Tex Burnett

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Tex Burnett was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball for 12 teams, including the Pittsburgh Keystones. In 283 career games, he hit .255 with 220 hits, 3 home runs, and 92 RBI. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

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

Tex Burnett — 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

Tex Burnett — 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

Tex Burnett — 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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Tex Burnett Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Tex Burnett — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home16328900.281
Away2458101402.241

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tex Burnett — 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

Tex Burnett — 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

Tex Burnett — 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

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Tex Burnett Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Catcher 185
First Base 55
Second Base 4
Third Base 10
Shortstop 2
Left Field 6
Center Field 1
Right Field 14

Tex Burnett: the record in brief

Tex Burnett's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1922 to 1941. Club by club, the record runs the Pittsburgh Keystones (1922), the Indianapolis ABCs (1923), the New York Lincoln Giants (1924 through 1928), the Harrisburg Giants (1925), the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1925), the Brooklyn Royal Giants (1926 to 1927), the Homestead Grays (1931 through 1934), and the Harlem Stars (1931), among other clubs in the table. Burnett, a catcher by primary position, switch-hit and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 5 feet, 9 inches and 170 pounds. The birth record reads December 24, 1899, in Houston, TX, USA. The bio records the death on February 9, 1962, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The given name on file is Fred Burnett.

Burnett finished with 220 hits from 864 at bats in 283 games, which works out to .255, along with 3 home runs, 92 RBI, and 26 stolen bases. Burnett's career OPS of .628 combines a .320 on-base mark with .308 slugging. Burnett's .255 average ran 8.8% below the .279 that the league posted over the same seasons.

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.
What teams did Tex Burnett play for?
Tex Burnett played for 10 teams: the Pittsburgh Keystones (1922), the Indianapolis ABCs (1923), the New York Lincoln Giants (1924, 1927–1928), the Harrisburg Giants (1925), the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1925), the Brooklyn Royal Giants (1926–1927), the Homestead Grays (1931, 1934), the New York Black Yankees (1931–1932, 1941), the Baltimore Sox (1933), and the Newark Eagles (1935–1937).
What were Tex Burnett's career stats?
In 283 games, Tex Burnett had 220 hits, 3 home runs, 92 RBI, 139 runs, and 26 stolen bases, with a .255 batting average.
What position did Tex Burnett play?
Tex Burnett played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tex Burnett and how much did he weigh?
Tex Burnett was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 170 pounds.
How many home runs did Tex Burnett hit each season?
Tex Burnett's home runs by season: 1 in 1922, 1 in 1923, 0 in 1924, 0 in 1925, 0 in 1926, 0 in 1927, 0 in 1928, 0 in 1931, 1 in 1932, 0 in 1933, 0 in 1934, 0 in 1935, 0 in 1937, and 0 in 1941. His most in one season was 1, in 1922, 1923, and 1932.
What was Tex Burnett's career batting average?
Tex Burnett batted .255 over his career, with 220 hits in 864 at bats.
How many RBI did Tex Burnett have?
Tex Burnett drove in 92 runs in his career.
Is Tex Burnett in the Hall of Fame?
No. Tex Burnett has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.