Bobby Burke

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 150lb (183cm, 68kg)

Born: January 23, 1907 in Joliet, IL us

Died: February 8, 1971 in Joliet, IL

Buried: St. Patrick Cemetery, Joliet, IL

Last Game: May 4, 1937 (Age 30-101d)
vs. CHC 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season

Full Name: Robert James Burke

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.8

ERA

4.29

254

918.2

299

WHIP

1.400

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1926	19	-9.8	Little Rock	SOUA	A		11	8	.579	4.08	5.54	40						203.0	247	125	92		88							1.650	11.0		3.9
1927	20	-8.4	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	3	2	.600	3.96	4.32	36	6	18	1	0	0	100.0	91	48	44	6	32		20	7	2	3	417	1.230	8.2	0.5	2.9	1.8	0.63
1928	21	-7.0	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	2	4	.333	3.90	4.64	26	7	11	2	1	0	85.1	87	44	37	1	18	0	27	2	1	0	359	1.230	9.2	0.1	1.9	2.8	1.50
1929	22	-6.4	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	6	8	.429	4.79	5.81	37	17	13	4	0	0	141.0	154	91	75	6	55	2	51	4	0	1	626	1.482	9.8	0.4	3.5	3.3	0.93
1930	23	-5.0	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	3	4	.429	3.63	4.96	24	4	12	2	0	3	74.1	62	41	30	2	29	1	35	3	0	2	312	1.224	7.5	0.2	3.5	4.2	1.21
1931	24	-4.3	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	8	3	.727	4.27	4.69	30	13	12	3	1	2	128.2	124	67	61	6	50	3	38	2	0	0	548	1.352	8.7	0.4	3.5	2.7	0.76
1932	25	-3.3	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	3	6	.333	5.14	5.44	22	10	7	2	0	0	91.0	98	55	52	4	44	2	32	1	0	2	409	1.560	9.7	0.4	4.4	3.2	0.73
1933	26	-2.9	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	4	3	.571	3.23	4.08	25	6	6	4	1	0	64.0	64	29	23	1	31	2	28	2	0	0	287	1.484	9.0	0.1	4.4	3.9	0.90
1934	27	-1.4	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	8	8	.500	3.21	3.59	37	15	13	7	1	0	168.0	155	67	60	2	72	5	52	1	0	4	721	1.351	8.3	0.1	3.9	2.8	0.72
1935	28	0.2	Albany	IL	AA	WSH	3	0	1.000			5
1935	28	-0.1	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	1	8	.111	7.46	8.55	15	10	3	2	0	0	66.1	90	63	55	7	27	0	16	2	0	4	310	1.764	12.2	0.9	3.7	2.2	0.59
1936	29	0.1	Albany	IL	AA	WSH	12	16	.429	4.65	5.95	38	29		15	3		180.0	220	119	93		73		82	2	0	5	825	1.628	11.0		3.7	4.1	1.12
1937	30	1.2	Jersey City	IL	AA	NYG	1	2	.333			4
1937	30	0.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	0		inf	inf	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4						0.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		38	46	.452	4.29	4.96	254	88	95	27	4	5	918.2	926	506	438	35	360	15	299	24	3	16	3993	1.400	9.1	0.3	3.5	2.9	0.83
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		27	26	.509			87	29		15	3		383.0	467	244	185		161		82	2	0	5	825
All Levels (12 Seasons)							65	72	.474			341	117	95	42	7	5	1301.2	1393	750	623	35	521	15	381	26	3	21	4818

AA (3 seasons)					Minors		16	18	.471			47	29		15	3		180.0	220	119	93		73		82	2	0	5	825
A (1 season)					Minors		11	8	.579	4.08	5.54	40						203.0	247	125	92		88							1.650	11.0		3.9