Thomas Burns

Thomas Burns

1884–1895 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'8", 183 lb · b. 1864 Philadelphia, PA

Career 1,188 G · 1,392 H · 65 HR · 834 RBI · .300 AVG · 8–5 · 4.09 ERA · 40 SO · 138.2 IP

Seasons leading his league

5

1 best in baseball 4 league only

22 Top-5 finishes

4 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1890 Best season

Spanning 1884–1890, peaking at 2 titles in 1890.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

400th League titles 5
607th Best in baseball 1
466th Top-5 finishes 22

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

Career leaderboards

83rd Triples 129
214th Batting Average .300
220th Stolen Bases 263
311th On-Base Percentage .368
396th On-Base Plus Slug. .814
475th Runs Batted In 834

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Saves	2	1st	2 yrs (1884–1885)	1885 3 1884 AA 1
Triples	1	1st	—	1887 AA 19 1888 #2
Runs Batted In	1	1st	—	1890 NL 128 1892 #3
Home Runs	1	1st	—	1890 NL 13 1887 #3

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1890	2	HR 13 RBI 128
1887	1	3B 19
1885	1	SV 3
1884	1	SV 1

Batting

11 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1884	BL2 +1	AA	37	138	34	40	2	7	6	23	8	0	0	.290	.342	.536	.879
1885	BL2	AA	78	321	47	74	11	6	5	37	16	0	0	.231	.280	.349	.629
1887	BL2	AA	140	551	122	188	33	19	9	99	63	47	58	.341	.414	.519	.933
1888	BL2 +1	AA	131	529	94	155	27	15	6	67	38	20	44	.293	.345	.435	.780
1889	BR3	AA	131	504	105	153	19	13	5	100	68	26	32	.304	.391	.423	.813
1890	BRO	NL	119	472	102	134	22	12	13	128	51	42	21	.284	.359	.464	.823
1891	BRO	NL	123	470	75	134	24	13	4	83	53	30	21	.285	.358	.417	.775
1892	BRO	NL	141	542	88	171	27	18	4	96	65	42	33	.316	.395	.454	.849
1893	BRO	NL	109	415	68	112	22	8	7	60	36	16	14	.270	.334	.412	.746
1894	BRO	NL	126	513	107	182	32	14	5	109	44	18	30	.355	.409	.501	.910
1895	NY1 +1	NL	53	190	28	49	5	4	1	32	22	8	10	.258	.341	.342	.683
Career	—	—	1,188	4,645	870	1,392	224	129	65	834	464	249	263	.300	.368	.445	.814

Pitching

4 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1884	BL2	AA	0	0	3.00	2	0	1	9.0	12	3	0	2	6	1.56
1885	BL2	AA	7	4	3.58	15	11	3	105.2	112	42	2	21	30	1.26
1887	BL2	AA	1	0	9.53	3	0	0	11.1	16	12	0	4	2	1.77
1888	BL2	AA	0	1	4.26	5	0	0	12.2	12	6	0	3	2	1.18
Career	—	—	8	5	4.09	25	11	4	138.2	152	63	2	30	40	1.31

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
OF	895	1,272	139	123	34	.920
SS	200	285	526	153	43	.841
3B	66	102	127	44	6	.839
P	25	6	17	1	0	.958
2B	21	53	61	14	5	.891
1B	2	19	0	1	3	.950