LF Ellis Burks #23
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
07/01/2002
OA: 65 POT: 65
LF ELLIS BURKS #23 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
48 179 47 12 0 11 33 26 41 .263 .361 .514 1 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 65 55 55
Gap 55 50 55 55
Power 65 70 60 65
Eye 55 60 55 55
Avoid K's 45 45 40 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 35
Errors: - 25 55
Arm: 20 25 50
Turn DP: - 20 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 40
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/01/2002 @ ATL Win, 7-1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
05/31/2002 @ ATL Win, 8-0 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 0
05/29/2002 CHC Win, 7-6 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
05/28/2002 CHC Win, 9-4 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
05/27/2002 CHC Loss, 5-7 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
05/26/2002 PIT Win, 3-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/25/2002 PIT Loss, 5-7 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
05/24/2002 PIT Win, 13-2 4 2 3 3 1 1 0 0
05/23/2002 PIT Loss, 2-3 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
05/22/2002 @ PHI Win, 13-2 5 3 2 1 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/11/1964
Born in:Vicksburg, MS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$6,652,500
Signed Through:2002 Season
Major Service:15 Years, 84 Days
Service This Yr:84 Days
40-Man Service:17 Years, 13 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2002 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 48 179 47 12 0 11 33 30 26 41 .263 .361 .514 .875 .375 .251 133
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 48 208 2 2 0 11 0 1 92 23 1 0 100.0 30.7 5.76 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   33 5 1 0 0 1 2 7 12 0 0 0 .152 .300 .182 .482
Versus Right   146 42 11 0 11 32 28 19 29 1 0 2 .288 .375 .589 .964
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   74 16 4 0 4 12 12 9 18 1 0 0 .216 .298 .432 .730
May   103 30 7 0 7 19 17 17 23 0 0 2 .291 .402 .563 .965
June   2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Spring Training   50 13 6 0 1 4 6 8 10 0 0 0 .260 .362 .440 .802
Last Year   602 197 38 1 37 128 117 80 127 8 0 6 .327 .407 .578 .985
2 Years Ago   534 157 30 5 36 120 109 106 111 7 0 2 .294 .408 .571 .979
Career   7876 2227 434 54 382 1330 1330 922 1604 75 16 49 .283 .358 .497 .856
Home   97 23 5 0 6 18 15 18 21 1 0 1 .237 .359 .474 .833
Road   82 24 7 0 5 15 15 8 20 0 0 1 .293 .363 .561 .924
Grass   133 38 10 0 10 30 24 22 29 1 0 1 .286 .389 .586 .975
Turf   46 9 2 0 1 3 6 4 12 0 0 1 .196 .275 .304 .579
Day   51 17 5 0 4 13 9 6 12 1 0 1 .333 .407 .667 1.073
Night   128 30 7 0 7 20 21 20 29 0 0 1 .234 .342 .453 .795
As Starter   179 47 12 0 11 33 30 26 41 1 0 2 .263 .361 .514 .875
Close/Late   33 11 3 0 4 9 7 8 5 0 0 0 .333 .463 .788 1.251
Inning 1-3   69 18 4 0 4 14 9 8 17 1 0 0 .261 .333 .493 .826
Inning 4-6   58 14 4 0 1 5 10 9 15 0 0 2 .241 .362 .362 .724
Inning 7-9   50 15 4 0 6 14 11 7 9 0 0 0 .300 .386 .740 1.126
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
0 Outs   57 14 7 0 1 7 12 6 14 0 0 1 .246 .328 .421 .749
1 Outs   59 12 2 0 2 5 9 12 14 1 0 1 .203 .342 .339 .681
2 Outs   63 21 3 0 8 21 9 8 13 0 0 0 .333 .408 .762 1.170
Scoring Position   57 13 3 0 3 19 6 9 12 1 0 0 .228 .328 .439 .767
Bases Empty   74 22 6 0 3 3 13 5 19 0 0 0 .297 .342 .500 .842
Runner on 1st   48 12 3 0 5 11 11 12 10 0 0 2 .250 .419 .625 1.044
Runner on 2nd   13 3 1 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .231 .333 .538 .872
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 4 1 0 1 5 1 4 7 0 0 0 .174 .296 .348 .644
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 4 0 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .875 1.375
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Bases Loaded   7 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .286 .536
Two Strikes   96 19 5 0 4 12 11 9 41 0 0 2 .198 .280 .375 .655
First Pitch   26 8 2 0 2 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 .308 .357 .615 .973
Count 0-1   16 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .312 .438 .750
Count 0-2   14 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 1 .143 .200 .214 .414
Count 1-0   14 6 2 0 3 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 1.214 1.643
Count 1-1   18 5 1 0 2 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 .278 .263 .667 .930
Count 1-2   37 7 3 0 2 4 4 0 13 0 0 1 .189 .211 .432 .643
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   6 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   28 5 0 0 2 5 3 0 16 0 0 0 .179 .179 .393 .571
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 .500 .917 .500 1.417
Full Count   17 5 1 0 0 3 3 9 4 0 0 0 .294 .538 .353 .891
Behind in Count   67 14 6 0 2 4 7 0 21 0 0 2 .209 .232 .388 .620
Ahead in Count   23 10 2 0 3 9 9 15 0 0 0 0 .435 .658 .913 1.571
Batting 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 .222 .462 .222 .684
Batting 4th   170 45 12 0 11 33 30 22 37 1 0 2 .265 .354 .529 .883
Low Leverage   51 17 4 0 3 8 13 5 12 0 0 0 .333 .393 .588 .981
Medium Leverage   81 17 3 0 6 14 11 13 17 1 0 0 .210 .316 .469 .785
High Leverage   44 12 4 0 2 11 6 8 12 0 0 2 .273 .407 .500 .907
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 Boston - MLB 22 133 558 152 30 2 20 59 94 41 2 1 98 27 6 .272 .324 .441 .765 101 99 2.4
1988 Boston - MLB 23 144 540 159 37 5 18 92 93 62 3 6 89 25 9 .294 .367 .481 .848 137 131 5.2
1989 Boston - MLB 24 97 399 121 19 6 12 61 73 36 5 4 52 21 5 .303 .365 .471 .836 135 129 3.8
1990 Boston - MLB 25 152 588 174 33 8 21 89 89 48 1 2 82 9 11 .296 .349 .486 .835 133 127 4.2
1991 Boston - MLB 26 130 474 119 33 3 14 56 56 39 6 3 81 6 11 .251 .314 .422 .736 103 99 1.5
1992 Boston - MLB 27 66 235 60 8 3 8 30 35 25 1 2 48 5 2 .255 .327 .417 .744 108 104 1.2
1993 Florida - MLB 28 152 631 177 35 6 31 97 115 69 1 6 134 9 7 .281 .349 .502 .852 126 125 2.7
1994 St. Louis - MLB 29 85 154 38 8 1 5 26 21 28 0 3 40 0 2 .247 .357 .409 .766 102 104 0.5
1995 Baltimore - MLB 30 158 603 148 25 3 29 87 96 70 5 3 153 11 5 .245 .327 .441 .769 103 105 1.2
1996 Baltimore - MLB 31 156 609 187 36 2 42 124 106 59 4 11 129 18 2 .307 .366 .580 .946 146 144 5.2
1997 Kansas City - MLB 32 155 570 151 20 4 31 100 96 71 4 6 134 24 4 .265 .347 .477 .824 116 116 3.2
1998 Kansas City - MLB 33 155 608 178 34 3 31 101 96 66 1 6 142 8 6 .293 .360 .512 .871 130 131 5.2
1999 Kansas City - MLB 34 153 592 162 36 2 36 127 104 96 6 6 143 7 11 .274 .377 .524 .901 131 134 4.1
2000 Kansas City - MLB 35 91 329 101 24 4 26 82 73 65 1 5 64 3 1 .307 .417 .641 1.059 170 166 3.9
2000 Florida - MLB 35 60 205 56 6 1 10 38 36 41 1 2 47 2 1 .273 .394 .459 .852 119 118 1.1
2000 Total - MLB 35 151 534 157 30 5 36 120 109 106 2 7 111 5 2 .294 .408 .571 .979 150 147 5.0
2001 Florida - MLB 36 159 602 197 38 1 37 128 117 80 6 8 127 1 2 .327 .407 .578 .985 157 160 7.2
2002 Florida - MLB 37 48 179 47 12 0 11 33 30 26 2 1 41 1 0 .263 .361 .514 .875 132 133 1.0
Total MLB 2094 7876 2227 434 54 382 1330 1330 922 49 75 1604 177 85 .283 .358 .497 .856 128 126 53.7
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
1988 Boston - MLB 23 4 17 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .235 .235 .294 .529 48 46 0.2
1990 Boston - MLB 25 4 15 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .267 .312 .400 .713 99 97 0.2
1993 Florida - MLB 28 7 27 8 2 1 2 7 6 4 0 0 4 1 0 .296 .387 .667 1.054 177 173 -1.5
1999 Kansas City - MLB 34 4 14 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 0 .071 .278 .071 .349 -2 15 -0.9
Total MLB 19 73 17 5 1 2 9 10 9 0 0 12 2 0 .233 .317 .411 .728 96 97
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1987 Boston - MLB CF 132 128 320 15 2 339 4 .988 1125.1 2.68 0.0 .000
1988 Boston - MLB CF 142 139 370 9 0 388 9 .977 1215.1 2.81 0.0 .000
1989 Boston - MLB CF 96 96 244 7 3 257 6 .977 855.0 2.64 0.0 .000
1990 Boston - MLB CF 143 143 325 7 0 334 2 .994 1268.0 2.36 0.0 .000
1991 Boston - MLB CF 126 123 283 2 1 287 2 .993 1074.0 2.39 0.0 .000
1992 Boston - MLB CF 63 62 122 3 0 127 2 .984 535.1 2.10 0.0 .000
1993 Florida - MLB CF 151 151 466 11 3 482 5 .990 1347.0 3.19 -13.5 .962
1993 Florida - MLB RF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.0 .995
1994 St. Louis - MLB LF 37 28 53 0 0 53 0 1.000 248.1 1.92 +0.2 .982
1994 St. Louis - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
1994 St. Louis - MLB RF 11 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 26.0 2.42 -0.0 1.005
1995 Baltimore - MLB LF 24 16 40 0 0 41 1 .976 151.0 2.38 -0.0 .975
1995 Baltimore - MLB CF 46 46 146 2 0 149 1 .993 397.1 3.35 -6.5 .932
1996 Baltimore - MLB LF 142 142 275 6 5 288 7 .976 1263.2 2.00 +2.3 1.027
1996 Baltimore - MLB CF 6 6 17 0 0 18 1 .944 52.0 2.94 -1.1 .936
1997 Kansas City - MLB LF 153 150 333 6 1 345 6 .983 1311.1 2.33 +0.8 .990
1998 Kansas City - MLB LF 110 109 216 7 2 225 2 .991 971.2 2.07 +6.3 1.039
1998 Kansas City - MLB CF 13 10 25 1 0 26 0 1.000 94.0 2.49 -1.1 .956
1998 Kansas City - MLB RF 32 32 78 5 1 83 0 1.000 282.0 2.65 +3.3 1.054
1999 Kansas City - MLB LF 133 133 255 4 3 265 6 .977 1174.2 1.98 -2.8 .999
1999 Kansas City - MLB CF 7 7 29 1 0 30 0 1.000 65.0 4.15 -0.9 .934
1999 Kansas City - MLB RF 11 11 28 2 0 31 1 .968 90.0 3.00 +0.1 1.002
2000 Florida - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 Kansas City - MLB RF 89 89 172 6 2 181 3 .983 775.1 2.07 -5.8 .962
2000 Florida - MLB RF 59 58 115 3 1 118 0 1.000 502.0 2.12 +2.3 .989
2001 Florida - MLB LF 14 11 29 0 0 30 1 .967 103.1 2.53 +1.3 1.000
2001 Florida - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2001 Florida - MLB RF 143 140 313 14 0 333 6 .982 1223.2 2.41 -2.5 .987
TOTAL LF 613 589 1201 23 11 1247 23 .982 5224.0 2.11 +8.1 1.008
TOTAL CF 926 911 2347 58 9 2437 32 .987 8030.0 2.70 -23.1 .953
TOTAL RF 348 331 715 30 4 755 10 .987 2904.0 2.31 -2.7 .988
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1993 Drafted in the 1993 inaugural draft by the Florida Marlins. (Round 4, Pick 22, 106th overall pick).
07/30/1993 Goes 0-3 against the Montreal Expos, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
11/02/1993 Wins the 1993 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at CF.
11/15/1993 Became a free agent.
12/05/1993 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $7,240,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
07/06/1994 Injured (torn thumb ligament),out for 2 weeks.
12/29/1994 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for LF Eric Davis, SP Aaron Sele, and SP Jon Lieber.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
08/11/1995 Injured (hand contusion),out for 3 days.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
11/18/1996 Became a free agent.
12/22/1996 Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $31,000,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
06/16/1997 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
06/30/1997 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1997 Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
07/12/1998 Was selected to the 1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
06/09/1999 Scores his 1000th career Major League Baseball run!
07/29/1999 Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI!
08/01/1999 Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
04/21/2000 Hits his 300th career Major League Baseball home run!
07/01/2000 Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
07/06/2000 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/16/2000 Was selected to the 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/30/2000 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Florida Marlins, along with SS D'Angelo Jimenez, in exchange for 2B Frank Catalanotto and SP Carl Pavano.
10/28/2000 Has met the vesting criteria in his contract.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65).
04/25/2001 Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball hit!
05/06/2001 Hits three home runs against the Cincinnati Reds, going 4-5 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
06/25/2001 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
07/15/2001 Was selected to the 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/01/2001 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
09/24/2001 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
11/04/2001 Wins the 2001 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at RF.
11/17/2001 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,652,500.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 60 (60).
04/23/2002 Injured (concussion),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/26/2002 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/04/2002 Injured on 06/01/2002, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, will miss 5 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1995 156 10
Year PA Rank
1993 709 9
1999 700 7
Year AB Rank
1993 631 9
Year H Rank
1990 174 9
1996 187 9
2001 197 9
Year K Rank
1995 153 6
Year TB Rank
1990 286 5
1996 353 4
2001 348 3
Year 3B Rank
1990 8 6
Year HR Rank
1996 42 5
Year RBI Rank
1990 89 8
1996 124 6
1999 127 5
2001 128 8
Year R Rank
1993 115 5
2001 117 5
Year IBB Rank
1996 4 9
2000 4 5
Year SF Rank
1996 11 2
2001 8 8
Year EBH Rank
1990 62 5
1993 72 6
1996 80 4
2001 76 8
Year AVG Rank
2001 .327 6
Year OBP Rank
2001 .407 6
Year SLG Rank
1990 .486 8
1996 .580 5
2001 .578 9
Year RC Rank
1996 132.48 8
2001 143.87 5
Year RC/27 Rank
1996 8.00 9
2001 9.05 6
Year ISO Rank
1990 .190 9
1996 .273 7
Year wOBA Rank
1990 .366 9
2001 .418 7
Year OPS Rank
1990 .835 10
1996 .946 10
2001 .985 7
Year WAR Rank
1988 5.2 9
1990 4.2 10
1996 5.1 10
2001 7.2 5
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