Tex Burnett

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .255
HR 3
RBI 92
H 220
OPS .628
PIV -1,617
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 170 lb
Born
12/24/1899 in Houston, TX, USA
Died
2/9/1962 in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Full name: Fred Burnett

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
34.0 28.0 4.0 4.0 1.0 0 0 1.0 6.0 0 2.0 .143 .294 .179 .473

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
1929 4.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 2.0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Listed seasons · 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1.000 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
283 864 139 220 23 7 3 92 26 79 3 .255 .320 .308 .628 -1,617

Career AVG .255 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 8.8% below league average.

Career OBP .320 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 6.5% below league average.

Career SLG .308 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 21.6% below league average.

Career OPS .628 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 14.6% 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
1922 PK NNL 25 69 10 22 2 0 1 5 2 4 0 .319 .285 (+12%) .345 (+5%) .397 (-1%) .743 (+2%) 32.5
1923 ABC NNL 47 168 31 44 5 2 1 15 0 13 0 .262 .282 (-7%) .344 (-8%) .390 (-15%) .734 (-11%) -302.0
1924 NLG ECL 33 91 12 22 3 0 0 12 6 8 0 .242 .283 (-15%) .345 (-10%) .389 (-29%) .734 (-20%) -282.2
1925 HBG ECL 25 83 10 23 2 1 0 12 1 3 0 .277 .288 (-4%) .349 (-14%) .407 (-20%) .756 (-17%) -240.3
1925 ACB ECL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — -240.3
1926 BRG ECL 23 80 13 22 1 0 0 5 4 15 0 .275 .279 (-2%) .345 (+13%) .390 (-26%) .735 (-8%) -34.9
1927 BRG ECL 23 66 8 10 1 0 0 2 1 9 0 .152 .282 (-46%) .344 (-26%) .392 (-58%) .736 (-43%) -446.1
1927 NLG ECL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — -446.1
1928 NLG ECL 3 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .100 — — — — 0.0
1931 HG IND 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1931 HAR IND 4 13 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .385 — — — — 0.0
1932 NBY IND 14 45 9 11 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 .244 — — — — 0.0
1933 SOX NN2 28 93 18 29 3 2 0 14 4 7 0 .312 .270 (+15%) .329 (+11%) .377 (+3%) .707 (+7%) 109.5
1934 HG IND 17 50 6 6 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 .120 .278 (-57%) .340 (-60%) .392 (-54%) .733 (-57%) -471.3
1935 BE NN2 32 85 18 24 3 0 0 14 6 16 2 .282 .279 (+1%) .342 (+16%) .399 (-20%) .742 (-4%) 18.1
1936 NE NN2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1937 NE NN2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1941 NBY NN2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 283 864 139 220 23 7 3 92 26 79 3 .255 — — — — -2,303

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home16328900.281
Away2458101402.241

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1941-08-03 NY5NW2L 100000000
1941-05-20 NY5HOML 000000010
1937-08-15 HOMNW2W 010000000
1937-06-06 NW2WEGW 200000000
1936-09-12 NW2PTCL 000000000
1936-09-12 NW2PTCL 000000010
1936-07-05 NW2PH5L 100000000
1935-09-01 BRNNW1W 310000000
1935-08-25 BRNNY6L 101000000
1935-08-18 BRNPH5L 200000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 55 48 491 21 8 29
2B 4 1 12 12 4 0
3B 10 10 10 10 5 1
C 185 147 622 125 24 12
OF 21 15 17 1 1 0
PH 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 2 2 5 5 1 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1922 PK 1B 1 1 6 1 0 0
1922 PK 2B 4 1 12 12 4 0
1922 PK C 16 15 74 16 6 3
1922 PK OF 4 3 2 0 0 0
1922 PK SS 2 2 5 5 1 0
1923 ABC 1B 13 8 115 7 2 5
1923 ABC C 32 29 86 35 4 1
1923 ABC OF 7 6 8 1 0 0
1924 NLG C 29 27 117 17 6 2
1924 NLG OF 3 2 3 0 1 0
1925 HBG C 22 0 0 0 0 0
1925 ACB PH 1 0 0 0 0 0
1926 BRG 1B 23 23 218 10 4 17
1927 BRG C 17 16 60 18 5 1
1927 BRG OF 4 2 0 0 0 0
1927 NLG C 1 1 7 0 0 0
1928 NLG C 3 3 11 3 0 1
1931 HG C 1 0 2 0 0 0
1931 HAR 1B 1 0 4 0 0 1
1931 HAR C 3 3 19 2 0 1
1932 NBY 3B 3 3 3 2 3 0
1932 NBY C 8 7 29 4 0 0
1932 NBY OF 2 2 4 0 0 0
1933 SOX 1B 7 6 65 1 2 4
1933 SOX C 22 20 96 15 2 2
1933 SOX OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1934 HG C 17 17 74 9 0 1
1935 BE 1B 9 9 74 2 0 2
1935 BE 3B 7 7 7 8 2 1
1935 BE C 11 8 42 6 1 0
1936 NE C 2 0 0 0 0 0
1937 NE C 1 1 5 0 0 0
1941 NBY 1B 1 1 9 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 185
First Base 55
Second Base 4
Third Base 10
Shortstop 2
Left Field 6
Center Field 1
Right Field 14

Frequently Asked Questions about Tex Burnett

Was Tex Burnett a pitcher?
No. Tex Burnett was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Tex Burnett hit?
Tex Burnett hit 3 career home runs with 220 hits.