What years did Sheldon Burnside play?

Sheldon Burnside played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1980.

Was Sheldon Burnside a pitcher?

Yes. Sheldon Burnside pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 18 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Sheldon Burnside hit?

Sheldon Burnside hit 0 career home runs.

Sheldon Burnside

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1978-1980)

W–L 2–1

ERA 6.00

WHIP 1.63

SO 18

Pitcher PIV 2.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 200 lb
Born: 12/22/1954 in South Bend, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 1978-09-04
Last Game: 1980-09-16

Full name: Sheldon John Burnside

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	1	19	0	0	0	0	30.0	38	20	3	11	18	6.00	2.3

Career ERA 6.00 vs. league average 3.84 across their career seasons — 56.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1978	DET	AL	0	0	2	4.0	4	4	2	3	9.00	—	0.0
1979	DET	AL	1	1	10	21.3	28	15	8	13	6.33	4.00 (-58%)	2.3
1980	CIN	NL	1	0	7	4.7	6	1	1	2	1.93	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			2	1	19	30.0	38	20	11	18	6.00	—	2

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
19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1978	DET	AL	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	DET	AL	10	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	CIN	NL	7	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			19	1	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	10	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	9	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	10	14.2	16	7	3	9	4.30
Away	9	15.1	22	13	8	9	7.63

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1980-09-16	CIN	SFG	L	0	0
1980-06-12	CIN	PIT	L	0	0
1980-06-10	CIN	PIT	L	0	0
1980-06-04	CIN	LAD	W	0	0
1980-06-01	CIN	SDP	W	1	1
1980-05-31	CIN	SDP	L	0	0
1980-05-25	CIN	WSN	L	0	0
1979-05-22	DET	NYY	L	0	0
1979-05-15	DET	NYY	L	0	0
1979-05-05	DET	MIN	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1980-09-16	CIN	SFG	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1980-06-12	CIN	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1980-06-10	CIN	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1980-06-04	CIN	LAD	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1980-06-01	CIN	SDP	W	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
1980-05-31	CIN	SDP	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1980-05-25	CIN	WSN	—	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	1
1979-05-22	DET	NYY	—	0.2	4	3	2	0	0	0
1979-05-15	DET	NYY	—	3.1	6	5	5	1	1	0
1979-05-05	DET	MIN	—	1.1	2	1	1	1	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	19	0	0	8	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	A	DP
1978	DET	P	2	0	0
1979	DET	P	10	4	1
1980	CIN	P	7	4	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	19

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheldon Burnside

What years did Sheldon Burnside play?: Sheldon Burnside played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1980.
Was Sheldon Burnside a pitcher?: Yes. Sheldon Burnside pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 18 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sheldon Burnside hit?: Sheldon Burnside hit 0 career home runs.