Buddy Burbage

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .304
HR 11
RBI 131
H 266
OPS .810
PIV 1,623
Position
Right Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'6" / 160 lb
Born
6/23/1907 in Salisbury, MD, USA
Died
8/30/1989 in Philadelphia, PA, USA

Full name: Knowlington Ottoway Burbage

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
342.0 312.0 43.0 79.0 11.0 1.0 5.0 12.0 23.0 1.0 4.0 .253 .309 .343 .652

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1936 29.0 28.0 3.0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .207 .179 .386
1939 4.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Listed seasons · 2 33 31 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .161 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
236 874 172 266 44 20 11 131 20 91 5 .304 .372 .438 .810 1,623

Career AVG .304 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — +10.5% above league average.

Career OBP .372 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — +9.2% above league average.

Career SLG .438 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — +11.4% above league average.

Career OPS .810 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — +10.4% above 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
1929 BBS ANL 34 134 29 39 7 2 0 15 3 15 0 .291 .289 (+1%) .353 (+4%) .415 (-10%) .769 (-4%) -61.4
1930 HIL IND 29 96 21 34 3 4 1 17 1 10 1 .354 .293 (+20%) .354 (+17%) .429 (+16%) .784 (+17%) 295.4
1932 BBS EWL 59 224 30 60 13 6 3 32 4 26 1 .268 .275 (-3%) .335 (+3%) .391 (+7%) .726 (+5%) 210.6
1934 HG IND 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1934 ND NN2 30 112 37 49 3 5 2 23 4 17 0 .438 .278 (+57%) .340 (+50%) .392 (+55%) .733 (+53%) 0.0
1935 HG NN2 23 82 22 28 7 2 1 16 4 8 3 .341 .279 (+22%) .342 (+19%) .399 (+28%) .742 (+24%) 330.1
1937 PC NN2 30 126 18 34 8 1 2 15 3 3 0 .270 .276 (-2%) .342 (-16%) .398 (avg) .740 (-8%) -200.4
1938 SEN NN2 14 53 8 13 1 0 2 8 0 7 0 .245 .272 (-10%) .341 (-2%) .392 (-4%) .734 (-3%) -18.3
1938 BEG NN2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — -18.3
1940 PS NN2 2 7 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 .571 — — — — 0.0
1941 NBY NN2 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1943 PS NN2 12 30 5 4 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 .133 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 236 874 172 266 44 20 11 131 20 91 5 .304 — — — — 538

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.7 6 2 0 0 0 3.18 0.0

Career ERA 3.18 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 23.0% better than 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
1932 BBS EWL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.7 6 2 0 0 3.18 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 6 2 0 0 3.18 — 0

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.

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (88 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home38130172515.192
Away502013767416.333

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1943-07-11 PH5BLGL 100000000
1943-07-03 PH5BLGW 411000100
1943-07-01 PH5BLGL 000000010
1943-06-27 PH5BLGL 402000100
1943-06-26 PH5HOML 400000000
1943-06-24 PH5NY5W 410000010
1943-06-12 PH5NY5L 410000000
1943-06-06 PH5HSLL 110000010
1943-05-31 PH5NY6L 200000000
1943-05-29 PH5NY6L 400000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 8 5 12 10 3 2
C 4 3 7 2 1 0
OF 222 217 358 17 21 6
P 1 0 3 2 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1929 BBS OF 33 33 45 2 2 1
1930 HIL 2B 2 2 4 3 2 1
1930 HIL OF 27 26 57 1 5 1
1932 BBS 2B 2 0 3 0 1 0
1932 BBS OF 58 57 95 6 4 3
1932 BBS P 1 0 3 2 0 0
1934 HG OF 1 1 3 0 0 0
1934 ND 2B 3 3 5 6 0 1
1934 ND OF 28 27 37 2 4 1
1935 HG 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1935 HG OF 21 20 29 1 1 0
1937 PC OF 30 30 47 1 1 0
1938 SEN OF 14 14 35 3 3 0
1938 BEG OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1940 PS OF 2 2 1 0 0 0
1941 NBY OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1943 PS C 4 3 7 2 1 0
1943 PS OF 6 5 8 1 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
Catcher 4
Second Base 8
Left Field 78
Center Field 35
Right Field 109

Frequently Asked Questions about Buddy Burbage

Was Buddy Burbage a pitcher?
No. Buddy Burbage was a position player (Right Fielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Buddy Burbage hit?
Buddy Burbage hit 11 career home runs with 266 hits.