Ray Burris

Q: When was Ray Burris born?

Ray Burris was born on August 22, 1950.

Q: Where was Ray Burris born?

Ray Burris was born in Idabel, OK .

Q: How tall is Ray Burris?

Ray Burris is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Ray Burris weigh when playing?

Ray Burris weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Ray Burris in the Hall of Fame?

Ray Burris has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Ray Burris drafted?

Ray Burris was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Weatherford, OK) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Ray Burris have?

Ray Burris had 1,065 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Ray Burris played for?

Ray Burris played for 7 teams; the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Montreal Expos, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals.

Q: When did Ray Burris retire?

Ray Burris last played in 1987.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 200lb (196cm, 90kg)

Born: August 22, 1950 in Idabel, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Weatherford, OK).

High School: Duke HS (Duke, OK)

School: Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Weatherford, OK)

Debut: April 8, 1973 (Age 22-229d, 13,335th in major league history)
vs. MON 3.1 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 27, 1987 (Age 37-036d)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: Bertram Ray Burris

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.9

108

134

ERA

4.17

480

302

2188.2

1065

WHIP

1.405

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1972	21	CHC-min	AA	7	5	.583	3.51	14	14		6	1	0	95.0	98	43	37	0	20	0	91	1	1	1				1.242	9.3	0.0	1.9	8.6	4.55	MDL TL
1973	22	CHC-min	AAA	4	3	.571	5.64	8	8		2	0	0	59.0	72	45	37	7	19	1	34	2	0	3				1.542	11.0	1.1	2.9	5.2	1.79	WCH AA
1973	22	CHC	NL	1	1	.500	2.92	31	1	12	0	0	0	64.2	65	22	21	2	27	7	57	0	0	3	282	135	2.46	1.423	9.0	0.3	3.8	7.9	2.11
1974	23	CHC-min	AAA	2	3	.400	5.09	7	7		1	1	0	46.0	52	33	26	5	23	4	34	0	0	3				1.630	10.2	1.0	4.5	6.7	1.48	WCH AA
1974	23	CHC	NL	3	5	.375	6.60	40	5	14	0	0	1	75.0	91	61	55	8	26	6	40	4	3	10	344	58	4.10	1.560	10.9	1.0	3.1	4.8	1.54
1975	24	CHC	NL	15	10	.600	4.12	36	35	1	8	2	0	238.1	259	121	109	25	73	6	108	4	2	2	1020	93	4.01	1.393	9.8	0.9	2.8	4.1	1.48
1976	25	CHC	NL	15	13	.536	3.11	37	36	0	10	4	0	249.0	251	102	86	22	70	5	112	5	1	7	1053	123	3.79	1.289	9.1	0.8	2.5	4.0	1.60
1977	26	CHC	NL	14	16	.467	4.72	39	39	0	5	1	0	221.0	270	132	116	29	67	9	105	3	0	8	970	93	4.44	1.525	11.0	1.2	2.7	4.3	1.57
1978	27	CHC	NL	7	13	.350	4.75	40	32	3	4	1	1	199.0	210	112	105	15	79	11	94	10	3	6	870	85	3.96	1.452	9.5	0.7	3.6	4.3	1.19
1979	28	TOT	MLB	1	5	.167	5.32	33	4	10	0	0	0	71.0	84	49	42	7	31	5	43	2	0	2	323	76	4.20	1.620	10.6	0.9	3.9	5.5	1.39
1979	28	TOT	NL	0	2	.000	4.78	18	4	3	0	0	0	43.1	44	27	23	2	21	4	24	2	0	1	191	83	3.82	1.500	9.1	0.4	4.4	5.0	1.14
1979	28	CHC	NL	0	0		6.23	14	0	3	0	0	0	21.2	23	17	15	0	15	1	14	1	0	0	98	68	3.66	1.754	9.6	0.0	6.2	5.8	0.93
1979	28	NYY	AL	1	3	.250	6.18	15	0	7	0	0	0	27.2	40	22	19	5	10	1	19	0	0	1	132	67	4.79	1.807	13.0	1.6	3.3	6.2	1.90
1979	28	NYM	NL	0	2	.000	3.32	4	4	0	0	0	0	21.2	21	10	8	2	6	3	10	1	0	1	93	111	3.98	1.246	8.7	0.8	2.5	4.2	1.67
1980	29	NYM	NL	7	13	.350	4.02	29	29	0	1	0	0	170.1	181	86	76	20	54	5	83	4	2	5	726	88	4.33	1.380	9.6	1.1	2.9	4.4	1.54
1981	30	MON	NL	9	7	.563	3.05	22	21	0	4	0	0	135.2	117	56	46	9	41	3	52	3	1	6	554	115	3.67	1.165	7.8	0.6	2.7	3.4	1.27
1982	31	MON	NL	4	14	.222	4.73	37	15	9	2	0	2	123.2	143	77	65	14	53	7	55	2	0	3	550	77	4.63	1.585	10.4	1.0	3.9	4.0	1.04
1983	32	MON	NL	4	7	.364	3.68	40	17	6	2	1	0	154.0	139	68	63	13	56	4	100	2	1	2	641	97	3.68	1.266	8.1	0.8	3.3	5.8	1.79
1984	33	OAK	AL	13	10	.565	3.15	34	28	3	5	1	0	211.2	193	84	74	15	90	1	93	8	1	6	900	118	4.20	1.337	8.2	0.6	3.8	4.0	1.03
1985	34	MIL	AL	9	13	.409	4.81	29	28	0	6	0	0	170.1	182	95	91	25	53	0	81	3	0	7	738	86	4.63	1.380	9.6	1.3	2.8	4.3	1.53
1986	35	STL-min	AAA	1	1	.500	2.41	4	4	0	0	0	0	18.2	18	5	5	1	2	0	9	0	0	0				1.071	8.7	0.5	1.0	4.3	4.50	LOU AA
1986	35	STL	NL	4	5	.444	5.60	23	10	5	0	0	0	82.0	92	52	51	13	32	4	34	4	0	0	361	66	5.32	1.512	10.1	1.4	3.5	3.7	1.06
1987	36	MIL-min	A,AAA	2	0	1.000	1.93	3	3	0	0	0	0	18.2	15	4	4	1	5	0	10	0	0	0				1.071	7.2	0.5	2.4	4.8	2.00	STK,DEN CALL,AA
1987	36	MIL	AL	2	2	.500	5.87	10	2	2	0	0	0	23.0	33	16	15	4	12	3	8	0	0	2	109	79	6.00	1.957	12.9	1.6	4.7	3.1	0.67
15 Yrs				108	134	.446	4.17	480	302	65	47	10	4	2188.2	2310	1133	1015	221	764	76	1065	54	14	69	9441	92	4.14	1.405	9.5	0.9	3.1	4.4	1.39
162 Game Avg.				9	12	.446	4.17	42	26	6	4	1	0	190	201	99	88	19	66	7	93	5	1	6	821	92	4.14	1.405	9.5	0.9	3.1	4.4	1.39
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CHC (7 yrs)				55	58	.487	4.27	237	148	33	27	8	2	1068.2	1169	567	507	101	357	45	530	27	9	36	4637	94	3.94	1.428	9.8	0.9	3.0	4.5	1.48
MON (3 yrs)				17	28	.378	3.79	99	53	15	8	1	2	413.1	399	201	174	36	150	14	207	7	2	11	1745	94	3.96	1.328	8.7	0.8	3.3	4.5	1.38
NYM (2 yrs)				7	15	.318	3.94	33	33	0	1	0	0	192.0	202	96	84	22	60	8	93	5	2	6	819	90	4.29	1.365	9.5	1.0	2.8	4.4	1.55
MIL (2 yrs)				11	15	.423	4.93	39	30	2	6	0	0	193.1	215	111	106	29	65	3	89	3	0	9	847	85	4.79	1.448	10.0	1.4	3.0	4.1	1.37
STL (1 yr)				4	5	.444	5.60	23	10	5	0	0	0	82.0	92	52	51	13	32	4	34	4	0	0	361	66	5.32	1.512	10.1	1.4	3.5	3.7	1.06
OAK (1 yr)				13	10	.565	3.15	34	28	3	5	1	0	211.2	193	84	74	15	90	1	93	8	1	6	900	118	4.20	1.337	8.2	0.6	3.8	4.0	1.03
NYY (1 yr)				1	3	.250	6.18	15	0	7	0	0	0	27.2	40	22	19	5	10	1	19	0	0	1	132	67	4.79	1.807	13.0	1.6	3.3	6.2	1.90

NL (12 yrs)				83	106	.439	4.18	392	244	53	36	9	4	1756.0	1862	916	816	172	599	71	864	43	13	53	7562	92	4.05	1.401	9.5	0.9	3.1	4.4	1.44
AL (4 yrs)				25	28	.472	4.14	88	58	12	11	1	0	432.2	448	217	199	49	165	5	201	11	1	16	1879	96	4.50	1.417	9.3	1.0	3.4	4.2	1.22

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1973	22	CHC	NL	0.0	31	9	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.203	-15	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
1974	23	CHC	NL	-0.2	41	16	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	.077	.200	.077	.277	-21	.124	-42	1	0	0	1	0	0	1/H
1975	24	CHC	NL	0.3	38	96	82	10	15	2	0	0	4	0	1	7	24	.183	.247	.207	.455	26	.248	27	17	1	0	7	0	0	1/H
1976	25	CHC	NL	-0.3	39	91	81	4	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	28	.111	.120	.111	.232	-36	.155	-52	9	1	0	8	1	0	1/H
1977	26	CHC	NL	0.4	40	83	69	4	12	2	1	1	8	0	0	4	22	.174	.230	.275	.505	30	.257	19	19	0	1	9	0	0	1/H
1978	27	CHC	NL	0.0	41	70	61	3	7	1	2	0	2	0	0	2	13	.115	.143	.197	.340	-10	.184	-34	12	1	0	7	0	0	1/H
1979	28	2TM	NL	0.2	18	9	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.143	.250	.143	.393	11	.319	86	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
1979	28	CHC	NL	0.1	14	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	44	.356	105	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1979	28	NYM	NL	0.1	4	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	-6	.307	80	1	0	0	1	0	0	/1
1980	29	NYM	NL	-0.4	29	56	51	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	18	.098	.132	.098	.230	-34	.103	-69	5	0	0	3	0	0	1
1981	30	MON	NL	0.3	22	49	37	4	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	12	.189	.262	.189	.451	30	.244	21	7	0	0	7	1	0	1
1982	31	MON	NL	0.0	37	35	28	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	10	.179	.258	.214	.472	33	.228	11	6	0	0	4	0	0	1
1983	32	MON	NL	0.4	40	45	39	2	9	2	0	0	2	0	0	4	15	.231	.302	.282	.584	64	.276	54	11	0	0	2	0	0	1
1984	33	OAK	AL	0.0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1/DH

1986	35	STL	NL	0.1	23	27	27	0	4	3	0	0	7	0	0	0	9	.148	.148	.259	.407	10	.212	10	7	0	0	0	0	0	1
13 Yrs				0.8	402	586	502	30	76	11	3	1	27	0	3	31	160	.151	.201	.191	.393	8	.209	-4	96	3	1	50	2	0	1H/D
162 Game Avg				0.3	162	236	202	12	31	4	1	0	11	0	1	12	64	.151	.201	.191	.393	8	.209	-4	39	1	0	20	1	0

CHC (7 Yrs)				0.3	244	367	314	22	45	5	3	1	15	0	2	18	94	.143	.192	.188	.380	3	.209	-9	59	3	1	33	1	0	1/H
MON (3 Yrs)				0.7	99	129	104	6	21	3	0	0	5	0	0	11	37	.202	.276	.231	.507	44	.251	31	24	0	0	13	1	0	1
NYM (2 Yrs)				-0.3	33	63	57	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	20	.105	.136	.105	.241	-31	.124	-53	6	0	0	4	0	0	1
STL (1 Yr)				0.1	23	27	27	0	4	3	0	0	7	0	0	0	9	.148	.148	.259	.407	10	.212	10	7	0	0	0	0	0	1
OAK (1 Yr)				0.0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1/DH

NL (12 Yrs)				0.9	399	586	502	29	76	11	3	1	27	0	3	31	160	.151	.201	.191	.393	8	.209	-4	96	3	1	50	2	0	1/H
AL (1 Yr)				0.0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	1/DH

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos
1981	30	MON	NL	3	8	8	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	/1
1 Yr				3	8	8	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	/1
162 Game Avg				162	432	432	324	.000	.000	.000	.000

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1973	22	CHC	NL	P	31	1	0	64.2	15	0	14	1	2	.933	.950	1.95	1.88	0.45	1.88	3	1	0	0.0	36.0	1
1974	23	CHC	NL	P	40	5	0	75.0	13	4	9	0	0	1.000	.944	1.56	1.88	0.33	1.88	10	11	0	0.0	33.3	0
1975	24	CHC	NL	P	36	35	8	238.1	34	16	16	2	0	.941	.946	1.21	1.86	0.89	1.86	2	14	12	46.2	32.1	0
1976	25	CHC	NL	P	37	36	10	249.0	62	15	42	5	3	.919	.950	2.06	1.88	1.54	1.87	7	12	12	50.0	33.2	0
1977	26	CHC	NL	P	39	39	5	221.0	63	16	46	1	1	.984	.950	2.52	1.85	1.59	1.85	8	12	17	58.6	35.1	6
1978	27	CHC	NL	P	40	32	4	199.0	65	23	38	4	2	.938	.951	2.76	1.91	1.53	1.89	6	7	6	46.2	32.1	3
1979	28	3TM	2LG	P	33	4	0	71.0	20	9	10	1	0	.950	.951	2.41	1.84	0.58	1.84	2	7	5	41.7	34.4	1
1979	28	2TM	NL	P	18	4	0	43.1	15	7	7	1	0	.933	.951	2.91	1.79	0.78	1.80	1	4	5	55.6	34.0	1
1979	28	CHC	NL	P	14	0	0	21.2	7	3	4	0	0	1.000	.951	2.91	1.79	0.50	1.80	0	1	4	80.0	34.0	1
1979	28	NYY	AL	P	15	0	0	27.2	5	2	3	0	0	1.000	.948	1.63	1.92	0.33	1.89	1	3	0	0.0	35.7	0
1979	28	NYM	NL	P	4	4	0	21.2	8	4	3	1	0	.875	.951	2.91	1.79	1.75	1.80	1	3	1	25.0	34.0	0
1980	29	NYM	NL	P	29	29	1	170.1	37	13	22	2	1	.946	.952	1.85	1.91	1.21	1.91	5	16	9	36.0	31.2	5
1981	30	MON	NL	P	22	21	4	135.2	28	8	17	3	2	.893	.959	1.66	1.97	1.14	1.98	6	7	7	50.0	32.9	4
1982	31	MON	NL	P	37	15	2	123.2	29	11	16	2	1	.931	.952	1.96	1.96	0.73	1.97	3	14	12	46.2	31.6	2
1983	32	MON	NL	P	40	17	2	154.0	35	12	23	0	1	1.000	.952	2.05	1.92	0.88	1.91	2	12	10	45.5	32.8	2
1984	33	OAK	AL	P	34	28	5	211.2	21	5	16	0	2	1.000	.958	0.89	1.79	0.62	1.78	6	4	12	75.0	36.1	0
1985	34	MIL	AL	P	29	28	6	170.1	39	18	19	2	0	.949	.953	1.95	1.86	1.28	1.84	7	14	6	30.0	32.9	1
1986	35	STL	NL	P	23	10	0	82.0	13	4	9	0	1	1.000	.955	1.43	1.94	0.57	1.94	0	4	2	33.3	31.8	0
1987	36	MIL	AL	P	10	2	0	23.0	6	3	3	0	0	1.000	.955	2.35	1.84	0.60	1.82	2	2	3	60.0	30.8	0
15 Yrs					480	302	47	2188.2	480	157	300	23	16	.952	.951	1.88	1.88	0.95	1.88	69	137	113	45.2	33.0	25

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					Standard								Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	Awards
1981	30	MON	NL	P	2	2	10.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0
1 Yr					2	2	10.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Ray Burris?

Ray Burris is 74 years old.

When was Ray Burris born?

Ray Burris was born on August 22, 1950.

Where was Ray Burris born?

Ray Burris was born in Idabel, OK.

How tall is Ray Burris?

Ray Burris is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

How much did Ray Burris weigh when playing?

Ray Burris weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Ray Burris play?

Ray Burris played 15 seasons.

Is Ray Burris in the Hall of Fame?

Ray Burris has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Ray Burris drafted?

Ray Burris was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Weatherford, OK).

What position did Ray Burris play?

Ray Burris was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Ray Burris have?

Ray Burris had 1,065 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Ray Burris played for?

Ray Burris played for 7 teams; the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Montreal Expos, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals.

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Ray Burris last played in 1987.

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