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RF Ellis Burks #26
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R
10/05/1997
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RF ELLIS BURKS #26 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
156 598 163 26 3 33 102 77 145 .273 .356 .492 9 4.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 14 14 14 14
Gap 13 13 13 14
Power 15 15 15 15
Eye 11 12 11 14
Avoid K's 11 11 11 12
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 12
Errors: - 1 15
Arm: - 1 10
Turn DP: - 2 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 13
1st Base: - Center Field: 3
2nd Base: - Right Field: 11
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 14
Stealing Ability: 18
Baserunning Inst.: 15
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 5
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/04/1997 MON Win, 5-1 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
10/02/1997 @ MON Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
10/01/1997 @ MON Win, 3-1 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 1
09/29/1997 NYM Win, 10-9 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 0
09/28/1997 MON Loss, 1-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1997 MON Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/26/1997 MON Win, 7-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/1997 WAS Loss, 5-6 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/24/1997 WAS Loss, 5-9 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
09/23/1997 WAS Win, 5-3 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
Birthday:09/11/1964
Born in:Vicksburg, MS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Drafted:1986, 14th Pick in Round 1
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 156 598 163 26 3 33 102 97 77 145 .273 .356 .492 .848 .350 .219 132
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 156 682 3 6 0 3 0 4 294 62 9 5 64.3 110.3 6.66 4.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   165 39 4 2 8 23 18 17 43 0 0 0 .236 .308 .430 .738
Versus Right   433 124 22 1 25 79 79 60 102 4 0 3 .286 .374 .515 .889
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   5 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Last Week   26 2 0 0 1 3 2 4 6 0 0 0 .077 .200 .192 .392
April   107 21 2 1 6 11 18 12 26 0 0 1 .196 .283 .402 .685
May   89 26 5 1 4 17 15 16 18 1 0 1 .292 .402 .506 .907
June   95 24 4 0 3 10 15 15 22 0 0 0 .253 .355 .389 .744
July   97 29 5 0 7 21 14 11 30 0 0 0 .299 .370 .567 .937
August   105 38 7 0 7 23 21 13 20 1 0 1 .362 .433 .629 1.062
September   105 25 3 1 6 20 14 10 29 2 0 0 .238 .299 .457 .756
Postseason   11 4 2 0 1 3 2 1 5 1 0 0 .364 .385 .818 1.203
Last Year   512 142 18 1 35 95 76 64 111 3 0 5 .277 .361 .521 .883
2 Years Ago   616 147 35 4 33 96 82 50 145 6 0 5 .239 .298 .469 .768
Career   6569 1704 312 33 366 1093 995 631 1462 52 6 57 .259 .327 .484 .811
Home   297 83 12 1 21 67 52 39 78 3 0 1 .279 .362 .539 .900
Road   301 80 14 2 12 35 45 38 67 1 0 2 .266 .351 .445 .796
Grass   243 64 11 2 12 35 37 34 57 1 0 2 .263 .357 .473 .830
Turf   355 99 15 1 21 67 60 43 88 3 0 1 .279 .356 .504 .860
Day   276 78 10 2 14 49 41 32 68 2 0 2 .283 .359 .486 .844
Night   322 85 16 1 19 53 56 45 77 2 0 1 .264 .354 .497 .851
As Starter   598 163 26 3 33 102 97 77 145 4 0 3 .273 .356 .492 .848
Close/Late   115 28 6 0 1 14 22 19 30 1 0 1 .243 .353 .322 .675
Inning 1-3   202 67 6 1 15 47 36 27 41 3 0 2 .332 .410 .594 1.004
Inning 4-6   215 50 9 2 15 36 29 23 53 0 0 0 .233 .307 .502 .809
Inning 7-9   169 44 11 0 2 16 30 24 47 1 0 1 .260 .354 .361 .715
Extra Innings   12 2 0 0 1 3 2 3 4 0 0 0 .167 .333 .417 .750
0 Outs   198 46 6 2 7 17 36 19 49 0 0 1 .232 .303 .389 .692
1 Outs   193 64 11 1 16 52 42 27 48 4 0 0 .332 .406 .648 1.054
2 Outs   207 53 9 0 10 33 19 31 48 0 0 2 .256 .358 .444 .803
Scoring Position   161 47 10 1 9 70 27 24 34 4 0 2 .292 .382 .534 .916
Bases Empty   318 89 12 2 19 19 58 37 69 0 0 0 .280 .355 .509 .864
Runner on 1st   119 27 4 0 5 13 12 16 42 0 0 1 .227 .324 .387 .710
Runner on 2nd   41 14 2 0 4 16 8 8 7 0 0 1 .341 .460 .683 1.143
Runner on 3rd   17 6 2 0 0 7 4 5 3 0 0 0 .353 .500 .471 .971
Runner on 1st & 2nd   63 18 2 0 5 22 13 5 15 0 0 0 .286 .338 .556 .894
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 4 1 1 0 9 0 3 3 2 0 0 .267 .350 .467 .817
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Bases Loaded   17 5 3 0 0 16 1 2 5 2 0 1 .294 .364 .471 .834
Two Strikes   304 58 5 1 10 31 37 32 145 1 0 1 .191 .269 .313 .582
First Pitch   73 27 4 0 8 17 17 4 0 1 0 1 .370 .405 .753 1.158
Count 0-1   55 18 4 0 3 14 6 0 0 0 0 1 .327 .339 .564 .903
Count 0-2   54 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 31 0 0 0 .093 .093 .093 .185
Count 1-0   54 17 2 2 1 8 9 0 0 1 0 0 .315 .309 .481 .791
Count 1-1   50 16 5 0 4 14 9 0 0 1 0 0 .320 .314 .660 .974
Count 1-2   101 17 2 0 2 9 9 0 60 1 0 1 .168 .175 .248 .422
Count 2-0   21 13 4 0 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .619 .619 1.238 1.857
Count 2-1   28 10 2 0 2 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 .357 .379 .643 1.022
Count 2-2   90 13 2 0 3 7 7 0 41 0 0 0 .144 .144 .267 .411
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 1 5 17 0 0 0 0 .000 .895 .000 .895
Count 3-1   11 4 0 0 2 3 8 23 0 0 0 0 .364 .794 .909 1.703
Full Count   59 23 1 1 5 15 18 32 13 0 0 0 .390 .604 .695 1.299
Behind in Count   210 40 6 0 5 23 18 0 91 1 0 2 .190 .197 .290 .488
Ahead in Count   116 44 8 2 8 26 28 41 0 1 0 0 .379 .538 .690 1.228
Batting 2nd   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Batting 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Batting 4th   536 147 24 2 31 91 87 65 130 3 0 3 .274 .354 .500 .854
Batting 5th   53 15 2 1 2 11 8 10 13 1 0 0 .283 .391 .472 .862
Low Leverage   231 73 13 1 18 31 46 35 52 0 0 0 .316 .406 .615 1.021
Medium Leverage   240 52 7 1 10 31 30 23 60 3 0 3 .217 .290 .379 .669
High Leverage   124 36 6 1 5 40 19 18 33 1 0 0 .290 .378 .476 .853
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1987 Toronto - DBL 22 154 616 159 31 3 31 92 100 60 3 3 107 40 16 .258 .326 .469 .795 120 124 3.9
1988 Toronto - DBL 23 152 606 168 25 1 42 120 109 59 0 2 132 48 15 .277 .340 .530 .870 144 154 6.7
1989 Toronto - DBL 24 156 609 164 31 4 30 101 83 57 7 1 140 26 12 .269 .338 .481 .819 132 137 5.6
1990 Toronto - DBL 25 155 594 129 24 1 24 71 85 45 4 6 143 20 8 .217 .274 .382 .656 86 88 2.0
1991 Toronto - DBL 26 152 590 159 33 4 31 100 85 47 9 9 131 22 7 .269 .328 .497 .825 129 132 4.9
1992 Toronto - DBL 27 155 601 160 24 6 34 92 92 61 9 7 130 31 8 .266 .339 .496 .835 133 135 5.0
1993 Florida - DBL 28 158 598 148 35 1 38 114 100 69 5 7 120 32 12 .247 .327 .500 .827 127 131 4.7
1994 Florida - DBL 29 158 629 165 30 5 35 110 86 42 7 4 158 28 3 .262 .314 .493 .807 118 122 4.8
1995 Toronto - DBL 30 154 616 147 35 4 33 96 82 50 5 6 145 20 8 .239 .298 .469 .768 116 121 4.1
1996 Toronto - DBL 31 139 512 142 18 1 35 95 76 64 5 3 111 8 4 .277 .361 .521 .883 140 144 4.9
1997 Toronto - DBL 32 156 598 163 26 3 33 102 97 77 3 4 145 9 5 .273 .356 .492 .848 132 132 4.6
Total DBL 1689 6569 1704 312 33 366 1093 995 631 57 52 1462 284 98 .259 .327 .484 .811 125 129 51.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1987 Toronto - DBL 22 7 27 6 3 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 9 2 0 .222 .290 .444 .735 0 0 0.0
1988 Toronto - DBL 23 5 21 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 .238 .238 .429 .667 0 0 0.0
1990 Toronto - DBL 25 11 42 6 1 0 2 4 6 0 0 1 11 0 0 .143 .140 .310 .449 0 0 0.0
1991 Toronto - DBL 26 6 25 6 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 6 0 1 .240 .269 .280 .549 0 0 0.0
1997 Toronto - DBL 32 3 11 4 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 5 1 0 .364 .385 .818 1.203 0 0 0.0
Total DBL 32 126 27 8 0 5 14 14 4 1 3 33 5 1 .214 .239 .397 .636 77 65
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1987 Toronto - DBL LF 3 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 14.0 3.21 +0.3 .983
1987 Toronto - DBL CF 24 23 70 0 0 71 1 .986 196.0 3.21 -1.3 .948
1987 Toronto - DBL RF 132 128 326 7 1 338 5 .985 1165.1 2.57 -1.0 1.007
1988 Toronto - DBL LF 135 135 287 1 0 291 3 .990 1210.2 2.14 +5.8 1.032
1988 Toronto - DBL CF 5 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 35.0 2.57 +0.2 1.008
1988 Toronto - DBL RF 10 10 19 2 0 21 0 1.000 90.0 2.10 -0.4 .985
1989 Toronto - DBL LF 154 154 344 9 3 361 8 .978 1393.0 2.28 +7.8 1.061
1989 Toronto - DBL CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.13 -0.2 1.002
1989 Toronto - DBL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1990 Toronto - DBL LF 155 153 358 7 1 367 2 .995 1370.0 2.40 +8.3 1.028
1990 Toronto - DBL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1991 Toronto - DBL LF 149 149 347 8 1 360 5 .986 1352.1 2.36 +4.8 1.014
1991 Toronto - DBL CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.8 .000
1991 Toronto - DBL RF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.1 3.24 +0.6 1.494
1992 Toronto - DBL LF 155 155 302 4 0 309 3 .990 1356.0 2.03 +1.7 1.006
1992 Toronto - DBL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1992 Toronto - DBL RF 12 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 21.2 2.49 +0.3 1.001
1993 Florida - DBL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1993 Florida - DBL CF 9 7 17 1 0 19 1 .947 61.0 2.66 -2.7 .771
1993 Florida - DBL RF 147 147 342 10 1 359 7 .981 1335.1 2.37 +4.9 1.007
1994 Florida - DBL LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.1 2.16 +0.0 .979
1994 Florida - DBL RF 153 153 347 6 2 355 2 .994 1359.1 2.34 +8.7 1.018
1995 Toronto - DBL LF 48 36 72 2 0 74 0 1.000 352.2 1.89 -1.5 .992
1995 Toronto - DBL RF 117 117 272 10 2 284 2 .993 1022.1 2.48 +6.6 1.021
1996 Toronto - DBL RF 139 135 308 7 1 322 7 .978 1211.1 2.34 +4.1 1.012
1997 Toronto - DBL LF 5 5 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 44.0 2.05 -0.4 .988
1997 Toronto - DBL RF 151 151 303 9 0 314 2 .994 1360.0 2.06 +0.1 1.021
TOTAL LF 811 787 1727 31 5 1779 21 .988 7104.0 2.23 +26.9 1.026
TOTAL CF 42 36 98 1 0 101 2 .980 311.1 2.86 -4.7 .909
TOTAL RF 864 841 1926 51 7 2002 25 .988 7574.2 2.35 +23.9 1.014
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1986 Drafted in the 1986 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick) by the Toronto Blue Jays.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (15); Power: 12 (14); Eye: 11 (11).
03/30/1987 Named the #5 prospect in the DBL
04/14/1987 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 6 days.
09/07/1987 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 11 (11).
08/15/1988 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1988 Wins the DBL UL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 11 (11).
05/01/1989 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
05/01/1989 Wins the DBL UL Batter of the Month Award.
06/19/1989 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the San Francisco Giants, with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored.
07/05/1989 Was selected to the 1989 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/11/1989 Earned 1989 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game MVP honors.
08/24/1989 Injured (Sprained finger), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/01/1989 Wins the 1989 DBL UL Silver Slugger at LF.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 11 (11).
05/06/1990 Injured (Bruised knee), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (15); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 11 (11).
04/29/1991 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
05/14/1991 Goes 5-7 against the Baltimore Orioles, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 3 R.
05/20/1991 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
07/10/1991 Was selected to the 1991 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 11 (11).
06/01/1992 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
08/17/1992 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 14 (14); Eye: 12 (12).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 14 (14); Eye: 11 (12).
08/30/1994 Injured (Gluteus strain), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 14 (14); Eye: 11 (13).
07/17/1995 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
09/23/1995 Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 11 (14).
04/13/1996 Hits his 300th career Doubleday Baseball League home run!
09/15/1996 Injured (Torn hamstring), out for 3-4 weeks.
10/25/1996 Wins the 1996 DBL UL Silver Slugger at LF.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 11 (14).
04/19/1997 Collects his 1000th career Doubleday Baseball League RBI!
08/11/1997 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
08/18/1997 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
09/22/1997 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
1994 629 9
Year H Rank
1988 168 10
1997 163 7
Year TB Rank
1988 321 3
1989 293 6
1991 293 9
1992 298 8
1993 299 10
Year 2B Rank
1991 33 7
1993 35 8
1995 35 9
Year 3B Rank
1992 6 7
Year HR Rank
1988 42 5
Year SB Rank
1988 48 9
Year RBI Rank
1988 120 2
1989 101 7
1993 114 5
1994 110 10
Year R Rank
1987 100 6
1988 109 4
1993 100 9
Year IBB Rank
1997 6 6
Year HP Rank
1989 7 8
1991 9 8
1992 9 8
Year SF Rank
1991 9 4
Year EBH Rank
1987 65 9
1988 68 4
1989 65 4
1991 68 4
1992 64 7
1993 74 5
1995 72 6
Year AVG Rank
1997 .273 7
Year OBP Rank
1996 .361 8
1997 .356 9
Year SLG Rank
1988 .530 5
1989 .481 8
1991 .497 9
Year RC Rank
1988 112.98 6
1992 107.88 5
1997 110.26 10
Year RC/27 Rank
1988 6.62 7
1992 6.29 5
1996 7.09 6
1997 6.66 10
Year ISO Rank
1988 .252 5
1991 .227 10
Year WOBA Rank
1988 .367 6
1989 .348 9
1991 .347 9
1992 .350 10
1996 .367 5
Year OPS Rank
1988 .870 6
1989 .819 9
1991 .825 9
1992 .835 8
1996 .883 8
Year WAR Rank
1988 5.9 6
1989 5.2 9
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