Todd Burns

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1988-1993)

Todd Burns was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1993 for the Athletics, the Texas Rangers, and the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 6 seasons. Across 203 career appearances, he went 21-23 with a 3.47 ERA and 252 strikeouts.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 21–23
ERA 3.47
WHIP 1.25
SO 252
Pitcher PIV -2532.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 186 lb
Born
7/6/1963 in Maywood, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1988-05-31
Last Game
1993-09-17

Full name: Todd Edward Burns

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Career Pitching Statistics

Todd Burns — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
21 23 203 33 2 0 13 489.2 439 189 43 175 252 3.47 -2532.7

Career ERA 3.47 vs. league average 3.86 across their career seasons — 10.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Todd Burns — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1988 OAK AL 8 2 17 14 2 0 1 102.2 93 36 34 57 3.16 3.73 (+15%) 103.1
1989 OAK AL 6 5 50 2 0 0 8 96.1 66 24 28 49 2.24 3.71 (+40%) 1613.2
1990 OAK AL 3 3 43 2 0 0 3 78.2 78 26 32 43 2.97 3.86 (+23%) -779.1
1991 OAK AL 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 13.1 10 5 8 3 3.38 3.91 (+14%) -748.2
1992 TEX AL 3 5 35 10 0 0 1 103.0 97 44 32 55 3.84 3.75 (-3%) -72.0
1993 TEX AL 0 4 25 5 0 0 0 65.0 63 33 32 35 4.57 4.19 (-9%) -796.3
1993 SLN NL 0 4 24 0 0 0 0 30.2 32 21 9 10 6.16 4.19 (-47%) -1853.3
Career · 7 seasons 21 23 203 33 2 0 13 489.2 439 189 175 252 3.47 — -2,533

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

Todd Burns — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
203 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .708 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Todd Burns — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1988 OAK AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 OAK AL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 OAK AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 OAK AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 TEX AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 TEX AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 SLN NL 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 7 seasons 203 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 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

Todd Burns — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Todd Burns — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1990 WS OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1989 WS OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 WS OAK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Todd Burns — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 5 0 0 3.2 6 3 3 0 7.36

Playoff Pitching by Year

Todd Burns — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1990 WS OAK 0 0 2 0 0 1.2 5 3 2 0 16.20
1989 WS OAK 0 0 2 0 0 1.2 1 0 1 0 0.00
1988 WS OAK 0 0 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Todd Burns — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home9910000.000
Away10420000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Todd Burns — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home99249.119770751232.53
Away104240.12421191001294.46

Last 10 Games — Batting

Todd Burns — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1993-09-17 STLPITL 000000000
1993-09-14 STLWSNL 000000000
1993-09-12 STLSFGW 000000000
1993-09-07 STLCINL 000000000
1993-09-05 STLSFGW 000000000
1993-09-01 STLCINW 000000000
1993-08-30 STLCINL 000000000
1993-08-29 STLLADL 000000000
1993-08-24 STLSDPL 100000001
1993-08-23 STLSDPL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Todd Burns — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1993-09-17 STLPIT — 0.2100100
1993-09-14 STLWSN — 1.0200000
1993-09-12 STLSFG — 2.0000000
1993-09-07 STLCIN — 0.0100000
1993-09-05 STLSFG — 1.0000010
1993-09-01 STLCIN — 0.2100000
1993-08-30 STLCIN — 2.0000000
1993-08-29 STLLAD — 1.0111011
1993-08-24 STLSDP — 5.1988124
1993-08-23 STLSDP — 1.0111001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Todd Burns — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 203 33 29 42 6 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Todd Burns — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1988 OAK P 17 14 3 11 0 1
1989 OAK P 50 2 9 9 3 1
1990 OAK P 43 2 2 7 0 1
1991 OAK P 9 0 3 2 0 0
1992 TEX P 35 10 5 8 1 1
1993 TEX P 25 5 6 3 2 1
1993 SLN P 24 0 1 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Todd Burns — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 203

Salary History

Todd Burns — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1993 TEX AL $575,000
1992 TEX AL $345,000
1991 OAK AL $325,000
1990 OAK AL $235,000
1989 OAK AL $100,000
Total Career Earnings $1,580,000

College History

Todd Burns — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Oral Roberts University Tulsa OK 1982, 1983, 1984

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Todd Burns (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Manny Sarmiento
    26-22, 3.49 ERA
  2. 72
    Bill Dawley
    27-30, 3.42 ERA
  3. 53
    Rube Schauer
    10-29, 3.35 ERA
  4. 51
    Dave Tobik
    14-23, 3.70 ERA
  5. 51
    Bob Humphreys
    27-21, 3.36 ERA
  6. 50
    Tom House
    29-23, 3.79 ERA

Todd Burns: the record in brief

Todd Burns's major league career runs from a debut on May 31, 1988 to a final game on September 17, 1993. Burns played for the Oakland Athletics (1988 to 1991), the Texas Rangers (1992 to 1993), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1993). Born on July 6, 1963, in Maywood, CA, USA, Burns is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Burns's listed size is 6-foot-2 and 186 pounds. The bio lists the given name Todd Edward.

Burns pitched in 203 games, starting 33, and finished with a 21-23 record and 3.47 ERA. Burns had 252 strikeouts and 13 saves. That 3.47 ERA compares with a 3.86 league average across the same seasons, 10.1% better. Burns won 8 games in 1988, the most of any season listed. In 1989, one of the busiest seasons, Burns posted a 2.24 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.71.

Burns made 5 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-0 record and 7.36 ERA. Those appearances came in 1988, 1989, and 1990.

Frequently Asked Questions about Todd Burns

What years did Todd Burns play?
Todd Burns played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1993.
Was Todd Burns a pitcher?
Yes. Todd Burns pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 252 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Todd Burns hit?
Todd Burns hit 0 career home runs.
What was Todd Burns's career batting average?
Todd Burns batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 3 at bats.
What was Todd Burns's career ERA?
Todd Burns finished with a 3.47 career ERA, going 21-23 with 252 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Todd Burns have?
Todd Burns recorded 252 career strikeouts.