Rick Burleson

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: April 29, 1951 in Lynwood, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 8th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Warren HS (Downey, CA) and the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (5th) of the 1970 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Warren HS (Downey, CA).

High School: Warren HS (Downey, CA)

Debut: May 4, 1974 (Age 23-005d, 11,100th in MLB history)
vs. TEX 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 8, 1987 (Age 36-070d)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Jack Sands

Full Name: Richard Paul Burleson

Nicknames: Rooster

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4x All-Star
Gold Glove
Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.8

AB

5139

H

1401

HR

BA

.273

R

656

RBI

449

SB

OBP

.328

SLG

.361

OPS

.689

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1970	19	BOS-min	A	118	485	419	42	92	13	4	1	29	6	12	49	72	.220	.307	.277	.584		116		6	6	5			WHV · FLOR
1971	20	BOS-min	A	106	448	417	59	113	18	4	6	42	8	1	25	46	.271	.310	.376	.687		157		0	3	3			WSM,GRV · CARL,WCRS
1972	21	BOS-min	AA	136	568	488	59	115	26	0	9	51	3	6	71	71	.236	.335	.344	.679		168		3	3	3			PAW · EL
1973	22	BOS-min	AAA	146	531	477	58	120	20	1	6	45	4	1	37	68	.252	.312	.335	.647		160		6	8	3			PAW · IL
1974	23	BOS-min	AAA	10	42	41	7	14	4	0	1	4	0	1	1	1	.341	.357	.512	.869		21		0	0	0			PAW · IL
1974	23	BOS	AL	114	415	384	36	109	22	0	4	44	3	3	21	34	.284	.320	.372	.693	93	143	13	2	3	5	0	64/5H	RoY-4
1975	24	BOS	AL	158	654	580	66	146	25	1	6	62	8	5	45	44	.252	.305	.329	.634	73	191	18	3	17	9	1	*6	MVP-13
1976	25	BOS	AL	152	616	540	75	157	27	1	7	42	14	9	60	37	.291	.365	.383	.748	109	207	15	5	8	3	2	*6
1977	26	BOS	AL	154	721	*663*	80	194	36	7	3	52	13	12	47	69	.293	.338	.382	.720	87	253	15	2	3	6	1	*6	AS,MVP-22
1978	27	BOS	AL	145	685	626	75	155	32	5	5	49	8	8	40	71	.248	.295	.339	.633	70	212	16	4	10	5	2	*6/H	AS,MVP-36
1979	28	BOS	AL	153	682	627	93	174	32	5	5	60	9	5	35	54	.278	.315	.368	.683	80	231	13	3	9	8	0	*6/H	AS,MVP-21,GG
1980	29	BOS	AL	155	718	644	89	179	29	2	8	51	12	13	62	51	.278	.341	.366	.708	90	236	24	2	6	4	0	*6
1981	30	CAL	AL	109	490	430	53	126	17	1	5	33	4	6	42	38	.293	.357	.372	.729	112	160	8	3	11	4	2	*6	AS,SS
1982	31	CAL	AL	11	53	45	4	7	1	0	0	2	0	0	6	3	.156	.255	.178	.433	22	8	2	0	2	0	2	6
1983	32	CAL-min	AAA	14	55	51	3	10	3	0	0	4	2	0	4	11	.196	.255	.255	.509		13		0	0	0	0		EDM · PCL
1983	32	CAL	AL	33	134	119	22	34	7	0	0	11	0	2	12	12	.286	.348	.345	.693	93	41	5	0	2	1	0	6/H
1984	33	CAL	AL	7	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	/H

1986	35	CAL	AL	93	312	271	35	77	14	0	5	29	1	3	33	32	.284	.363	.391	.754	107	106	2	1	6	1	1	D6H/45
1987	36	BAL	AL	62	232	206	26	43	14	1	2	14	0	2	17	30	.209	.279	.316	.594	60	65	7	3	6	0	0	4/DH
13 Yrs				1346	5717	5139	656	1401	256	23	50	449	72	68	420	477	.273	.328	.361	.689	87	1853	138	28	84	46	11
162 Game Avg.				162	688	619	79	169	31	3	6	54	9	8	51	57	.273	.328	.361	.689	87	223	17	3	10	6	1

BOS (7 yrs)				1031	4491	4064	514	1114	203	21	38	360	67	55	310	360	.274	.326	.362	.688	85	1473	114	21	56	40	6
CAL (5 yrs)				253	994	869	116	244	39	1	10	75	5	11	93	87	.281	.351	.362	.713	102	315	17	4	22	6	5
BAL (1 yr)				62	232	206	26	43	14	1	2	14	0	2	17	30	.209	.279	.316	.594	60	65	7	3	6	0	0