Player

Rick Burleson

Player Info
Full Name
Richard Paul
Born
April 29, 1951
Lynwood, CA, USA
Size
5'10" / 165 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
May 4, 1974
Final Game
July 8, 1987
Career
14 years
Teams
Honors
4 x All-Star
1981, 1979, 1978, 1977
1981 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
1981 - Silver Slugger (AL)
1979 - Gold Glove (AL)
1977 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
1976 - Player of the Week (AL)
Career Batting
1,346
G
.273
AVG
1,401
H
50
HR
449
RBI
.688
OPS
93
OPS vs Lg
90% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1987 Baltimore Orioles 62 206 43 14 1 2 26 .209
1986 California Angels 93 271 77 14 0 5 35 .284
1984 California Angels 7 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1983 California Angels 33 119 34 7 0 0 22 .286
1982 California Angels 11 45 7 1 0 0 4 .156
1981 California Angels 109 430 126 17 1 5 53 .293
1980 Boston Red Sox 155 644 179 29 2 8 89 .278
1979 Boston Red Sox 153 627 174 32 5 5 93 .278
1978 Boston Red Sox 145 626 155 32 5 5 75 .248
1977 Boston Red Sox 154 663 194 36 7 3 80 .293
1976 Boston Red Sox 152 540 157 27 1 7 75 .291
1975 Boston Red Sox 158 580 146 25 1 6 66 .252
1974 Boston Red Sox 114 384 109 22 0 4 36 .284
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1987 AL 232 .107 .236 7.3 12.9 58 2.0
1986 AL 312 .107 .306 10.6 10.3 106 5.0
1984 AL 5 .000 .000 0.0 40.0 -100 0.0
1983 AL 134 .059 .315 9.0 9.0 93 0.0
1982 AL 53 .022 .167 11.3 5.7 22 0.0
1981 AL 490 .079 .310 8.6 7.8 112 7.4 ✓
1980 AL 718 .089 .290 8.6 7.1 95 8.1 ✓
1979 AL 682 .091 .293 5.1 7.9 85 5.1 ✓
1978 AL 685 .091 .270 5.8 10.4 79 5.0 ✓
1977 AL 721 .089 .320 6.5 9.6 97 3.0 ✓
1976 AL 616 .093 .301 9.7 6.0 121 7.0 ✓
1975 AL 654 .078 .260 6.9 6.7 80 6.1 ✓
1974 AL 415 .089 .299 5.1 8.2 100 4.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
SS 1,192 2,151 3,871 179 827 .971
2B 92 192 235 9 66 .979
3B 6 6 3 1 0 .900
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1987 Baltimore Orioles 2B 55 112 145 6 39 .977
1986 California Angels 2B 6 15 11 0 3 1.000
1986 California Angels 3B 4 4 2 1 0 .857
1986 California Angels SS 37 43 77 2 12 .984
1983 California Angels SS 31 54 102 5 16 .969
1982 California Angels SS 11 19 51 1 12 .986
1981 California Angels SS 109 208 394 13 88 .979
1980 Boston Red Sox SS 155 301 528 22 147 .974
1979 Boston Red Sox SS 153 272 523 16 109 .980
1978 Boston Red Sox SS 144 285 482 15 100 .981
1977 Boston Red Sox SS 154 285 482 24 111 .970
1976 Boston Red Sox SS 152 274 478 34 88 .957
1975 Boston Red Sox SS 158 267 498 29 102 .963
1974 Boston Red Sox 2B 31 65 79 3 24 .980
1974 Boston Red Sox 3B 2 2 1 0 0 1.000
1974 Boston Red Sox SS 88 143 256 18 42 .957
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 14 44 14 0 3 .318
1986 AL Championship Series California Angels 4 11 3 0 0 .273
1975 AL Championship Series Boston Red Sox 3 9 4 0 1 .444
1975 World Series Boston Red Sox 7 24 7 0 2 .292