Jesse Burkett

Jesse Burkett

1890–1905 · Bats L · Throws L · 5'8", 155 lb · b. 1868 Wheeling, WV

Career 2,067 G · 2,850 H · 75 HR · 952 RBI · .338 AVG · 3–11 · 5.56 ERA · 84 SO · 123.0 IP

Seasons leading his league

11

6 best in baseball 5 league only

45 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

5 Categories led

1901 Best season

Spanning 1895–1901, peaking at 5 titles in 1901.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

144th League titles 11
130th Best in baseball 6
126th Top-5 finishes 45

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

15th Triples 182
22nd Batting Average .338
26th Runs 1,720
28th On-Base Percentage .415
48th Hits 2,850
81st Stolen Bases 389
116th Walks 1,029
128th Total Bases 3,759
143rd On-Base Plus Slug. .861
350th Runs Batted In 952
413th Doubles 320

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Hits	3	1st	2 yrs (1895–1896)	1895 225 1896 240 1901 NL 226 1898 #2 1899 #2 1900 #2
Batting Average	3	1st	2 yrs (1895–1896)	1895 .405 1896 .410 1901 NL .376 1897 #3 1899 #2 1900 #3
Total Bases	2	1st	—	1896 317 1901 NL 306 1895 #3 1900 #3
Runs	2	1st	—	1896 160 1901 NL 142 1893 #3
On-Base Percentage	1	1st	—	1901 NL .440 1893 #3 1895 #3 1897 #2 1899 #3
Walks	—	#2	—	1904 #2 1905 #3
On-Base Plus Slug.	—	#2	—	1896 #3 1899 #3 1901 #2
Home Runs	—	#3	—	1901 #3

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1901	5	AVG .376 H 226 R 142 OBP .440 TB 306
1896	4	AVG .410 H 240 R 160 TB 317
1895	2	AVG .405 H 225

Batting

16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1890	NY1	NL	101	401	67	124	23	13	4	60	33	52	14	.309	.366	.461	.827
1891	CL4	NL	40	167	29	45	7	4	0	13	23	19	1	.270	.358	.359	.717
1892	CL4	NL	145	608	119	167	15	14	6	66	67	59	36	.275	.348	.375	.723
1893	CL4	NL	125	511	145	178	25	15	6	82	98	23	39	.348	.459	.491	.951
1894	CL4	NL	125	523	138	187	27	14	8	94	84	27	28	.358	.447	.509	.956
1895	CL4	NL	132	555	153	225	22	13	5	83	74	32	41	.405	.482	.519	1.001
1896	CL4	NL	133	586	160	240	27	16	6	72	49	19	34	.410	.461	.541	1.002
1897	CL4	NL	127	517	129	198	28	7	2	60	76	25	28	.383	.468	.476	.944
1898	CL4	NL	150	624	114	213	18	9	0	42	69	30	19	.341	.415	.399	.814
1899	SLN	NL	141	558	116	221	21	8	7	71	67	23	25	.396	.463	.500	.963
1900	SLN	NL	141	559	88	203	11	15	7	68	62	35	32	.363	.430	.474	.904
1901	SLN	NL	142	601	142	226	20	15	10	75	59	70	27	.376	.440	.509	.950
1902	SLA	AL	138	553	97	169	29	9	5	52	71	25	23	.306	.390	.418	.807
1903	SLA	AL	132	515	73	151	20	7	3	40	52	47	17	.293	.361	.377	.738
1904	SLA	AL	147	575	72	156	15	10	2	27	78	64	12	.271	.363	.343	.706
1905	BOS	AL	148	573	78	147	12	13	4	47	67	63	13	.257	.339	.344	.682
Career	—	—	2,067	8,426	1,720	2,850	320	182	75	952	1,029	613	389	.338	.415	.446	.861

Pitching

3 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1890	NY1	NL	3	10	5.57	21	14	0	118.0	134	73	3	92	82	1.92
1894	CL4	NL	0	0	4.50	1	0	0	4.0	6	2	0	1	0	1.75
1902	SLA	AL	0	1	9.00	1	0	0	1.0	4	1	0	1	2	5.00
Career	—	—	3	11	5.56	23	14	0	123.0	144	76	3	94	84	1.94

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
OF	2,054	3,961	270	383	62	.917
P	23	2	33	3	1	.921
3B	1	1	2	0	1	1.000
SS	1	0	1	0	0	1.000
2B	1	2	3	2	0	.714