Was Ernest Burke a pitcher?

Yes. Ernest Burke pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 26 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ernest Burke hit?

Ernest Burke hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.

What was Ernest Burke's career batting average?

Ernest Burke batted .175 over his career, with 7 hits in 40 at bats.

How many RBI did Ernest Burke have?

Ernest Burke drove in 5 runs in his career.

What was Ernest Burke's career ERA?

Ernest Burke finished with a 3.84 career ERA, going 4-4 with 26 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ernest Burke have?

Ernest Burke recorded 26 career strikeouts.

Ernest Burke

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Ernest Burke was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Elite Giants. Across 15 career appearances, he went 4-4 with a 3.84 ERA and 26 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2320.8.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 4–4

ERA 3.84

WHIP 1.49

SO 26

Pitcher PIV 2320.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 6/26/1924 in Havre de Grace, MD, USA
Died: 1/31/2004 in Baltimore, MD, USA

Full name: Ernest Alexander Burke

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Ernest Burke — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
53.0	44.0	3.0	7.0	2.0	0	0	2.0	4.0	1.0	0	.159	.302	.205	.507

Pitching

Ernest Burke — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
6	5	11	8	8	0	110.1	126	61	6	0	27	27	0.49	1.39

Career Pitching Statistics

Ernest Burke — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	4	15	8	6	1	0	89.0	113	38	0	20	26	3.84	2320.8

Career ERA 3.84 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ernest Burke — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1946	BEG	NN2	1	0	1	1	1	0	9.0	9	3	2	3	3.00	3.59 (+16%)	0.0
1947	BEG	NN2	0	1	4	1	0	0	14.1	26	9	6	3	5.65	3.97 (-42%)	157.6
1948	BEG	NN2	3	3	10	6	5	1	65.2	78	26	12	20	3.56	4.10 (+13%)	2163.2
Career · 3 seasons			4	4	15	8	6	1	89.0	113	38	20	26	3.84	—	2,321

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

Ernest Burke — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
18	40	3	7	2	0	0	5	0	2	0	.175	.298	.225	.523	0

Career AVG .175 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 32.9% below league average.

Career OBP .298 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 11.1% below league average.

Career SLG .225 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 39.4% below league average.

Career OPS .523 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 26.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ernest Burke — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1946	BEG	NN2	1	4	0	1	0	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	BEG	NN2	7	11	0	1	0	0	1	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	BEG	NN2	10	25	3	5	2	4	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			18	40	3	7	2	5	2	.175	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Ernest Burke — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ernest Burke — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1948	NLC	BEG	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ernest Burke — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	13	22	3	4	0	1	.182
Away	4	5	0	1	0	0	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Ernest Burke — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	12	59.2	66	4	13	15	0.60
Away	4	17.0	24	0	5	1	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ernest Burke — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI
1948-09-12	BLG	NW2	L	3	0	0	0	0
1948-08-30	BLG	NY6	L	3	1	2	1	1
1948-08-14	BLG	NW2	L	1	0	0	0	0
1948-07-27	BLG	NY6	L	3	0	0	0	0
1948-07-18	BLG	NY5	W	3	2	2	1	0
1948-07-04	BLG	PH5	W	2	0	0	0	0
1948-06-04	BLG	NY5	W	3	0	0	0	0
1948-05-10	BLG	PH5	L	3	0	0	0	0
1947-09-05	BLG	HOM	L	1	0	0	0	0
1947-08-18	BLG	NY6	L	1	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ernest Burke — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1948-09-12	BLG	NW2	L	9.0	15	5	0	1	4
1948-08-30	BLG	NY6	—	5.1	10	4	4	1	2
1948-08-14	BLG	NW2	—	2.0	4	2	0	0	0
1948-07-27	BLG	NY6	L	7.0	5	3	0	1	1
1948-07-18	BLG	NY5	W	9.0	5	2	0	0	1
1948-07-04	BLG	PH5	W	6.0	7	1	0	3	1
1948-06-04	BLG	NY5	W	9.0	2	0	0	2	5
1948-05-10	BLG	PH5	—	7.0	12	6	0	1	1
1947-09-05	BLG	HOM	—	3.0	6	2	0	1	0
1947-08-18	BLG	NY6	—	3.0	3	2	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ernest Burke — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	2	2	2	0	0	0
P	15	9	3	29	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ernest Burke — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1946	BEG	P	1	1	1	5	0
1947	BEG	OF	2	2	2	0	0
1947	BEG	P	4	1	0	4	0
1948	BEG	P	10	7	2	20	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ernest Burke — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	15
Right Field	2

Ernest Burke: the record in brief

The season rows for Ernest Burke begin in 1946. Every season row on the page belongs to the Baltimore Elite Giants, from 1946 through 1948. Burke, born on June 26, 1924, in Havre de Grace, MD, USA, is listed as a pitcher and hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. The bio gives 180 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Burke died on January 31, 2004, in Baltimore, MD, USA. The given name on file is Ernest Alexander Burke.

Burke's career pitching line is 4 wins, 4 losses and a 3.84 ERA over 15 appearances. The same table counts 26 strikeouts. Burke's 3.84 ERA was close to the 3.89 league figure for those seasons. 1948 was Burke's sharpest full season, a 3.56 ERA against the league's 4.10. Burke's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 2,320.8.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ernest Burke

Was Ernest Burke a pitcher?: Yes. Ernest Burke pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 26 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ernest Burke hit?: Ernest Burke hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.
What was Ernest Burke's career batting average?: Ernest Burke batted .175 over his career, with 7 hits in 40 at bats.
How many RBI did Ernest Burke have?: Ernest Burke drove in 5 runs in his career.
What was Ernest Burke's career ERA?: Ernest Burke finished with a 3.84 career ERA, going 4-4 with 26 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ernest Burke have?: Ernest Burke recorded 26 career strikeouts.