John Burkett

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-2003)

W–L 166–136
ERA 4.31
WHIP 1.35
SO 1,766
Pitcher PIV 32698.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 175 lb
Born
11/28/1964 in New Brighton, PA, USA
MLB Debut
1987-09-15
Last Game
2003-09-26
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: John David Burkett

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
166 136 445 423 21 6 1 2648.3 2,866 1,268 257 700 1,766 4.31 32698.1

Career ERA 4.31 vs. league average 4.34 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
1987 SFN NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 3 3 5 4.50 — 0.0
1990 SFN NL 14 7 33 32 2 0 1 204.0 201 86 61 118 3.79 3.86 (+2%) 568.1
1991 SFN NL 12 11 36 34 3 1 0 206.7 223 96 60 131 4.18 3.91 (-7%) 603.0
1992 SFN NL 13 9 32 32 3 1 0 189.7 194 81 45 107 3.84 3.75 (-3%) 2091.5
1993 SFN NL 22 7 34 34 2 1 0 231.7 224 94 40 145 3.65 4.19 (+13%) 4754.4
1994 SFN NL 6 8 25 25 0 0 0 159.3 176 64 36 85 3.62 4.51 (+20%) 2039.2
1995 FLO NL 14 14 30 30 4 0 0 188.3 208 90 57 126 4.30 4.45 (+3%) 800.8
1996 FLO NL 6 10 24 24 1 0 0 154.0 154 74 42 108 4.32 4.61 (+6%) 2776.8
1996 TEX AL 5 2 10 10 1 1 0 68.7 75 31 16 47 4.06 4.61 (+12%) 2201.6
1997 TEX AL 9 12 30 30 2 0 0 189.3 240 96 30 139 4.56 4.39 (-4%) 4114.1
1998 TEX AL 9 13 32 32 0 0 0 195.0 230 123 46 131 5.68 4.43 (-28%) 2731.3
1999 TEX AL 9 8 30 25 0 0 0 147.3 184 92 46 96 5.62 4.71 (-19%) 1107.0
2000 ATL NL 10 6 31 22 0 0 0 134.3 162 73 51 110 4.89 4.77 (-3%) 2715.2
2001 ATL NL 12 12 34 34 1 1 0 219.3 187 74 70 187 3.04 4.42 (+31%) 5882.4
2002 BOS AL 13 8 29 29 1 1 0 173.0 199 87 50 124 4.53 4.28 (-6%) -583.3
2003 BOS AL 12 9 32 30 1 0 0 181.7 202 104 47 107 5.15 4.40 (-17%) 896.2
Career · 16 seasons 166 136 445 423 21 6 1 2,648.1 2,866 1,268 700 1,766 4.31 — 32,698

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
446 540 22 50 6 0 0 18 0 26 226 .093 .136 .104 .240 -5,358

Career AVG .093 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 65.0% below league average.

Career OBP .136 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 59.3% below league average.

Career SLG .104 vs. league average .415 across their career seasons — 75.0% below league average.

Career OPS .240 vs. league average .749 across their career seasons — 68.0% 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
1987 SFN NL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 SFN NL 33 63 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 5 35 .048 .257 (-82%) .324 (-64%) .385 (-88%) .710 (-77%) -755.6
1991 SFN NL 36 55 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 26 .091 .255 (-64%) .323 (-57%) .384 (-72%) .708 (-65%) -560.3
1992 SFN NL 32 55 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 24 .018 .255 (-93%) .322 (-74%) .377 (-90%) .699 (-83%) -707.9
1993 SFN NL 34 76 7 9 0 0 0 4 0 5 31 .118 .265 (-55%) .332 (-48%) .403 (-71%) .735 (-60%) -735.2
1994 SFN NL 25 51 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 .059 .269 (-78%) .338 (-77%) .424 (-86%) .763 (-82%) -698.1
1995 FLO NL 31 66 3 7 1 0 0 3 0 2 23 .106 .266 (-60%) .337 (-57%) .417 (-71%) .755 (-65%) -707.2
1996 FLO NL 24 52 2 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 17 .173 .269 (-36%) .340 (-49%) .426 (-50%) .767 (-50%) -437.6
1996 TEX AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — -437.6
1997 TEX AL 30 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
1998 TEX AL 32 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 TEX AL 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 ATL NL 31 42 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 3 15 .143 — — — — 0.0
2001 ATL NL 34 65 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 3 29 .092 .263 (-65%) .332 (-60%) .426 (-78%) .758 (-70%) -755.7
2002 BOS AL 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 BOS AL 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 446 540 22 50 6 0 0 18 0 26 226 .093 — — — — -5,795

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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2003 ALCS BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ALDS2 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 NLCS ATL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2001 NLDS1 ATL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2000 NLDS1 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS2 TEX 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
2 1 6 5 0 30.0 40 16 7 15 4.80

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2003 ALCS BOS 0 0 1 1 0 3.7 7 3 0 1 7.36
2003 ALDS2 BOS 0 0 1 1 0 5.3 9 4 2 1 6.75
2001 NLCS ATL 0 1 1 1 0 4.3 7 4 2 2 8.31
2001 NLDS1 ATL 1 0 1 1 0 6.3 6 2 2 4 2.84
2000 NLDS1 ATL 0 0 1 0 0 1.3 1 1 0 0 6.75
1996 ALDS2 TEX 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 10 2 1 7 2.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home216241101807.075
Away2302991232011.107

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2161317.214356463378984.41
Away2291330.214316223638684.21

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2003-09-26 BOSTBR W 3.0422031
2003-09-24 BOSBAL L 0.1776011
2003-09-19 BOSCLE W 7.0300130
2003-09-14 BOSCHW L 6.0655242
2003-09-08 BOSBAL — 5.11055000
2003-09-02 BOSCHW W 6.0311140
2003-08-27 BOSTOR — 6.0733211
2003-08-23 BOSSEA — 6.0855150
2003-08-17 BOSSEA L 6.2633160
2003-08-12 BOSOAK L 6.0755032

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 445 423 177 314 9 20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1987 SFN P 3 0 0 1 0 1
1990 SFN P 33 32 11 25 1 4
1991 SFN P 36 34 13 25 1 2
1992 SFN P 32 32 11 18 1 0
1993 SFN P 34 34 21 36 0 2
1994 SFN P 25 25 14 23 0 1
1995 FLO P 30 30 18 26 0 0
1996 FLO P 24 24 12 21 1 1
1996 TEX P 10 10 7 4 0 0
1997 TEX P 30 30 12 28 1 1
1998 TEX P 32 32 11 18 1 0
1999 TEX P 30 25 7 18 0 2
2000 ATL P 31 22 10 15 1 1
2001 ATL P 34 34 15 26 0 1
2002 BOS P 29 29 8 11 1 0
2003 BOS P 32 30 7 19 1 4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 445

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2003 BOS AL $5,500,000
2002 BOS AL $5,500,000
2001 ATL NL $1,750,000
2000 ATL NL $750,000
1999 TEX AL $4,000,000
1998 TEX AL $4,000,000
1997 TEX AL $3,550,000
1996 FLO NL $3,550,000
1995 FLO NL $3,350,000
1994 SFN NL $3,550,000
1993 SFN NL $1,700,000
1992 SFN NL $375,000
1991 SFN NL $230,000
1990 SFN NL $100,000
Total Career Earnings $37,905,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1993 Cy Young Award NL 4th 9.0 140 0
1993 Most Valuable Player NL 24th 1.0 392 0
1990 Rookie of the Year NL 4th 12.0 120 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

John Burkett (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Kyle Lohse
    147-143, 4.40 ERA
  2. 81
    Bronson Arroyo
    148-137, 4.28 ERA
  3. 61
    Kevin Millwood
    169-152, 4.11 ERA
  4. 55
    Kevin Tapani
    143-125, 4.35 ERA
  5. 53
    Aaron Harang
    128-143, 4.26 ERA
  6. 51
    Freddy Garcia
    156-108, 4.15 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about John Burkett

What years did John Burkett play?
John Burkett played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 2003.
Was John Burkett a pitcher?
Yes. John Burkett pitched in the major leagues, recording 166 wins and 1766 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Burkett hit?
John Burkett hit 0 career home runs with 50 hits.