Sean Burnett

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2016)

W–L 15–23
ERA 3.52
WHIP 1.34
SO 277
Pitcher PIV 491.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 185 lb
Born
9/17/1982 in Dunedin, FL, USA
MLB Debut
2004-05-30
Last Game
2016-09-30

Full name: Sean Richard Burnett

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
15 23 380 13 1 1 10 378.3 358 148 37 148 277 3.52 491.1

Career ERA 3.52 vs. league average 4.10 across their career seasons — 14.2% 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
2004 PIT NL 5 5 13 13 1 1 0 71.7 86 40 28 30 5.02 4.46 (-13%) -1064.1
2008 PIT NL 1 1 58 0 0 0 0 56.7 57 30 34 42 4.76 4.32 (-10%) -1186.6
2009 PIT NL 1 2 38 0 0 0 1 32.3 22 11 15 23 3.06 4.32 (+29%) -185.1
2009 WAS NL 1 1 33 0 0 0 0 25.3 14 9 13 20 3.20 4.32 (+26%) -174.4
2010 WAS NL 1 7 73 0 0 0 3 63.0 52 15 20 62 2.14 4.08 (+47%) 2153.8
2011 WAS NL 5 5 69 0 0 0 4 56.7 54 24 21 33 3.81 3.94 (+3%) -800.9
2012 WAS NL 1 2 70 0 0 0 2 56.7 58 15 12 57 2.38 4.01 (+41%) 1748.4
2013 LAA AL 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 9.7 9 1 4 7 0.93 3.87 (+76%) 0.0
2014 LAA AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.7 1 1 0 0 13.50 — 0.0
2016 WAS NL 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 5.7 5 2 1 3 3.18 — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 15 23 380 13 1 1 10 378.1 358 148 148 277 3.52 — 491

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
380 29 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 .069 .182 .103 .285 0

Career AVG .069 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 73.2% below league average.

Career OBP .182 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 43.9% below league average.

Career SLG .103 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 74.6% below league average.

Career OPS .285 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 61.0% 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
2004 PIT NL 13 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 PIT NL 58 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
2009 PIT NL 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 WAS NL 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 WAS NL 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 WAS NL 69 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
2012 WAS NL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 LAA AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 LAA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 WAS NL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 380 29 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 .069 — — — — 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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 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
2012 NLDS1 WAS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 2 0 0 1.0 3 3 1 1 27.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2012 NLDS1 WAS 0 0 2 0 0 1.0 3 3 1 1 27.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home186162100.062
Away194130100.077

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home186197.118673691463.33
Away194181.017275791313.73

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2016-09-30 WASMIA — 0.2111001
2016-09-29 WASAZ — 0.2000010
2016-09-25 WASPIT — 0.1011100
2016-09-24 WASPIT — 0.1000000
2016-09-17 WASATL — 1.0100000
2016-09-12 WASNYN — 1.0200010
2016-09-07 WASATL — 0.2100010
2016-09-06 WASATL — 0.1000000
2016-09-04 WASNYN — 0.1000000
2016-09-03 WASNYN — 0.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 380 13 39 84 2 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2004 PIT P 13 13 4 17 1 1
2008 PIT P 58 0 3 14 0 1
2009 PIT P 38 0 3 4 0 0
2009 WAS P 33 0 9 8 1 0
2010 WAS P 73 0 5 12 0 0
2011 WAS P 69 0 7 16 0 1
2012 WAS P 70 0 7 10 0 2
2013 LAA P 13 0 1 0 0 0
2014 LAA P 3 0 0 0 0 0
2016 WAS P 10 0 0 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 380

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2013 LAA AL $3,625,000
2012 WAS NL $2,350,000
2011 WAS NL $1,350,000
2010 WAS NL $775,000
2009 PIT NL $408,500
2005 PIT NL $321,000
Total Career Earnings $8,829,500

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Sean Burnett (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Todd Frohwirth
    20-19, 3.60 ERA
  2. 95
    Eric O'Flaherty
    23-15, 3.70 ERA
  3. 92
    Mike Perez
    24-16, 3.56 ERA
  4. 91
    Joe Beckwith
    18-19, 3.54 ERA
  5. 90
    Fernando Abad
    9-29, 3.78 ERA
  6. 89
    Jim Corsi
    22-24, 3.25 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Sean Burnett

What years did Sean Burnett play?
Sean Burnett played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2016.
Was Sean Burnett a pitcher?
Yes. Sean Burnett pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 277 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sean Burnett hit?
Sean Burnett hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.