What years did Jesse Burkett play?

Jesse Burkett played in Major League Baseball from 1890 to 1905.

Was Jesse Burkett a pitcher?

Both. Jesse Burkett pitched in 23 games, going 3-11 with a 5.56 ERA, but spent most of his career as an Outfielder.

How many home runs did Jesse Burkett hit?

Jesse Burkett hit 75 career home runs with 2850 hits.

Is Jesse Burkett in the Hall of Fame?

Yes. Jesse Burkett was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.

Jesse Burkett

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1890-1905)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1946

AVG .338

HR 75

RBI 952

H 2,850

OPS .861

PIV 42,233

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 155 lb
Born: 12/4/1868 in Wheeling, WV, USA
Died: 5/27/1953 in Worcester, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1890-04-22
Last Game: 1905-10-07
Hall of Fame: Inducted 1946 (Veterans)

Full name: Jesse Cail Burkett

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,067	8,426	1,720	2,850	320	182	75	952	389	1,029	613	.338	.415	.446	.861	42,233

Career AVG .338 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — +25.5% above league average.

Career OBP .415 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +24.3% above league average.

Career SLG .446 vs. league average .358 across their career seasons — +24.7% above league average.

Career OPS .861 vs. league average .692 across their career seasons — +24.5% 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
1890	NY1	NL	101	401	67	124	23	13	4	60	14	33	52	.309	.260 (+19%)	.336 (+9%)	.351 (+31%)	.687 (+20%)	1340.1
1891	CL4	NL	40	167	29	45	7	4	0	13	1	23	19	.269	.254 (+6%)	.331 (+8%)	.343 (+5%)	.675 (+6%)	186.5
1892	CL4	NL	145	608	119	167	15	14	6	66	36	67	59	.275	.244 (+12%)	.316 (+10%)	.327 (+14%)	.644 (+12%)	1384.0
1893	CL4	NL	125	511	145	178	25	15	6	82	39	98	23	.348	.279 (+25%)	.356 (+29%)	.379 (+29%)	.735 (+29%)	3480.8
1894	CL4	NL	125	523	138	187	27	14	8	94	28	84	27	.358	.309 (+16%)	.379 (+18%)	.435 (+17%)	.814 (+17%)	2265.3
1895	CL4	NL	132	555	153	225	22	13	5	83	41	74	32	.405	.296 (+37%)	.361 (+33%)	.399 (+30%)	.761 (+31%)	4122.8
1896	CL4	NL	133	586	160	240	27	16	6	72	34	49	19	.410	.290 (+41%)	.354 (+30%)	.387 (+40%)	.741 (+35%)	4369.7
1897	CL4	NL	127	517	129	198	28	7	2	60	28	76	25	.383	.291 (+31%)	.354 (+32%)	.387 (+23%)	.741 (+27%)	3366.7
1898	CL4	NL	150	624	114	213	18	9	0	42	19	69	30	.341	.270 (+26%)	.333 (+24%)	.347 (+15%)	.680 (+19%)	2702.1
1899	SLN	NL	141	558	116	221	21	8	7	71	25	67	23	.396	.282 (+40%)	.343 (+35%)	.366 (+36%)	.710 (+36%)	4322.1
1900	SLN	NL	141	559	88	203	11	15	7	68	32	62	35	.363	.279 (+30%)	.338 (+27%)	.366 (+29%)	.705 (+28%)	3357.0
1901	SLN	NL	142	601	142	226	20	15	10	75	27	59	70	.376	.271 (+38%)	.326 (+35%)	.359 (+42%)	.686 (+38%)	4764.8
1902	SLA	AL	138	553	97	169	29	9	5	52	23	71	25	.306	.266 (+15%)	.321 (+21%)	.343 (+22%)	.665 (+21%)	2493.1
1903	SLA	AL	132	515	73	151	20	7	3	40	17	52	47	.293	.261 (+12%)	.316 (+14%)	.345 (+9%)	.662 (+11%)	1256.5
1904	SLA	AL	147	575	72	156	15	10	2	27	12	78	64	.271	.246 (+10%)	.300 (+21%)	.321 (+7%)	.622 (+13%)	1790.4
1905	BOS	AL	148	573	78	147	12	13	4	47	13	67	63	.257	.248 (+3%)	.307 (+10%)	.322 (+7%)	.629 (+8%)	1031.5
Career · 16 seasons			2,067	8,426	1,720	2,850	320	182	75	952	389	1,029	613	.338	—	—	—	—	42,233

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
3	11	23	14	6	0	0	123.0	144	76	3	94	84	5.56	-1971.5

Career ERA 5.56 vs. league average 3.98 across their career seasons — 39.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1890	NY1	NL	3	10	21	14	6	118.0	134	73	92	82	5.57	3.88 (-43%)	-1971.5
1894	CL4	NL	0	0	1	0	0	4.0	6	2	1	0	4.50	—	0.0
1902	SLA	AL	0	1	1	0	0	1.0	4	1	1	2	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			3	11	23	14	6	123.0	144	76	94	84	5.56	—	-1,971

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
6	25	3	8	1	0	0	1	0	2	.320

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1892	CS	CL4	6	25	3	8	1	0	0	1	0	2	.320

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	562	2176	393	731	24	204	.336
Away	577	2381	387	753	14	208	.316

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	1.0	4	1	1	2	9.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB
1905-10-07	BOS	NYY	W	3	3	3	1	0	2	1
1905-10-07	BOS	NYY	W	4	3	2	0	0	0	1
1905-10-06	BOS	NYY	W	3	1	1	0	0	0	1
1905-10-05	BOS	NYY	W	4	1	2	0	0	2	0
1905-10-04	BOS	CLE	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
1905-10-03	BOS	CLE	W	4	2	2	0	1	0	0
1905-10-02	BOS	CLE	W	4	0	2	0	1	0	0
1905-09-30	BOS	DET	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1905-09-30	BOS	DET	W	2	2	1	0	0	0	1
1905-09-29	BOS	DET	L	4	1	1	0	0	0	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1902-09-28	SLA	CHW	L	1.0	4	4	1	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	1	0	2	3	2	0
3B	1	0	1	2	0	1
OF	2054	295	3961	270	383	62
P	23	0	2	33	3	1
SS	1	0	0	1	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1890	NY1	OF	90	0	108	23	28	4
1890	NY1	P	21	0	2	33	3	1
1891	CL4	OF	40	0	53	5	7	1
1892	CL4	OF	145	0	271	20	31	7
1893	CL4	OF	125	0	239	19	46	5
1894	CL4	OF	125	0	242	17	24	5
1894	CL4	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1895	CL4	OF	132	0	273	17	38	4
1896	CL4	OF	133	0	269	18	23	4
1897	CL4	OF	127	0	226	18	13	3
1898	CL4	OF	150	0	268	17	19	3
1899	SLN	2B	1	0	2	3	2	0
1899	SLN	OF	140	0	296	20	21	3
1900	SLN	OF	141	0	337	17	25	6
1901	SLN	OF	142	0	307	17	27	4
1902	SLA	3B	1	0	1	2	0	1
1902	SLA	OF	137	0	300	17	26	5
1902	SLA	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1902	SLA	SS	1	0	0	1	0	0
1903	SLA	OF	132	0	230	10	15	4
1904	SLA	OF	147	147	266	24	18	4
1905	BOS	OF	148	148	276	11	22	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	23
Second Base	1
Third Base	1
Shortstop	1
Left Field	1936
Center Field	7
Right Field	115

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jesse Burkett

What years did Jesse Burkett play?: Jesse Burkett played in Major League Baseball from 1890 to 1905.
Was Jesse Burkett a pitcher?: Both. Jesse Burkett pitched in 23 games, going 3-11 with a 5.56 ERA, but spent most of his career as an Outfielder.
How many home runs did Jesse Burkett hit?: Jesse Burkett hit 75 career home runs with 2850 hits.
Is Jesse Burkett in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Jesse Burkett was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.