 1.43
SO 1,398
Pitcher PIV 4523.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 220 lb
Born
7/7/1966 in Dayton, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1990-09-08
Last Game
2004-09-19

Full name: David Allen Burba

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
115 87 511 234 6 1 3 1777.7 1,777 886 201 762 1,398 4.49 4523.2

Career ERA 4.49 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1990 SEA AL 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 8.0 8 4 2 4 4.50 — 0.0
1991 SEA AL 2 2 22 2 0 0 1 36.7 34 15 14 16 3.68 3.91 (+6%) -1232.5
1992 SFN NL 2 7 23 11 0 0 0 70.7 80 39 31 47 4.97 3.75 (-33%) 279.1
1993 SFN NL 10 3 54 5 0 0 0 95.3 95 45 37 88 4.25 4.19 (-1%) -284.6
1994 SFN NL 3 6 57 0 0 0 0 74.0 59 36 45 84 4.38 4.51 (+3%) 1324.0
1995 SFN NL 4 2 37 0 0 0 0 43.3 38 24 25 46 4.98 4.45 (-12%) 262.4
1995 CIN NL 6 2 15 9 1 1 0 63.3 52 23 26 50 3.27 4.45 (+27%) 1402.1
1996 CIN NL 11 13 34 33 0 0 0 195.0 179 83 97 148 3.83 4.61 (+17%) 1187.7
1997 CIN NL 11 10 30 27 2 0 0 160.0 157 84 73 131 4.72 4.39 (-8%) -1629.0
1998 CLE AL 15 10 32 31 0 0 0 203.7 210 93 69 132 4.11 4.43 (+7%) -2269.1
1999 CLE AL 15 9 34 34 1 0 0 220.0 211 104 96 174 4.25 4.71 (+10%) -190.3
2000 CLE AL 16 6 32 32 0 0 0 191.3 199 95 91 180 4.47 4.77 (+6%) 3817.2
2001 CLE AL 10 10 32 27 1 0 0 150.7 188 104 54 118 6.21 4.42 (-41%) 1628.2
2002 TEX AL 4 5 23 18 1 0 0 111.3 125 67 40 70 5.42 4.28 (-27%) -587.1
2002 CLE AL 1 0 12 3 0 0 0 34.0 30 17 17 25 4.50 4.28 (-5%) -31.4
2003 MIL NL 1 1 17 2 0 0 0 43.3 42 17 19 35 3.53 4.40 (+20%) -117.8
2004 MIL NL 3 1 45 0 0 0 2 70.7 63 32 24 47 4.08 4.46 (+9%) 964.4
2004 SFN NL 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 6.3 7 4 2 3 5.68 — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 115 87 511 234 6 1 3 1,777.2 1,777 886 762 1,398 4.49 — 4,523

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
511 194 10 26 1 0 3 12 0 10 84 .134 .184 .186 .370 -639

Career AVG .134 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 49.4% below league average.

Career OBP .184 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 44.8% below league average.

Career SLG .186 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 55.3% below league average.

Career OPS .370 vs. league average .750 across their career seasons — 50.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1990 SEA AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 SEA AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 SFN NL 23 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 .067 — — — — 0.0
1993 SFN NL 54 17 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 7 .294 — — — — 0.0
1994 SFN NL 57 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 SFN NL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 CIN NL 15 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 .067 — — — — 0.0
1996 CIN NL 34 67 3 7 0 0 2 5 0 3 26 .104 .269 (-61%) .340 (-58%) .426 (-55%) .767 (-56%) -639.2
1997 CIN NL 30 46 2 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 18 .196 — — — — 0.0
1998 CLE AL 32 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 .167 — — — — 0.0
1999 CLE AL 34 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
2000 CLE AL 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 CLE AL 32 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 TEX AL 23 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 — — — — 0.0
2002 CLE AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 MIL NL 17 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 MIL NL 45 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 SFN NL 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 511 194 10 26 1 0 3 12 0 10 84 .134 — — — — -639

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2001 ALDS1 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 ALDS1 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALCS CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALDS1 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 NLCS CIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 NLDS2 CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 0 9 1 0 21.0 13 5 13 13 2.14

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2001 ALDS1 CLE 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
1999 ALDS1 CLE 0 0 1 1 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0.00
1998 ALCS CLE 1 0 3 0 0 6.0 3 2 5 8 3.00
1998 ALDS1 CLE 1 0 1 0 0 5.3 4 3 2 4 5.06
1995 NLCS CIN 0 0 2 0 0 3.7 3 0 4 0 0.00
1995 NLDS2 CIN 1 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 1 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2719461614.170
Away24010041028.100

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home271984.09844704307884.30
Away240793.27934163326104.72

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2004-09-19 SFGSDPW 000000000
2004-09-17 SFGSDPW 000000000
2004-09-11 SFGAZW 000000000
2004-09-10 SFGAZL 000000000
2004-09-04 SFGAZW 000000000
2004-09-03 SFGAZW 100000000
2004-08-31 MILPITW 100000001
2004-08-29 MILPHIL 000000000
2004-08-24 MILCHCL 000000000
2004-08-22 MILPHIL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2004-09-19 SFGSDP — 0.0222101
2004-09-17 SFGSDP — 1.1000000
2004-09-11 SFGAZ — 1.0222000
2004-09-10 SFGAZ — 1.0000000
2004-09-04 SFGAZ — 1.0000010
2004-09-03 SFGAZ W 2.0300120
2004-08-31 MILPIT — 1.1311100
2004-08-29 MILPHI — 1.1455210
2004-08-24 MILCHC — 2.0211030
2004-08-22 MILPHI — 1.1100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 511 234 137 206 11 14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1990 SEA P 6 0 1 2 1 0
1991 SEA P 22 2 2 4 0 0
1992 SFN P 23 11 3 8 0 0
1993 SFN P 54 5 7 12 1 0
1994 SFN P 57 0 3 5 0 1
1995 SFN P 37 0 3 3 0 0
1995 CIN P 15 9 7 4 0 0
1996 CIN P 34 33 15 14 2 2
1997 CIN P 30 27 13 24 1 0
1998 CLE P 32 31 15 26 2 4
1999 CLE P 34 34 20 29 1 4
2000 CLE P 32 32 10 27 0 0
2001 CLE P 32 27 17 18 0 1
2002 TEX P 23 18 8 9 0 1
2002 CLE P 12 3 2 1 1 1
2003 MIL P 17 2 5 7 0 0
2004 MIL P 45 0 5 13 2 0
2004 SFN P 6 0 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 511

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2004 MIL NL $440,000
2002 TEX AL $2,000,000
2001 CLE AL $5,000,000
2000 CLE AL $5,000,000
1999 CLE AL $4,666,664
1998 CLE AL $2,800,000
1997 CIN NL $2,100,000
1996 CIN NL $1,125,000
1995 SFN NL $600,000
1994 SFN NL $230,000
1993 SFN NL $140,000
1992 SFN NL $130,000
1990 SEA AL $100,000
Total Career Earnings $24,331,664

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
The Ohio State University Columbus OH 1985, 1986, 1987

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Dave Burba (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jorge De La Rosa
    104-87, 4.58 ERA
  2. 85
    Chan Ho Park
    124-98, 4.36 ERA
  3. 68
    Trevor Cahill
    86-99, 4.26 ERA
  4. 67
    Edwin Jackson
    107-133, 4.78 ERA
  5. 67
    Edinson Volquez
    95-89, 4.45 ERA
  6. 66
    Wilson Alvarez
    102-92, 3.96 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Burba

What years did Dave Burba play?
Dave Burba played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2004.
Was Dave Burba a pitcher?
Yes. Dave Burba pitched in the major leagues, recording 115 wins and 1398 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dave Burba hit?
Dave Burba hit 3 career home runs with 26 hits.